The 2014 Cbldf Liberty Annual Speaks
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PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO READ! THE 2014 CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL SPEAKS WELCOME TO OUR WEBPAGE! We hope you enjoyed The 2014 CBLDF Liberty Annual and thank you for your support. We’ve had a blast bringing you these awesome stories and hope you continue these conversations in your homes, schools, classrooms, and reading groups. On the pages below, we have some cool links for you to explore on book banning, the First Amendment, violent and nonviolent protest, and on repealing laws. But there’s so much more! Throughout this guide, you’ll find links to games, videos, and suggestions for additional reading and discussions. We know you’re going to love the exciting materials below. Have fun exploring! – Meryl Jaffe, Ph.D. and Lauren Sankovitch, Editor DETAILED STORY DISCUSSIONS FROM THE 2014 CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL 2 DRAMATIC READING TO FURTHER EXPLORE, OR BATTLE, BOOK Meryl Jaffe, Ph.D., Janet K. Lee & Dylan CHALLENGES AND BANNINGS, PLEASE VISIT: Todd • CBLDF (Comic Book Legal Defense Fund) has a link to PAGE 1 the First Amendment, how to manage book challenges, • Discuss what life in a list and details of case files for challenged/banned your town/school might books; the history of comics censorship; librarian be like without the tools; raising a reader; and retailer tools. First Amendment. • ALA (American Library Association) webpage: all Then brainstorm/research about banned and challenged books; how to conduct what students can do to help a challenged book hearing; notable First Amendment protect these rights. cases; exploring Banned Books Week. • Discuss why some people try to restrict, ban, • National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC)’s and/or challenge content and what students can “Kids Right To Read Project” (KRRP). do when their favorite games, books, and content • The NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) are challenged. Intellectual Freedom Center with activities and • For critical reading, discuss what is meant at the end resources for fighting censorship. when the authors tell us that, “Freedom isn’t free.” SUGGESTED PAIRED READINGS: • To further explore how the images help tell the story: • The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation • Search this for references to other banned books by Jonathan Hennessey and Aaron McConnell (Hill (hint: look at the mural around the window). & Wang, 2008; Grade 5+): clearly explains the Bill Research and discuss what content was found of Rights and additional amendments in the U.S. objectionable and why. Constitution, as well as relay their rationale in trying • Discuss the use of different fonts and what these to establish and maintain a balance of powers. A great different fonts are trying to relay to the readers. read for kids and adults. RESOURCES FOR DISCUSSION OF • Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Grades 6+). THE FIRST AMENDMENT: • Americus by M.K. Reed and Jonathan Hill (First • The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation Second, 2011; Grade 7+): a graphic novel about a by Jonathan Hennessey and Aaron McConnell. mother who tries to ban one of her son’s favorite • The Constitution Center has great links and resources fantasy series from the public library. for Exploring the Bill of Rights Amendment I; a lesson “Perseverance and the First Amendment” relaying LITTLE STAR how First Amendment rights have been exercised Tom Fowler, Jeff Parker, throughout our country’s history (Grades 7-12); video Jordie Bellaire & Kelly Tindall PAGES 2–4 “Constitution Hall Pass: Freedom of Expression” and games. • Discuss how the characters and objects in the • The First Amendment – a close look at its sections, bazaar in this story are and activity exploring what life might be like without similar and different to the Bill of Rights, and more. those in our world. • “Cyber Speech and the First Amendment” a lesson • Discuss how the different characters interact with examining whether students’ cyber speech should be each other even when they’re clearly very different. protected under the First Amendment (sponsored by What might people in our world learn from them The National Constitution Center and the National about tolerance? Endowment for the Humanities) • As this book is all about diversity and tolerance, visit the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles and DETAILED STORY DISCUSSIONS FROM THE 2014 CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL 3 Museum of Tolerance in New York for information Shelley; cultural references: the spaceship “Serenity” on exhibits, youth programs, teacher resources, from the sci-fi seriesFirefly* ) funded field trips, and more. • Have fun sorting history’s great ideas into different SUGGESTED PAIRED READINGS: groups (such as science, aviation or entertainment). You may even want your students to brainstorm how to • If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World’s People by David J. Smith and Shelagh Armstrong (Kids Can Press, group these creative contributions. 