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5.06 Increasing Awareness

The document provides a three-step process for researching why books get banned: 1) Locate three credible sources on the topic, take notes on each, and record citation information. 2) Use the source notes to write a paragraph of at least six sentences that answers the research question, incorporates information and a direct quote from two sources, follows ethical writing guidelines, and cites sources properly. 3) Refine the research and writing by feedback from others. The process is meant to lead to an understanding of why books face bans or censorship.

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5.06 Increasing Awareness

The document provides a three-step process for researching why books get banned: 1) Locate three credible sources on the topic, take notes on each, and record citation information. 2) Use the source notes to write a paragraph of at least six sentences that answers the research question, incorporates information and a direct quote from two sources, follows ethical writing guidelines, and cites sources properly. 3) Refine the research and writing by feedback from others. The process is meant to lead to an understanding of why books face bans or censorship.

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Step One

Locate three sources, evaluate their credibility, take notes, and record citation information in this
chart.

Internal citation (signaling


phrase or parenthetical citation)
What makes this a Properly formatted MLA you can use to recognize the
Source Title credible source? Notes from the source Works Cited entry source within your paragraph

Banned Books: Reasons This is a credible source “Many books have been LibGuides: Banned Books: (Butler, 2017)
for Banning Books as it comes from a banned or censored in Reasons for Banning Books.”
university website. one or more of these Reasons for Banning Books -
categories due to a Banned Books - LibGuides at
misjudgment or Butler University.
misunderstanding about
the contents and
message of the book.”

How Banning Information seems Since the inception of the Ringel, Paul. “How Banning (Ringel, 2016)
Books factual and not American children’s Books Marginalizes Children.”
Marginalizes opinionated literature industry in the The Atlantic, Atlantic Media
Children 1820s, have had to Company, 3 Oct. 2016
grapple with the question
of who their primary
audience

Banning "Bad" It comes from a credible “When you begin Bussel, Rachel Kramer. (Bussel, 2011)
Books Are Not the website, with no restricting your child's “Banning ‘Bad’ Books Is Not the
Answer opinionated information, experience to your own Answer.” HuffPost , HuffPost,
factual content limited field of 17 Nov. 2011,
knowledge, you’re
narrowing your child.”
Step Two

Use the notes you added to the chart to write one paragraph of at least six sentences in the space below. Your paragraph must
do all of the following:

● Answer your research question


● Use information from at least TWO of your sources
● Follow the guidelines for ethical writing
● Include at least one direct quotation from the sources you selected
● Use proper internal citations to give credit to your sources

Why Are Books Getting Banned??

Many books have just been banned or censored due to a misjudgment or a misunderstanding
about the books contents and its message. Although a book may have been banned or labeled a
certain way, it is very important that the reader makes their own judgements on the book
themselves. Many books that have been banned or censored later were dropped from banned
books lists and were no longer even considered controversial. Each book that is banned or
censored is done so for the content within all of the pages. There are a few common reasons
that books have been banned or censored in schools, libraries, and also in book stores. Like,
they can be banned because of racial issues, inappropriate language or even actions, violence
and negativity is also a reason that a book may be banned.

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