1. Selection vs. Censorship Selection Censorship Self-Censorship

2. Take 2 List 2 things you could to do in advance prevent challenges from happening, or to make them easier to deal with if they do.

3. Selection Policies ● Philosophy ● Selection Objectives ● Selection Responsibility ● Selection Criteria ● Gifts ● Controversial Materials ● Item Reconsideration Procedures

4. Responding to a Challenge

5. ALA’s Most Frequently Challenged Titles of 2007

16. The most frequently challenged authors of 2007 ● Robert Cormier ● Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson ● Mark Twain ● Toni Morrison ● Philip Pullman ● Kevin Henkes ● Lois Lowry ● Chris Crutcher ● Lauren Myracle

17. Most Challenged Books of 21st Century (2000-2005) 1. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling 2. "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier 3. Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 4. "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck 5. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou 6. "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers 7. "It's Perfectly Normal" by Robie Harris 8. Scary Stories series by Alvin Schwartz 9. Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey 10. "Forever" by Judy Blume

19. What criteria do we use to evaluate nonfiction books?

20. Religious Texts ● Bible ● Koran (Qu’ran) ● Torah ● Upanishads ● Mahabharata ● Tao Te Ching

21. Books Explaining/Describing Religions ● Christianity ● Islam ● Judaism ● Hinduism ● Buddhism ● Native American Spirituality ● Paganism ● Other

25. Mythology

26. Christian Fiction

29. Take 2 minutes to look at this site: http://www.religioustolerance.org/ ● What questions would you have when evaluating a site to recommend to students? ● Are there any special questions you’d ask about religious sites? ● Would you add this site to a list of recommended materials on religion? ● Why/why not? ● How could you/would you share web site resources with students?

30. For Next Week ● Read Race, American Born Chinese & Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian ● Read the research request I’ve posted on the class blog. Try to find one resource, print or online, that you might recommend to the teacher/students. See the blog for more details. ● Read the textbook assignments ● Take some time to look at Debbie Reese’s blog, including the specific posts I mention. See the blog for the addresses. ● Upcoming Assignments