Show simple item record

dc.contributor.advisorGiblin, Thomas R.
dc.contributor.authorMarkwica, Whitney
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-07T22:06:55Z
dc.date.available2021-09-07T22:06:55Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-13
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/6210
dc.description.abstractBanned books are a hot topic in schools and libraries all across the nation. There are many reasons why a book may be banned or challenged and all of them are related to readers being exposed to topics that others deem unsuitable. Parents are reluctant to have their children exposed to controversial topics through books in the classroom setting when this is, in fact, a great place for them to have conversations about difficult subjects. The English classroom is a unique space in which students and teachers can have open discussions about topics such as violence, drugs, alcohol, language, and sex. The fact is, many students are having experiences that are comparable to these controversial topics whether adults want them to or not. Through carefully and purposefully studying banned books students have the ability to learn through the consequences of characters in a book. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is a perfect example of a book that has been challenged and banned on many occasions but can be used to teach students valuable lessons on things such as gang violence, drugs, alcohol, and death.
dc.subjectBanned Books
dc.subjectThe Outsiders
dc.titleControversial Conversations in the ELA Classroom: Using Banned Books to Enhance Learning
dc.typethesis
refterms.dateFOA2021-09-07T22:06:55Z
dc.description.institutionSUNY Brockport
dc.description.departmentEducation and Human Development
dc.description.degreelevelMaster of Science in Education (MSEd)
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.description.publicationtitleEducation and Human Development Master's Theses
dc.languate.isoen_US


Files in this item

Thumbnail
Name:
ehd_theses/1245/fulltext (1).pdf
Size:
337.6Kb
Format:
PDF

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record