Internet Activities
Unit 10: Television and Freedom of Expression

Search the Web for information about books that have been banned.

Does book banning occur in your country? Can you think of any books that have been banned?

Go to one of the websites shown below and find information on five books that have been banned. Give an explanation (social/historical) for the banning of each book. You may speculate on the cause of the banning if you wish.

http://www.booksatoz.com/censorship/banned.htm
http://www.csmonitor.com
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/banned-books.html
 
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