Reading assiqnment chapters 3 to 6: Pro and contra Huck Finn
1)	Explain in your own words the procedure of having a book banned.
2)	How does the principal react to parents' complaints? What does this reaction
teil us about his character?
3)	On what grounds do Gordon and Kate object to the novel? How does Barney
respond to these objections?
4)	Note down the objections that Mr. mc Lean raises.
5)	Collect Mr. Moore's arguments for removing HUCK FINN and those of Ms.
Baines for keeping the novel.
Reading assiqnment chapter 7: Dickinson's speech on indirtduat (iberty
Analyse Kent Dickinson's speech. What does he talk about?
Readinq assiqnment chapter 8: Grisutotd's speech on timiting indirtdual
freedom
What does he talk about?
Assianments to chapters 9-11
1)	How does the principal Mr. Moore try to persuade Miss Fitzgerald to remove
HUCK FINN from the library shelves?
2)	Summarize in your own words the content of Mr. mc Lean's fonnal
complaint.
3)	What is the content of the additional complaints about the novel?
Assianments to chapter 12
1)	Compare the arguments used by Mr. Lomax and by Kate äs to the banning of
books.
2)	Summarize in your own words Mrs. Dennis's objections to the novel.
3)	Evaluate Mr. Griswold's proposal in the light of

a)	the first amendment
b)	the utterances of Mr. Lomax
c)	the complaints brought forward against the novel
Assianments to chapters 13 to 15
1)	How did the review committee vote?
2)	What did Barney learn in his interview with Mrs. Sälters?
3)	Why did the principal finally not try to stop Barney from Publishing the
interview?
4)	What impressions does Mr. Moore give while being interviewed by TV
reporters?
5)	Mrs. Fitzgerald calls Kate's arguments the educationalphilosophy of
dictatorships. Comment.

Assigments to chapter 16
Work out Steve Turney's arguments and compare them to those of Mr. mc Lean.
Additioncd tas/b
1)	Read the diary enlries and write two more entries.
2)	Read the editorial and write one of your own. It should be short, precise and
argumentative.