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Catcher in the Rye Internet Scavenger Hunt
Directions: Find the answers to the following information. I will provide you with a copy off the worksheet below on google docs. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE YOUR ANSWERS! You need to understand what you've learned. Copying or transferring information from a source without citing is plagiarism. If you do this, you will lose credit for the assignment (and you won't learn anything either). Please give me the url from your source. For ALL OTHER ASSIGNMENTS, you will need to use MLA format.
To repeat, put all information you've learned from various sources into your own words, please. Include the URL from your source.
Below, I've helped you with your searches by including links. If a link is given, use it. If not, do a search using the phrase given in quotation marks and other keywords to narrow the search ("Catcher in the Rye" or "JD Salinger" or "Holden Caulfield").
Another requirement of this assignment is to include the link if one is not provided.
Week 1: "People never notice anything"
A. Search for websites that give details surrounding the controversies that have stemmed from The Catcher in the Rye. It's been banned and bad-mouthed. How? Give some examples. Google "catcher in the rye" + controversy or the word banned to find the scoop. Don't forget to include the link:
B. Name two “infamous” people who blamed their crimes on the book. What happened in these cases? How were these related to the book? Google "catcher in the rye" + assassinations to find them (include link):
1.
2.
C. Salinger's odd life. What are some interesting bits of information regarding J.D. Salinger’s life?
Be sure to give information about his being protective of the his published works, his personal life and speculation over his unpublished works. Use these biography links on Salinger to aid in your search:
_http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-6151160.html
Read the scans of a letter from Salinger at the top of the page. What were his reasons for not wanting the book made into a movie?
Week 2: Allusions...
What is an allusion??? Write the definition of the word here:
...in Catcher in the Rye
Use the links below and read the information found on that page. What is the importance of this? What it is about? We'll talk about the relationship to the characters of the story as we read, but can you figure out what the relationship is? You may have to read more than the opening information...
...to Catcher in the Rye
These works have allusions in them to Catcher in the Rye. Who wrote or produced the works below? What is the allusion to our story contained in each?
Finally, read this short piece from the NPR's Linda Holmes written right after Salinger's death. Linked here
Week 3 Vernacular and the 50s
A. First go to your packet. Do the page on "Logging Salinger's use of vernacular in Catcher in the Rye. Record what you think each means. Then, check the terms in urbandictionary.com.
Following slang terms Holden uses in his dialect below and explain what each means. Use the link below and copy and paste the phrase or word into the search bar.
http://onlineslangdictionary.com/
B. Teenagers and the 50s. I've included a few internet sites to help you in your search about the 50s, but you should also do your own searches too. What are some of the interests and fads of the times? What world events were in the news? Describe a typical teen. What did they wear?
In your blog post, include a good 50s url in your post.
http://socialdance.stanford.edu/syllabi/fifties.htm
http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/decades/names1950s.html
http://www.hhsclassof58.com/fads.htm
Catcher in the Rye Internet Scavenger Hunt
Directions: Find the answers to the following information. I will provide you with a copy off the worksheet below on google docs. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE YOUR ANSWERS! You need to understand what you've learned. Copying or transferring information from a source without citing is plagiarism. If you do this, you will lose credit for the assignment (and you won't learn anything either). Please give me the url from your source. For ALL OTHER ASSIGNMENTS, you will need to use MLA format.
To repeat, put all information you've learned from various sources into your own words, please. Include the URL from your source.
Below, I've helped you with your searches by including links. If a link is given, use it. If not, do a search using the phrase given in quotation marks and other keywords to narrow the search ("Catcher in the Rye" or "JD Salinger" or "Holden Caulfield").
Another requirement of this assignment is to include the link if one is not provided.
Week 1: "People never notice anything"
A. Search for websites that give details surrounding the controversies that have stemmed from The Catcher in the Rye. It's been banned and bad-mouthed. How? Give some examples. Google "catcher in the rye" + controversy or the word banned to find the scoop. Don't forget to include the link:
B. Name two “infamous” people who blamed their crimes on the book. What happened in these cases? How were these related to the book? Google "catcher in the rye" + assassinations to find them (include link):
1.
2.
C. Salinger's odd life. What are some interesting bits of information regarding J.D. Salinger’s life?
Be sure to give information about his being protective of the his published works, his personal life and speculation over his unpublished works. Use these biography links on Salinger to aid in your search:
_http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-201_162-6151160.html
Read the scans of a letter from Salinger at the top of the page. What were his reasons for not wanting the book made into a movie?
Week 2: Allusions...
What is an allusion??? Write the definition of the word here:
...in Catcher in the Rye
Use the links below and read the information found on that page. What is the importance of this? What it is about? We'll talk about the relationship to the characters of the story as we read, but can you figure out what the relationship is? You may have to read more than the opening information...
- David Copperfield (the book is the name of a person but not the magician):
- Ring Lardner (Holden looks up to this author--why? What does he write?):
- Of Human Bondage (book):
- The 39 Steps (movie):
- The jitterbug (dance):
- Emily Dickinson (poet):
- Central Park (place):
...to Catcher in the Rye
These works have allusions in them to Catcher in the Rye. Who wrote or produced the works below? What is the allusion to our story contained in each?
- Shoeless Joe (book):
- "Basket Case" (the song):(include to link in your answer)
- Conspiracy Theory (movie):
Finally, read this short piece from the NPR's Linda Holmes written right after Salinger's death. Linked here
Week 3 Vernacular and the 50s
A. First go to your packet. Do the page on "Logging Salinger's use of vernacular in Catcher in the Rye. Record what you think each means. Then, check the terms in urbandictionary.com.
Following slang terms Holden uses in his dialect below and explain what each means. Use the link below and copy and paste the phrase or word into the search bar.
http://onlineslangdictionary.com/
- to "snow" someone:
- muckle-mouthed:
- heater:
- dig:
- go to the can:
B. Teenagers and the 50s. I've included a few internet sites to help you in your search about the 50s, but you should also do your own searches too. What are some of the interests and fads of the times? What world events were in the news? Describe a typical teen. What did they wear?
In your blog post, include a good 50s url in your post.
http://socialdance.stanford.edu/syllabi/fifties.htm
http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/decades/names1950s.html
http://www.hhsclassof58.com/fads.htm