Objectives

1
Objectives

• Students will examine themes of alienation,
  phoniness , and maturity in the novel, The
  Catcher in the Rye .
• Students will preview the novels essential
  questions to assist in activating prior
  knowledge.
• Students will analyze the books title The
  Catcher in the Rye by understanding its role in
  symbolism.
• Students will utilize reading strategies to help
  them monitor their comprehension.
• Students will understand and apply literary
  elements of the novel such as characterization,
  conflict, and symbolism.
• Students will determine the meanings of unknown
  words by using context clues and the words
  structure.
• Students will utilize three components or reading
  fluency-speed, accuracy, and prosody.
• Students will learn and utilize literature
  circles as a process for reading and
  comprehending the text.
• Students will write for a variety of purposes and
  audiences using the standard English conventions
  of grammar, spelling, capitalization, and
  punctuation.

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Weekly Agenda

• Review Literature Circles
• You Gotta Be the Book and Voice in literature
• Catcher in the Rye Chapters 1-4
• Literature Circle Discussion 1
• Review Fluency
• Assessments
• Homework
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3
Class Assignment

• Finish reading chapters 3 4. Make sure before
  you proceed to read a new chapter that you have
  at least two discussion questions per chapter.

4
Quick Write

• Mr. Spencer seems genuinely concerned about
  Holdens progress in school. Do you feel most
  teachers show a genuine concern about their
  students academic progress or do you think most
  teachers dont care as Holden suggests?

5
Class Assignment

• Begin reading chapter two. If you have been
  absent since Monday, you will have to read
  chapter one, before reading chapter two.
• Remember your purpose for reading is to fulfill
  your literature circle role. You should take
  notes and write questions during reading.
• Dont forget to pay attention to your fluency.
  Take on a voice and try to vicariously experience
  the characters experience.
• YOU GOTTA BE THE BOOK!

6
Bell Ringer

• Explain the literature Circle process and the
  following roles
• Discussion Director
• Illuminator
• Connector
• Vocabulary Enricher
• Summarizer

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Essential Questions

• Think about Holdens vision of the nature of
  childhood and adulthood. Are the two realms as
  separate as Holden believes them to be? Where
  does he fit in?
• How do Holdens encounters and interactions with
  adults, children, women, and his peers evolve as
  the novel progresses?
• Holden often behaves like a prophet or a saint,
  pointing out the phoniness and wickedness in the
  world around him. Is Holden as perfect as he
  wants to be? Are there instances where he is
  phony and full of hypocrisy?
• Discuss the different types of relationships
  Holden attempts and the different types of
  intimacy in the book.

8
Controversial Read

• According to the article, what kind of
  protagonist does Salinger provide for the youth
  of the 1950s?
• From the article, how would you characterize
  Holden?
• What will be Holdens ultimate internal conflict
  presented in this story?
• Describe the political and social climate of the
  1950s.
• Why was the book banned from high schools?
• Do you feel there is some validity in the banning
  of this novel?

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Literature Circle Roles

• Discussion Director
• Illuminator
• Connecter
• Vocabulary Enricher
• Summarizer
• Process Groups will meet after assigned
  chapters are complete. Groups will rotate roles.

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Fluency

• Speed
• Accuracy
• Prosody