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ERIC Number: EJ329533
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Eighth Graders Look at Book Burning.
Smiley, Jerome
English Journal, v75 n3 p54-57 Mar 1986
Describes a project that involved an eighth-grade advanced English class in learning about banned books and censorship with the hope that students would learn enough about a highly controversial subject to be able to form intelligent options. (EL)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Censorship, Controversial Issues (Course Content), English Instruction, Fiction, Freedom of Speech, Grade 8, Intellectual Freedom, Junior High Schools, Language Arts, Moral Values, Problem Solving, Program Development, Reader Response
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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