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- The Catcher in the Rye Coming-of-Age in Literature EDC 448:
Text Set Grade Level 9 Due: 14 February 2013 By Carolyn Cleary
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- Essential Questions What causes a person to rebel? Is it a good
or bad thing? Do you always listen to the advice of others? Should
you? What is depression and what can be done to help? What does it
mean to come of age?
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- 1. Textbook: Catcher in the Rye Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in
the Rye. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company, 1951. Print.
Quantitative Analysis: Using the Flesch-Kincaid readability test, I
found this textbook to have a grade level of 7 and a reading ease
score of 70. However, because this book has some adult themes like
isolation, sexuality and depression I believe this text would be
better suited for a 9 th grade class. Qualitative Analysis: I chose
The Catcher in the Rye because of my personal fondness for the
novel and because I believe that it deals with the ever-present
issues that go along with growing up in a society that may not
always be welcoming. I believe this book could be a great starting
off point for a teacher to reach different learning targets through
a text that students will certainly see as relevant to their lives.
The story is in chronological order, and should be accessible for
every student in my classroom. As a teacher, however, I may need to
prepare to explain certain slang or word choices that were specific
to the time period.
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- 2. Biography: J.D. Salinger J.D. Salinger Biography." The
Biography Channel. Website. 13 February 2013
http://www.biography.com/people/jd- salinger-9470070?page=2
Qualitative Analysis: While this Biography is taken from The
Biography Channel s website, I would personally choose to print out
the article for my text set. The article itself is rated to be
nearly college level appropriate, according to the Flesch-Kincaid
readability test, but I believe that students will be able to
handle the material. I also believe that it is very important for
students to get a grasp on who the author was, and the time period
in which The Catcher in the Rye was written.
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- 3.Website History.com The 1950s The 1950s History.com. Website.
13 February 2013. http://www.history.com/topics/1950s Qualitative
Analysis: This website offers a wide variety of information about
the 1950s, which is the time in which The Catcher in the Rye was
set. I believe that it is beneficial for students to understand as
much as they can about the time period. To make the website more
accessible and less daunting, I would split students into groups
and assign them something to pay closest attention to and then ask
that the class share back their information to the whole class.
This promotes discussion and gets students thinking about the time
period in which Holden Caulfields story takes place.
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- 4. Video: This is New York, 1950 Travel Film Archive: This is
New York, 1950. Website. 13 February 2013.
http://www.travelfilmarchive.com/item.php?id=
12061&clip=n&num=10&startrow=0&keywords
=this+is+new+york+1950 Qualitative Analysis: This is a video of a
tour of New York in the 1950s, which shows everything from Yankee
Stadium to the Financial District to Times Square, while also
giving students a real example of how people carried themselves in
the 1950s. I would like to include this video in my text set
because I believe that this real footage of people in the 1950s
will help my students visualize the characters and the setting of
The Catcher in the Rye. Whether I would show the full 22 minutes of
film would be decided at a later date.
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- 5. Song Lyrics I am a Rock by Simon and Garfunkel Simon, Paul,
and Art Garfunkel. "I Am a Rock." Sounds of Silence. Simon &
Garfunkel. Columbia, 1966. MP3. Qualitative Analysis: I am choosing
to include these song lyrics in my text set because I believe that
a lesson that includes music is one that takes into account
students multiple intelligences. I chose this song in particular
because I see the same theme of isolation and loneliness that is so
prevalent in Holden Caulfields journey in The Catcher in the Rye. I
realize that this song may not be representative of my students
time period, and would therefore ask that they in turn find a song
that they enjoy and that they believe is relevant to The Catcher in
the Rye as an assignment. Hopefully this assignment will allow
students to form connections between the text and their world.
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- I am a Rock Lyrics A winter's day In a deep and dark December;
I am alone, Gazing from my window to the streets below On a freshly
fallen silent shroud of snow. I am a rock, I am an island. I've
built walls, A fortress deep and mighty, That none may penetrate. I
have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain. It's laughter
and it's loving I disdain. I am a rock, I am an island. Don't talk
of love, But I've heard the words before; It's sleeping in my
memory. I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died. If
I never loved I never would have cried. I am a rock, I am an
island. I have my books And my poetry to protect me; I am shielded
in my armor, Hiding in my room, safe within my womb. I touch no one
and no one touches me. I am a rock, I am an island. And a rock
feels no pain; And an island never cries. PRESS PLAY FOR AUDIO
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- 6. Video Summary Video Sparknote of The Catcher in the Rye
http://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=WSq-WQgKnyE SparkNotes Editors.
SparkNote on The Catcher in the Rye. SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes
LLC. 2007. Web. 9 Feb. 2013. Qualitative Analysis: I have chosen to
include this short summative video about The Catcher in the Rye in
my text set because I believe that it will help students to
visualize what theyve read upon completion of the novel. I believe
that this sort of graphic visualization of the text will help
students grasp certain pieces of the novel that they may have
missed. This video is only 10 minutes in length, which means that
it will leave plenty of time for discussion and further class
instruction.
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- 7. TV Show Freaks and Geeks: Looks and Books Feig, Paul. "Looks
and Books." Freaks and Geeks. DreamWorks Television. 1999.
Television. Qualitative Analysis: Catcher in the Rye is a classic
coming-of-age novel set in the 1950s that touches on the issues of
rebellion, societal pressures, and family in general. Freaks and
Geeks is a more modern version of the same themes, which is why I
think it would prove prudent to include the episode Looks and Books
in my text set. The episode is only a bit over 40 minutes long, and
is about the two main character succumbing to peer pressure and
what results from their decisions. The episode itself would only
take up one class period, and could be a good building block for a
writing project or another type of lesson.
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- 8. Website FanFiction.net The Catcher in the Rye Qualitative
Analysis: Ive chosen to include a fan fiction website in my text
set because I think that it could be a great tool for students to
use to interact with the text. From what I can tell, FanFiction.net
is a simple medium for those whod like to write for an audience
about the books that they enjoy. If I were to use this website in
my classroom, I would consider setting up a group for my students
so that they could share their works together in a somewhat
moderated environment. The website itself is pretty
straightforward, leading me to believe that my students shouldnt
have a problem with the technology. I would, however, still
consider modeling the process for my students to make sure that
everything is accessible.
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- 9. Y.A. Graphic Novel Runaways Volume 1: Pride and Joy Vaughan,
Brian K. Runaways Volume 1: Pride and Joy. New York: Marvel
Worldwide, 2011. Print. Qualitative Analysis: Runaways: Pride and
Joy is a graphic novel, produced by the well known company Marvel,
about a group of teenagers who realize that their parents are
super-human villains which leads the teenagers to decide to run
away from home and fight back against their parents. The novel
deals with the same themes of rebellion and alienation as The
Catcher in the Rye, but in an entirely different manner. I believe
that this text would be a great tool in answering the essential
questions, What causes a person to rebel? Is it a good or bad
thing? and Do you always listen to the advice of others? Should
you? I also believe that students will enjoy the opportunity to
read such a different style of text.
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- 10. Contemporary Y.A. Novel The Hunger Games Collins, Suzanne.
The Hunger Games. New York: Scholastic, 2008. Print. Qualitative
Analysis : The Hunger Games is a well-known modern novel about a
girl in a deranged society that pits children against each other in
a fight to the death. The novel is about the main character,
Katniss, and her fight against this society and this game that is
trying to kill her. The themes of societal pressures, rebellion,
isolation, and an almost hopeless love is reminiscent of The
Catcher in the Rye which is why I have chosen to include it in my
text set. Students will most likely have some background knowledge
of this text, and will hopefully be excited to delve into it in the
classroom.