1. What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself. ~Abraham Maslow 27 Nov. 2012

2. Announcements  Cans—Bring canned food in for the canned food drive.  Homework:  TTTC—Go to turnitin.com and read the comments about your paper by Friday 11/30. You will receive points for this.  By Friday you must be through Chapter 17; take notes on the Museum of Natural History and Holden’s date/relationship with Sally (do this in your bellwork journal)  By Tuesday Dec. 4 mentor student agreement form due.

3. Bellwork-Salinger’s Life 11/27/12  What do you expect to learn about Salinger today?

4. J.D. Salinger Biography  As you read, listen, and watch these bios, record anything that you think is relevant about his background in your Bellwork Journal…what about his life do you think could have influenced his writing? ..\NPR Salinger Obit.mp3..\NPR Salinger Obit.mp3  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?stor yId=123077708 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?stor yId=123077708  http://safari/SAFARI/montage/play.php?keyindex =49242 http://safari/SAFARI/montage/play.php?keyindex =49242

5. Connections  What did you learn about Salinger?  What parallels can we draw between Salinger’s life and Holden’s life?—think Physical and emotional/psychological  How do these issues relate to people today?  What is angst? Why is teenage angst a new concept proposed by Salinger’s novel?

6. Reading Time:  Read for Friday. You must be through Chapter 17; take notes on the Museum of Natural History and Holden’s date relationship with Sally.