Syllabus for September 24-28
LAST WEEK: Having met Holden, we will start the week finding out more about the America Holden lived in. Remember, as you read, make certain to circle words, write questions (whatever they may be), and annotate for this question: Who is Holden?
Monday
Class does not meet because of late start schedule.
HW: Read chapters 5 for Wednesday in The Catcher in the Rye.
Tuesday
Meeting in the library for orientation to the New Trier Library.
Hw: Work on your journal tonight. Complete the chapter 1 and 2 assignment.
Wednesday
We will meet again the library to gather information about the 1940s and 1950s via the New Trier yearbook, The Echo, and from Life magazine. What was life like as a teenager during the late 1940s, early 1950s in America? Writing down verbal evidence and taking pictures of visual evidence.
HW: Work on your journal, completing the chapter 3-4 assignment.
Thursday
Continuing our research in the library. Today, narrow your focus to say more about less (SMAL...one of our precepts of good writing). Choose one of the four categories and spend today looking for evidence related to it.
HW: Read chapter six and double check your annotations by re-reading them. Look at the words your circled, the questions you write, and how you answered the question, “Who is Holden?”
Friday
Today we will look closely at Holden and have a large group discussion of the novel so far. As we did with the summer reading, we will compare annotations in small groups prior to our discussion.
HW: Read chapter seven, and complete the reading journal for 6 and 7.