2. Censorship

3. Knowledge is powerful, dangerous, and deadly!

4. What is intellectual freedom? The right of every individual to both seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction. American Library Association

5. Fact : Intellectual Freedom is a right guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.

6. Bill of Rights, 1791 Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press...

7.  the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unpopular.  the freedom to choose what to read First Amendment Rights Include

8. “If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the Government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.” Supreme Court Justice William Brennan Supreme Court Justice William Brennan

9. What is Censorship? The suppression of ideas and information that certain individuals and groups find objectionable or dangerous.

10. Censorship results in: the removal, or restricted access to literary, artistic, or educational materials including: images, ideas, information on the grounds that these are morally or otherwise objectionable

11. THINK PAIR SHARE List as many items you can think about that are censored.

12. W hat are the most frequently censored materials?

14. 2 Ways Censorship Happens Book Ch allenge Book Banning

15. What is a book challenge? An attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. American Library Association

16. What is book banning? The removal of materials from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others. American Library Association

17. What is the difference between a Challenge and a Banning? Challenge = the attempt to remove or restrict access to materials. Banning = the removal of those materials

18. THINK PAIR SHARE Why do you think books are censored?

19. What are the most common reasons that books are banned?  Sexual content  Offensive Language  Political grounds  Religious grounds  Violence

20. Why are books challenged? Books are usually challenged with the best intentions- to protect others, frequently children, from difficult ideas and information.

21. Isn’t there some stuff that should be censored? Yes. Some of following are not protected by the First Amendment.  Obscenity  Information essential to national security  Hate Speech

22. Why Should I Care If People Ban Books ? It’s not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers. Judy Blume

23. The Temperature at which Books Burn ~ A book about censorship that was censored

24. A stand can be made against invasion by an army; no stand can be made against invasion by an idea. Victor Hugo “Histoire d’un Crime”

30. Discuss  Discuss whether the following scenarios are protected or unprotected speech.

33. Germany, 1933

34. U. S. A. 1982

37. Don’t join the book burners. Don’t think you’re going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953

38. What do you think?