Group 2 Answers (Yi, Cynthia S, Olivia, Zarghoona)

Put your answers as comments to this post. Identify the question by Chapter and Question number only. No need to rewrite.

Group 3 Answers (Russ, Joy, Zarmina, Gloria and Lloyd)

Put your answers as comments to this post. Identify the question by Chapter and Question number only. No need to rewrite.

Joy, Hao and Yi's Pieces Published at The Pearson Buzz

View their work at The Pearson Buzz. Note that Writing 12 students have edited your pieces. See if you can spot their changes!

Homework for The Catcher in the Rye: Your Advice to Holden

Peter Kuch, a lecturer in the English department at the University of New South Wales (Australia) believes that "When you're reading The Catcher in the Rye, you're speaking to Holden, not so much him speaking to you."

Certainly, people have a strong reaction to Holden Caufield. In fact, the world's richest man, Bill Gates, says The Catcher in the Rye is his favourite novel.

In about 100 to 150 words, give some advice to Holden based on a statement or incident in the novel. In other words, what would you say to him if you had the chance?

Please submit your answer as a comment to this post by midnight on Tuesday, May 8.

Script for Ghost World etc.

If you are interested. Note that some of the events in the movie do not match the original script. For instance, Rebecca ends up as Josh's girlfriend in the script! Also, Enid doesn't sleep with Seymour in the original script; instead, she sleeps with Josh. . .

http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Ghost-World.html

Activity for English 12 Students (The Catcher in the Rye)

Find and explain at least one idiom (idiomatic expression) from the novel. Check with an English speaker for help with meaning or, better yet, use The Idiom Dictionary online to get the meaning (use quotes on their definition!). Identify the page number, also.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/

Check the comments first to make sure you are not repeating an idiom presented by another student. Students who present two or more idioms will receive a higher mark. Minimum is one per student.

One example from page 13 comes in the following sentences: “I’m lucky, though. I mean I could shoot the bull to old Spencer and think about those ducks at the same time. It’s funny. You don’t have to think too hard when you talk to a teacher.” (my italics).

From the context, it is possible to guess that “shoot the bull” is a form of informal conversation, often also meaning that the conversation is unimportant.

Articles for The Pearson Buzz (REVISIONS)

Please post your revised and final versions for The Pearson Buzz at this post.

Articles for The Pearson Buzz (200 words)

Please submit your articles to The Pearson Buzz at this post. Remember to spell check your work before submitting (type in Word and then "paste" into the comments). Please supply a word count and do not exceed the 200-word limit.

Note: There are five new articles at the "Buzz" today if you'd like some inspiration!