Mission goals

• Life skill: Attitude; Social and cultural skills

• Reading B2: You can understand fictional and non-fictional texts in which the writers take certain positions.

• Writing B2: You can voice your own well-rounded opinion in opinion pieces, personal letters, emails and in internet groups after taking other people's news and views into consideration.

Mission support

• Vocabulary: Controversial issues

• Advanced vocabulary: Homophones

• Grammar: If-sentences; Relative pronouns

• Phrases: How to express a strong opinion; How to position yourself within a discussion

Burned books and inflammatory ideas

Opinions: everyone has them. Unfortunately, the opinions of people in power can lead to censorship, especially when expressed through a work of literature or art. Innumerable books, films, games and artworks, often about controversial and sensitive issues which their creators feel strongly about, have been censored for political reasons throughout history – and it’s still happening today. But is it right to tell other people what (not) to read or watch, rather than letting them form their own thorough, well-rounded opinion? You’re going to read a story that has been the subject of controversy and form your own opinion about how effective and useful censorship really is in an op-ed (opinion piece).

Your mission

Form your own opinion about censorship regarding the story of your choice, based on research. Look at your own reading experiences, but also at the experiences and opinions of others and professionals. Keep an open mind and be ready to learn.

Go to mission Burned books and inflammatory ideas in eDition.