Banned Book Outline

K. Megan Nalli

Mrs. Post

AP Language Composition

18 April 2011

Banned Book Research Outline

WHAT IS GOING ON?:

books being removed from shelves b/c of many reasons. Ie, too sexual, too political, too much of anything deemed 'wrong' by the higher ups such as gov or ALA. Ugh...

Most of the books—like Fahrenheit 451—deal with issues that are sensitive at the time they are printed OR—as in the case of Huck Finn—now not socially acceptable.

Examples: The Color Purple, The Bluest Eye, Huckleberry Finn, Grendel, Fahrenheit 451, Harry Potter, and the list goes on and on...((make sure to exemplify the books I've read(((no 'I,' though))) and point out the conflict b/wn games and TV's persecution vs. a book.))

direct conflict w/ the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press

RESPONSES:

Banned Book Week: people celebrate the banned books. Varies from place to place. Last week of September. What happens during them?

Court cases?: The Pico case from the First Amendment site...Local school boards can't just 'decide' to remove a book because of personal issues with it.





Works Referenced

Adlerbooks.com. Adler & Robin Books, nd. Web. 17 April 2011.

“Banned Books.” Mullally, Claire. Firstamendmentcenter.org. First Amendment Center, nd. Web.          17 April 2011.

Peake, Kevin; Chronicle, Austin. “Burn Baby Burn.” Poster. Therag.blogspot.com. np, nd. Web.          17 April 2011.

“What Is A Banned Book?” Lombardi, Esther. About.com. np. nd. Web. 17 April 2011