Eighth Graders Look at Book Burning.

Smiley, Jerome

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ERIC Number: EJ329533

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Eighth Graders Look at Book Burning.

Smiley, Jerome

English Journal, v75 n3 p54-57 Mar 1986

Describes a project that involved an eighth-grade advanced English class in learning about banned books and censorship with the hope that students would learn enough about a highly controversial subject to be able to form intelligent options. (EL)

Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Censorship, Controversial Issues (Course Content), English Instruction, Fiction, Freedom of Speech, Grade 8, Intellectual Freedom, Junior High Schools, Language Arts, Moral Values, Problem Solving, Program Development, Reader Response

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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