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ERIC Number: EJ556697
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
To Ban or Not to Ban: Confronting the Issue of Censorship in the English Class.
Maxwell, Marilyn; Berman, Marlene
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v41 n2 p92-96 Oct 1997
Describes the Annual Book-Banning Project for 11th-grade English classes, a four-week project that tackles the issue of censorship by having students in groups prepare and carry out mock book-banning hearings. Describes how students integrate various skills and also experience the passion, hard work, cooperative planning, and group dynamics of a live book banning debate. (SR)
Descriptors: Censorship, Class Activities, English Instruction, Hearings, High Schools, Student Projects
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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