UNM-Valencia Library: Banned Books

Game 1

  1. Search sources in "Tools."
  2. Identify why books are "banned or challenged."
  3. Identify criteria for "good source."
  4. Open online version of "Reasons Connect".

Rules

  • Connect the "reason" hexagons with the "book" hexagons.
  • Be prepared to defend a challenge to a connection.
  • More book hexagons used / more points.
  • Game 2

    1. Divide into pairs.
    2. Open plastic bag and remove the 10 laminated "reason cards."
    3. Remove the white "book cards" and place them upside down in a pile.
    4. Goal of game to create connections with all reason cards in the most complicate shapes possible.
    5. Draw 3 white "book cards" and connect to the reason cards.
    6. Be prepared to defend any challenges to your connections.
    7. If you are unable to use a white "book card," you may draw another.
    8. Used cards will score points based on number of book cards in shape.
    9. Unused cards will cause points to be deducted.
    10. Rounds are timed.

    Game Scoring

    • 1 token per card for connection with 1 book card
    • 2 tokens per card for connections with 2 book cards
    • 3 tokens per card for connections with 3 book cards
    • Challenges that cannot be proven must be removed.
    • Unused cards deduct 1 token per card.
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    Creating a Citation for the Book

    • Open a Word Document.
    • As we identify each core element of a book citation--write the one for your book into the WORD document.
    • Find your book in LIBROS.
    • Click "CITE" and copy and paste the citation into word document.
    • Edit citation for accuracy.