Week of March 30-April 3

Monday, March 30:

• The Catcher in the Rye Socratic Seminar
• Get questions stamped for completion
• Sit in either the inner or outer circle.  Inner circle holds discussion for 20 minutes while the outer circle listens.  Both circles will switch places during the 2nd half of the hour; all students will have participated in discussion by the end of the hour.
• Write a reflection of your participation on the rubric.  Turn in your rubric and questions by the end of the hour.
• The Catcher in the Rye CD Project is due on Thursday!

Tuesday, March 31:

• CD project work day!  Bring your laptop or Chromebook to class, and any art supplies you may need (we don't have computer lab time)

Wednesday, April 1:

• Last CD project work day!

Thursday, April 2:

• The Catcher in the Rye CD Project due
• CD project sharing day!

Week of March 23-27

Monday, March 23:

• Warm-Up
• Pass back and discuss Ch. 1-15 discussion questions
• Text to Text Close Reading Activity:
• Re-read the passage where Holden wishes to become a "Catcher in the Rye" in Ch. 22.
• Read the article, "The Case for Delayed Adulthood" answer the questions located on the back of the article.  Do this in your small groups.
• Discuss the article, questions, and Ch. 22 as a whole class.
• Ch. 14-22 Quiz on Wednesday

Tuesday, March 24:

• Warm-Up
• Finish discussing the Text to Text Close Reading Activity
• Activity:  Texting in The Catcher in the Rye
• Brainstorm scenes in the novel that would have worked out differently if Holden had access to text messaging
• Complete the text planning chart in your groups.  Name the situation in question, the audience (who would receive the message?), the actual text message itself, and explain why a text message would be effective.  Do this for at least 5 different scenes in the book.
• Class discussion on Holden and the use of text messaging.
• HW:  Read Ch. 23-24 by Thursday

Wednesday, March 25:

• Quiz:  Ch. 14-22
• Computer lab time to work on CD project - due next week Thursday

Thursday, March 26:

• Check and discuss texting activity
• Discuss more CD project details and show examples
• Read/begin working on Socratic Seminar questions for The Catcher in the Rye.  The questions are due on Monday AND the book must be finished by Monday.  Socratic Seminar will be held that same day.

Friday, March 27:

• Continue reading/working on Socratic Seminar questions

Week of March 16-20

Monday, March 16:

• Warm-Up
• Pass back and discuss CD Project paragraph
• Activity:  Examining and drawing conclusions on Holden's male and female relationships.  Work in your small groups.  We will discuss our findings as a whole class.
• Complete the two "Show, Don't Tell" journals on your handout.  Try and use all 5 sensory details in your writing.  Due on Wednesday or Thursday (see info below).
• HW:  Read Ch. 17-19 by 
• Wednesday (for 2nd hour)
• Thursday (for 4th hour)
• ***The different due dates by class period are due to the half days on Wednesday and Thursday.
• Binder Check on Friday

Tuesday, March 17:

• Begin writing your 2nd narrative journal.  This should be two pages in length.  Choose ONE of the following topics below (must be different from the one you chose on Friday):
• Separate paths
• Turning point
• Family story
• Fav. school memory
• Fav. vacation story
• Fav. summer story

Wednesday, March 18 (2nd hour only):

• Check and edit "Show, Don't Tell" paragraphs for sensory details.  Work on using all five senses in your creative writing pieces.
• What is Tone?  Show and discuss definition, and read 2 sample paragraphs as a class to look for the tone of each piece.
• Group Activity:
• Each group a card with one of the following tone words written on it: sadness, courage, tension, sympathy, love, happiness, pride, sarcastic, excitement, hate, fear, anxiety.  Each group will write a story that conveys the attitude on the card.  You may not use the word written on the card!
• Next, each group will share its story aloud.  Other groups will try and guess the story's tone.
• Discuss:  What tools were used to develop tone?  Successful groups will share their tools/tips that they used with the class.

Thursday, March 19 (4th hour only):

• Check and edit "Show, Don't Tell" paragraphs for sensory details.  Work on using all five senses in your creative writing pieces.
• What is Tone?  Show and discuss definition, and read 2 sample paragraphs as a class to look for the tone of each piece.
• Group Activity:
• Each group a card with one of the following tone words written on it: sadness, courage, tension, sympathy, love, happiness, pride, sarcastic, excitement, hate, fear, anxiety.  Each group will write a story that conveys the attitude on the card.  You may not use the word written on the card!
• Next, each group will share its story aloud.  Other groups will try and guess the story's tone.
• Discuss:  What tools were used to develop tone?  Successful groups will share their tools/tips that they used with the class.

