ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Summer Reading Assignment COURSE: English II TEACHER NAME(S): Mrs. Kelly Matteson ( ​[email protected]​ ) Mrs. Kelli Williams ( ​[email protected]​ ) REQUIRED READING: Title and author: ​The Catcher in the Rye​ J.D. Salinger​* WRITING ASSIGNMENT: Attached below are both the Double-Entry Journal (DEJ) and Creative Project assignments. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Hardcopy (unless otherwise noted in assignment description). DUE DATE: First day of class, at the beginning of the hour on Monday, August 14, 2017. ASSESSMENT: Double-Entry Journal; Final Creative Project; Multiple-choice Test; In-class Writing Rubrics will be used to determine grade. Please note that mechanics, grammar, and spelling will be taken into consideration of grade. Also, be sure to properly punctuate and cite page numbers used in your journal. ATTACHMENTS: DEJ Assignment requirements (pgs. 1-2) Creative Project requirements (pgs. 3-4) *NOTE: Students must be aware that if they drop a class within the 1st week of school, they must have read the required summer reading for the 2nd choice class they’ve selected. 1
DOUBLE-ENTRY JOURNAL (DEJ): REQUIREMENTS: ● MLA format header in top left-hand corner ● Can be typed or handwritten
INSTRUCTIONS:
● Purpose The purpose of a double-entry journal (DEJ) is to give you an opportunity to express your thoughts and become more involved with the material you encounter, namely ​The Catcher in the Rye​. ● Procedure 1. You will divide your page into two with a vertical line down the center (this can be done electronically or by hand). 2. On the left side, you will copy down quotes from the novel that you find interesting or exemplary of a certain device (see below) in some way. Each quote ​MUST​ be followed by the page number from the book. 3. In the right column, you will write your personal responses to the quote on the left. The following is an example of what it should resemble: Requirements In ​The Catcher in the Rye​ there are twenty-six chapters. For your double entry journal, ​you will be expected to journal on thirty (30) quotes total​. Each reflection on the right-hand side of the page should be 2-3 sentences in length and will be graded on their depth of reflection about the quote. The entries in your DEJ may be typed or handwritten, and can be front and back. For the DEJ, twenty-five (25) of the quotes and reflections should connect to a literary device – theme, setting, character, plot, etc.– and how it is used in a specific passage to help the story develop (see the details below). When you are responding to a particular device, please 2
identify it in the reflection (see the all caps word in the box above). The remaining five (5) quotes should just be quotes with reflections that you thought were cool, that spoke to you, that expressed a Truth for how you see the world. Here are what you should cover in 25 of your quotes: ❏ 10 quotes​ ​over any five (5) characters​ who you feel are important to the novel (Reflect on what the quote says or describes about the character and why he or she is significant to the story.) ❏ 5 quotes​ ​on any of the​ ​themes​ in the book, including but not limited to 1. Loneliness, 2. Being an outsider, 3. Phoniness, 4. Growing up, 5. Relationships, 6. Childhood vs. Adulthood (Reflect on how the quote describes your chosen theme and why it’s significant to the story.) ❏ 5 quotes on any symbols​, including but not limited to 1. ducks, 2. the red hunting cap, 3. Allie’s baseball glove, 4. displays at the Natural History Museum (Reflect on what the symbol represents to Holden and to us, the readers, and why it’s significant to the story.) ❏ 3 quotes on setting(s) (Reflect on what setting is being described in the quote and how it’s significant to a character and/or the story.) ❏ 3 quotes on plot events (Reflect on how your quote displays a chosen plot event and how it’s significant to a character and/or the story.) REMEMBER:​ ​The depth of your reflection will be used in part to determine your grade, so be deep and thoughtful. Also, mechanics, grammar, and spelling ​does​ count! Finally, be sure to properly punctuate (“... .”), capitalize, and cite page numbers used in your journal. 3
CREATIVE PROJECT: REQUIREMENTS: ● Choose one of the following projects to complete for the novel. ● For each ​“Project”​, you will also need to have a “​Presentation​” as described for each. PROJECT #1: VISUAL COLLAGE:
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4 quotes 3 major plot events 2 representations of major characters 1 theme in the novel This collage should demonstrate the above items through words and images. The collage can be in multi-media form as a poster or can be created electronically as an iMovie, Prezi, etc. (If electronic, it must be shared with your teacher prior to the start of class on Monday, August 14th.) It ​must​ be a representative visual text for the novel, ​The Catcher in the Rye​. Presentation: Your paper explaining your project will need to be 1 – 1½ pages and must be typed in MLA format with a header in the left-hand top corner. In it you will need to introduce your project (first paragraph) and provide a rationale (an explanation) as to what choices you made in designing your project and why you made those choices (remaining body paragraphs). Don’t forget to conclude your paper with what this collage helped you to understand more about the book. PROJECT #2: MIXTAPE (A PLAYLIST):
● Create an album—soundtrack and cover art—for ​The Catcher in the Rye​. Your album should consist of ten (10) representative songs for the album. These songs should capture the ​settings, characters, plot, and themes​ you find in the novel. ● In addition to the songs, you need to provide an artistic album cover that collectively represents visual elements of the novel and your playlist--give it a creative album title. ● This cover art should be 8” x 11” (a piece of printing paper) and can be a collage, or hand-illustrated. ● On the back of this album cover, you must list your 10 songs and each song’s artist(s). ● Presentation: Your paper explaining your project will need to be 1 – 1½ pages and must be typed in MLA format with a header in the left-hand top corner. In the first paragraph, you will need to introduce your project, explain your album’s title and the cover art. Then you will need to provide a 3 sentence rationale (an explanation) for each song, explaining what choices you made in choosing your 4
songs and why those choices were made. In other words, you will need to explain why you chose each song--whether it be lyrics, tone, tempo, etc.--and how you saw that song connecting to the novel through character(s), theme, setting, plot, symbols, etc. PROJECT #3: DEAR MR. SALINGER: ● Write a letter to Mr. Salinger about his novel you just read (400-600 words; 1½ - 2 pages). ● Tell him what this book made you think about. Make a connection between yourself and a character(s) or an event/setting in the story. Think about and answer at least five (5) the following questions as you discuss this book with the author: ●
❏ What ideas or questions about life did it give you? ❏ How do you identify with Holden, or if you didn’t, how did you find him slightly annoying? ❏ Why did you enjoy ​or​ not enjoy this book? ❏ How does the book mirror your life in some way as a teenager? ❏ What questions did Mr. Salinger force you to ask of yourself or of others, of society around you? ❏ What did the book show you about your society, about adults, about your world that you never noticed before? Why do you think it’s accurate or not? ❏ What did you realize about yourself as a result of reading this book? How was this work meaningful or not meaningful to you? ❏ How do you see this book influencing your life to come? Think about its influence in five, ten, twenty years down the road. Presentation: Your paper to Mr. Salinger must be between 400 and 600 words (1½ - 2 pages). It should be typed, double-spaced, in Times New Roman font, 12 pt. letter size, and in proper letter format: with a greeting (e.g., ​Dear Mr. Salinger,…​) and a signature to close your letter (e.g., ​All the best,...​). Remember, do not just summarize the plot of the book. ​Why​? Because Mr. Salinger wrote the story and probably already knows what happened. What he doesn’t know is the way the book affected ​you​! Be honest, personal, and conversational. Exploring why you react the way you do to literature is a valuable lesson because it teaches you about yourself.