AP Literature and composition

1. AP Literature and composition September 4, 2013 Mr. Houghteling “It’s a Work it Together Wednesday!”

2. Agenda • Holden’s Quotables. • Oral reading. • AP = Analytical Paraphrase • Journal writing / questions or comments.

3. Holden’s Quotables • Get in pairs. • When you get your quote, share it with your partner. • Discuss the value of Holden’s statement, analyzing its validity or lack of it. • Try to reach a consensus as to whether Holden is telling you a truth or not.

4. Holden’s Quotables 1 • “People always think something’s all true” (1.9). • “People never notice anything” (1.9). • “I’d never yell ‘Good luck!’ at anybody. It sounds terrible, when you think about it” (2.16). • “I’m quite illiterate, but I read a lot” (3.18). • “What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it” (3.18).

5. Holden’s Quotables 2 • “You take a very handsome guy, or a guy that thinks he’s a real hot-shot, and they’re always asking you to do them a big favor” (4.27). • “You have to be in the mood for those things” (4.33). • “You take a guy like Stradlater, they never give your regards to people” (4.33).

6. The Catcher in the Rye • Read Chapters 13 and 14 (page 104). • Reading Journal • One entry per day. • Consider: • Questions you may have. • Interesting plot developments. • Interpretation of characterization. • Interpretation of author’s style. • Quotation analysis.

7. Let’s track Holden’s Saturday night • He goes to dinner. • He goes to town, eats some burgers, plays pinball and comes home. • He writes the composition for Stradlater. • He worries. • He fights with Stradlater. • He talks with Ackley.

8. Characterization • Who is Holden Caulfield, and how do you know? • Write a brief character sketch of Holden. Use plenty of adjectives when you describe him. • We shall review and discuss when we’re finished.