Friday, March 20:

• Binder Check
• Reading Day
• HW:  Read Ch. 20-22 by Monday

Week of March 9-13

Monday, March 9:

• Substitute teacher today
• Complete the Ch. 1-10 Questions.  Then, you may either read Ch. 11-13 OR work on your narrative journals
• HW:  Narrative journals AND Ch. 1-10 Qs due tomorrow
• HW:  Read Ch. 11-13 by Thursday
• Ch. 5-13 quiz on Thursday

Tuesday, March 10:

• Warm-Up
• CD Project Preparation Activity (to be continued tomorrow)
• Brainstorm themes, symbols, and situations (one will be chosen for today's writing prompt)
• Find 2 CDs in your books for the chosen writing prompt
• Discuss CDs and vote on the strongest on that fits the contents of the prompt
• Brainstorm and choose the 2 strongest CM ideas.  The strongest will be used as a TS, and the second strongest will be used in your CM.

Wednesday, March 11:

• Warm-Up
• CD Project Preparation Activity (continued)
• Use the TS, CD, and CM idea that you were given yesterday to write a one-chunk paragraph.  Do this with your small groups.
• Share one-chunk paragraphs
• Show/discuss CD Project example.  For your second chunk of your paragraph, you will individually choose a song for your 2nd CD and write more CM and a CS to finish the paragraph.
• Journal Prompt Activity
• Trade one of your journal prompts (due yesterday) with a partner.  Edit your partner's paper for the use of all 5 sensory details.  Discuss your edits with your partner.
• Share journal prompts
• HW:  Read Ch. 11-13 by tomorrow
• Ch. 5-13 quiz tomorrow
• HW:  Finish in-class CD Project paragraph by choosing your own song for the second chunk.  Due on Friday.

Thursday, March 12:

• Warm-Up
• Quiz:  Ch. 5-13
• Pass back and discuss "Catcher" response questions
• Work time to listen to music/finish writing the paragraph for the CD project
• HW:  Finish CD project paragraph by tomorrow

Friday, March 13:

• Turn in CD project paragraph
• Begin writing a narrative journal.  This should be two pages in length.  Choose ONE of the following topics:
• Separate paths
• Turning point
• Family story
• Fav. school memory
• Fav. vacation story
• Fav. summer story
• HW:  Read Ch. 14-16 and complete 2 out of the 5 questions on the handout by Monday.  The narrative journal will also be checked for completion on Monday.

Week of March 2-6

Monday, March 2:

• Warm-Up
• Notes:  Defense Mechanisms
• Activity:  In your groups, find examples of Holden's use of denial, rationalization, and projection in Ch. 1-4.  Find one quote + page # for each defense mechanism.  Be prepared to explain your choices to the class.
• The Catcher in the Rye CD Project information
• CD project due Thursday, April 2 (before Spring Break).  Get started now - this is NOT an overnight project!
• Quiz on Ch. 1-4 + Defense Mechanisms on Wednesday
• HW:  Read Ch. 5-7 by Thursday
• Binder check on Friday

Tuesday, March 3:

• No school - ACT testing for Juniors

Wednesday, March 4:

• Quiz:  Ch. 1-4
• More CD Project info + examples

Thursday, March 5:

• Warm-Up
• Group Activity:  Actively read the article, "Why Teenagers Act Crazy."  Then answer the following questions:
• Use context clues to define 4 vocabulary words that you either do not know or ones that you know will challenge many students.  Then, create a sentence that uses two of the vocabulary words correctly.
• How does the article shed light on Holden’s experiences in Ch. 1-7?  Choose two significant experiences that fit the contents of the article to explain your answer.
• Do you agree with the opinions in the article?  Why or why not?
• HW:  Finish the article + Qs by tomorrow

Friday, March 6:

• Whole-class discussion on yesterday's article and how it relates to The Catcher in the Rye
• Notes:  Showing Devices + Activity
• HW:  Read Ch. 8-10 by Monday
• HW:  Write two more descriptive journals   using the locations listed below.  Show your feelings about these places without telling.  Spend 10-15 minutes on each prompt.
  • a graveyard
  • Downtown Plymouth
  • Cedar Point
  • a shopping mall
  • PCEP (one or all of the schools)