•     Catcher in the Rye    
     
     
     
     

    The following dates are due dates.  Expect a reading quiz every day.  As you read, you will want to highlight and take notes on any and all of the following:

    THEMES                         SYMBOLS / MOTIFS

    Alienation                                                                       Games and entertainment Depression                                                                                       Tools

    Sexuality                                                                                          Religion

    Religion                                                                                            Music

    Sanity                                                                                        Literary allusions

    Relationships                                                                                  Animals

    Popularity                                                                                        Nature

    Wealth                                                                                              Alcohol

    Education                                                                          Modes of transportation

    Security                                                                          Indicators of wealth and status

    Adulthood vs. childhood

    Phony vs. reality

    Protecting the vulnerable and innocent

    Death

    Suicide

    Contradictions 

     

     

     
     
     
     
    March 30:  In class introduction to Catcher in the Rye.  Answer the following questions and submit to Turnitin.com before 9:00 a.m.
     
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    April 25: Chapters 1-4

    April 29: Chapters 5-8; Watch The Time You Have (In JellyBeans)  Write a response and submit to Turnitin.com by 10:00 a.m.

    May 1: Chapters 9-12 

    May 5: Chapters 13-16.

    May 7: Chapters 17-20. 

    Watch Shots of Awe: Existential Bummer.  Respond:  How do the themes in the short fim relate to Holden and what he is emotionally going through?  Submit to Turnitin.com by 10:00 p.m.

    May 9: Chapters 21-24.  Watch The Hidden Vulnerability of Others and Love, Loss and Symbolic Death.  Respond:  How do the themes in the short fim relate to Holden and what he is going through?  Submit to Turnitin.com by 10:00 a.m.

    May 13: Chapters 25-26. 

    May 15: Review

    May 19: CITR Multiple Choice Final

    May 23: Catcher in the Rye Final Essay

     
     
     
     

    Vocabulary  You are responsible for knowing the definition as well as the contextual usage of each of the following terms:

    Chapters 1-4

    innumerable                scrawny            grippe            phony            sarcastic            chiffonnier

    foils            compulsory            sadist            falsetto            exhibitionist            qualms

    Chapters 5-8

    unscrupulous            hound's tooth            gore            tiff            pacifist            Gladstones

    lavish            conscientious            rostrum

    Chapters 9-12

    incognito            pervert            psychic            putrid            verification            immaterial

    suave            sterling            crocked

    Chapters 13-17

    chateau            nonchalant            clavichord            bourgeois            cliques            blasé

    Chapters 18-22

    sacrilegious            atheism            seductive            inane            foyer            ostracize

    Chapters 23-26

    digress             spontaneous            pedagogue            provocative            harrowing            

    reciprocal            infinitely            scraggy 

     

     

     

    May 15:   Extra Credit Art Project due. (up to 100 points)  See below.
    One piece of original art, creative writing, or video, along with a one page write-up explaining your piece, related to Catcher in the Rye due.  Be prepared to present and explain it to the class.   Check out this original song by Morgan Paige (class of 2015) CITR Song by Morgan Paige or the following "movie trailer:" CITR Movie Trailer.
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