And the debate rages on...

TIME Magazine:

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1842832_1842838,00.html?iid=moreontime

NY TIMES CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/07/books/07huck.html

GOT SATIRE?!
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/colbert-sells-revised-huck-finn-down-the-river/?ref=books

Should HUCKLEBERRY FINN be censored?

Read the following articles and write a 1-2 page response, answering the following question:

Should the novel, Huckleberry Finn be censored?

Here are some points to consider to help get you started:

1. Censorship in schools
2. Author's intention
3. Affect on theme(s)
4. Affect on students
5. (And of course, anything else that comes to mind as you construct your response!)

ARTICLES to be read:
From Publishers Weekly: http://tinyurl.com/33voldg

From the New York Times: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/should-the-racial-epithets-be-removed-from-huck-finn/

From the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12126700

From the Philladelphia Daily News: http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/112976129.html

From USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/2011-01-06-twain06_ST_N.htm

VIDEOS from class:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/40934174#40934174

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/40934174#40932675

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/40934174#40917922

AUDIO from class:
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/05/132681463/publisher-edits-twain-classics-to-remove-slurs

http://www.npr.org/2011/01/05/132685293/Sanitized-Edition-Of-Huckleberry-Finn-Causes-Uproar

EXTRA CREDIT!!

Need a boost?

Check out this essay contest, but don't freak out-- it's only 100 words or less!

TOPIC: I Feel Creative In School When...

Submissions are due by FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2011

Long Island finalists and winners will receive $250 and $500 and a chance to have their essay recorded for radio airplay! (And of course, I will be offering extra credit for those of you who decide to participate.)

BOOK REVIEW & SHAKES goes to JAIL!

I've been hearing a lot of buzz about this book.

Has anyone read it yet???

NPR Review of Gayle Foreman's novel, If I Stay:

http://www.npr.org/2011/01/03/128800556/if-i-stay-trapped-between-life-and-death

ALSO, check out this piece on Shakespeare in South African prisons:

http://www.npr.org/2011/01/04/132650791/bringing-the-bard-behind-bars-in-south-africa

GOT COMMENTS?

CATCHER VIDEO CLIPS

CATCHER Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqfThmVIIAc&feature=channel

CATCHER Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUnQ-wOPGUE&feature=fvw

60 Second Recap:
http://www.youtube.com/user/60SECONDRECAPcom#p/c/4C3FF7C1EE5BB36C/1/reoZoK-DJUA

Can Teens Relate to Holden?

Here's the link to the NPR podcast:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18225406

Here's the link to the assignment doc:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/193KeQwwBrFv-PmM5FNKKY3KbMDNHUWiXFpkz7vaZZTY/edit?hl=en&authkey=CMmY2tME

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Here's hoping everyone's had a relaxing break.

Since we finished CATCHER right before vacation, we'll do some review and analysis this week, take a unit exam, and hand in our projects.

Don't forget that the CATCHER project is a MAJOR part of your 2nd Quarter grade and is due by Friday, January 7, 2010!!!

Enjoy the remaining hours of Sunday, and I'll see you all bright and early tomorrow!

(PS: J-E-T-S... JETS! JETS! JETS!!!!)