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=Banned Books!=

//“Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us.”—Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas// ([|ALA Quotes])

No everyone loves books. Some people want to prevent others from reading particular books. Let's read these banned books and see why people are challenging this literature.

Task
Your mission is to read a book that has been challenged. Then, persuade fifth graders to read the book.

Process
Follow these steps:
 * Learn more about banned books using the following resources
 * [|Banned Book Week] from American Library Association
 * Choose a banned book from the approved list.
 * [|Banned Books of 2006]
 * [|Most Challenged Books of 2000-2005]
 * [|Most Banned Books of the 1990s]
 * Read the book.
 * Write a persuasive essay. Use the ReadWriteThink [|Persuasive Essay] tool.
 * Add your essay to the wiki on the left.

Conclusion
Let's share our wiki with fifth graders and ask them to make comments. Which books will they choose to read?