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APRIL/MAY PROJECT **April/May Independent Reading Project** Banned or Challenged AP Literature Book For this month’s reading, you’ll not only need to pick a book from the AP list, but also you’ll need to pick a book with a “sordid past” – that is to say, a book that has been challenged and/or banned from schools or libraries in the past. As ever, make sure this book meets your individual standards of appropriate literature by asking family and friends for recommendations. That’s **three standards** to be met, so pick your book carefully: 1. On the AP list; 2. Banned or challenged in a significant way in the past or presently; 3. OK for you personally. Read up on when, where, why, by whom, for whom, and how this book was banned. Find specific evidence of the arguments made against this book. You will write an argument essay for your writing final. For reasons of district essay protocol the assigned prompt cannot be revealed at this time. While reading then, take notes on the literary merit of this work and on the legitimacy of the argument for its banning. We will review argument writing further before the final essay.
 * Step 1: Book Selection**
 * Step 2: Research**
 * Step 3: Prewriting**

1. Read Book 2. Your Journal Entries= Take notes outlined in the pre-writing and research stage 3. Log your book on goodreads and write a review.

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