The Day They Came to Arrest the Book Group

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dinajean
dinajean
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High School - 9th Grade

What happens in the end of "The Day They Came to Arrest the Book"?

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Posted by dinajean on Thursday August 7, 2008 at 6:33 PM and tagged with characters, conclusion, plot, the day they came to arrest the book.

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  1. engtchr5 Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

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    A school board meeting is held at the town hall to house the expected crowd. As Fosters looks on, the national news stations set up their equipment. He believes the nation will stop laughing at their community, since he believes the board will vote to keep Huckleberry Finn.

    The crowd overruns the civic building, and several individuals are moved to a different room to watch the goings-on via closed circuit television. The crowd is quieter than before, since many in the audience have spoken to the review committee on prior occasions. Carl speaks, admonishing the board that if they wish to remain as school officials, they should ban the novel.

    Steve Turney, the young African-American student who chose to remain in Nora's class, stands to speak. He tells the board he is there to speak, and it is his speech that eventually turns the tide to keep "Huckleberry Finn" as a classroom text.

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    Posted by engtchr5 on Friday August 8, 2008 at 7:53 AM