Syllabus for November 5-9
WHAT LESSONS DO WE TAKE York from Holden Caufield? He is sometimes described as an antihero, an example of someone who correctly criticizes society, but is unable to change himself in accordance to his own beliefs. What do you make of him, his observations, his wanderings through New York? Does America need—or deserve—a catcher in the rye?
Monday
Collecting book journals. Discussion of chapters 25 and 26.
HW: No homework tonight.
Tuesday
Meeting in computer lab 377-N to begin writing a claim for your paper on The Catcher in the Rye. Your claim should be several sentences, should state your debatable thesis statement, and preview your reason(s). For this paper, you should state both what Salinger wants his readers to think about Holden, as well as what you think about Holden. After writing your claim, reading it aloud to three scholars in the lab, and revising your claim, post it to the “CITR blog” post.
HW: Read through everyone’s claims on our class blog. Select THREE and post a question about his/her claim as a reply to their post, so that they can revise their claim, making it more specific, more relevant, or more insightful.
Wednesday
Today, we will read, "Manhattan, Floating World" by Phillip Lopate. As you read, circle vocabulary, mark 3-5 particularly well crafted sentences, and annotate for this question: "What effect does Manhattan have upon the narrator?'
HW: First draft of the CITR essay is due Monday. Typed, printed, stapled.
Thursday
No school for Parent/Teacher Conferences.
Friday
No school for Professional Development.