Books & Characters
This character from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Speaks using dialect from the time period.
Who is Huck Finn?
Critics often say books should be removed because they contain this kind of language.
What is offensive or explicit language?
This term means the spoken language of a particular time or place.
What is dialect?
Opponents of book banning often reference this amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
What is the First Amendment?
You should always be this
What is kind?
This comic book hero from a popular children's series has also faced attempts to be banned.
Who is Captain Underpants?
Some parents worry books with controversial content could negatively affect this.
What is children's behavior?
Writers use a character’s word choices to establish this unique feature of the character.
What is their voice?
The First Amendment protects this important right.
What is freedom of speech?
Directions should be given this many times
What is once
This author wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Who is Mark Twain?
Besides language, books are sometimes challenged for including these three things: sexual content, excessive violence, and this supernatural topic.
What are magic and witchcraft?
Writers sometimes use strong language in stories to do this to readers.
What is provoke the reader?
Some people feel caught in the middle of this ongoing argument about books.
What is the debate about censorship?
What is keeping your hands, feet, mouth and belongings to yourself at all times.
This character is Huck’s friend and a runaway enslaved person in the novel. (it mentions he is not spoken nice about)
Who is Jim?
Some educators worry controversial books will be difficult to teach without this.
What is controversy?
A narrator telling the story using “I” is written in this point of view.
What is first person?
According to opponents of banning, government censorship may violate this constitutional protection.
What is freedom of speech?
What makes it hard to learn?
What is "if you don't try"
These kinds of books often include first-person narrators using realistic or explicit language.
What are young adult books?
This is the main action people request when they want a book removed from libraries or schools.
What is banning a book?
In the article, the language used by characters helps make them sound more this.
What is realistic or accurate?
The article ends by asking readers to think about this question.
Should books be banned from libraries and schools?
A pet peeve of the teachers
What is standing by the door till the bell rings?