D-BAND: FINAL CITR BLOG POST!

1)  What meaning can you derive from the last two chapters? What do you learn about Holden-- are his conflicts resolved? Is there hope for Holden? What is JD Salinger trying to say? Choose a passage that really spoke to you and revealed some meaning/a larger understanding about Holden or the book in general.

2) Don't forget to respond to someone else's post! Answer their questions, or pose a question of your own!

A-BAND: FINAL CITR BLOG POST!

1)  What meaning can you derive from the last two chapters? What do you learn about Holden-- are his conflicts resolved? Is there hope for Holden? What is JD Salinger trying to say? Choose a passage that really spoke to you and revealed some meaning/a larger understanding about Holden or the book in general.

2) Don't forget to respond to someone else's post! Answer their questions, or pose a question of your own!

D-BAND: CITR CHAPTERS 22, 23, & 24

1) Again, this blog post is up to you where you want to go with your response, but please make sure that your writing has depth to it. What meaning does this passage reveal? A 3-sentence blog post is not sufficient! Also, this is a long reading for the three-day weekend. Please make sure that your passage is significant and reflects some BIG ideas that struck you as you read this weekend. 

2) Don't forget to respond to someone else's post! Answer their questions, or pose a question of your own! 

Try some of these sentence starters: 

"I wonder why..."

"I'm surprised that..."

"I don't understand..."

"I was struck by..."

"It's interesting that..."

"I'm bothered that..."

"The central issue here seems to be..."

"If I were a character inside this text..."

A-BAND: CITR CHAPTERS 22, 23, & 24

1) Again, this blog post is up to you where you want to go with your response, but please make sure that your writing has depth to it. What meaning does this passage reveal? A 3-sentence blog post is not sufficient! Also, this is a long reading for the three-day weekend. Please make sure that your passage is significant and reflects some BIG ideas that struck you as you read this weekend. 

2) Don't forget to respond to someone else's post! Answer their questions, or pose a question of your own! 

Try some of these sentence starters: 

"I wonder why..."

"I'm surprised that..."

"I don't understand..."

"I was struck by..."

"It's interesting that..."

"I'm bothered that..."

"The central issue here seems to be..."

"If I were a character inside this text..."

D-BAND: CITR CHAPTERS 20 & 21

1) Write a response, choosing a line and explaining it's significance to you. Please remember: no plot re-cap! Share your analysis, make connections to the world, ask questions, and deepen your thinking-- this one is up to you where you want to go with your response, but please make sure that your writing has depth to it. What meaning does this passage reveal? A 3-sentence blog post is not sufficient! 

2) Don't forget to respond to someone else's post! Answer their questions, or pose a question of your own! 

Try some of these sentence starters: 

"I wonder why..."

"I'm surprised that..."

"I don't understand..."

"I was struck by..."

"It's interesting that..."

"I'm bothered that..."

"The central issue here seems to be..."

"If I were a character inside this text..."

A-BAND: CITR CHAPTERS 20 & 21

1) Write a response, choosing a line and explaining it's significance to you. Please remember: no plot re-cap! Share your analysis, make connections to the world, ask questions, and deepen your thinking-- this one is up to you where you want to go with your response, but please make sure that your writing has depth to it. What meaning does this passage reveal? A 3-sentence blog post is not sufficient! 

2) Don't forget to respond to someone else's post! Answer their questions, or pose a question of your own! 

Try some of these sentence starters: 

"I wonder why..."
"I'm surprised that..."
"I don't understand..."
"I was struck by..."
"It's interesting that..."
"I'm bothered that..."
"The central issue here seems to be..."
"If I were a character inside this text..."

D-BAND: CITR CHAPTERS 18 & 19

Please choose a line from the text, quote it (with the page number), and then ask a question based off of this line. Then, try to answer your own question. Dig deep. Perhaps try out a couple of potential answers. Perhaps, in your answer, provide a piece of textual evidence from earlier in the novel. YOU MUST ALSO RESPOND TO A CLASSMATE'S QUESTION. 

Format: 

"...." (#). 

Question: 

Answer:

A-BAND: CITR CHAPTERS 18 & 19

Please choose a line from the text, quote it (with the page number), and then ask a question based off of this line. Then, try to answer your own question. Dig deep. Perhaps try out a couple of potential answers. Perhaps, in your answer, provide a piece of textual evidence from earlier in the novel. YOU MUST ALSO RESPOND TO A CLASSMATE'S QUESTION. 

Format: 
"...." (#). 

Question: 
Answer:

D-BAND: CITR CHAPTERS 14 & 15

For tonight's blog, please choose a line from the text, quote it (with the page number), and then ask a question based off of this line. Then, try to answer your own question. Dig deep. Perhaps try out a couple of potential answers. Perhaps, in your answer, provide a piece of textual evidence from earlier in the novel. YOU MUST ALSO RESPOND TO A CLASSMATE'S QUESTION. 

Format: 
"...." (#). 

Question: 
Answer: 

A-BAND: CITR CHAPTERS 14 & 15

For tonight's blog, please choose a line from the text, quote it (with the page number), and then ask a question based off of this line. Then, try to answer your own question. Dig deep. Perhaps try out a couple of potential answers. Perhaps, in your answer, provide a piece of textual evidence from earlier in the novel. YOU MUST ALSO RESPOND TO A CLASSMATE'S QUESTION. 

Format: 
"...." (#). 

Question: 
Answer: 

D-BAND: CITR CHAPTERS 12 & 13

For tonight's blog, please choose a line from the text, quote it (with the page number), and then ask a question based off of this line. Then, try to answer your own question. Dig deep. Perhaps try out a couple of potential answers. Perhaps, in your answer, provide a piece of textual evidence from earlier in the novel. YOU MUST ALSO RESPOND TO A CLASSMATE'S QUESTION. 

For example: 

"Girls. Jesus Christ. They can drive you crazy. They really can" (73). 

Question: What does Holden mean here? Why do girl's drive him crazy? What is his attitude towards girls/women in the novel so far? 

A-BAND: CITR CHAPTERS 12 & 13

For tonight's blog, please choose a line from the text, quote it (with the page number), and then ask a question based off of this line. Then, try to answer your own question. Dig deep. Perhaps try out a couple of potential answers. Perhaps, in your answer, provide a piece of textual evidence from earlier in the novel. YOU MUST ALSO RESPOND TO A CLASSMATE'S QUESTION. 

For example: 

"Girls. Jesus Christ. They can drive you crazy. They really can" (73). 

Question: What does Holden mean here? Why do girl's drive him crazy? What is his attitude towards girls/women in the novel so far? 

D-BAND: CATCHER IN THE RYE CHAPTERS 10 & 11

Choose a line from the text and explain why it stands out to you. Does this line shock you, confuse you, or seem important in some way? Does it make you ask a question? Can  you make a connection to your life or another text? What is this line saying about Holden, and then what is this line saying about people, or the world, in general?

Then, respond to another student's comment. Agree or disagree, but make sure that you add something new-- a new idea, a reference to another part of the book. Include textual evidence as you push the conversation forward.

A-BAND CATCHER IN THE RYE CHAPTERS 10 & 11

Choose a line from the text and explain why it stands out to you. Does this line shock you, confuse you, or seem important in some way? Does it make you ask a question? Can  you make a connection to your life or another text? What is this line saying about Holden, and then what is this line saying about people, or the world, in general?

Then, respond to another student's comment. Agree or disagree, but make sure that you add something new-- a new idea, a reference to another part of the book. Include textual evidence as you push the conversation forward.