10/2/15Do Now:- Take out your Catcher books

and Post-It notes.- Take a STEAL worksheet from

the front

Homework:- Finish reading chapter 3

Content Objective: Students will work in small groups to complete a STEAL characterization worksheet.

Language Objective: Students find the most relevant evidence to support the characterization of Holden.

- What did you read in Chapter 3?- Who is Ackley?- What does he look like?- What is Holden’s attitude towards him?

“Turn and Talk”:

Shows things that reveal the personality of a character. There are five different methods of indirect characterization:

Speech: What does the character say? How does the character

speak? Thoughts: What is revealed through the character’s private thoughts and feelings?

Effect: on others toward the character. What is revealed through the character’s effect on other people? How do other characters feel or behave in reaction to the character?

Actions: What does the character do? How does the character behave?

Looks What does the character look like? How does the character dress?

TIP: Use the mnemonic device of STEAL to remember the five types of indirect characterization

Indirect Characterization:

  Examples from the text:(Give quote and page #)

What does it show us? What inferences can you make?

Speech

   

Thoughts

   

Effect on others

   

Actions

   

Looks

   

Monday: Introduce summative assignment Tuesday: Begin Reading

Wednesday: Continue Reading

Thursday: Finish Reading Chapter 3

Friday: STEAL Characterization

Looking Ahead:

The Catcher in the Rye Argumentative Essay

Directions: You have closely read each of the texts listed at the bottom of the page and you will now write a source-based argument on the topic below.

Topic: Determine whether Holden Caulfield is suffering from a serious mental health disorder(s) or if he is just a typical teenager.

Your Task: Using evidence from at least three of the texts, and the novel, write a well-developed argument regarding whether Holden Caulfield is suffering from a serious mental health disorder(s) or if he is just a typical teenager. Clearly establish your claim, distinguish your claim from alternate or opposing claims, and use specific, relevant, and sufficient evidence from at least three of the texts listed below, and the novel, to develop your argument. Do not simply summarize each text.

Guidelines:

Be sure to

Establish your claim regarding whether Holden Caulfield is suffering from a serious mental health disorder(s) or if he is just a typical teenager.

Distinguish your claim from alternate or opposing claims.

Use specific, relevant, and sufficient evidence from at least three of the texts and the novel to develop your argument.

Identify each source that you reference according to MLA guidelines.

Organize your ideas in a cohesive and coherent manner.

Maintain a formal style of writing.

Follow the conventions of standard written English.

Texts:

Text 1 – The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Text 2 – “Why Teenagers Act Crazy” by Richard Friedman Text 3 – “Anxiety Disorders” reviewed by D'Arcy Lyness PhD Text 4 – “The Teenage Brain” by PBS Text 5 – “Bipolar Disorder” from New York Department of Mental Health Text 6 – “The Adolescent Brain: Beyond Raging Hormones” from the Harvard Mental Health Letter Text 7 – “What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?” from AnxietyBC.com

Post It NotesLevel 1 Options:

o A quote or moment you like.o A question you have about the facts of the

novel (plot, characters, etc.)o Vocabularyo New facts or details that you have learned

about a character.

Level 2 Options:o A connection to selfo A literary element you notice (what it

is and how it is used) Characterization (Adjective) Imagery (How is word choice used) Setting (What is significance of place) Metaphor/Simile Theme (What is the big idea) Conflict (What is the big problem) Symbol (Concrete and abstract)o An inference or prediction that you can

make about the text.o A question you have that would require

thought to answer (beyond the facts)

Level 3 Options:

o A connection to the world or another text.

o A universal theme or ideao Thought provoking questions for

Socratic Seminar.o Awareness of authors craft (Salinger is

using this technique because…)

Characterization is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. Characterization is revealed through direct characterization and indirect characterization.

Defining Characterization:

Tells the audience what the personality of the character is. Example: “The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mother.”

Explanation: The author is directly telling the audience the personality of these two children. The boy is “patient” and the girl is “quiet.”

Direct Characterization:

Post It NotesLevel 1 Options:

o A quote or moment you like.o A question you have about the facts of the

novel (plot, characters, etc.)o Vocabularyo New facts or details that you have learned

about a character.

Level 2 Options:o A connection to selfo A literary element you notice (what it

is and how it is used) Characterization (Adjective) Imagery (How is word choice used) Setting (What is significance of place) Metaphor/Simile Theme (What is the big idea) Conflict (What is the big problem) Symbol (Concrete and abstract)o An inference or prediction that you can

make about the text.o A question you have that would require

thought to answer (beyond the facts)

Level 3 Options:

o A connection to the world or another text.

o A universal theme or ideao Thought provoking questions for

Socratic Seminar.o Awareness of authors craft (Salinger is

using this technique because…)