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Dr. Doane- The principal of Philip's school, who is most concerned with sweeping the incident away as opposed to finding the truth.
Miss Narwin- Philip's English teacher, who is old-fashioned and expects the students to be studious and behaved. She does not seem to understand how the situation with Philip spiralled out of control so quickly; she only sees her side of the story.
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7: How is the story’s ending ironic? -After all the controversy that enveloped over the school supposedly repressing Philip's right to sing along with the national anthem, with such consequences as the failure of the school budget and the resignation of long-time teacher Miss Narwin, he doesn't know the words when he is asked to sing the National Anthem at the private school he went to to escape his former school.
8: What is the significance of the book's title? - Almost every character in the book believed that their truth was the truth, but each side had a different version of the truth. In a sense, the book was "Nothing But The Truth", but truth is variable from one's own point of view.

Holden desperately vacillates between seeking out contact and connections and retreating into the security of himself, wearing cynicism like a blanket. His interactions with others are awkward and often inappropriate, and he grows increasingly more outlandish in his behavior, and increasingly more isolated as each attempt at connection backfires. Confused by romance, adult interaction, and his lack of ability to find his own place in the world, his last connection to normalcy seems to be his little sister , who he adores alongside his “phoney” Hollywood writer older brother and the saintly ghost of his dead younger brother. It is his sister, Phoebe, who may hold the chance to save Holden from the self-destructive whirlpool he slips farther into with the passing of each day he spends on his own.
The Catcher In The Rye is set in the 1950’s, but its themes of alienation, of feeling alone in a crowd, and of confusion as to how to find one’s place in a world that seems so much bigger as an adult than it did as a child are universal and have resonated with readers of every generation since the novel was published.
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Catcher In The Rye-Reasons Against Teaching It
The Catcher In The Rye, by J.D. Salinger, is one of the most controversial novels of the twentieth century, and one of the most frequently challenged and banned novels in American schools. Despite its status as a seminal coming of age story, many authority figures feel it deals with themes too advanced for adolescents to process.
Despite what parents may want to think, adolescents are on the cusp of adulthood and are often experimenting with and exploring elements of life that are considered adult in nature. Holden Caulfield’s thoughts and drives reflect this. Holden worries, even obsesses about sexuality and the opposite gender. This is not abnormal for a teenage boy, and to pretend otherwise is foolish, but it is beyond the comfort level of many parents.
Holden uses language that society as a whole deems obscene and offensive extensively throughout the novel. Once again, this is not a strange occurrence amongst adolescent males, but it also pushes the envelope of acceptability.
Holden also engages in extensive use of alcohol and tobacco products; while the novel in no way glorifies this, our society does try to minimize the exposure of our youth to alcohol and tobacco. While cigarettes were far less frowned upon in the 1950’s, in the current era, we know much more about the ill effects tobacco has on public health, and the idea of anyone that can possibly be a role model for teenagers engaging in tobacco use makes many uncomfortable.
Also, there is a question as to whether Holden Caulfield is still relevant to modern teenagers. Can today’s digitally connected adolescents, always connected to their social network and the world around them, relate to Holden, fumbling his way through phone booths and social contacts, alone in a city? While I believe that today’s teenagers can understand Holden’s isolation now more than ever before, the feeling of being alone in a crowd, some believe the opposite and publicly argue whether the book is still relevant in today’s high school classroom.

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Catcher In The Rye-Summary
The Catcher In The Rye, by J.D. Salinger, is one of the classic novels of post-WWII American Literature, a coming-of-age tale that captures the alienation, confusion, and search for identity of adolescence. The story follows Holden Caulfield, a fifteen year old who thinks he’s smarter than he is, and believes himself to be surrounded by phonies, decrying the shallowness of the world. Holden knows he’s about to be kicked out of his fourth private school, and decides to leave early and spend the weekend in New York City on his own.
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The Catcher In The Rye is set in the 1950’s, but its themes of alienation, of feeling alone in a crowd, and of confusion as to how to find one’s place in a world that seems so much bigger as an adult than it did as a child are universal and have resonated with readers of every generation since the novel was published.

