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Summer Reading

10th Grade

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The Catcher

in the Rye

By JD Salinger

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Link to PDF

Link to Audiobook

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The Catcher in the Rye - Instructions

  1. Read the book using the PDF, Audiobook, a combination, or other resources as you see fit.
    1. I recommend 1.5 hours per week for four weeks, which should be enough to finish the whole audio book. This is approximately 15 minutes per day.
    2. Create a reading log (example) in which you record your progress, your thinking, and your questions.
  2. Complete 2 of the activities in the following slides, based on your personal preferences.
  3. Consider the following guiding questions and be ready to discuss it in reference to the book:

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Guiding Questions for Discussion

What is the impact of being isolated and ostracized from the world?

How necessary is it to conform to find success?

To what extent do we need to shelter and protect children from the world?

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Activity 1

Activity 2

JD Salinger famously made sure that his book will not be made into a movie - at least for a long time.

Imagine that his estate has given you the opportunity to produce a movie based on his novel.

Who would you cast in the specific roles necessary for the film, and why? What scenes would you change, omit, or include?

Create a PowerPoint presentation of your ideas for the movie.

Many, many people have tried to “diagnose” Holden.

Pretend you are a psychiatrist, and diagnose Holden with the mental health disorder you think he has - or, explain why he does not have any issues with mental health.

Use specific examples from the book to explain your answer.

Write a letter or a medical report.

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Activity 3

Activity 4

Write an argumentative text in which you explain why someone should read The Catcher in the Rye, and what they can learn about life and what it means to be an adolescent.

You may write an essay, create a YouTube video, write an editorial or opinion article, or any other argumentative text.

You should include specific evidence and examples from the book.

What happens to Holden?

Create a narrative text of your choosing exploring the future of Holden.

You may consider the immediate future or you may think about the more distant future.

You should make reference to the events of the book.

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READING LOG: �Make copies of this slide for your log and/or create your own log.

Date:

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Difficult Vocabulary (word and definition)

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