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Trigger Warnings - Intellectual Rights and Responsibilities: Banned Books, Censorship Part 1

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"Warning: Conducting this lesson may be harmful." Such statements, called "Trigger Warnings," are the focus of a two-part lesson that looks at censorship, especially the pros and cons of trigger warnings. Class members read two articles, one supporting the use of trigger warnings and one opposed. Writers then craft a paragraph based on classmates' feedback that presents their position on the debate about trigger warnings.

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Concepts

banned books, controversial topics, debate, close reading, critical thinking, freedom of speech, arguments, persuasive arguments, evaluating claims, evidence, supporting evidence, logical reasoning, peer editing, the writing process, counterarguments, censorship

Instructional Ideas

Use the lesson during Banned Book Week October 1-7
Save copying costs and load the articles and the attachments on student devices

Classroom Considerations

The first lesson in the two-part series
Class members need access to devices with internet
A projection device is required for the PowerPoint

Pros

The lesson is carefully scaffolded and richly detailed
Includes sentence starters for the writing activity

Cons

None

Common Core

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