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Dead Poet's: The growth is gradual... story adheres very clearly to Bildungsroman.
Test questions for Nothing But The Truth:
MULTIPLE CHOICE: ? points each.
1. What is the reason for Philip’s conflict with Miss Narwin?
A: Philip is passing notes in class
C: To get promoted at the newspaper by reporting on the story.
D: To get on the air at the radio station.
3: Write the ROLE (who they are) and SIGNIFICANCE (what specific lesson we can learn from them) for these characters:
Ted Griffen
Allison Doresett
Mr. Malloy
Dr. Doane
Miss Narwin
Mr. Lunser
4: How is the story’s ending ironic?
6: What is the significance of the book's title?
7: Write down three shared qualities between Philip Malloy and Holden Caulfield.
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2:
3:
8: Which amendment
A: First
B: Fourth
C: Seventh
D: Nineteenth
9: What are some4: Philip Malloy's situation becomes nationally known through:
A: A blog entry from Ted Griffen that "went viral".
B: A CNN news story
C: A syndicated political radio talk show
D:An article in The New York Times
5: The type of novel that Nothing But The Truth represents is known as
A: Comedy
B: Psychological
C: Novel of Manners
D: Epistolary
SHORT ANSWER: Answer these questions in no more than four-five complete sentences. 5 points each.
6: Write the differences between Mr. LunserROLE (who they are) and SIGNIFICANCE (what specific lesson we can learn from them) for these characters:
Ted Griffen- The school board candidate who took advantage of Philip's conflict with Miss Narwin's teaching styleNarwin to gain visibility in the election. He twists the truth for his own good.
Allison Doresett- Philip Malloy's classmate, who he has an attraction to and howwants to impress, but who just wants him to be himself.
Mr. Malloy- Philip's father, who is supportive of him without hearing all sides of the story.
Dr. Doane- The principal of Philip's school, who is most concerned with sweeping the incident away as opposed to finding the truth.
Miss Narwin- Philip's English teacher, who is old-fashioned and expects the students to be studious and behaved. She does this affectnot seem to understand how the situation with Philip Malloy's behavior?
10:spiralled out of control so quickly; she only sees her side of the story.
Mr. Lunser - One of Philip's other teachers, whose encouragement of irreverent behavior partially influenced Philip's behavior when he switched homerooms
7: How is the story’s ending ironic? -After all the controversy that enveloped over the school supposedly repressing Philip's right to sing along with the national anthem, with such consequences as the failure of the school budget and the resignation of long-time teacher Miss Narwin, he doesn't know the words when he is asked to sing the National Anthem at the private school he went to to escape his former school.
8: What is the significance of the book's title? - Almost every character in the book believed that their truth was the truth, but each side had a different version of the truth. In a sense, the book was "Nothing But The Truth", but truth is variable from one's own point of view.
9: Describe one peers.
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2:
3:
12: Does Philip grow and maturehis parents, when Philip gets caiught up in his parents' outrage over the courseschool's treatment of him.
2: The reporter tries to get a statement from Miss Narwin and several administrators, all of which give her the novel? Why or why not?
Read more: http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/17785.aspx#ixzz0tcMfTKA6run-around and shade the situation to show the truth in their own best interest.
3: Philip believes that Allison will be impressed by his actions, when in reality she thinks he's being mean.
Test Questions for Dead Poets Society
1. The name of the school is _.

How does Holden talk about women in these situations?
For the most part women are two dimensional, and expected to make Holden feel better in some capacity.
a page. 25 Points.
-Several times during the unit we discussed the genre of Bildungsroman. Make an argument for each of the three main texts we studied (Cather in the Rye, Nothing But the Truth, and Dead Poet's Society): Was this text a true Bildungsroman? In what ways did it adhere to the genre? In what ways did it break the genre rules? You may reference any discussion, workshop or additional material covered in class.
Journey

How does Holden talk about women in these situations?
For the most part women are two dimensional, and expected to make Holden feel better in some capacity.
question in about about a half a page to a page.
-Several times during the unit we discussed the genre of Bildungsroman. Make an argument for each of the three main texts we studied (Cather in the Rye, Nothing But the Truth, and Dead Poet's Society): Was this text a true Bildungsroman? In what ways did it adhere to the genre? In what ways did it break the genre rules? You may reference any discussion, workshop or additional material covered in class.
Journey
In the end there is no growth with Holden. He uses all the same language. He still hates "phonies." He still wants the same things and still idolizes his older bother.
Holden does grow somewhat, but his growth is more about the audience. They see how he could or should grow - it is speculative.
Nothing but the Truth: Phillip grows indirectly as the story progresses around him. He breaks the genre in that he isn't always the protagonist of the story, yet the story is about his growth. Also, his growth comes suddenly at the end of the story.
Dead Poet's: The growth is gradual... story adheres very clearly to Bildungsroman.
Test questions for Nothing But The Truth:
1. What is the reason for Philip’s conflict with Miss Narwin?