Watch Finding Forrester. My feeling is that this movie should help you understand the key issues that Holden is dealing with in Catcher in the Rye. In particular, today we will see this issue of vulnerability--this time the vulnerability of Salinger/Forrester. Remember, in many ways Holden is Salinger (although Forrester is quite annoyed by English teachers who say things like this).
Read to 134 tonight.
Life is a game . . . that is rigged
TED Talk by model
Take out a sheet of paper and divide into groups to discuss Catcher in the Rye.
Find as many examples as you can (with page references) of:
Things that Depress Holden Things that Bug Holden Things that Make Holden Happy
1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
4. 4. 4.
5. 5. 5.
This will be an ongoing list that you will keep for the duration of the novel.
Don't watch until you've finished the book!
John Green on Catcher in the Rye and Literary Criticism
John Green on Catcher in the Rye and Literary Criticism, part 2
John Green frenetic Catcher in the Rye rant, part 1
John Green frenetic Catcher in the Rye rant, part 2
John Green Crash Course in Literature: Emily Dickinson
John Green Crash Course in Literature: Gatsby, part 1
John Green Crash Course in Literature: Gatsby, part 2
John Green Crash Course in Literature: To Kill a Mockingbird, part 1
John Green Crash Course in Literature: To Kill a Mockingbird, part 2
John Green Crash Course Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Thursday
Watch Finding Forrester. My feeling is that this movie should help you understand the key issues that Holden is dealing with in Catcher in the Rye. In particular, today we will see this issue of vulnerability--this time the vulnerability of Salinger/Forrester.
Read to 120 over the weekend.
Take out a sheet of paper and divide into groups to discuss Catcher in the Rye.
Find as many examples as you can (with page references) of:
Things that Depress Holden Things that Bug Holden Things that Make Holden Happy
1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
4. 4. 4.
5. 5. 5.
This will be an ongoing list that you will keep for the duration of the novel.
e.e. cummings
In Just
Somewhere i have never traveled
Read to 120 over the weekend.
Take out a sheet of paper and divide into groups to discuss Catcher in the Rye.
Find as many examples as you can (with page references) of:
Things that Depress Holden Things that Bug Holden Things that Make Holden Happy
1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
4. 4. 4.
5. 5. 5.
This will be an ongoing list that you will keep for the duration of the novel.
e.e. cummings
In Just
Somewhere i have never traveled
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Wednesday
Take out a sheet of paper and divide into groups to discuss Catcher in the Rye.
Find as many examples as you can (with page references) of:
Things that Depress Holden Things that Bug Holden Things that Make Holden Happy
1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
4. 4. 4.
5. 5. 5.
This will be an ongoing list that you will keep for the duration of the novel.
e.e. cummings
In Just
Somewhere i have never traveled
Find as many examples as you can (with page references) of:
Things that Depress Holden Things that Bug Holden Things that Make Holden Happy
1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
4. 4. 4.
5. 5. 5.
This will be an ongoing list that you will keep for the duration of the novel.
e.e. cummings
In Just
Somewhere i have never traveled
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Friday, April 24, 2015
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Tuesday
How to format the cover page of your comparative literature Hemingway/Fitzgerald rewrite:
MLA format
SBAC Writing Practice--Energy Drinks
Pablo Neruda
Mariposa de Otono/Autumn Butterfly
Mariposa de Otono
Autumn Butterfly
Neruda biographical information
Chilean pride
MLA format
SBAC Writing Practice--Energy Drinks
Pablo Neruda
Mariposa de Otono/Autumn Butterfly
Mariposa de Otono
Autumn Butterfly
Neruda biographical information
Chilean pride
Friday, April 17, 2015
Friday
SBAC Writing Practice--Energy Drinks
Pablo Neruda
Mariposa de Otono/Autumn Butterfly
Mariposa de Otono
Autumn Butterfly
Neruda biographical information
Chilean pride
Pablo Neruda
Mariposa de Otono/Autumn Butterfly
Mariposa de Otono
Autumn Butterfly
Neruda biographical information
Chilean pride
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Wednesday
SBAC Writing Practice--Energy Drinks
Pablo Neruda
Mariposa de Otono/Autumn Butterfly
Mariposa de Otono
Autumn Butterfly
Neruda biographical information
Chilean pride
Pablo Neruda
Mariposa de Otono/Autumn Butterfly
Mariposa de Otono
Autumn Butterfly
Neruda biographical information
Chilean pride
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Tuesday
Gatsby vocabulary for Friday
"meretricious"--"dilatory"
Gatsby Vocab
Homework: Write sentences for each of the eight words
"meretricious"--"dilatory"
Gatsby Vocab
Homework: Write sentences for each of the eight words
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Wed
Chose a passage from any novel. Rewrite 3-7 sentences in Fitzgerald's style.
Read the original passage to the class. Read your rewrite. Read a line or two from Gatsby and explain how your rewrite is similar to F's style.
Hemingway/Fitzgerald Rewrite assignment--Due April 23. 50 points!
