September 3, 2013 Mr. Houghteling “It’s a Trip-Taking Tuesday!”

Agenda  Characterization.  Review journal entries.  Holden’s Quotables.  Oral reading.  Journal writing / questions or comments.

Characterization  Who is Holden Caulfield, and how do you know?  Write a brief character sketch of Holden. Use plenty of adjectives when you describe him.  We shall review and discuss when we’re finished.

Get in pairs. When you get your quote, share it with your partner. Discuss the value of Holden’s statement, analyzing its validity or lack of it. Try to reach a consensus as to whether Holden is telling you a truth or not. Holden’s Quotables

Holden’s Quotables 1 1. “People always think something’s all true” (1.9). 2. “People never notice anything” (1.9). 3. “I’d never yell ‘Good luck!’ at anybody. It sounds terrible, when you think about it” (2.16). 4. “I’m quite illiterate, but I read a lot” (3.18). 5. “What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it” (3.18).

Holden’s Quotables 2 6. “You take a very handsome guy, or a guy that thinks he’s a real hot-shot, and they’re always asking you to do them a big favor” (4.27). 7. “You have to be in the mood for those things” (4.33). 8. “You take a guy like Stradlater, they never give your regards to people” (4.33).

The Catcher in the Rye  Read Chapters 11 and 12 (page 87).  Reading Journal  One entry per day.  Consider:  Questions you may have.  Interesting plot developments.  Interpretation of characterization.  Interpretation of author’s style.  Quotation analysis.