Use these chapter questions covering J.D. Salinger’s classic American novel, The Catcher in the Rye, to pull your students into the text and inspire them to think deeply about Salinger’s themes and the character of Holden Caulfield. This packet includes 12 pages of student handouts with detailed questions (plot points, inference, and personal connections) covering all 26 chapters of Holden’s three-day journey around New York City. A separate 11-page detailed answer key is also included, of course. (A total of 23 pages in PDF format. A Google Drive version is also included for online learning.) The study question handouts are grouped as follows: Ch.1-2 Ch. 3-4 Ch. 5-7 Ch. 8-9 Ch. 10-11 Ch. 12-13 Ch. 14-15 Ch. 16-17 Ch. 18-20 Ch. 21-22 Ch. 23-24 Ch. 25-26 In addition to working as homework assignments, the sheets can also serve as small-group or full-class discussion starters, short-answer quizzes, and/or differentiated enrichment. I like to mix-and-match the worksheets to keep things fresh as we work through our Catcher in the Rye unit. More details on this here: https://laurarandazzo.com/conquering-question-fatigue/ If you like these worksheet, be sure to check out my other lesson materials for The Catcher in the Rye, including: Click HERE for a J.D. Salinger author biography research grid activity Click HERE for Decoding Holden, an activity to isolate the specific qualities of the narrator’s voice Click HERE for a FREE timeline review activity charting Holden's path Thanks for stopping by! Cover image credit: Pixabay, Public domain

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Today we’re celebrating the #BookBirthday of WALKIES: A DOG’S TALE a wonderful, wordless picture book by Estrela Lourenço (Page Street Kids). I love this oh-so relatable rainy day story and the movement and fun in Estrela’s illustrations. But don’t take my word for it: “This soggy and exuberant romp would pair beautifully with another atmospheric, […]

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Sylvia Plath Nationality: American Profession: Author Why Famous: Credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for her two published collections: “Other Poems and Ariel” and “The Colossus”. She won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for The Collected Poems. Also well known for the semi-autobiographical work “The Bell Jar”. She suffered […]

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Happy Monday! Today, I had the pleasure of guest hosting for Emily over at Reading Tutor/OG for her weekly Mentor Monday linky. This week's topic is MEMOIRS, which is probably my favorite unit that I teach! There are SOOOOOO many great choices to use for this topic from picture books to chapter books and even…

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Click for a larger version Every great novel—or at least every finished novel—needs a plan. I remember well a James Joyce course I took in college, taught by a belligerent Irishman who began the first class meeting by slamming his decades-old copy of Ulysses on the table, sending clouds of dust and Post-It notes around his ears and shouting, “This is my Bible!” He proceeded over the next few months to unravel the dark mysteries of Joyce’s design, with chart after chart of floral symbology, musical motifs, Dante allusions, mythic and Catholic rewritings, and Dublin city maps.

A fantastic Structuring Your Novel visual chart to help you grasp the periods, points, and events in your story's structure.

Tom Morris’ The Stoic Art of Living: Inner Resilience and Outer Results (2004) collects easy-to-read quotes from Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius. The author glues the quotes together with commentary, providing context and suggestions for interpretation. I like the author’s quotes from ancient philosophers, as other translations can feel stuffy. It’s a decent overview of interesting thoughts, …

Use these Othello jealousy quotes to enhance your understanding of the play and to impress teachers and family with your knowledge.