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January 29 — folder and parent signature due
Did you show the teacher your two-pocket folder with three-ring center? (5 pts.) YES

Did you show the teacher your Parent Signature? (5 pts.) YES

January 30 — note cards due
Did you show the teacher your one pack of 3x5 notecards? (5 pts.) YES

Did you buy your own copy of The Catcher in the Rye to mark up? (optional)

NO

January 31 — select a topic
View a list of potential paper topics: Choose a topic for your paper and type it here: (5 points)

Holden calls other people phonies, but he is actually a phony himself

February 4 — thesis due
Your thesis tells your readers what point you will be making and defending about the novel. For a guide to writing your thesis (and some examples) click here. __Write your thesis here__: (5 points)

In J.D. Salinger's novel __The Ctacher In The Rye__, Holden Caulfield calls others phonies, but he is actually a phony himself. Holden can't stand other people phoniess although he acts the most fake out of everyone in the book. This paper will show how Holden acts phony to his peers and how he contridicts himself.

Your three main body topics are the main topics you will use to defend your thesis. You should use at least three different subtopics (main bodies) to defend your thesis in the paper. Many students use 4, 5, or even more main body topics to organize their papers. THREE IS JUST A MINIMUM.

__Please enter (at least) three main body topics here__: (5 points)

1)[|Source 1] 2)[|Source 2] 3)[|Source]

February 6 — introductory paragraph due
Your intro paragrpah tells your readers the thesis of your paper, and briefly outlines the main body paragraph topics you will use to prove and defend your thesis. __Type **(or link to)** your Introductory Paragraph here__: (10 points) Holden is sickened by fake people. In J.D. Salinger's novel __The Catcher in the Rye__, Holden Claufield calls others phonies, but he is actually a phony himself. Holden can't stand other people's phoniess although he acts the most fake out of everyone in the book. This paper will show how Holden acts phony to his peers and how he contridicts himself.

February 7 — critical articles (secondary sources) due
You need at least three secondary sources (essays or articles about the novel written by professional critics) from which you will quote the words of the author/critic to help defend your thesis. __List the titles and authors of your three secondary sources here__: (5 points)

1)J.D. Salinger: The Development of the misfit Hero, Paul Levine 2)The Fallen Idol: The Immature World of Holden Claufield, Peter J. Seng 3)J.D. Salinger, James Lundquist


 * NOTE**: It is a good idea to find more than three articles in case you change your mind about using one of them. Remember, your final paper must have a total of 8-15 quotes from these secondary sources to help you make your point and defend your thesis. These eight quotes must come from at least three different secondary sources.

February 8 — secondary source quotes
Using each of your three articles at least once, select at least 8 details or quotes from your articles to defend thesis. YOU MUST LIST THE QUOTE, THE SOURCE OF THE QUOTE, AND THE MAIN BODY TOPIC OF YOUR PAPER WHERE YOU WILL USE THE QUOTE. __List at least eight quotes from secondary sources here__: (5 points)

1) QUOTE:While Holden is quick to pass severe judgments on others he is not so quick to see the faults in himself. TITLE & PAGE:The Fallen Idol: The Immature World of Holden Claufeld. AUTHOR:Peter J. Seng SUBTOPIC:Phony

2) QUOTE:His mental breakdown is a direct result of his inability to come to terms with adult reality. TITLE & PAGE:The Fallen Idol: The Immature World of Holden Claufield. AUTHOR:Peter J. Seng SUBTOPIC:Phony

3) QUOTE:Sensitive and perceptive as Holden is, he is still an adolescent and so an immature judge of adult life. TITLE & PAGE:The Fallen Idol: The Immature World of Holden Claufield AUTHOR:Peter J. Seng SUBTOPIC:immature

4) QUOTE:In a similar fashion he passes harsh verdicts on people who do not measure up to his standards of taste and urban sophistication. TITLE & PAGE:The Fallen idol: The Immature World of Holden Claufield AUTHOR:Peter J. Seng SUBTOPIC:Phony

5) QUOTE:Buying drinks for the girls from Seattle he puts on a pretense of New Yorkish world-weary sophistication. On the other hand he cannot bear that sort of pretense in others, and has only contempt for the kind of people who say that something is grand, or affect a fashionable critical attitude about Lunt and Fontanne, or who make polite social noises at each other (social noises that have to be made if society is going to endure). TITLE & PAGE:The Fallen Idol: The Immature World of Holden Caufield AUTHOR:Peter J. Seng SUBTOPIC:Phony

6) QUOTE:Yet for all his despair, Holden is not a character who adequately illustrates the bitter pessimism and seriousness. TITLE & PAGE:J.D. Salinger AUTHOR:James Lundquist SUBTOPIC:phony

7) QUOTE:A number of the picayune traits he hates Ackley for in Chapter 3 are traits he reveals in himself in Chapter 4 when he talks to Stradlater. A comparison of these two chapters TITLE & PAGE:The Fallen Idol: The Immature World of Holden Claufield AUTHOR:Peter J. Seng SUBTOPIC:hypocrite

8) QUOTE:When the tourists from Seattle Bernice, Marty, and Laverne (the very names spell out a whole aesthetic) plan to see the first show at Radio City Music Hall their taste depresses him; yet the following day he goes there himself. TITLE & PAGE:The Fallen Idol: The Immature World of Holden Claufield AUTHOR:Peter J. Seng SUBTOPIC:hypocrite

(Feel free to add additional quotes here, using the same format as above)

