Thursday

VOCABULARY FINAL: Norman Schur Hardest 50

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.
Google Doc: What Bothers Holden; What Depresses Him; What Makes Him Happy
Finding Forrester: In what ways is the character Forrester similar to Holden?


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