![]() ![]() I'm sure that when the book club is over and the students realize the true intent of this letter they'll be shocked at how many of them accepted it as an actual permission slip. It could never really happen," but pretending to present students at the start with what seems like a totally reasonable "first step" is a really immersive way to teach them how insidious censorship can be. It's easy enough to read the book and say, "This is crazy. What a wonderful way to introduce students to the theme of Fahrenheit 451 that books are so dangerous that the institutions of society - schools and parents - might be willing to team up against the children to prevent them from reading one. If you are cool with reading this book, sign here. Secondly, there is a large amount of cursing and profanity in the book. One book people got most angry about was the burning of the bible. ![]() This book was challenged because of it's theme of the illegality and censorship of books. The book is set in a dystopian future where books are highly illegal, and it is the main carachter's job to burn them. My ELA book club and I are going to be reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. ![]()
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