Censorship ~ Controlling access to information
In what ways is information censored in our daily lives?
Discuss in your groups and list as many examples of censorship as you can. Think about how you get information and what information you look for and need.
Go to the American Library Association site and search for challenged and banned books.
Read through the information in the banned books week section to learn about what these terms mean.
What does it mean to ban or challenge a book? Discuss this in your groups.
Read through the top 100 list of banned books. Are there any titles you have read?
TOP 10 Most Challenged Books of 2021
Popular banned authors read in elementary schools:
Dav Pilkey
J.K. Rowling
Nick Bruel
Raina Telgemeier
Do you think books should be banned?
Write a letter to an author
who has had their book challenged. Make sure you have read the book.
What will you say to them? Introduce yourself. Tell them what you think about their book and the reasons it was challenged or banned. Here ⬅️ are examples of letters.
Do you think access to information of any kind, including books in a school library or classroom, should be controlled by parents, school boards or governments?
Discuss in your groups and explain your reasoning.
Censorship Ad
Create an advertisement in a digital poster
for or against censoring information in schools
and libraries.
Use canva, venngage, or piktochart to create your poster ad. If you want to use paper instead, that is also an option.
Please make a positive statement, rather than a negative or divisive statement.
Refrain from using "Books should not be banned" or something of that nature.
This year's theme is "Books unite us. Censorship divides us."
Digital Poster Rubric
Create an advertisement in a digital poster
for or against censoring information in schools
and libraries.
Use canva, venngage, or piktochart to create your poster ad. If you want to use paper instead, that is also an option.
Please make a positive statement, rather than a negative or divisive statement.
Refrain from using "Books should not be banned" or something of that nature.
This year's theme is "Books unite us. Censorship divides us."
Digital Poster Rubric
CENSORING STUDENT READING
Literature is often reflective of the time in which it is written. By looking at what books are being challenged, we can think critically about the changing social issues throughout history.