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Website
Other

Carol Polsgrove on Writers' Lives: George Ella Lyon on Books for the Young

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site shares an interview with George Ella Lyon, author and Kentucky Poet Laureate. Lyon provides advice on selecting books for children and young adults. She also shares her personal experiences with having her own books banned...
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Website
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Judy Blume on Censorship

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Famed children's author Judy Blume discusses censorship in this excerpt from Weekend Edition. Requires RealPlayer.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: All Quiet on the Western Front

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teaching wartime literature through "All Quiet on the Western Front" is made easy with a 2-day online lesson plan that covers: procedure, writing, discussion questions, extension activities, strong links, vocabulary, and Colorado state...
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Activity
Other

Libraries & First Amendment: Banned Books

For Students 9th - 10th
This overview of censorship in the United States cites Supreme Court decisions and links to a number of other resources. (Date of Article: Sept. 13, 2002)
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Handout
University of South Florida

Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust: Book Burning

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief discussion of German book burning with a picture of an SA officer throwing a book on a fire.