Project Exchange

INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES

Island Trees Union Free School District v. Pico Case Study (Background)

1. We introduced the case study to students as an example of what happens when the rights of various groups of people within society are in conflict w...

 

Banned Children's Books (Background)

1. As a class, we read the handout "Article - In the Night Kitchen" which discusses why "In the Night Kitchen" was banned. We read that as a class an...

 

Banned Books Introduction (Background)

1. We guided students in a class discussion through the PowerPoint, "Banned Books Introduction". It covers First Amendment Principles, Banned Books W...

 

Turkish Author on Trial (Background)

1. We gave students a current events article about a professor at ASU who was sued by the Turkish government for her novel and read it as a class. T...

 

Banned Books Reading Process Project Description (Reading Process)

1. We first gave students the handout, "Banned Books Reading Process Project Description" to give them a big picture scope of what they will accomplis...

 

Banned Books Discussion Circles (Reading Process)

This activity took place in during two class periods and took about one hour each period. 1. We first gave students the handout, "Banned Books Discus...

 

Banned Books Essay Paragraph Structure (Writing Process)

1. We gave students the handout, "Banned Books Essay Paragraph Structure" and discussed with them the requirements. 2. We then asked students begin w...

 

Banned Books Essay Peer Critique (Writing Process)

1. We first displayed the PowerPoint, "Banned Books Essay Paragraph Critique" and went over instructions on the protocol for peer editing. Also, we w...

 

Mock Trial Project Description

We kicked off this activity by explaining to students that the last step for the Banned in America unit was to simulate a mock trial based on the issu...

 

Mock Trial Organizational Chart/Court Scenes

1. We first projected the PowerPoint, "Mock Trial Dramatic Court Scenes" for the students and asked them to think about the question projected. We th...

 

100 Banned Books: Censorship Histories of World Literature
Paul Koh


Banned In America!!!
Unknown File Type

Banned Books Websites
Paul Koh


Banned In America!!!
MS Word

Constitution Study Guide - Prentice Hall
Paul Koh


Banned In America!!!
Unknown File Type

Interview with Paul Ko
Dan Wilson


Banned In America!!!
Video