Read the original passage to the class. Read your rewrite. Read a line or two from Gatsby and explain how your rewrite is similar to F's style.
Hemingway/Fitzgerald Rewrite assignment--Due April 23. 50 points!
Gatsby vocab For Monday: "prodigality" to "insidious"
HOMEWORK: Read Hemingway's A Clean Well-lighted Place
Jot down 3 examples from the story illustrating H's writing style that you can share with the class
Fitzgeraldesque rewrites of novel passages.
Student examples:
After Tupac and D. Foster (By Jaysa Coons, Gage Olivera, and Caleb Laws)
Original:
"When I listen to Tupac," D said softly, "I be thinking about the way my life could've been, you know. Like he sings about being in his mama's belly when she was in jail and then when his mama started doing drugs and stuff and then when his mama's boyfriend was beating on him and all that crazy nonesense."
Fitzgerald:
"When I ponder over Tupac's words," D whispered softly," I often contemplate about the way my life could've gone about. He hums tragic melodies about being in the whomb, when his mother dearest was in confinement, and there after when his mother began to illegally self-medicate, her significant other of opposite gender began to domestically abuse him."
"Really?" he inquired. "She was my first coach."
"I know," I answered abruptly. "Sometimes she'd tell us how you were doing. We all rooted so hard for you. I bet you'd have medaled at the Olympics."
He beamed like the sun's rays reflecting off the frozen water.
"My mom still thinks that I will, like suddenly everything's going to be okay." After he said this, he fell into a sort of trance, staring into nothing for a brief pause, his mind wandering.
He shook himself and, realizing the awkward silence, proceeded, "How did you fare?" He continued as if he had just woken up.
The west shore of the Salton Sea had once been the site of immaculate speculation and investment. It carried an aura of undeniable opportunity, as if the land itself was beckoning the nubile minds of developers. But its dreams, so close to the mind's eye, never came to fruition. Its desolate boulevards waited for the children's footsteps and playful banter. The lots remained vacant, the only sound coming from the tumbleweeds, as they settled into vast obscurity.
Jot down 3 examples from the story illustrating H's writing style that you can share with the class
Fitzgeraldesque rewrites of novel passages.
Student examples:
After Tupac and D. Foster (By Jaysa Coons, Gage Olivera, and Caleb Laws)
Original:
"When I listen to Tupac," D said softly, "I be thinking about the way my life could've been, you know. Like he sings about being in his mama's belly when she was in jail and then when his mama started doing drugs and stuff and then when his mama's boyfriend was beating on him and all that crazy nonesense."
Fitzgerald:
"When I ponder over Tupac's words," D whispered softly," I often contemplate about the way my life could've gone about. He hums tragic melodies about being in the whomb, when his mother dearest was in confinement, and there after when his mother began to illegally self-medicate, her significant other of opposite gender began to domestically abuse him."
"Really?" he inquired. "She was my first coach."
"I know," I answered abruptly. "Sometimes she'd tell us how you were doing. We all rooted so hard for you. I bet you'd have medaled at the Olympics."
He beamed like the sun's rays reflecting off the frozen water.
"My mom still thinks that I will, like suddenly everything's going to be okay." After he said this, he fell into a sort of trance, staring into nothing for a brief pause, his mind wandering.
He shook himself and, realizing the awkward silence, proceeded, "How did you fare?" He continued as if he had just woken up.
The west shore of the Salton Sea had once been the site of immaculate speculation and investment. It carried an aura of undeniable opportunity, as if the land itself was beckoning the nubile minds of developers. But its dreams, so close to the mind's eye, never came to fruition. Its desolate boulevards waited for the children's footsteps and playful banter. The lots remained vacant, the only sound coming from the tumbleweeds, as they settled into vast obscurity.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
HEMINGWAY'S WRITING STYLE: Class observations
HOMEWORK: The Old Man and the Sea. Read pages 20-30
As you read, write down 5 observations (along with page number) concerning Hemingway's writing style. No doubt you will find many differences between the way he writes and the way Fitzgerald writes!
Bring your observations to class so that you can share. I will call on people at random
Don't forget your book reports, which are due Friday. We will spend the entire day Friday sharing and discussing the books you read.
HOMEWORK: The Old Man and the Sea. Read pages 20-30
As you read, write down 5 observations (along with page number) concerning Hemingway's writing style. No doubt you will find many differences between the way he writes and the way Fitzgerald writes!
Bring your observations to class so that you can share. I will call on people at random
Don't forget your book reports, which are due Friday. We will spend the entire day Friday sharing and discussing the books you read.
Monday, April 6, 2015
Monday
HOMEWORK: The Old Man and the Sea. Read pages 1-20
As you read, write down 5 observations (along with page number) concerning Hemingway's writing style. No doubt you will find many differences between the way he writes and the way Fitzgerald writes!
Bring your observations to class so that you can share. I will call on people at random.
As you read, write down 5 observations (along with page number) concerning Hemingway's writing style. No doubt you will find many differences between the way he writes and the way Fitzgerald writes!
Bring your observations to class so that you can share. I will call on people at random.
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