WR 122

Instructor: Steve Mainville, smainvil@pcc.edu
Librarian: Pam Kessinger
Term: Spring 2009

Composition: Argument and Analysis

Brainstorm and Browse

News item: Chicago Area School District May Ban Books (Lexis-Nexis)
Sherwood Parents Flood Board Meeting to Challenge Book 'Grendel' (Portland Tribune)
District Reviews Book Policy (Oregonian)
Browse magazine databases with search terms: school board; books and [controversial topic]; high school seniors; supplemental reading lists
Flip through Wikipedia: concepts; titles of banned novels; particular cases of book challenges?

Find Background Material

Online catalog: Subjects that encompass:


Censorship
Book Selection
Fiction, Society
Teaching, Freedom of
Children's Literature

Encyclopedias and Reference sources: Databases by Title


Gale Virtual Reference
Oxford Reference

Databases: Arguments and Opinion: Databases by Title


EbscoHost: general interest, wide range of topics
CQ Researcher: controversial social issues; Pro-Con section
Opposing Viewpoints: oppositional essays

 

Focus Topic

Specific aspects?

Point of view?

Key terms (concepts) embedded in your question?

Associations, FAQs, Special Interest Groups

American Library Association (Banned Books Week)

Focus on the Family (Search: books)

Portland Public Schools Manual : Selection of Instructional Materials

Top Ten List: Most Harmful Books
Human Events.com (Search: books)

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