New York City Setting-Characater Project

To show your understanding of how setting shows Holden's character in Catcher in the Rye, you will make a map of Holden's places. You need a NYC MTA subway map. Make sure you get the project checklist & description from Heather.

The project is worth 100 points and is due by Monday, May 18, 2009. No late projects will be accepted!

Vocab:

The Setting of New York City

Today we begin to consider how the setting of New York City shows Holden's character. We created a three column chart with the following headings to organize some ideas around setting and character. Read chapter 14.

Places Holden goes/would go
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Quotes about the places
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What setting says about Holden's character
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Vocab: environs (n)
My environs of New York City keep me energized. There are always people out and about, cabs are rushing everywhere, and there's always a party.

Independent Reading

Independent Reading Response: What question would you ask the protagonist of your book? Why? What do you think their answer would be?

Finishing your Catcher in the Rye summaries, chapters 1 - 14.

Vocab: reciprocal (adj)
My friends and I have reciprocal relationships. If they do something for me, I do something for them.

Reviewing Holden

Wait. What were we doing? Since we haven't had school for the past 10 days, let's spend some time reviewing. In teams of 4, collect the following information about Catcher in the Rye through chapter 14 on posters. You will present them to the class Tuesday.

Topics for Presentation (Each person on the team specializes in ONE topic.)

• Characterization of Holden: What kind of person is Holden?
  
• Side Character: Name 5 other characters and explain why they are important to Holden.
• 3 Conflicts & Resolutions: What are three conflicts Holden has had? How does he resolve them?
  
• 10 Important Event: List 10 important events from chapters 1 - 14.

Vocab
rile (v)
My sister used to rile me up by tickling me until I became hyper and crazy.

Problems

What IS Holden's PROBLEM?
Today we read chapter 14 and identified two problems that Holden shows us in this chapter. The problem could be emotional, psychologoical, physical, or relational. Describe the problem and solution to the problem in the following chart.

A problem Holden has is . . . Another problem Holden has is . . .



The solution is . . . The solution is . . .


This is on page . . . This is on page . . .


Vocab: irate (adj.)
When my mother gets irate, she yells at me and her face turns read and her veins pop out.

One More Woman

Today we read chapter 12 and added Sunny to our Women chart.

Vocab: nonchalant (adj.)