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Gardner, Robert – English Journal, 1997
Reports on results of a teacher's experiment in book burning as a lesson accompanying the teaching of Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451." Discusses student reactions and the purpose of or justification for the experimental lesson. (TB)
Descriptors: Censorship, Classroom Techniques, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Secondary Education
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Rossuck, Jennifer – English Journal, 1997
Describes how a course on censorship taught at an all-girls high school in Tacoma, Washington, drew on current event controversies to initiate discussion. Outlines the course's four units and uses Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" to frame course questions. (TB)
Descriptors: Censorship, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Descriptions, High Schools
Boreen, Jean – 1994
A curriculum that asks students to consider the implications of censorship would include not only "Fahrenheit 451" but also other works of adolescent literature, Holocaust literature, and science fiction. Works written about the Holocaust, which can be considered a type of absolute censorship, help students to consider censorship's…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Censorship, Class Activities, Curriculum Development