Sweetmills's Blog

A better explanation

sweetmills — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:02:21 +0000

As you will see from looking at my pages, one is called a self reflection paper and one is called “How did I come up with my final project.” After Tuesday’s clarification about what you wanted the self reflection paper to be about I wrote the one called ”How did I come up with my final project.” The other page was actually written a while ago.

These were the reasons for censorship that stood out the most to me

sweetmills — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:14:44 +0000

Ø Assignments that ask students to share personal opinions and feelings

Ø Materials in history or social studies that show negative traits of famous historical figures

Ø Materials dealing with harsh realities of life; war, crime, violence, sex, inner cities, racism, death

Ø Materials that encourage understanding or acceptance of other religious traditions

Ø Materials based on teaching values clarification, behavior modification, human development

Source was Censorship in Schools by Victoria Sherrow, Enslow, c 1996 pgs. 11-12

Ten Most Challenged Authors of 2007

sweetmills — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:55:19 +0000

The most frequently challenged authors

of 2007

Robert Cormier
Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
Mark Twain
Toni Morrison
Philip Pullman
Kevin Henkes
Lois Lowry
Chris Crutcher
Lauren Myracle
Joann Sfar

Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2007

sweetmills — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:45:53 +0000

The 10 most challenged books of 2007

reflect a range of themes, and are:

And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell Reasons: Anti-Ethnic, Sexism, Homosexuality, Anti-Family, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group
The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Violence
Olive’s Ocean, by Kevin Henkes Reasons: Sexually Explicit and Offensive Language
The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman Reasons: Religious Viewpoint
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain Reasons: Racism
The Color Purple, by Alice Walker Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language,
TTYL, by Lauren Myracle Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou Reasons: Sexually Explicit
It’s Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris Reasons: Sex Education, Sexually Explicit
The Perks of Being A Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group

Off the list this year are two books by author Toni Morrison. The Bluest Eye and Beloved,

both challenged for sexual content and offensive language

Censorship in Schools and Libraries

sweetmills — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:37:59 +0000

I have everything connected to the links on the sidebar. Take a look. There are 2 video links to authors speaking out against censorship.