Censorship


Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.

  • Censorship Power Point


    BOOK LIST:

  • Banned or Challenged Book List @ Oly

  • 2010 Top 10


    • PROJECTS:

  • Banned Book Projects

  • Book Trailer Example

  • Censorship Worksheet & Censorship Project

  • Censorship Activity

  • Censorship Support Form



    VIDEOS

  • Banned Books: Video
  • Katie Couric's Notebook: 'Banned Books Week' (CBS News)
  • BBW 2009
  • Top Censored Counties



  • Top ten most frequently challenged books of 2010

     Here is a brief overview of the most frequently challenged books of 2010 along with what have been the most commonly made objections for each one.



  • 1. And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell Reasons: "Homosexuality, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group"


  • 2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Reasons: Offensive language, Racism, Sex Education, Sexually Explicit, Unsuited to Age Group, Violence


  • 3. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Reasons: Insensitivity, Offensive Language, Racism, Sexually Explicit


  • 4. Crank by Ellen Hopkins Reasons: Drugs, Offensive Language, Sexually Explicit


  • 5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Reasons: "Sexually Explicit, Unsuited to Age Group, Violence"


  • 6. Lush by Natasha Friend Reasons: "Drugs, Offensive Language, Sexually Explicit, Unsuited to Age Group"


  • 7. What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones Reasons: "Sexism, Sexually Explicit, Unsuited to Age Group"


  • 8. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America by Barbara Ehrenreich Reasons: "Drugs, Inaccurate, Offensive Language, Political Viewpoint, Religious Viewpoint"


  • 9. Revolutionary Voices edited by Amy Sonnie Reasons: "Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit"


  • 10. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Reasons: "Religious Viewpoint, Violence"


    • Censorship & the Student Press

    Student First Ammendment Cases

    Reporting a challenge

    FCC & Journalism

    Articles On Censorship & Journalism
    Congress & the FCC Take Aim
    Regulating Video Games: Must Government Mind Our Children?

    "As a journalism student preparing for tomorrow's workforce, remember that all the new skills you can possibly pick up won't help you be a better journalist. They can only give you new ways to tell your stories. It will always be on you to find the good stories, and ask the hard questions, in order to provide real journalism to your audience."
    J. Jarman





    CLICK HERE:
    BannedBooksWeek.org
    2006 BBW; Read Banned Books: They're Your Ticket to Freedom
    Banned Authors
    Banned Books Online:
    the actual text
    		 Banned Books:
    Reason for banning    		 The Most Frequently challenged books of the 21st century  Censorship
    Directory
    Banned Books:
    Stories behind book bans & Challenges     		The History of Censorship

    Students may visit the following sites for lists of books that have been recommended for banning.
    CSULB.EDU
    ALA.ORG
    SC.CMU.EDU

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    Students should visit the following sites and read information pertaining to banned books / censorship.
    ALA Censors
    ALA Book Challenges
    Censorship Article
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    Censorship Worksheet: Teacher's Guide

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