Dear LM_NETTERS,
I used the following writing prompt with my students recently:
³Your local public library has come under criticism for allowing patrons
under the age of 18 to check out books that are unacceptable. The books are
either explicit, describe graphic violence, or use questionable language.
Most recently, an eighth grader checked out J. R. R. Tolkienıs Lord of the
Rings. The student's parents did not approve of the student reading the book
and complained to the town council. As a result, the council is considering
removing all questionable books from the library. What is your position on
this issue? Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper stating
your position and supporting it with convincing reasons ( ).²
My students really enjoyed the assignment but were disappointed to learn it
was not a ³real² letter. They wanted to send their letters to a ³real²
person. Does anyone have an idea about how I could do something like this in
which we actually send the letters to a newspaper or another venue? I
thought about blogging, but they also need the practice of formatting a
letter.
Please share your ideas and I will post a hit.
As always, thanks for your help.
Frankie
--
Mrs. Frankie Wade
Library Media Specialist
Millington Middle School
Ph. 873-8130
FAX 873-8136
fwade@scsk12.org
"What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks about
education."
--Harold Howe, former U.S. Commissioner of Education
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