Targeted Websites: Add information and evidence from these websites to your notes.
Censorship and Banned Books:
American Library Association (ALA) Resources:
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Resources:
Censorship and Book Banning in America (About.com)
Judy Blume Talks About Censorship
Kids' Right to Read Project (National Coalition Against Censorship)
Censorship in Children's Literature (Suite 101)
The Role of Censorship in School (Journal of Instructional Psychology)
The Effects of Censorship on Experienced High School English Teachers
(English Journal)
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Take notes on your Cornell Notes sheets or note cards as you read, listen and view using these resources.
Include various types of evidence in your notes:
arguments
facts
statistics
expert opinions/quotes
laws and policies
primary source material (such as examples/quotes from the text of the Huck Finn novel)
Citing Websites/Web-based Content:
Use the online citation generators or high school citation guide linked here, or other citation resources as directed by your teacher or library media specialist.
Evaluating Websites:
When you are researching a controversial issue, some websites or articles may be biased. Use the resources here to evaluate websites:
Checklist for Evaluating Websites (University of Maryland)
The ABC's of Website Evaluation (Classroom Connect)
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Databases:
Use these online databases to consider opposing viewpoints on the censorship/banned books issue.
Censorship - Banned Books
- Click here to read the Topic Overview including the Terms to Know, Perspectives, and articles below the Perspectives which may be relevant to your research questions.
- View and listen to the Interactive.
- Read the Essential Questions and Answers and related viewpoint articles below them to understand the points of difference on both sides of the issue.
Banned Books
- Read/listen to the Viewpoint Essays presenting opposing viewpoints.
- Click on the tabs above the results list to access additional content in Reference, Magazines, Academic Journals, News, Multimedia, etc.
- You might also want to look for information under the subject Banned Books Week.
Censorship
- Read the Questions to Think About at the top of the webpage, then read the Topic Overview.
- Read/listen to the Viewpoint Essays presenting opposing viewpoints.
Search this database for Critical Essays on Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or Biographical information on Mark Twain:
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Using BCPS Databases Off-Site:
See your library media specialist for usernames and password required for accessing databases outside of school.
How to Cite Database Content:
Pre-formatted citations for database content appear at the bottom of the page, and can be copied and pasted into your Bibliography document.
Using SIRS Issues Researcher:
Quick Start Guide | Tutorial
Click on Audio/MP3 to listen to articles as you read.
Analyzing the Results:
Results List | Matching Subjects
Article Page | Show/Hide | Lexile ScoreGraphics | Summary | Citation
Features:
Printing | E-mail
Add to My List | My List
Search History | Session Save
TranslateShare | RSS FeedDictionary/Thesaurus
Using Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center:
Search Tips
Using OVRC/Critical Thinking:
Search Tips
Use the Read Speaker to listen to articles as you read in the Opposing Viewpoint Resource Center databases.
Using Literature Resource Center:
Tips | Guided Tour
Click on Audio/MP3 to listen to articles as you read.
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Print Resources & People
Click on the icons below to search your school's Destiny Library Catalog or the Baltimore County Public Library Catalog for books with additional information about censorship, banned books, Mark Twain, or the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
 
Chat online with a real live librarian at Ask Us Now! Be sure to have your research questions handy.
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Searching the Destiny Library Catalog:
Using the Baltiore County Public Library and Catalog:
BCPL Card and Catalog Help
Locating Information in
Print Materials:
Use indexes or tables of contents in nonfiction and reference books or encyclopedias to locate specific information related to your topic and questions.
Citing Print Resources:
Use the online citation generators or high school citation guide linked here, or other citation resources as directed by your teacher or library media specialist.
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