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Presenting from Eustace Prep, Pennsauken, NJ Chapter Advisory Council Member ___________ The Students’ Right to Read and the Common Reader Jim Brady Student Officers ________ Erin Sullenberger Jackie Reagan Meghan Lyons NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY, COPYRIGHT 2020

Overview Ø Students’ Right to Read Ø Celebration of Banned Books Week at Eustace Ø AP Literature Unit—The Nickel Boys Ø NEHS Scholarship Opportunity NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY, COPYRIGHT 2020

NCTE: The Students’ Right to Read Ø NCTE Position Statement https: //www 2. ncte. org/resources/ncte-intellectual-freedom-center/ Ø Respect the right of individuals to be selective of their reading Ø Carefully select or recommend works for class/group reading Ø Join community efforts to support students’ right to read NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY, COPYRIGHT 2020

NCTE: The Students’ Right to Read Ø Establish a committee to consider book selection procedures Ø Develop rationales for all books and media incorporated into English curricula Ø Contact the NCTE Intellectual Freedom Center https: //www 2. ncte. org/resources/ncte-intellectual-freedom-center/ NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY, COPYRIGHT 2020

Celebration of Banned Books Week Ø How decisions were made for the display Ø Goals of the Eustace chapter Ø Students’ views of banned books NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY, COPYRIGHT 2020

Banned and Censored Books ØThe Sun Also Rises ØTo Kill a Mockingbird Ø 1984/Animal Farm ØThe Scarlet Letter NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY, COPYRIGHT 2020

The Nickel Boys – Colson Whitehead Ø Background of the story NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY, COPYRIGHT 2020

Application: AP Literature & Composition Ø Unit 2 (Quarter 2) conformity vs rebellion OR search for identity Ø Examine “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” and focus on thematic idea “Do I Dare Disturb the Universe” Ø Works read Antigone, A Doll’s House, Invisible Man, The Nickel Boys NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY, COPYRIGHT 2020

NEHS Scholarship Opportunities Ø Seniors read Common Reader Ø Prompts posted November 6, 2020 Ø Submissions window opens December 1, 2020 Ø Application essays due January 11, 2021 NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY, COPYRIGHT 2020

Questions / Submissions Ø NEHS Scholarships and Awards nehsapply@niu. edu Ø Social Media and Blog Submissions submit@nehsmuseletter. us Ø Virtual speaker/writer, Chris Crutcher Stotan 717@gmail. com NATIONAL ENGLISH HONOR SOCIETY, COPYRIGHT 2020