QUICKWRITES FOR THE CATCHER IN THE RYE



QUICKWRITES FOR THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

Quickwrite # 1-CITR Ch 1 Date: _____________

Prompt:

How do people at your school feel about athletic sports? Is it necessary to go to football games, soccer games, etc? What would it be like to attend a school where the most important activities to participate in were football games?

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: In chapter one, the whole school is at the football game, except Holden.

Quickwrite #2 CITR Ch 2 Date: _________________

Prompt:

Write about a paper you have written that you were either very proud of the amount of work you put into it or very embarrassed about the amount of work you put into it. What was the assignment? What did you do? Why were you proud/embarrassed?

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Holden is “reminded” of a paper he did poorly on in his History class.

Quickwrite #3 CITR Ch 3 Date: _________________

Prompt:

What is the best book you have ever read? What is the book about? Why is that your favorite? If you could talk to the author, what would you ask?

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Today, we will learn about Holden’s favorite authors and books and how he’d like to meet them.

Quickwrite #4 CITR Ch 4 Date: _________________

Prompt:

Write about a fond memory you have of a loved one.

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Holden recalls the fun things he used to do with his childhood friend, Jane.

Quickwrite #5CITR Ch 5 Date: _________________

Prompt:

Write about how you react when you have negative experiences. What do you feel is the best way to vent anger/frustrations when you are upset. Explain.

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Today, we will learn how Holden reacted to his brother’s death

Quickwrite #6 CITR Ch 6 Date: _________________

Prompt:

Write about a time you had a fight/argument with someone. What was it about? Was it worth fighting over? Why/why not?

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Today, you will read about Holden’s fight with Stradlater.

Quickwrite #7 CITR Ch 7 Date: _________________

Prompt: Write about a good-bye you have experienced (schools, friends, relationships, etc.) Was it a good or bad experience? What did you learn from it?

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Holden leaves Pencey in Ch 7

Quickwrite #8 CITR Ch 8 Date: _________________

Prompt: How do you react when you meet friends’ parents? Do you behave differently than you normally do? Do you try to impress them? Explain.

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Holden meets a classmate’s mom in ch 8

Quickwrite #9 CITR Ch 9 Date: _________________

Prompt: Give advice to a friend on how to ask someone out on a date. Give your best pick-up line.

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: In today’s reading, chapter 9, Holden tries to get a date when he arrives in New York.

Quickwrite #10 CITR Ch 10 Date: _________________

Prompt: Write about a time when you wish you were older than you are. What do you think is the “best” age to be? Why?

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Holden tries to pass for being old enough to drink.

Quickwrite #11 CITR Ch 11 Date: _________________

Prompt:

Write about a time a friend trusted you with a secret. How difficult was it to keep the secret? Why do you think your friend trusted you?

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Jane nearly confides in Holden.

Quickwrite #12 CITR Ch 12 Date: _________________

Prompt:

How do you react when you see someone you know but don’t really want to talk to them? Do you make polite conversation? Ignore them? Try to find things in common? Explain.

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: In chapter 12, Holden runs in to D.B.’s ex-girlfriend, and he doesn’t particularly care for her.

Quickwrite #13 CITR Ch 13 Date:______________

Prompt:

Write about a time you agreed to do something, then changed your mind once you found out what it entailed.

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Holden changes his mind about being intimate with Sunny, a prostitute

Quickwrite #14 CITR Ch 14 Date:______________

Prompt:

Write your feelings about organized religion. How religious are you? Does God/Jesus exist? Explain.

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Holden shares his opinion about religion in this chapter.

Quickwrite #15 CITR Ch 15 Date:______________

Prompt: Considering how Holden feels about religion (as discovered in ch 14), how do you think Holden will react upon meeting nuns? Why do you think he will react that way? How would you react? Explain.

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: At breakfast, Holden strikes up a conversation with two nuns.

Quickwrite #16 CITR Ch 16 Date:______________

Prompt: Write about a special gift you have bought for someone or been given by someone. What was it? What made it special?

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Holden buys his sister, Phoebe, a present he thinks she’ll like.

Quickwrite #17 CITR Ch 17 Date:______________

Prompt:

What do you think about impulsive behavior? Have you ever wanted to do or done something impulsive? If so, what did you do and why? If not, why do you feel you shouldn’t do impulsive things?

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: In chapter 17, Holden tells Sally his dreams of wanting to impulsively run away with her.

Quickwrite #18 CITR Ch 18 Date:______________

Prompt:

What are your feelings about war? Is it necessary? Why/why not?

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: We learn about DB being in war and Holden’s feelings towards it

Quickwrite #19 CITR Ch 19 Date:______________

Prompt:

Write about a time when someone you know changed their personality in a noticeable way. What happened to change them? Did you like the “old” or “new” personality better or worse? Explain.

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: In chapter 19, Holden meets up with an old friend, Carl. Carl seems to have matured while Holden wants to talk they way they used to a few years earlier.

Quickwrite #20 CITR Ch 20 Date:______________

Prompt:

What is your own personal “ducks in the winter”? What is the one thing that you always wonder about? What is one of life’s “big” questions for you?

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Holden goes by Central Park lagoon to see if the ducks he is always asking about are around.

Quickwrite #21 CITR Ch 21 Date:______________

Prompt:

What do you think about your full name? Are you satisfied with your middle name? If you could choose any name to name yourself, what would it be and why?

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Holden visits Phoebe and sees in her schoolbooks that she has created for herself an imaginary middle name.

Quickwrite #22 CITR Ch 22 Date:______________

Prompt:

What is your best guess on the meaning of the novel’s title? Why do you guess that?

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Holden says the titular phrase in chapter 22, and we can see why the book is entitled The Catcher in the Rye.

Quickwrite #23 CITR Ch 23 Date:______________

Prompt:

Write about a time you were afraid of getting into trouble. What did you do? Did you get caught? What was your punishment or what should your punishment have been had you been caught?

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Holden nearly gets caught in the house visiting Phoebe by his parents (then they would have known early that he was kicked out).

Quickwrite #24 CITR Ch 24 Date:______________

Prompt:

Write about advice you have received from a teacher or someone you respect. What did they tell you? Did you listen to them and follow their advice? Explain.

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Holden gets life advice from one of his favorite former teachers.

Quickwrite #25 CITR Ch 25 Date:______________

Prompt: Write about a time when you had a huge realization or epiphany in life. What did you realize and what made you realize it? Explain the details.

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Holden has a realization while watching Phoebe on the carousel.

Quickwrite #26 CITR Ch 26 Date:______________

Prompt: What do you think the future holds for Holden? Explain with textual details.

Connection to Catcher in the Rye: Chapter 26 ends the novel.

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