BANNED BOOKS WEEK Extra Credit and Stuff for Funsies

BANNED BOOKS WEEK!!!

SEPTEMBER 23 – 27, 2019

Here are some fun ways you can celebrate and recognize Banned Books Week – and earn extra credit for some of them!

1)   ***EXTRA CREDIT! Dress up as your favorite character from a banned or challenged comic or book on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26! (There will a prize for the best costume!) Be ready to tell the class who you are and why the book was banned! Check out this link for some ideas: https://blog.aclupa.org/2012/10/15/costume-ideas-for-banned-after-dark/

2)   ***EXTRA CREDIT! Make a video for the ALA’s “Stand for the Banned” YouTube channel! Just make sure to email me at rrear@k051.org with a link to your YouTube video so I know you did it... Go here for info: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/standforthebanned

3)   ***EXTRA CREDIT! Watch the film version of a banned or challenged book or comic, and write a 3-5 paragraph response on your blog!

4)   Change your profile or cover photo on social media to one of the ALA’s free downloadable images: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/bannedbooksweek/ideasandresources/freedownloads

5)   Visit some websites of other organizations that help defend books against censorship:

·      The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression – www.abffe.org

·      The American Civil Liberties Union – www.aclu.org

·      The Freedom to Read Foundation – www.ftfr.org

·      The National Coalition Against Censorship – www.ncac.org