Proposal

Due: Tuesday, January 21 by 4:00 pm to Canvas

Book Challenges: All students are required to list five sources they reviewed to find challenges, even if the source did not include your book. Some of you will find at least five challenges; some of you will not. The primary challenge will probably be the challenge with the most information or the most interesting details. If your book has only been challenged once, your chart should still list the sources your reviewed to find possible challenges.

Primary Challenge

Other Challenges

Proposal: You need to explain why you’ve chosen this book, so this portion will provide the reasons why you would still like to read the book despite someone’s objection to it. Each explanation in the below chart should be at least 2-3 sentences.

You are required to use three of the below factors to support your defense:

• Use anything from “The Good Stuff” section of the CPP: these databases include professional’s insights about the book.
• Use points from “The Freedom to Read Statement” to support your position.
• What do your parents/guardians/family value? How does that relate to what you’d like to read? 
• What might you gain from reading this book? 
• Is this book considered a classic? What does that mean for a book to be labeled a classic? How might that benefit you? 
• What is the subject matter? How might the subject matter be relevant to your reason for selecting the novel? 
• Other relevant ideas or points to explain why you’ve chosen this book despite the opposition to it.

Proposal Defense Reasons Submission

We've heard about the bad reviews these books are receiving...but what about the praise? These resources will help you find positive and neutral reviews for novels that have faced bans and challenges, aka Why You Should Read This Book!