En 10 Assignment started Tuesday, Sept 21 + Reading Homework

The Catcher in the Rye: Weekly Research Topic #3:

What’s Bothering Holden?

Step One:  In groups, do a quick Internet investigation of one of the following topics associated with Holden’s behaviour:

            Post-traumatic stress disorder

            Clinical depression

            The five stages of grief

            The impact of death in a family

                        You may wish to sub-divide the topic even further.  For example, you                                          

                         could look for:

                        What is it /its history?

                        What are the causes?

                        What are its symptoms?

                        What is its treatment?

           

Step Two: One member from each group will be asked to report his or her group’s findings to the class.

Step Three:  Students will return to their desks and write a paragraph that answers the prompt shown at the top of the page.  Paragraphs should be over 100 words, double-spaced, and typed.

We will finish the paragraph on Wed, Sept 22.

PLEASE HAVE CHAPTER 15 READ FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT 22.