Free Expression & Censorship: Banned Books
Students will learn about the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of expression and about censorship by looking at the examples of banned children’s books. Then
December 14, 2022
Students will learn about the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of expression and about censorship by looking at the examples of banned children’s books. Then
In today’s climate of classroom censorship, tools for culturally sustaining teaching can be hard to find and implement. This is why IDRA launched our new
America is Me (AIM) is a framework that provides educators with curricular resources to promote students’ understanding of equity issues central to the development of
Any work is potentially open to attack by someone, somewhere, sometime, for some reason. This lesson introduces students to censorship and how challenges to books
Structured as game questions, this activity challenges students to identify cities, states and geographical features whose names tell the story of the Indigenous, Spanish and
There are many preconceptions and stereotypes about Latinos and how they have come to the United States. In this activity, students will examine some of
Latinos have come to be part of the United States through many different avenues: immigrants seeking a better life, refugees driven by war, and those
Who are Latinos? What does the term Latino American reference? In this quick, introductory activity, students consider their own preconceptions of Latinos, view a trailer
The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to ensure free access to information. Every year, the Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles a list
According to many social studies state standards, students will study the development of the nation up to 1850, with an emphasis on the people who