I can't speak about The Catcher in the Rye in comparison to the other books you've read, but I can assure you that it's a book full of very deep meaning.
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Yes, he's truly an eccentric teacher...
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This year we have read:
>The Known World
>A Prayer for Owen Meany
>The Grapes of Wrath
>Antigone
>Oedipus
>Midsummer Night's Dream
>Les Miserables
>Of Mice and Men
>The Things They Carried
>A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
..and I would say that Catcher in the Rye has the weakest meaning out of all of those works. I will agree that there's a theme in it albeit a weak one.
No, this trimester we're reading Song of Solomon, 1984, The Alchemist, In Cold Blood, Catch-22, and Life of Pi.
In this entire course, I will have read 6000 pages. That's about double of what I read in middle school.
Yeah, well, my middle school english teacher only cared about diagramming sentences and I like reading. Though 6000 pages sound like nothing compared to AP English 4...
lol who keeps count of pages read? just find that amusing
i find reading to be fun. probably what has made me be nearsighted damnmit lol
He does. He also calculated the average cost of each class (it's something like $9.00). He's very anal retentive, too, such as how he marked me off for saying Ma Joad exhibits brotherly love "when she's a woman".
Sorry about the last one. Life of Pi was one of the few books that I stopped reading after the first chapter. The main character just got on my nerves.
As an English teacher, I would love to see the full text of this handout.
Unfortunately, I am not teaching any higher level courses, so the discussions (arguing) mostly are not productive.
John Irving wrote A Prayer for Owen Meany
He sounds like a great teacher -- reminds me a little bit of my 10th grade English teacher. Enjoy the class!
That makes me think of Officer Barbrady
Memory tells me that it was Atlas Shrugged that he read - right?Going back to CitR, any book that causes people to think that those who don't like it just "don't get it" is clearly on the overrated list.
Now to make some enemies - Les Mis is also on my overrated list, but this time because Hugo's inability to draw in the reader with his dull prose stands in such stark contrast to - well any other writer, including, but not limited to, Richard Scarry.
Catcher in the Rhye is way overrated, deep + meaningful, and superficial all at the same time. Overrated because of what nbs2 said, deep + meaningful because it does have a point about our phony (English class has made me hate that word) society, and superficial because the author is trying to sound like he's 17. It's nice when you can identify with the protagonist (which I could), but still, essentially the book is ****.
Those who don't appreciate the works of Ayn Rand have matured past that level.Those who can't appreciate the works of Ayn Rand just don't understand it.
Those are the highlights there. Another one of his policies is that he will make you "take a walk" for ten minutes to calm yourself down, and if that doesn't work, he just tells you to leave (no detention or dean involved at all.) Also, if you don't bring your materials everyday, he also makes you leave and often tells you to "meet up with a senior on off-hour".
A lot of kids say that honors is so much easier than CP, but I think it's good to be able to have a constructive argument (well, most of them are constructive) and I like the fact that we're doing so much reading.
Your English class seems like a good one. So does your teacher. You're lucky, it's not that often you come across a good teacher.
I just finished Antigone last week in my World Studies (an English and history program) English class. We also read Gilgamesh (did not like that), and we're starting Night either this week or the next.
I just finished Antigone last week in my World Studies (an English and history program) English class. We also read Gilgamesh (did not like that), and we're starting Night either this week or the next.
I'd say that he's the best teacher I've had so far in my academic career (if you will). I'm so glad I'm in freshmen honors english.
I've heard about combining english and history together. That seems to be the trend. My friend, who goes to Denver School of the Arts, is in a course like that. How do you like it that way?
In all my years of school I have found that the English/Reading teachers are a bit more eccentric than the others I have had. On the subject of books, I cannot believe the number of books that I have to read this semester! (it is a one semester class,18 wks.) I have read three so far- Mythology (yawn!), Fahrenheit 451, and Anthem. I still have more to read! The Oddessey (halfway through), The Miracle Worker, and Jane Erye. I think that's all. I really wish that I had a teacher like yours, we don't argue nearly enough in my opinion. Honestly by the time you get to High School you really don't much of the grammar and sentence stuff, it really is just lots of reading and writing papers about various things. Well, for me anyway. Sorry for the long post.
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About Anthem: Honestly Anthem is not my favorite book, but I feel that is really does have some high points to it. When I was reading the book I could not help but to observe that some of the ideas and plans in the book somewhat parallels the direction our society is heading today. When I really thought about it after I was done it kind of chilled me to think that the future as outlined in Anthem is not impossible. That's just my opinion though and I know everyone does not agree with that and that is fine with me. That's just how I see it.
About Anthem: Honestly Anthem is not my favorite book, but I feel that is really does have some high points to it. When I was reading the book I could not help but to observe that some of the ideas and plans in the book somewhat parallels the direction our society is heading today. When I really thought about it after I was done it kind of chilled me to think that the future as outlined in Anthem is not impossible. That's just my opinion though and I know everyone does not agree with that and that is fine with me. That's just how I see it.
I'm a high school freshman and they treat the program as honors but they don't give out honors credit for the class (which is very annoying). In my history class we do a lot of writing along with the usual history and in my English class we do the normal essays and what-not along with studying world history. So far we only read Gilgamesh and Antigone. We're going to be reading Night, The Odyssey and some other books that I can't remember.
My school also offers (for upperclassmen) a program for people interested in a career in art and literature and another for health professions.
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I have always enjoyed fun instructors who are serious when needed and have a good time when a good time is needed. I have had several
instructors like this and I will never forget them.
As for Catcher In The Rye, I have read it twice and loved it both times. I don't understand it 100% but it seems very real to me.
I have always enjoyed fun instructors who are serious when needed and have a good time when a good time is needed. I have had several
instructors like this and I will never forget them.
As for Catcher In The Rye, I have read it twice and loved it both times. I don't understand it 100% but it seems very real to me.
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I have always enjoyed fun instructors who are serious when needed and have a good time when a good time is needed. I have had several
instructors like this and I will never forget them.
As for Catcher In The Rye, I have read it twice and loved it both times. I don't understand it 100% but it seems very real to me.
I have always enjoyed fun instructors who are serious when needed and have a good time when a good time is needed. I have had several
instructors like this and I will never forget them.
As for Catcher In The Rye, I have read it twice and loved it both times. I don't understand it 100% but it seems very real to me.