Winter Recess December 17, 2010-January 9, 2011

Assignment One:
Complete both Comprehensive Test A and B on your own paper and submit answers in class on January 10. Return the masters on that day also. Answer two of the essay portion questions in a sentence or two.

Assignment Two:
Outline four sections of shakespeareinamericancommunities.org following proper outlining format; there is no A. without B. and there is no 1. without a 2.; do not mix phrases and sentences.

Assignment Three: Type the final essay for Catcher in the Rye following the page requirements and standard essay format; deliver the typed essay on January 10.

The Catcher In The Rye Essay

Choose ONE of the following writing prompts for J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye and read it several times. Underline or highlight specifically what the prompt requires and then determine what you will write in a well-developed, multi-paragraph essay of at least two and one-half typed pages.

Your essay must include specific quotes from the text to support your ideas.

Follow the standard rules of paragraph form, sentence structure, grammar and usage, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.

Choose ONE:

1. Discuss Holden Caulfield's relationship with his sister Phoebe. How does she view him? What is Holden's perception of her? How do those views contribute to our understanding of Holden as the main character in The Catcher In The Rye?

2. Discuss how Holden Caulfield changes during the course of the novel. What does he learn about himself? What does he learn about the people with whom he comes in contact? Does he indeed "come of age" and grow to understand himself because of the many people and experiences he encounters?

3. Choose one of the following and explain its symbolic significance in the novel. A symbol is something, often an object, that stands for something besides itself.

a. Allie's baseball glove
b. Holden's red hunting cap
c. The carrousel in Central Park

Due Date: January 10, 2011


Use this link for sample outline.
http://hollywoodhighschool.net/apps/staff/
Click the Carmicle link, and outline file is available for display.

STUDYPATH* December 13-17, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Reader/Writer journals are due in class today for the Sherman Alexie piece "Superman and Me" as work continues on the Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition.
Literary terms from the anthology continue in class this week with a test date to be announced.
Holiday break homework includes outlining text online about the life of Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Era; web site will be introduced and sample outlining will be demonstrated.
Catcher in the Rye Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Six (thirty talking points) are required on Thursday for class discussion.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Literary terms work continues in class.
Catcher in the Rye final examination testing continues in class. Final essay is assigned and will be written over the holiday break and submitted January 10.

Wednesday
Catcher in the Rye final examination testing continues in class.
Literary terms work continues with test scheduled for Thursday.

Thursday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Six class discussion scheduled for today.
Literary terms test is scheduled for today.

Friday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters Twenty-One to Twenty-Six class discussion is scheduled to wrap up today in class.
Holiday break work is discussed and deadlines set, including CITR final essay, outlining of Shakespeare and the Elizabethans and reading assignments from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.

STUDYPATH* December 6-10, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Monday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters 16-20 talking points are due Friday for class discussion.
Multiple choice practice for the (SPA) Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition continues in class.
Literature selections for the SPA-Exposition unit include Alexie's "Superman and Me," "Straw Into Gold," by Sandra Cisneros, and the "Narrative in the Life of Frederick Douglass" essay.

Tuesday (Shortened Day)
Literary terms from the anthology are continued in class today; test date is Thursday.
Holt Grammar work continues in class.

Wednesday
Literature selections for the SPA-Exposition continue in class today.
Literary terms continue in class today.

Thursday
Literary terms test is scheduled for today.
Multiple choice work continues for the SPA-Exposition unit.

Friday
Catcher in the Rye Chapters 16-20 are due today for class discussion.
Weekend homework and holiday break assigned work are announced in class.