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1、Visit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.WritingDo you think the Sergeant Rotten Teeth series should be banned from the school library?Why or why not?Write a letter to Mrs.McGuinness stating your position.Social StudiesThe First Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights of the U.S.Cons

2、titution.Research the Bill of Rights and why it was created.Discuss your findings as a class.ConnectionsNoni and the Book BanA Reading AZ Level S Leveled BookWord Count:1,086www.readinga-LEVELED BOOK SSVYWritten by Torran AndersonIllustrated by Begoa CorbalnNoni and the Book Banwww.readinga-What doe

3、s Noni learn about freedom of speech?Focus QuestionWritten by Torran AndersonIllustrated by Begoa CorbalnNoni and the Book BanThe author wishes to thank Christy Friske-Daniels,the library media specialist at Tucson High Magnet School,for her invaluable help with this book.Words to Knowbancausecolumn

4、committeedecisiveissuesprotestquotesrightCorrelationLEVEL SO3434Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRANoni and the Book BanLevel S Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by Torran AndersonIllustrated by Begoa CorbalnAll rights reserved.www.readinga-3“Good morning,Mrs.McGuinness,”I said to the school librarian.

5、“Im Noni Lopez,reporter for the Whitmore Weekly,and this is Miguel,a coeditor.Can you comment on the missing Sergeant Rotten Teeth series?”Noni and the Book Ban Level S4“We had a parent complain about the series,so I pulled the books until they can be looked at more closely,”she said.“Can we talk to

6、 the parent?”I asked.“No,but you can contact the school book review committeetheyll give the books a hearing.”Mrs.McGuinness smiled at us.“That way everyone can share their thoughts.”eee5Miguel and his coeditor,Ashley,stormed into the Monday newspaper meeting,arguing as usual.“The Sergeant Rotten Te

7、eth books are the best!”Miguel shouted.I hadnt read them,but I knew the hero had disgusting teeth and used his bad breath to fight off bad guys.“Are you kidding me?”Ashley huffed.“The pictures alone made my mom and me want to barf.”“Your mom?”I asked.“Did she complain?”Ashley nodded proudly.“Shes pr

8、otecting us.”Not me,”Miguel said.“In fact,Im staging a protest.”He took a stack of papers and slammed them down on the table.Save Sergeant Rotten Teeth!Protest the book ban!Meet Wednesday morning to stage the final scene from Book 4.zombies and all!Noni and the Book Ban Level S6I decided to cover th

9、e protest for the newspaper.but first I needed to read that series.I borrowed the books from Miguel and read under the covers until almost midnight.By book seven,the heros teeth have all fallen out.I wondered,Are these books actually trying to get kids to brush their teeth?eee7Tuesday morning I loca

10、ted the webpage of Dan Eaton,the author,and explained the whole deal.That afternoon,he wrote me back!An amendment is an addition or change to the U.S.Constitution.The first ten amendments to the U.S.Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights.The First Amendment gives Americans several freedoms,inc

11、luding freedom of speech.The courts consider books a type of speech,and libraries and courts must sometimes consider how much freedom people should have to“hear”(read)that speech.The First AmendmentDear Noni,Youre right.I wanted to encourage tooth care in a fun way.Even if you hate my books,though,t

12、he First Amendment supports the right to keep my books in your library.If the school bans them,kids lose the chance to think,question,and decide issues for themselves.Best wishes,DanI let out a little cheer.I might not like Dan Eatons books,but I liked Dan Eaton.Noni and the Book Ban Level S8“Save S

13、ergeant Rotten Teeth!Save Sergeant Rotten Teeth!”Miguel chanted.He was dressed like his hero,with what looked like salad greens stuck in his teeth.A dozen kids dressed as zombies chanted around him,stumbling and mumbling,“Breath mints,breath mints.”9Miguel breathed on the zombies,who fell to the gro

14、und,pinching their noses and moaning.I tried to interview different zombies about the books but failed.“I cant stand the smell,”said one zombie as he shook his head from side to side.“My brain is melting.curse you,Rotten Teeth!”I shook my head,tooI wasnt sure this protest was helping their cause.The

