To continue what we’ve talked and written about recently, we’re going to look at the statistics for book banning and challenging.

According to the American Library Association (ALA), a challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others.

Here are some infographics, links, and lists I’d like you to read through:

2024:

2023:

2022:

2021:

2020:

2019

2022:

2021 Data

Finally, I’d like you to take a look at these infographics and charts:

2019 info

This is the 2020 data

2021 info

2021 info

2020 info

2021 info

2022 data

2022

2022

You can look at these links for 2016-2018, but don’t have to.

2018

2018 top ten books

2017

2016

YOU MUST LOOK AT AT LEAST ONE OF THESE THREE LINKS AND JOT A FEW NOTES DOWN

Top 100 2010-2019

Most Frequently Challenged Authors of the 21st Century

Timeline of banned and challenged books for the last 30 years.

As a comment to this post, make three inferences from the different infographics and charts you’ve been given.  Remember, an inference is something that you can claim/state based on the evidence you are looking at.  Make sure to explain where your inference comes from (what piece of data/information).

Ex: Based on the challenges by institution graph, people are mostly concerned with books when they are easily accessible for children.  The largest numbers of challenges between 1990 and 2009 were in schools/libraries.

**A great way to start could be to compare the data from different years to see what can be inferred based on changes.

During class on Thursday we will read through this and post our inferences. We will then discuss all of our thoughts as a whole group to prepare us for our ACT Writing Practice.

Pick a big idea, pick three pieces of evidence for it (with page #s) then explain what MESSAGE about the idea all of the pieces of evidence are showing. THIS IS A THEME!!!

• • • • • Post Title: Theme Chapters 9-12
        • In the text: 
          • Theme (BIG IDEA + MESSAGE = THEME)
          • One piece of evidence from ch 9
          • Two pieces of evidence from Two of the following chapters: ch 10, ch 11, ch 12
        • You can give a quick explanation them all after you list your last quote if you would like, but be prepared to explain them to Mrs. J and the class on Wednesday!

You need to write at least 2 paragraphs talking about the independent book you are reading. What are your thoughts, what are your predictions, what do you like, what do you not like, etc?

THIS WILL NOT BE A SUMMARY OF WHAT YOU READ!!!! This is a collection of your thoughts. Use your reading record to find different thoughts you had at different points in the quarter so far and develop one or more of them. You will post this on YOUR blog.

You also need to include an image of something you are talking about in the paragraphs (what you think the character looks like, the setting, etc). This CANNOT BE THE COVER OF THE BOOK!!!

These are NOT TIQA paragraphs, they are opinion paragraphs. And writing online has a different feel and voice compared to academic writing.

At the bottom of the post, include a picture of your reading record that you can take with your laptop’s camera.

**Here’s an example of me blogging about a book:

Yours does not need to be this long, nor does it HAVE to have multiple images, but it would be great if you had more than the minimum.

To continue what we’ve talked and written about recently, we’re going to look at the statistics for book banning and challenging.

According to the American Library Association (ALA), a challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others.

Here are some infographics, links, and lists I’d like you to read through:

2023:

2022:

2021:

2020:

2019

2022:

2021 Data

Finally, I’d like you to take a look at these infographics and charts:

2019 info

This is the 2020 data

2021 info

2021 info

2020 info

2021 info

2022 data

2022

2022

You can look at these links for 2016-2018, but don’t have to.

2018

2018 top ten books

2017

2016

YOU MUST LOOK AT AT LEAST ONE OF THESE THREE LINKS AND JOT A FEW NOTES DOWN

Top 100 2010-2019

Most Frequently Challenged Authors of the 21st Century

Timeline of banned and challenged books for the last 30 years.

As a comment to this post, make three inferences from the different infographics and charts you’ve been given.  Remember, an inference is something that you can claim/state based on the evidence you are looking at.  Make sure to explain where your inference comes from (what piece of data/information).

Ex: Based on the challenges by institution graph, people are mostly concerned with books when they are easily accessible for children.  The largest numbers of challenges between 1990 and 2009 were in schools/libraries.

**A great way to start could be to compare the data from different years to see what can be inferred based on changes.

During class on Thursday we will read through this and post our inferences. We will then discuss all of our thoughts as a whole group to prepare us for our ACT Writing Practice.

Pick a big idea, pick three pieces of evidence for it (with page #s) then explain what MESSAGE about the idea all of the pieces of evidence are showing. THIS IS A THEME!!!

• • • • • Post Title: Theme Chapters 9-12
        • In the text: 
          • Theme (BIG IDEA + MESSAGE = THEME)
          • One piece of evidence from ch 9
          • One piece of evidence from ch 10
          • One piece of evidence from ch 11-12
        • You can give a quick explanation them all after you list your last quote if you would like, but be prepared to explain them to Mrs. J on Wednesday!

WELCOME TO CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE Fall 2024!!

Our first blog post this semester is going to be about writing (this is English, as you know).

On the blog you just updated or created, you are going to answer these questions (they are also up on the smartboard if you are in the classroom):

• Why do we write?
• What are all of the different reasons that different people write? List as many as you can here.
• What are different purposes people may have when it comes to writing?
• What are different goals people may have when it comes to writing?

When you have answered these questions (thoughtfully, in complete sentences, without rushing, making sure that your blog post has a title, and in three separate paragraphs), you can either continue exploring blog options (picking themes, adjusting things, etc), or you can find an independent book for reading/continue reading your book.

Remember, if you missed class, this is the link you go to to find the daily agenda

To continue what we’ve talked and written about recently, we’re going to look at the statistics for book banning and challenging.

According to the American Library Association (ALA), a challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others.

Here are some infographics, links, and lists I’d like you to read through:

2023:

2022:

2021:

2020:

2019

2021 Data

Finally, I’d like you to take a look at these infographics and charts:

2019 info

This is the 2020 data

2021 info

2021 info

2020 info

2021 info

2022 data

2022

2022

You can look at these links for 2016-2018, but don’t have to.

2018

2018 top ten books

2017

2016

YOU MUST LOOK AT AT LEAST ONE OF THESE THREE LINKS AND JOT A FEW NOTES DOWN

Top 100 2010-2019

Most Frequently Challenged Authors of the 21st Century

Timeline of banned and challenged books for the last 30 years.

As a comment to this post, make three inferences from the different infographics and charts you’ve been given.  Remember, an inference is something that you can claim/state based on the evidence you are looking at.  Make sure to explain where your inference comes from (what piece of data/information).

Ex: Based on the challenges by institution graph, people are mostly concerned with books when they are easily accessible for children.  The largest numbers of challenges between 1990 and 2009 were in schools/libraries.

**A great way to start could be to compare the data from different years to see what can be inferred based on changes.

During class on Thursday we will read through this and post our inferences. We will then discuss all of our thoughts as a whole group to prepare us for our ACT Writing Practice.