Censorship in Music

Most of you chose a song to analyze and share for the recent Persuasive Unit Project. Have the lyrics or music of any bands that you know been censored in any way? Are there situations in which censorship of music is appropriate? What about "clean" versions of songs? What about music videos? Another Mrs. O 80's flashback: Beastie Boys' "Fight for your Right to Party" video

The Freedom to Read

Read the BANNED BOOK PROCLAMATION (click link). What parts of this proclamation are most meaningful to you? How important is the "freedom to read"?

Banned Books Week

BANNED BOOK WEEK is September 29th - October 6th. Click the hilighted link above to see a list of the 100 Most Frequently Banned Books 1990-2000. Have you read any of these banned books? Do any titles surprise you? Why or why not? Are there situations in which censorship of books is appropriate?