Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
BLOGGING AS A WAY TO LEARN!
The idea of students blogging about reading, discussing a novel online with peers as a way to solidify learning is new and exciting for me! It seems like a great way to incorporate your world of technology with my world of the written word. I have been very impressed and totally thrilled with the quality of your posts and the depth with which so many of you are engaging with Holden Caulfield in Catcher In The Rye. Now... please take a moment this week to talk to me about this experience. Good? Bad? Interesting? Boring? What could I do to make it better? How has this experience compared with other novel studies you have done over the years? Any feedback you can give me will be appreciated. In the meantime, Happy Blogging!
Friday, November 20, 2009
EXTENSION - SESSION 4
Okay, what connections can you make to your own life, to the world, to other literature you have read?
Q & A - SECTION 4
Here's where you can ask those questions that are nagging you. And, please, read other people's questions and help them find the answers by posting back.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
THEMES - SECTION 3
What are the "big ideas" that Salinger is trying to get across to us in this novel?
POINT OF VIEW & LANGUAGE USE - SECTION 3
What is the effect on the reader of the way Holden tells his story?
CHARACTERS - SECTION 3
Talk here about the many characters Holden encounters. What might they represent?
EXTENSION - SESSION 3
Can you connect this novel in any way to your life, the people you know, the world we live in, or to other literature you have read?
Friday, November 13, 2009
EXTENSION - SESSION 2
In what ways can you relate to Holden and/or to the story he's telling. Have you known characters like Ackley or Stradleater? Have you ever told elaborate lies just for the fun of it? Try to make connections with your own life, with the world, or with other literature you have read.
HOLDEN CAULFIED - SECTION 2
This is where you can talk about Holden. He's quite the character; try to think about his motives, his conflicts, his dreams, his desires, his confusions.
SETTING - SECTION 2
Holden visits many different places on his journey home from Pencey Prep. Look closely at them. Don't be afraid to "google" some of the places to learn more about them.
POINT OF VIEW & LANGUAGE USE - SECTION 2
Discuss the reliability of Holden as a narrator. As well, comment here on the narrative voice and the style of writing J.S. Salinger uses. Don't be afraid to use quotations to back up your ideas.
CHARACTERS - SECTION 2
This is where you talk about and analyze characters OTHER THAN HOLDEN. What you can include are Holden's feelings about, observations of and reflections on the many characters he meets throughout the novel.
THEMES - SECTION 2
What "big ideas" do you think Salinger is trying to get his readers to think about? How are these ideas developed as the novel moves forward?
Q & A - SECTION 2
If you don't know or you're wondering, post your question here. Check in regularly to see if you can help someone else with their question.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
CHARACTERS
Here you can discuss the many characters Holden encounters and his attitudes towards them.
POINT OF VIEW & LANGUAGE USE
How is this story told and what is the effect of this kind of narrative voice? How does Holden tell his story?
SETTING
The Catcher In The Rye is set in the late 1940s or early 1050s. Talk here about the many different places Holden visits over the three days of the novel.
EXTENSION
This is where you can write about any topic or concern that doesn't fit in the other categories.
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