Syllabus for October 8-12
HOLDEN IS IN MANHATTAN, and we see his seemingly aimless wandering. But we will think more critically about Holden, where he goes, whom he sees, what he discusses. We will also think more critically about what Salinger is saying about society, through Holden. What patterns do you see? What does Holden mean by calling some people phonies? And what pattern exists in that criticism?
Monday
No class for four day winter weekend.
HW: Read chapters 11 and 12, and writing journals for 8-10.
Tuesday
Meeting again in small research groups to finish compiling your “see, think, and wonder” observations about the Life magazines and New Trier yearbooks. After selecting a group “Holdenesque” name, groups will finalize their research on the 1950s. When finished, students will share one journal entry written to date (reading aloud an entry you feel comfortable sharing), and time permitting will also pair-and-share annotations in their books.
HW: Re-read your annotations. Are you circling vocabulary/language? What types of questions are you writing?
Wednesday
No classes for PSAT testing.
HW: Finish reviewing your annotations.
Thursday
If the reports on American teenage life in late 40s, early 50s are done, we will post and read these online. After reading, we will examine them stylistically, looking at work choice and sentence structrue. If not, we will finish writing reports today. Subsequently, we will watch an instructional film on how to avoid being a social misfit from the early 50s, “Shy Guy.”
HW: Read chapter 13,
Friday
Discussions on chapters 11 through 13. What more do we learn about Holden’s view of relationships?
HW: Read chapters 14 and 15.