1. Objectives
Students will examine themes of alienation, phoniness , and maturity in the novel, The Catcher in the Rye .
Students will preview the novel’s essential questions to assist in activating prior knowledge.
Students will analyze the book’s 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 word’s 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.

2. 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

3. Class Assignment
Sit with your group and review your role. Remember the role you play will be your purpose for reading.
I will finish reading part of chapter 1. Pay attention to how each role is modeled.

4. Bell Ringer
Explain the literature Circle process and the following roles:
Discussion Director
Illuminator
Connector
Vocabulary Enricher
Summarizer

5. Essential Questions
Think about Holden’s 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 Holden’s 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.

6. 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 Holden’s ultimate internal conflict presented in this story?
Describe the political and social climate in the 1950s.
Why was the book banned from high schools?
Do you feel there is some validity in the banning of this novel?

7. Literature Circle Roles
Discussion Director
Illuminator
Connecter
Vocabulary Enricher
Summarizer
Process: Groups will meet after assigned chapters are complete. Groups will rotate roles.

8. Fluency
Speed
Accuracy
Prosody