![]() ![]() ![]() I am also aware that students will be reading books such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Huckleberry Finn, and others which use “nigger” in high school.Īs soon as we started the novel, we were engaged in discussions of social criticism - environmental issues, gender issues, colonization issues, etc. After talking…with colleagues, I decided …to do a guided reading of the chapter. …Knowing my students…I knew that my skipping the chapter would prompt many (if not most) to read it to find out why I omitted it. Because of its use of the word “nigger,” I briefly considered skipping the chapter, but I felt that was a cowardly thing to do. Of particular concern to me was a chapter entitled Way Up In The Middle Of The Air about a racist man, Samuel Teece, and his treatment of African-Americans who want to leave Earth and form a new society on Mars. In preparation, she read articles on science fiction, critical essays of Bradbury’s work, and teaching materials from the Center for Learning for use with the novel. Corsun had selected for teaching, Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles, for its relevance to the science and social studies curriculum. ![]() This time, we’re printing a shortened version of a letter to us because the issue raised by eighth-grade English teacher Gina Corsun, of Edison, New Jersey, is so compelling. We usually reserve this space to reprint an article of special interest that has appeared elsewhere. for Teachers, Parents, and School Officials.Resources for Authors of Banned and Challenged Books. ![]()
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