February 11 — primary source quotes
Please select at least 10 details from the novel to defend thesis Feb 11 __List them here__: (5 points) 1) QUOTE: "They got a bang out of things, though in a half assed way, of course." PAGE NUMBER: page. 6 SUBTOPIC: Hypocritical person

2) QUOTE: "Her son was doubtless the biggest bastard that ever went to Pency, in the whole crumby history of the place." PAGE NUMBER: page. 54 SUBTOPIC: criticizes people

3) QUOTE: "Then i started reading this timetable i had in my pocket, just to stop lying. Once i get started i can go on for hours if I feel like it." PAGE NUMBER: page. 58 SUBTOPIC: a liar

4) QUOTE:I'd told he my name was Rudolf schmidt PAGE NUMBER:56 SUBTOPIC:phony

5) QUOTE:I have a tiny tumor on the brain PAGE NUMBER:58 SUBTOPIC:liar

6) QUOTE:Do I look like Im 21 PAGE NUMBER:69 SUBTOPIC:liar

7) QUOTE:You Should go to a boarding schol sometime its filled with phonies. PAGE NUMBER:131 SUBTOPIC:hypocrite

8) QUOTE:If theres one thing i hate, its the movies. PAGE NUMBER: SUBTOPIC:

9) QUOTE: "You never saw so many phonies in all your life, everybody smoking their ears off and talking about the play so that everybody could hear and know how sharp they were." PAGE NUMBER: page. 126 SUBTOPIC: Criticizes people

10) QUOTE: "Even the couple of nice teachers on the faculty, they were phonies too." PAGE NUMBER: page. 168 SUBTOPIC: Criticizes people

(Feel free to add additional quotes here, using the same format as above)

February 12 — outline your main body
Please arrange your 10 primary source quotes and your 8 secondary source quotes into an outline of the body of your critical paper. In other words, list the quotes in the order you will use them under each main body topic.

If you use a word document to do this, this could become the framework for your actual paper (because you could type your own writing in between the quotes after you've arranged them in order in this outline, thus creating a draft of your actual paper).

__Please post **(or link to)** a word document containing the outline of your main body (everything but your intro and conclusion) here:__ (5 points) Tim’s Outline II. Phony A.  Primary quote#3 B.  Primary quote#8 C.  Primary quote#10 D.  Secondary quote#3 E. Secondary quote# 7 F. Secondary quote# 4 III. Contradicting A. Primary quote# 1 B. Primary quote# 4 C. Primary quote# 7 D. Secondary quote# 2 E. Secondary quote# 1 F. Secondary qoute# 5 IV. Immature A. primary quote# 2 B.primary quote# 5 C.  primary quote# 6 D.secondary quote# 6 E.  secondary quote# 8 F.  primary quote# 9 V. Conclusion || The thesis is stated in the first section, which is the **introduction.** The **body** follows the introduction, and breaks down the points the author wishes to make. Here, is where you decide where your 8 quotes from your secondary sources and 10 quotes from your primary source (the novel) will go. Note that some section have subdivisions, others do not, depending on the demands of the paper. In this outline, II, III, & IV all have similar structure, but this will not necessarily be true for all papers. Some may only have three major sections, others more than the five given here. Your **conclusion** should //restate// your thesis, and //never// introduce new material. ||
 * __ OUTLINE __ || __ NOTES __ ||
 * I. Holden is sickened by fake people. In J.D. Salinger's novel __The Catcher in the Rye__, Holden Claufield calls others phonies, but he is actually a phony himself. Holden can't stand other people's phoniness although he acts the most fake out of everyone in the book. This paper will show how Holden acts phony to his peers and how he contradicts himself.

February 13 — first draft of main body
Write a draft of the body of your paper for peer review.

Please create a link to this first draft, calling it (YOURNAME)'S FIRST DRAFT, as a __new__ wiki page. Ask __at least three__ of your classmates to __read__ your draft (you might need to tell them where to find it by emailing them a link). Students will be expected to read each other's drafts __and leave comments__ in the discussion board. (10 points)

February 14 — peer review
__List the names of at least three of your classmates whose first drafts you read and commented upon:__ (5 points)

1) 2) 3)

At this point, begin revising your draft and come up with a second rough draft.

February 19 — final rough draft
Submit a paper copy of your final draft of the body to the teacher. (20 points)

February 21 — rough draft of conclusion paragraph
__Please type **(or link to)** the rough draft of your conclusion paragraph here__: (5 points)

February 22 — final draft of conclusion paragraph
Revise your conclusion paragraph and present a copy to your teacher today. __Also, please type **(or link to)** the rough draft of your conclusion paragraph here__: (10 points)

February 25 — Works Cited Page due
Turn in a paper copy of your works cited page to your teacher today! __Link to the Word document of your works cited page here__: (20 points)

February 27 — CRITICAL PAPER DUE!!!
Turn in the final draft of critical paper TODAY, including: a) note cards b) outline of body c) all rough drafts d) completed checklist, signed e) final draft of paper, typed, double spaced (5-7 pgs.) f) final works cited / references page

(100 points)

March 5 — TURN IT IN (dot com)
Today is the final day for MANDATORY submission of your final critical paper to [|www.turnitin.com]


 * __FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR PAPER TO TURNITIN.COM WILL RESULT IN A ZERO ON YOUR PAPER!__**

=Hooray!! You're done!= =Now let's have some fun making our Julius Caesar movie!=