Honors English 10

Please read The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and one non-fiction text of your choice. 

 For The Catcher in the Rye, be prepared to write a thesis-driven essay in class during the first week of school.  You will also view the film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and take notes about similar story elements found in the novel and film. We will also have an organized class discussion exploring these similarities and differences, specifically comparing the protagonists. A link to the film will be available on Google Classroom which Mr. DeMatteo will share with student.

For the self-selected non-fiction text or memoir, you must choose a book of appropriate and rigorous reading level that you have not previously read. Plan on giving a short presentation to the class about your chosen text.  

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with the "cynical adolescent." Holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his sixteen-year-old life, just after he's been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists. His constant wry observations about what he encounters, from teachers to phonies (the two of course are not mutually exclusive) capture the essence of the eternal teenage experience of alienation. 

For The Catcher in the Rye, be prepared to write a thesis-driven essay in class during the first week of school.  

You will also view the film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and take notes about similar story elements found in the novel and film. A link to the film will be available on Google Classroom. We will also have an organized class discussion exploring these similarities and differences.