15、n behind them,I spotted Ashley.She was dressed like a giant tooth,and two of her friends followed her with enormous toothbrushes.Noni and the Book Ban Level S10“Ban Sergeant Rotten Teeth!”Ashley screamed.“Go find your own protest!”Miguel shouted.“This one is taken!”“Your teeth will thank me later,”A

16、shley said.Her friends waved their giant toothbrushes.The zombies waved their arms.I stepped in between the two groups.“These books dont encourage cavities,”I said.“Dan Eaton wants readers to figure out his real message.”11Ashley rolled her eyes.“How do you know what his real message is?”she asked.“

17、Because he told me.”I held up a printed version of his email.Ashleys mouth gaped open.So did Miguels,salad greens and all.eeeWednesday afternoon,Miguel,Ashley,and I sat in Mrs.McGuinnesss office.“Kids are going to take these books the wrong way and ruin their teeth,”Ashley said.“Cavities are forever

18、!”“Cavities arent whats at stake,”I said.“Freedom of speech isthe First Amendment.”Noni and the Book Ban Level S12“I dont know what that is,”Ashley said,“but I do know you cant put any book in the world in our grade school library.”Mrs.McGuinness took a slow sip of her tea before she spoke.“Heres th

19、e thing about books in a school library:theyre books that students choose for themselves.”“Exactly,”Ashley said.“Those books should be the easiest to ban.”“Actually,its just the opposite,”said Mrs.McGuinness.“Because in the library”I grabbed Dan Eatons email and read from it“we have.the chance to th

20、ink,question,and decide issues for ourselves?”Mrs.McGuinness nodded.“In that case,freedom-of-speech rights are strongest.”“What if its a book on how to build bombs?”Ashley asked.“That probably wouldnt need a big review process to ban,because it presents a clear danger.”13“But Sergeant Rotten Teeth i

21、s dangerous to our teeth,”Ashley said.“Part of our book review process is to hear different ideas about the books in question.If you dont like them,Ashley,wed like to hear why.”“Gladly,”Ashley said.“And Miguel here can say why he thinks the books should stay in the library,”she added.Under his breat

22、h,Miguel mumbled something in disgust.It sounded like tooth care.eeeNoni and the Book Ban Level S14That Fridays Whitmore Weekly was all about the possible book ban.I had coeditor Ashley write a column in support of the ban and coeditor Miguel write a column opposed to it.I ran Dan Eatons email.And I

23、 ran an interview with Mrs.McGuinness that explained the book review committee process.Before school let out,Mrs.McGuinness told me she wanted a student to serve on the committee:me.“Theres one catch,”she said.“Youll need to read all twelve books.”“Ten down,two to go,”I said.eee15Six weeks later,a s

24、horter follow-up story appeared.Since Im in the story,Miguel or Ashley really should have written it.Miguel has lost interest in the series,though,and Ashley was too mad about how the vote turned out.The Return of Rotten TeethBy Noni LopezWhitmore Elementary School will not ban the Sergeant Rotten T

25、eeth series by author Dan Eaton.On a vote of 3-2,the book review committee decided Monday to return the books to the library shelf.Student Noni Lopez cast the decisive vote.I went on to include lots of quotes from people on the board and student reactions,but the story opened with the news itself.Yo

26、u could say Im giving myself a pat on the backsure you couldbut what can I tell you?A good reporter has to tell it like it is.Noni and the Book Ban Level S16Glossaryban(n.)an official order that forbids something(p.5)cause(n.)a belief,an idea,or an aim supported by a group of people(p.9)column(n.)a

27、portion of a magazine or newspaper devoted to a particular subject or the opinions of a particular writer(p.14)committee(n.)a group of people who consider or decide on a course of action (p.4)decisive(adj.)ending in a clear or obvious way;producing a settled and unquestionable result(p.15)issues(n.)important topics or subjects(p.7)protest(n.)an action done to express strong disagreement or disapproval (p.5)quotes(n.)exact repetitions of things people have written or said(p.15)right(n.)a freedom or power that a person can justly claim(p.7)