Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Using Controversial Books in the Classroom

Although some teachers may be quite afraid of using controversial literature in the classroom, there are some very useful resources to turn to, and always remember, does this knowledge benefit children?

A lesson plan about censorship.  Although this is for high school students, it can be altered to include the elementary grades.

Students can learn more about censored and banned books in this lesson.  Also, students choose a book and write a paper about their position regarding the book in the classroom.

Here is some information from a website that is made by parents who are advocating for keeping "bad" books out of schools.

Of course, I could not look into controversial children's literature, without stumbling across a Lucky Article!

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