Banned Book Club

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/banned-book-club

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who wrote Banned Book Club?Fictionalization employed to protect the identities of individuals involved
2. What is the genre?Fictionalized biographical graphic novel
3. What is the historical setting?South Korea during the Fifth Republic
4. Why did the club read books that were banned?Because the books had ideas that challenged the rules of the time. Reading them helped the students see different ways of thinking.
5. How does the story show the feelings of the club members?The book uses pictures and words to show how brave and nervous the members felt. It makes the story feel real and emotional.

Fictionalized Biography: A narrative based on real events and individuals, where certain details are altered for artistic or privacy reasons.
Underground Literature: Writings that are suppressed, banned, or circulated covertly due to their critical, dissenting, or unconventional content.
Censorship: The suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.
Intellectual Freedom: The right of every individual to seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction.