WAYS TO START AN INTRODUCTORY PARARGRAPH
Statistic
Definition
Rhetorical Question
Anecdote
Joke
Shocking statement
Quotation
In the United States, depression is the most common mental health disorder.
Each year depression affects 17 million people of all age groups, races, and
economic backgrounds.
Studies suggest that 1 in 8 teens has depression.
Depression is like a never-ending sad story, where you're the main
character.
“I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life.”
“People never notice anything.”
Why do people get depressed?
How do teenagers show signs of grief?
Very often in literature, main characters tend to make decisions and
act based on their emotions. In J.D. Salinger’s novel, The Catcher in the Rye,
Holden Caulfield, the main character, made decisions and is swayed by his
overwhelming depression. There are many illustrations of Holden’s depression
throughout this novel.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Class Plan for February 14, 2013 (20 min. period)
CC.1.4.11-12.P
Objectives: Students will write a conclusion that smoothly transitions between ideas. Students will write a conclusion that reflects the thesis and the arguments made in the body paragraphs.
SWBAT: Students will work a conclusion paragraph for their Catcher in the Rye essays. In this paragraph, they will be able to restate the thesis, summarize the main points from their papers in 1-2 sentences, and write a strong concluding sentence.
Do Now:
CONCLUSIONS!
Take a sheet of paper.
You will write the conclusion to essays! You are almost done!
Like the introductory paragraph, the conclusion must include three parts:
1. Restatement of your thesis - reaffirm your position that Holden is a depressed teen
2. 1-2 sentences that summarize the main points you made in your essays
3. A concluding sentence that leaves the reader something to think about
In your conclusion, move from specific info. about Holden and depression to general information about depression.
CC.1.4.11-12.P
Objectives: Students will write a conclusion that smoothly transitions between ideas. Students will write a conclusion that reflects the thesis and the arguments made in the body paragraphs.
SWBAT: Students will work a conclusion paragraph for their Catcher in the Rye essays. In this paragraph, they will be able to restate the thesis, summarize the main points from their papers in 1-2 sentences, and write a strong concluding sentence.
Do Now:
CONCLUSIONS!
Take a sheet of paper.
You will write the conclusion to essays! You are almost done!
Like the introductory paragraph, the conclusion must include three parts:
1. Restatement of your thesis - reaffirm your position that Holden is a depressed teen
2. 1-2 sentences that summarize the main points you made in your essays
3. A concluding sentence that leaves the reader something to think about
In your conclusion, move from specific info. about Holden and depression to general information about depression.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Class Plan for Wednesday, February 13, 2013
CC.1.4.11-12.H, CC.1.4.11-12.N
Objective: Introduce the argument made in a formal essay that draws on evidence from a novel and an informational text. Use the introductory paragraph as a way to activate reader interest and to inform the reader of the essay of the claims that will be made in the body paragraphs.
SWBAT: Write a well-formulated introductory paragraph that includes an attention getter, brief overview of the novel, and a thesis.
Do Now:
Take a sheet of paper.
Write the introduction to your Catcher in the Rye essays!
Your introduction needs to have three parts:
Self-editing checklist
CC.1.4.11-12.H, CC.1.4.11-12.N
Objective: Introduce the argument made in a formal essay that draws on evidence from a novel and an informational text. Use the introductory paragraph as a way to activate reader interest and to inform the reader of the essay of the claims that will be made in the body paragraphs.
SWBAT: Write a well-formulated introductory paragraph that includes an attention getter, brief overview of the novel, and a thesis.
Do Now:
Take a sheet of paper.
Write the introduction to your Catcher in the Rye essays!
Your introduction needs to have three parts:
- An attention getter - ex. a quotation, relevant fact, shocking statement, rhetorical question
- A story summary that includes the author (J.D. Salinger), main character (Holden Caulfield), and the title of the book. IF you are feeling ambitious (eager, motivated), you can include another sentence that briefly discusses issues from the novel that relate to the thesis.
- THESIS - state the two (or three) symptoms that you discuss in your paper. Through Holden's three-day journey at Pencey Prep and in New York City, it is evident that he suffers from depression when he displays ____________ and ____________ (or ______, _______, and _______).
Self-editing checklist
Due Dates - Week of February 11th
1. Body paragraphs DUE WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13
2. Introductory paragraph DUE WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13
3. Quiz on end of the novel on FRIDAY, Feb. 15
4. NEW chapter questions DUE FRIDAY, Feb. 15
Chapter Questions: 22-26
Chapter 22:
1. What are some of the reasons Holden tells Phoebe about why he hated Pencey Prep?
2. What does it tell us about Holden when Phoebe states, “You don’t like anything that’s happening.”
3. Describe three things Phoebe and Holden discuss when he sneaks into his parents’ house to visit her. (You can use chapter 21 to help you answer this question)
4. Who does Holden start thinking about when he is talking to Phoebe? What happened to this person?
5. Explain what it means when Holden tells Phoebe that he wants to be the “catcher in the rye.”
Chapter 23
1. Who does Holden call from his parents’ apartment? What does he want from this person?
2. What does Phoebe give Holden? What does Holden give Phoebe?
3. Holden says that he is nervous about his parents coming home, but at the end of the chapter he states, “I figured if they caught me, they caught me. I almost wished they did, in a way.” What do you think this means?
Chapter 24
1. Why did Holden fail his speech class?
2. Why is it ironic that Holden tells Mr. Antolini, “I’m a moderate smoker.”
3. What advice does Antolini give Holden?
4. What is Holden’s relationship with Mr. Antolini? What happens between them that makes Holden leave?
Chapter 25
1. What does Holden say when he steps off the curb? Why does he keep repeating this?
2. What is Holden’s reaction to the article about hormones?
3. Although Holden uses bad language, why was he so upset about the curse words on the school wall?
4. What does Phoebe bring with her when she meets Holden at the museum? How does he react to this?
5. What does Holden mean when he states, “The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything. If they fall off, they fall off, but it’s bad if you say anything to them”?
Chapter 26
1. What do you think happens to Holden between the end of Chapter 25 and Chapter 26?
2. What are the last two lines of the story? What does Holden mean when he says this?
2. Introductory paragraph DUE WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13
3. Quiz on end of the novel on FRIDAY, Feb. 15
4. NEW chapter questions DUE FRIDAY, Feb. 15
Chapter Questions: 22-26
Chapter 22:
1. What are some of the reasons Holden tells Phoebe about why he hated Pencey Prep?
2. What does it tell us about Holden when Phoebe states, “You don’t like anything that’s happening.”
3. Describe three things Phoebe and Holden discuss when he sneaks into his parents’ house to visit her. (You can use chapter 21 to help you answer this question)
4. Who does Holden start thinking about when he is talking to Phoebe? What happened to this person?
5. Explain what it means when Holden tells Phoebe that he wants to be the “catcher in the rye.”
Chapter 23
1. Who does Holden call from his parents’ apartment? What does he want from this person?
2. What does Phoebe give Holden? What does Holden give Phoebe?
3. Holden says that he is nervous about his parents coming home, but at the end of the chapter he states, “I figured if they caught me, they caught me. I almost wished they did, in a way.” What do you think this means?
Chapter 24
1. Why did Holden fail his speech class?
2. Why is it ironic that Holden tells Mr. Antolini, “I’m a moderate smoker.”
3. What advice does Antolini give Holden?
4. What is Holden’s relationship with Mr. Antolini? What happens between them that makes Holden leave?
Chapter 25
1. What does Holden say when he steps off the curb? Why does he keep repeating this?
2. What is Holden’s reaction to the article about hormones?
3. Although Holden uses bad language, why was he so upset about the curse words on the school wall?
4. What does Phoebe bring with her when she meets Holden at the museum? How does he react to this?
5. What does Holden mean when he states, “The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything. If they fall off, they fall off, but it’s bad if you say anything to them”?
Chapter 26
1. What do you think happens to Holden between the end of Chapter 25 and Chapter 26?
2. What are the last two lines of the story? What does Holden mean when he says this?
Monday, February 11, 2013
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Class Plan for Monday, February 11, 2013
CC.1.4.11-12.
Objectives: Students will use transitions to link ideas, sentences, and paragraphs. Students will use information from a novel and an informational text to find evidence that supports and explains a specific claim.
SWBAT: Write a paragraph using various transitions to place events in the order in which they occur in a story. Students will learn how to introduce a series of claims, and how to write a conclusion that supports and summarizes the claims made in an essay.
DO NOW:
Re-write the
paragraph by rearranging the sentences into the correct sequence of
events. Also, when you re-write the
paragraph you MUST use different transitions. Don't forget to indent.
Holden goes to
his parents’ house to visit Phoebe, his little sister, who gets mad at him for
being kicked out of another school.The bartender at
the Wicker Bar tells Holden to go home because he was drunk and soaking wet
from dunking his head in the sink. Holden arranges
to meet Carl Luce, his student advisor from Whooten, for a drink. Holden tells
Sally how much he hates the guys who go to all boys’ schools because of all the
phonies there. The date with
Sally Hayes ends because he yells at her for not agreeing to run away with him.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Class Plan for Friday, February 8, 2013
Objectives: Students will evaluate how an author’s background shapes the content, including character development, themes, setting, and mood. Also, students will evaluate the novel and the Psych Central article to find relevant facts, quotations, and symptoms to support the argument that the main character suffers from depression. The reason for selecting evidence and facts to support specific symptoms of depression will be explained in each body paragraph.
DO NOW:
Who is J.D. Salinger?
Read the J.D. Salinger bio and circle 1-2 pieces of information in ONLY the first FOUR PARAGRAPHS.
Next,
Watch the video from NBC's Nightly News.
While watching the video, write down two facts on the back of the Do Now that you find interesting (other than that he is an author).
Exit pass:
Objectives: Students will evaluate how an author’s background shapes the content, including character development, themes, setting, and mood. Also, students will evaluate the novel and the Psych Central article to find relevant facts, quotations, and symptoms to support the argument that the main character suffers from depression. The reason for selecting evidence and facts to support specific symptoms of depression will be explained in each body paragraph.
SWBAT:
Students will
use visual aids and an informational text to learn and understand how an
author’s personality influences his work.
Also, students will continue to analyze the novel and an informational
text to develop arguments that use concrete details, quotations, and relevant
facts. Students will also be able to
integrate transitions into their written work.
DO NOW:
Who is J.D. Salinger?
Read the J.D. Salinger bio and circle 1-2 pieces of information in ONLY the first FOUR PARAGRAPHS.
Next,
Watch the video from NBC's Nightly News.
While watching the video, write down two facts on the back of the Do Now that you find interesting (other than that he is an author).
Exit pass:
· If you were at
a business event and people started talking about Salinger, what is something
you could discuss about him (aside from him being an author) with them?
At a business meeting, my colleagues were discussing J.D. Salinger, the author of Catcher in the Rye, and I told them that he...
Homework: Finish the rough drafts of the 1st and 2nd body paragraphs.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Class Plan for Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Objectives:
SWBAT:
DO NOW:
Take a piece of paper.
Find three of your favorite lines from Catcher in the Rye. Each line must be from different parts of the story, SO:
Write your three lines and page numbers on the piece of paper.
Choose one line and create a sentence strip.
We are going to use the lines you found from the novel to create a FOUND POEM.
Objectives:
CC.1.4.11-12.O
Use narrative techniques such as dialogue, description, reflection, multiple
plot lines, and pacing, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters; use
precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a
vivid picture of the experiences, events, settings, and/or characters.
CC.1.4.11-12.P
Create
a smooth progression of experiences or events using a variety of techniques to
sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole
and build toward a particular tone and outcome.
SWBAT:
Students will
be able to create a found poem on Catcher in the Rye with a smooth
progression of experiences and events using narrative techniques. The phrases will be used to create a
representation of the tone, events, setting, and characters in the novel, which students will compile into a poem.
DO NOW:
Take a piece of paper.
Find three of your favorite lines from Catcher in the Rye. Each line must be from different parts of the story, SO:
- One line from Chapters 1-7
- One line from Chapters 8-14
- One line from Chapters 15-21
Write your three lines and page numbers on the piece of paper.
Choose one line and create a sentence strip.
We are going to use the lines you found from the novel to create a FOUND POEM.
2nd Body Paragraph
In the second body paragraph, you will choose
another symptom and different examples that show that Holden is depressed.
Another indication that Holden is depressed is when he…
Another indication that Holden is depressed is when he…
- speaks of or efforts to run away from home
- engages in self-injurious behavior.
- exhibits signs of alcohol and drug abuse.
THEN,
For example, for instance, to illustrate
First of all, To begin with,
First of all, To begin with,
OR
Holden
says, “I ordered a Scotch and soda, which is
my favorite drink, next to frozen Daiquiris. If you were only around six years
old, you could get liquor at Ernie's.” This demonstrates that he is a heavy
drinker which is self-destructive for a teenager.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Class Plan for Friday, February 1, 2013
Objectives:
CC.1.3.11-12.B Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and conclusions based on and related to an author’s implicit and explicit assumptions and beliefs.
CC.1.4.11-12.F Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
SWBAT: Demonstrate knowledge of key facts, themes, and characters from Catcher in the Rye. They will be able to demonstrate appropriate command of English grammar, and be able to use information from a novel and informational text to support a thesis in a formal essay.
DO NOW:
Catcher in the Rye crossword puzzle!
The first person who finishes the puzzle gets 10 extra credit tickets; next THREE people get five extra credit tickets; and everyone who finishes gets one point.
Reminder: Chapter questions for 17-21 are due today!!
Objectives:
CC.1.3.11-12.B Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and conclusions based on and related to an author’s implicit and explicit assumptions and beliefs.
CC.1.4.11-12.F Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
SWBAT: Demonstrate knowledge of key facts, themes, and characters from Catcher in the Rye. They will be able to demonstrate appropriate command of English grammar, and be able to use information from a novel and informational text to support a thesis in a formal essay.
DO NOW:
Catcher in the Rye crossword puzzle!
The first person who finishes the puzzle gets 10 extra credit tickets; next THREE people get five extra credit tickets; and everyone who finishes gets one point.
Reminder: Chapter questions for 17-21 are due today!!
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