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I was awarded a small bit of grant money to supplement my Banned Books Week celebration that I started at my school. I want to purchase books that are A) on the banned or challenged list AND B)some non-fiction or realistic fiction.

My idea was to expand BBW by having small literature circles (or something similar) examine a novel over 6 weeks or so, meeting once a week to discuss/explain/assess the novel. My idea was that the groups within each class would have different novels to explore--all of it merging together during BBW. This would help with Common Core (non-fiction) and our Reading Counts (mandatory).

My issue is this--I can't afford that many books. Our school library has some copies which can be checked out and of course our limited public library selection.

Any ideas/suggestions/tips on how to supplement or rework this type of project so that something similar can be accomplished? I'll probably have around 65 students spread over 4 class periods...See More
Novel Amazon Marketplace, Charity (Thrift) shops, donor sites, advertisement in local paper - let us know how you do. Good luck
Apr 10, 2013
Cruse I think I've got it figured out. Yesterday, our LMS gave us an updated multi-copy list and I think we have enough banned or challenged books on there to supplement. I am so excited to do this- -we have a great bunch of kids who are eager to please but the self- advocacy is SERIOUSLY lacking--time for some semi-independent experiences! Thanks for th...See More
Apr 11, 2013
Novel On 4/11/13, Cruse wrote: > I think I've got it figured out. Yesterday, our LMS gave us an > updated multi-copy list and I think we have enough banned or > challenged books on there to supplement. I am so excited to do > this- -we have a great bunch of kids who are eager to please but > the self- advocacy is SERIOUSLY lacking--time fo...See More
Apr 15, 2013


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