Banned Books & Censorship Lesson for Upper Middle and High School

Are you looking for a quick, no prep way to honor Banned Books Week, but want to be objective about it?  Want a way to showcase censorship in U. S. history as well as censorship and book banning today?

If so, then this censorship lesson is perfect for you and is sure to keep students interested. This resource is a great way to introduce book banning to your students as it does not focus on one specific state, but is a more general overview. This is perfect for showing real examples in history of book banning and censorship as well as statistics on what it looks like today.

It pairs well with book studies for books like The Giver or Fahrenheit 451, and makes collaborating with your Social Studies or History teachers easy as this lesson looks at censorship from a historical perspective.

The best part? Your students will be actively engaged in this high interest topic as they fill out the notes that are differentiated for their specific needs.

Got students who are dyslexic? Print a copy of the included cursive notes page, and they’ll easily follow along. How about special ed. students? Let them use the included cloze notes and give them the opportunity to follow along a bit easier.

This lesson has 35 total pages & slides and includes:

• Whole Class Lesson Presentation – Look at why censorship happens and where we’ve seen it in history
  • Google Slides format only
  • Not editable
  • Includes embedded videos from PBS: Behind the Noise and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
• Three (3) Printable Student Notes sheets for them to fill out during instruction
  
  • Printed text (sans serif font),
  • Cursive font for students with dyslexia, and
  • Cloze (fill-in-the-blank) for students who need more differentiation.
  • Not editable, PDF file format
• Fifteen (15) Review Questions 
  • Editable in Google Sheets format only
  • Can download as a .csv file to easily upload into programs like Blooket or other game sites for a fun way to review the information
• Teacher Notes or Directions to help facilitate the lesson.

Standards Addressed:

AASL National School Library Standards – See the AASL Standards Framework for Learners to view full text.

• Inquire – C.1. – D.3. 
• Include – B.2. – C.1. – C.2. –  D.2. 
• Collaborate – A.2. – C.1. – C.2. – D.1. 
• Curate –  B.2. – B.3.
• Explore – A.2. 
• Engage – A.1. 

Common Core English Language Arts Standards –
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• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.1 – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.1.D – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.2
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1 – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1.C – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1.D
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1.C – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1.D – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.2

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