May 8

Assignment:
With a partner (or by yourself), write a 300-500 word story in Salinger's style.  We will work on this in class Thur, Friday, and Monday.  See directions below.

"All that English class stuff is Holden's way into us and our way out of ourselves"

This is John Green's quote directed toward students who gripe about analyzing literature.  What does he mean when he says "our way out of ourselves"?

John Green discusses Catcher in the Rye on YouTube:
Catcher, part I
Catcher, part II

And even more: John Green's Crash Course Literature, Catcher in the Rye

And here's the discussion that John Green set up on Ning

Discussion

Write your own piece of prose in the style of The Catcher in the Rye.  

300-500 words, typed. (30 points)

This piece of writing could be anything from a conversation Holden has with Jane Gallagher, to the essay written about Allie’s baseball glove, to The Three Little Pigs--anything!  Let the creative juices flow.

Make it good!  We’ve spent a lot of time on this.  I’d highly recommend doing the following:

• Review your findings from the colormarked passage
• Review notes you took during the discussion
• Pick an interesting topic
• Write a rough draft
• examine your own writing and find specific wording that corresponds with wording in The Catcher in the Rye.