Making+Bold+Choices

=Making the Bold Choice -- The Right to Read and Create, Intellectual Freedom, and Censorship= toc = =

Begin with a Poem . ..
We begin with "The History Teacher" by Billy Collins

Variations on a Theme . ..
The history teacher Billy Collins describes so well in his tongue-in-check poem espouses the "denial" theory of teaching -- if you deny the truth then it will simply go away. We deny young adults the chance to experience literature that may provide valuable aesthetic ("to live through") and efferent ("to take from") responses when we fail to honor their right to read and their intellectual freedom. This intellectual freedom includes the right to freely choose to read and to create so access to the Web and digital tools becomes an issue of digital equity.

Session Overview
Essential Question: What is our responsibility to our students, our profession, and our world when it comes to students' right to read and the intellectual freedom to both consume and create media?

It's time to deal with all of those questions about the controversy often caused or threatened by cutting-edge Young Adult literature. In this session, we will engage in a Collaborative Critical Inquiry to learn about the student's right to read and intellectual freedom. We'll also learn about book challenges and censorship.

Transmission
Intellectual Freedom and the Right to Read and Create + Resources

Assignment
Bold Choices CCI **(Please plan to complete by Monday, Oct. 29, so speaker will have time to preview).**