Brittany+McCauley's+Critical+Paper

=Brittany McCauley's Critical Paper=

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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 NO

Did you show the teacher your Parent Signature? (5 pts.) YES NO

January 30 — note cards due
Did you show the teacher your one pack of 3x5 notecards? (5 pts.) YES NO

Did you buy your own copy of The Catcher in the Rye to mark up? (optional) YES 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 others phony, but he is 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)

Holden says that everyone in the story is a bunch of phonies all because they act fake. What Holden did not know was that he himself is a phony, but he would never admit it to himself or to anyone else for that matter. He is a phony by lying all the time, associating with people he hates, and acting phony.

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) Lies all the time 2) Associates with people he hates 3) Acts like a phony

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)

__The Catcher in the Rye__ by J.D. Salinger is a very exciting book to read because no one ever knows what will happen next, which keeps people wanting to read more. The story talks about the life of a sixteen year old boy named Holden Caulfield, who is trying to live on his own in New York City. While living on his own he has to deal with all the people who surround him all the time, which he thinks are phonies. Holden says that everyone in the story is a bunch of phonies all because they act fake all the time. What Holden does not know is that he himself is a phony, but he would never admit it to himself or to anyone else for that matter. He is a phony by lying all the time, associating with people he hates, and acting phony.

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) __The Fallen Idol: The Immature World of Holden Caulfield__ by Peter J. Seng 2) __Overview of The Catcher in the__ __Rye__ by Robert Bennett 3) __To Tell You the Truth...__ by Susan K. Mitchell


 * 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: "Holden is an ironic character who critiques his phony culture but ends up participating in the same phony culture that he condemns." TITLE & PAGE: __Overview of The Catcher in the Rye__ pg.1 AUTHOR: Robert Bennett SUBTOPIC: Acts like a phony

2) QUOTE: "Holden is telling the truth: he is a liar, people are phony, society is corrupt." TITLE & PAGE: __To Tell You the Truth...__ pg.1 AUTHOR: Susan K. Mitchell SUBTOPIC: Lying

3) QUOTE: "He doesn't follow his proclaimed norms; he is a phony." TITLE & PAGE: __To Tell You the Truth...__ pg. 2 AUTHOR: Susan K. Mitchell SUBTOPIC: Acts like a phony

4) QUOTE: "He despises Ackley, but he invites him to see a movie; he hates movies, believing them to foster phoniness in society" TITLE & PAGE: __To Tell You the Truth...__ pg. 3 AUTHOR: Susan K. Mitchell SUBTOPIC: Associates with people he hates

5) QUOTE: "He views himself as a liar, but he refuses to acknowledge that this means that he is phony too." TITLE & PAGE: __To Tell You the Truth...__ pg.3 AUTHOR: Susan K. Mitchell SUBTOPIC: Lying

6) QUOTE: "Like many young people Holden is intolerant of sickness and the debility of old age." TITLE & PAGE: __The Fallen Idol: The Immature World of Holden Caulfield__ pg.1 AUTHOR: Peter J. Seng SUBTOPIC: Associates with people he hates

7) QUOTE: "He hates lies, phoniness, pretense, yet these are often his own sins." TITLE & PAGE: __The Fallen Idol: The Immature World of Holden Caulfield__ pg.1 AUTHOR: Peter J. Seng SUBTOPIC: Acts like a phony

8) QUOTE: "The reader must always read between the lines like a detective looking for hints and clues that might help explain which of Holden's insights are valid and which are as phony as the phoniness he condemns." TITLE & PAGE: __Overview of The Catcher in the Rye__ pg.3 AUTHOR: Robert Bennett SUBTOPIC: Acts like a phony

(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: "I didn't have anything special to do, so I went down to the can and chewed the rag with him while he was shaving." PAGE NUMBER: 26 SUBTOPIC: Associates with people he hates

2) QUOTE: "I asked Mal if he minded if Ackley came along with us. The reason I asked was because Ackley never did anything on Saturday night." PAGE NUMBER: 36 SUBTOPIC: Associates with people he hates

3) QUOTE: "Do you feel like playing a little Canasta?" PAGE NUMBER: 47 SUBTOPIC: Acts like a phony

4) QUOTE: "Rudolf Schmidt was the name of the Janitor of our dorm." PAGE NUMBER: 55 SUBTOPIC: Lying

5) QUOTE: "So I told her that I just saw Gary Cooper, the movie star, on the other side of the floor." PAGE NUMBER: 74 SUBTOPIC: Lying

6) QUOTE: "It was against my principles and all, but I was feeling so depressed I didn't even think." PAGE NUMBER: 91 SUBTOPIC: Acts like a phony

7) QUOTE: "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jim Steele." PAGE NUMBER: 94 SUBTOPIC: Lying

8) QUOTE: "Swell. Well, listen. I was wondering if you were busy today. It's Sunday, but there's always one or two matinees going on Sunday. Benefits and that stuff. Would you care to go?" PAGE NUMBER: 106 SUBTOPIC: Acting like a phony

9) QUOTE: "I thought he might want to have dinner with me somewhere and have a slightly intellectual conversation." PAGE NUMBER: 136 SUBTOPIC: Associates with people he hates

10) QUOTE: "I went to the movies at Radio City. It was probably the worst thing I could've done, but it was near, and I couldn' t think of anything else." PAGE NUMBER: 137 SUBTOPIC: Acts like a phony

(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)

Outline

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)

First Draft

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) Casey McKeon 2) Ellen Kuhl 3) Caitlyn Conaway 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)

Final Rough Draft

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

Holden says that everyone in the story is a bunch of phonies all because they act fake all the time. What Holden does not know is that he himself is a phony, but he would never admit it to himself or to anyone else for that matter. He is a phony by lying all the time, associating with people he hates, and acting phony. All these were reasons to why Holden was considered a phony. When he lies he makes everyone else think that he is some other person than what he really is. Adding to the lying he also associates himself with people whom he hates like hanging out with old friends or classmates that he hates. Following the others there is the fact that he tells people that certain activities they do are phony, but he ends up doing them himself and along with that he also acts the way the phony people he hates act. In conclusion Holden Caulfield may not admit that he is phony, but with all these reasons stated it infers that he is in fact a phony and he will never change.

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)

Final Draft of Conclusion

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)

Works cited

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!__**

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