WebQuest
Banned Books In America
Task
Below are lists of the top most banned classic books and the top most banned books of this year. The task at hand is to choose one of these books, or if you research another book that you are interested in, come to the teacher for approval. Once a book is chosen,
- Get permission slip from teacher for parents to sign.
- You have two weeks to finish this book.
- Research why this book has been banned, where it is banned, and what this entails.
- Write essay on this information.
- Create a power point arguing your point of view.
- Present presentation to class.
- Re write essay with opposing point of view.
- Now that you understand both sides of this argument, what are your "new views" and why?
- Write final essay on this topic answering the question, "To be banned, or not to be banned?"
Top 20 Most 'Banned' Books of this CENTURY
1.The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
3. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck
4. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
5. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
6. Ulysses, by James Joyce
7. Beloved, by Toni Morrison
8. The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding
9. 1984, by George Orwell
10. Lolita, by Vladmir Nabokov
11. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
12. Catch-22, by Joseph Heller
13. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
14. Animal Farm, by George Orwell
15. The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway
16. As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner
17. A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway
18. Their Eyes Were Watching God, by ZoraNeale Hurston
19. Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison
20. Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison
Top 10 Most 'Banned' Books of 2015
1) The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
Reasons: anti-family, cultural insensitivity, drugs/alcohol/smoking, gambling, offensive language, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group, violence. Additional reasons: �depictions of bullying�
2) Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi
Reasons: gambling, offensive language, political viewpoint. Additional reasons: �politically, racially, and socially offensive,� �graphic depictions�
3) And Tango Makes Three, Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Reasons: Anti-family, homosexuality, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: �promotes the homosexual agenda�
4) The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison
Reasons: Sexually explicit, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: �contains controversial issues�
5) It�s Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris
Reasons: Nudity, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group. Additional reasons: �alleges it child pornography�
6) Saga, by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
Reasons: Anti-Family, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group. Additional reasons:
7) The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited to age group, violence
8) The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, homosexuality, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group. Additional reasons: �date rape and masturbation�
9) A Stolen Life, Jaycee Dugard
Reasons: drugs/alcohol/smoking, offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group
10) Drama, by Raina Telgemeier
Reasons: sexually explicit
Below are websites you can use to help with your research:
http://www.ala.org/bbooks/
https://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/banned
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jul/11/judy-blume-interview-forever-writer-children-young-adults
http://www.newsweek.com/how-come-libraries-are-still-banning-books-379958
http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/books/a-history-of-banned-books
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