Challenged materials should be available for use while the complaint is being considered. Rights of appeal by teachers or complainants should be preserved. Many departments and school districts require teachers to submit a rationale for each long work to be read and studied by whole classes. Even if your district doesn't require it, a written rationale is an excellent means of making your strongest professional case for use of a novel. A rationale need not be long and lofty, and it is NOT a lesson plan.
Many models exist, but most have common elements.
The rationale should articulate the type of class and therange of grade levels at which the book will be used. A brief summary of the work . The summary provides a context for the rationale as well as an overview of the book for anyone who chooses to read it. It can also reflect aspects of the work that the teacher considers most important and aspects that relate to its educational significance. The relationship of the work to the program .