Monday, October 6, 2025

Tuesday - Friday

 This week you will need to read chapters 1-7 of Catcher in the Rye and work on journals and personal narratives.

Second drafts of Personal Narratives due next Monday. 

Reading Schedule 

10/6 Work on Personal Narratives

10/7  chapter 1

10/8 chapters 2-3

10/9 chaps 4-5
10/10 chaps  6-7
10/14 chaps 8-10
10/15 chaps 11-13
10/16 chaps 14-15

10/20 chapters 16
10/21 review - journals

10/22 – Quiz over chapters 1-16

10/23 charades, reviewchaps 17
10/24 vocabulary quiz

10/27 chapters 18-19

10/28 chapters 20-21

10/29 – 10/30 Time to work on visual aid/creative connection

10/30 chaps 22-23

10/31 chap 25-26 

11/3 FINISH Journals

11/4 - 11/8 Review

11/5 - TEST

11/6 - 11/14 Work on Essays

11/17-11/19 Presentations 


GRADING SCALE for READING LOGS:
4 – The student analyzes what happens in a chapter and the noteworthy literary elements in the chapter to larger ideas (themes) and how they relate to the novel as a whole. Journal has a short but detailed summary (synopsis), 3-4 noteworthy literary elements, and 3-4 unfamiliar words (vocabulary). 
3 – The student can analyze what happened in a chapter and make connections with larger themes or how the action in the chapter connects/relates to the novel as a whole.  The student is beginning to analyze the meaning of literary devices in connection with larger meanings (example how symbols reinforce main ideas).  Journal has a short detailed summary (synopsis), 2-3 noteworthy literary elements, and 2-3 unfamiliar words (vocabulary).
2 – The student can summarize the events in a chapter discussing what happened with good detail.  The student can list literary devices but might not be able to analyze them and connect them to larger ideas.  The student is beginning to make connections between what happened in a chapter and how it reinforces larger themes.  Journal could also be missing vocabulary words or might only list literary elements.
1 – The student can summarize events in the chapter, but is not able to accurate list literary devices or make connections on how the chapter reinforces larger themes or ideas. 

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