Can you believe it is already almost time for progress reports? This year is flying fast, isn't it! We had a busy week last week, and we are in for another busy week this week. This week we are starting something new--menu! No, I am not going to serve you gourmet meals in my classroom. I am going to serve you some great learning opportunities, though!
So here's our topic for this week, and it coincides perfectly with some of the things we will be discussing in class on Monday. I want you to consider the word censorship. What does that word mean? Censor comes from the Latin word cens or censor, meaning to give one's opinion, recommend, or assess. A censor can also refer to a person who examines books, TV programs, news reports, etc. or to someone who supervises the manners of others. When you add the suffix -ship, which denotes condition, character, office, or skill, you have a definition that basically means the condition of giving one's opinion.
I recently finished a wonderful book called Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes. I thought it was a perfect book for students around your same age. I'm not going to tell you about the book, but I am going to tell you that it is a challenged book, meaning some people do not believe it is appropriate to have in a school library. When I read the book, I could not see any reason why someone would consider it inappropriate. I honestly thought it was excellent! Olive's Ocean is one of many, many books that are challenged. Some libraries will not carry challenged books because they contain or mention controversial topics. Controversial means debatable, indicating that the topics mentioned may not be for young audiences.
So here is our initial question: Do you think it is fair for school libraries to keep books that contain controversial topics off the shelves? To answer this question, consider the following sub-questions: 1) What sorts of topics might be considered controversial and why? 2) What appeal would challenged books have to readers such as yourselves? 3) How does censorship affect our individual rights, or does it affect them? 4) What real-world application do such books have in relation to you?
Answer the initial question and sub-questions in four complete, thoughtful, and insightful sentences. Remember, we are reflecting on our personal views because successful learners need to understand why they think the way they do. Put some thought into this post!
I think that yes, libraries should have challenging books in the libraries because some kids and teachers might like challenging books more than easy books. Some mightbe polotics,romance,and possibly Non-Fictinal stories. Some appeals might be judged, affended ,and glad we read that book. Well censorship can effect our rights but not always. Well to me the ralationship it has with me is itleads me to think about the real wold not just our worl but reality.
ReplyDeleteYes i think its fair to keep unappropriate books off the shelf. Beacuse students our age shoud not be reading this bad stuff. I would like a challenged book so i can boost up my reading skills like right now im reading CATCHING FIRE. Religon would be conversial beacause we dont all have the same realigon.
ReplyDeleteSome books are not so interpropriate for other people because they might think that it is not good for them to read.
ReplyDeleteThat some books are to interpropriate to read and that some people would not want young childeren to read.
It would affect them because parents would think that the books are bad for us and not allow us to read them.
The real world would rely on relationships, learning,being a leader or big sister are in relationship with me.
Yes, I do think it should be capped out of libraries.Young kids like us should be capped out of hands.We should get books that girl e good picture in our mind.We should get books that would help us for our star.This could get our grades shooting up.
ReplyDeleteTopics on race, blood and gore and even war.Some people believe these are things you don't talk about or read about or want there children to read about it in a library. I think challange books would picture yourself doing whats in the book. Censorship will effect another because the person was telling there opinion and the person listing will think there opinion is better. these topics of some books above affect me because it will make me think about those topics
ReplyDeleteCduran: Some topics like racisim and other bad topics my be controversial. I dont think challenge books have any effect on young people. If young people want to act like the book they are reading that is their choise. Censorship affects our rights. If we are childern we should have the same rights our parents and other adults have. A real life aplication is at home or at the book store we would be able to look at those books.
ReplyDeleteWell I say they should be allowed in library's because kids and teenagers should be smart enough to know to not to do the bad things that the book is saying if it is bad. But also some of those books have lessons and some people that read those books can learn some lessons to not to do it again. So I say they should allow it on the bookshelves. And another is some of those books are really interesting.
ReplyDeleteWell I say they should be allowed in library's because kids and teenagers should be smart enough to know to not to do the bad things that the book is saying if it is bad. But also some of those books have lessons and some people that read those books can learn some lessons to not to do it again. So I say they should allow it on the bookshelves. And another is some of those books are really interesting.
ReplyDeleteI think it is very unfair that some books are kept away from children such as our age.
ReplyDeleteMany topics found in these books that are challenged can involve language, violence and rascism. Challenged books are also way more interesting then books we have in the school libraries. Many books that are challenged are also relative to our lives and can help us. Censorship is wrong to me, we are going to learn about things that are in these challenged books sooner or later.
I wouldn't consider maybe appropriate topics!And I think growing up is a challenge in books too!!Would if one book talks about a diffrent kind of religion from what you are!Some books relate to me like having a big brother!!!That rally agervates you!
ReplyDeleteMabye it's because parnents don't them reading books that are bad because they don't want them to get a bad influnce.I would challenge my self so it would be a lot easer for me.It does'nt affect me at all be cause I don't watch stuff like that.Some of them have the same problem as me.
ReplyDeleteIt is weird that they would not allow some of the books that they banned. I don;t even think half of the books they banned were inappropriate. Some of the books would not even bee too bad for kids our age. That's my opinion about the book nonsense.
ReplyDeleteno I don't think its fair.some topics are racism and bullying.I would like fighting books such as THE HUNGER GAMES.It affects our civil rights because we have the right to choose.the real world would rely on peace and eco friendly cars.
ReplyDeleteYes I do think schools shopuld be aboul to have these books because some kids may like them better because its reality. Some might be death,violince,and drinking. The apeal these books would have on me would not bad I knpw better and it would make more since to me because these books are reality. Well censorship can and can't affect our rights. The relationship with me and these books are amazing because I dont like fiction books because they aren't reality and I like reality better.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is fair to keep some books off school library shelves, especially if they are controversial. Some books that are really violent or scary might not be appropriate for a younger student to read. Censorship of books does not affect individual rights, it protects kids from reading books that are not appropriate for them. This keeps kids from reading books that they might not understand.
ReplyDeleteNo because it can take away peoples intrest in those book. They can't just take book of the shelf that people have grew up with ad read every seires to and now can't read another book of those series. Also if they wanted to it couldbe sensored or avalible for a certain age group. By charisma nickerson
ReplyDeleteWith schools taking some books off the shelves and having other books censored is important at least in schools. Because some things should just wait until a certain age. Movies have age limits so why not books. Religious, racial and political books are some books that I think are controversial. I say that because those books seem to have people arguing all the time or at some point in time.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the schools should keep the stuff on the shelves censored, However, i counter argue that this is stripping us from our rights to read what we please. But still i agree they should be censored. Exposure to the wrong type of thing at an early age such as"Drug Dealing" and "Tough Situations" could lead them to think this is an okay thing to do.
ReplyDeleteI think it is partly fair. We should not be able to read books that are way too bad for our age. But we should have some freedom, we are getting pretty old. We might as well learn some of the bad stuff now and not later, maybe it would just be for the best.
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