5th Grade Lesson: Banned Books

OPening vocabulary “blind” sort: In small groups; of 4 or 5, students will be given a bag of vocabulary words. They will be told to sort
them and there are no right or wrong answers. Students will work together to sort the words while they determine a rationale
for their grouping. There will be no definitions given. Once the 5-minute timer goes off, groups will share how they sorted their
words and why. This will open our lesson to learning the key terms for the banned book's lesson.

Vocabulary Resource: Created by Missy May based on the readings in FRIT 7332

GA Standards:
ELAGSE5RI8: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons
and evidence supports which point(s).

ASLS
A. THINK: Learner Competencies:
Learners display curiosity and initiative by: 1. Formulating questions about a personal interest or a curricular topic. 2.
Recalling prior and background knowledge as context for new meaning.

Mini-Lesson Students will log into their CANVAS page and pull up my virtual Banned Books Library. I will ask, “What do you think these books
have in common?” Poll students by a show of hands how many students have read these different titles.

Banned Books and Resource Library

This virtual library was adapted and re-created from a virtual library on a Bitmoji page I follow.

As a whole group, create a quick t-chart of things students feel are censored for them and who controls the censorship.

Work-time Students will be given the opportunity to choose a banned book. Students can choose from the virtual library or choose the
hard copy in the media center.

Students will read the book once, then read the book a second time while using the banned book bookmark from Read Write
Think to denote the page and reason they feel the book may have been challenged.

*** Some books in the virtual library are chapter books. Or discussions. For the sake and time constraints of this activity,
 please have students read a picture book. ***

Closing Students will share with a partner what book they read and why they feel it is considered a banned/challenged book. Students
will point out reasons and evidence within the text to support the challenge proposed by stakeholders.

Resources:
https://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/case-reading-examining-challenged#ResourceTabs2

https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/childrensbooks

https://www.readwritethink.org/sites/default/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson410/bookmark-banning.pdf