2002; Grades 2-5): exploring the lives of 100 villages, kids • Have fun creating your own lists of history’s great discover that life in other nations is often different from their ideas, contributions, and/or inventions. own. • What might YOU enter into the Weird & Wonderful • Witness by Karen Hesse (Scholastic, 2001; Science Faire? Grades 6+): historical fiction written entirely in free verse, explores 11 different points of view TO FURTHER EXPLORE HOW THE IMAGES about the arrival and infiltration of the KKK into HERE HELP TELL THE STORY: a Vermont town in 1924. • Discuss the appearance of the house in the first panel and how it is drawn (i.e. choices of color, shape, details). • The Scholastic Big Book of Holidays Around the Year What are the authors trying to tell us about this house? by Susan Dillon (Grades 3-5): presents more than 70 How does this affect our comprehension and anticipation celebrations of all kinds. of the story to follow? • As the two girls and the Audit tumble through Emily’s Emily and the Strangers in Ride Through Time and Space, there are many THE IDEA FACTORY references to science, art, history and literature. Seek Mariah Huehner, Rob Reger, out and discuss these references (i.e., the Wright ® Cat Farris & Nate Piekos of Blambot Brothers’ plane, Einstein and his theory of relativity, PAGES 5 –9 electricity, Jane Eyre, Sputnik, the spaceship Serenity, TO FURTHER EXPLORE Ada Lovelace, boom-boxes, The Phantom Tollbooth, CREATIVE WORDPLAY: Mary Shelley writing Frankenstein, Escher’s work, • Search this story for etc.). Discuss why they are in Emily’s ride and the examples of onomatopoeia and word-play (“huckbatting contributions of these outstanding ideas, images and number of arms so it can do all our homework and inventions. chores!”; “Schlumped over an old globe,”; “fizzwittingly • Have students create their own images, lists, and ideas splendid,”; “What the drapples are you?”) and have kids for their own Rides Through Time and Space. come up with their own examples. SUGGESTED PAIRED READINGS (MANY OF WHICH TO FURTHER EXPLORE CREATIVITY AND ARE REFERRED TO IN THE STORY’S ILLUSTRATIONS): CRITICAL THINKING: • Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. • Discuss how on page 5, panel 3 one of the girls suggests creating, “a time machine that only goes to • The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 1818, when Frankenstein was written.” Why might she (Random House, 1961). be suggesting going only to that period and time? • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. • Create your own wacky science faire ideas along with • Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll reasons why yours is the best idea yet. (Macmillan, 1865). TO FURTHER EXPLORE CREATIVE IDEAS * May be more appropriate for teens and mature readers. THROUGH HISTORY: • Have students search for great ideas from history depicted in the comic (The theory of relativity; first airplane; space travel; Ada Lovelace; Einstein; Mary DETAILED STORY DISCUSSIONS FROM THE 2014 CBLDF LIBERTY ANNUAL 4 BLACK & WHITE DAMSEL IN RECESS Chris Eliopoulos Joe Quinones & Maris Wicks PAGE 9 –11 PAGES 12–15 • Discuss how, without text, • Discuss examples Eliopoulos shows us the of stereotypes and texture of the moon and expectations your students how he plays with proportion experience, while exploring (large boot versus tiny ways to break those module against a lunar stereotypes. backdrop) on page 9. • Discuss why people form stereotypes and why they • “Black & White,” has no dialogue and yet, in three (often unintentionally) hurt people. pages, tells a profound story. Please check out the SUGGESTED PAIRED READINGS: following links to find out more about visual literacy • Free to Be… You and Me by Marlo Thomas and communication: and Friends (all ages): a book, album and show. • The Toledo Museum of Art’s wonderfully You can view YouTube clips here. visual website has videos, slideshows, • Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong by Prudence Shen resources and more. and Faith Erin Hicks (First Second, 2013; Teens+): • Here’s a website with posts discussing what you a wonderful graphic novel chock-full of stereotypes that need to consider when creating visual messages; are eventually broken down. For author and illustrator on the power of visual context and our brain’s insights and alternate ending options, go here. need to construct meaning; and what different meanings color can relay (featuring links for color TABBIE GETS A LESSON wheels, color mixing, and color games for kids IN CENSORSHIP of all ages). Amy Chu, Shannon Wheeler & Giulia Brusco • Here’s another AWESOME site from the College PAGES 16 –18 of Arts & Humanities at University of Maryland • Discuss how Tabbie might College Park: “Visual Literacy Toolbox: Learning fight censorship and to Read Images. her First Amendment rights. • And a post all about visual literacy and You may want students the relationship between visual literacy to research the First and visual rhetoric. Amendment. Please see suggested First Amendment resources links under “Dramatic Reading” above. SUGGESTED PAIRED READINGS: • Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott • Discuss various issues people have protested through McCloud (William Morrow Paperbacks, 1993; history.