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Download full textBarton, Thomas L. – SLATE, 1979
One of a series dealing with current issues affecting language arts instruction, this paper brings into focus some of the issues surrounding textbooks in the schools so that informed decisions can be made regarding textbook selection and use. The major portion of the paper explores professional opinions regarding textbooks, noting the following:…
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
Anderson, Philip M., Ed. – The Leaflet, 1984
The seven articles in this focused journal issue are concerned with choosing books for teaching and the various constraints on those choices. The first article, by Richard Lederer, discusses George Orwell's "1984" and the principles of Newspeak. His article sets the tone for the next two articles: "Beware the Misuse of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Bibliographies, Blacks, Censorship
