Themes - The Catcher in the Rye

Themes - The Cathcer in the Rye

•  Youth and Innocence
• Loneliness and Isolation
• Sexuality and Sexual Identity
• Madness, Depression, and Suicide
• Wisdom, Knowledge, and Academic Success
• Lies, Deceit, and Phoniness

         ***   “Phony” is the most frequently repeated word in this novel. Holden applies “phony” to anything hypocritical, shallow, superficial, inauthentic, or otherwise fake. “Crazy,” “madman,” and “depressed” rank close behind it.   *** 

American Cultural History - The 1940's

•The 1940's were dominated by World War II (1939-1945).

•US isolationism was shattered by the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

•War production pulled us out of the Great Depression.

•World War II changed the order of world power; the United States and the USSR became super powers.

•Women were needed to replace men who had gone off to war, and so the first great exodus of women from the home to the workplace began.

•Rationing affected the food we ate, the clothes we wore, the toys with which children played.

•The successful use of an antibiotic, penicillin, by 1941 revolutionized medicine.

•After the war, the men returned, having seen the rest of the world.

•The GI Bill allowed more men than ever before to get a college education.

Women had to give up their jobs to the returning men, but they had tasted independence.

The Catcher in the Rye - Vocabulary (Chapters 1-3)

1.  hemorrhages
2.  foils
3.  ostracized
4.  grippe
5.  chiffonier
6.  lagoon
7.  compulsory
8.  falsetto
9.  hound's tooth

The Crucible Essay

English 3

To think about as you view the movie... 

Money, power, and greed have been motivating the actions of people for hundreds of years and are still great motivators today. 

After viewing the movie...

In a 4-6 paragraph essay in which you use specific and vivid details from The Crucible, explain how and why this is true.

 

 

Commonly Misspelled Words - English 2 Lab

Commonly Misspelled Words

                       beginning            occasion            receive
                       beneficial            performance      separate
                       choose               proceed             sincerely
                       definitely             professor           sophomore
                       environment        realize                success

Research Paper Topic Selection - Eng. 3

English 3 - Research Paper Topic Selection

What to consider when looking for a research paper topic?

Use the card catalog or search through the shelves for books; write down topics and titles as you find them.

If you can answer YES to the following questions, you may submit your research paper topics to me for approval.

• Are you interested in this topic?
• Will you be able to interview someone with knowledge of your topic?
• Can you locate 5 sources (varied sources - they can not all be from the internet) in addition to your interview?
• Can your topic be converted into a thesis question? 
• Will you be able to write 6-8 pages on this topic and provide your opinion about the topic?
• Does the Media Center have any information on your topic, so that you will be able to do some of your research at school?

The Great Gatsby Voc. - Eng. 3

The Great Gatsby - Vocabulary - English 3

exempt       bizarre       bantering       complacency     desolate     supercilious     apathetic
languid       vehemently       credulity       cynical          ascertain    labyrinth         sinister
juxtaposition     distraught     fluctuate       saunter       abyss       presumptuous   formidable
corroborate      garrulous      holocaust     incoherent