Curated OER
What Do You Want to Do?
This short story activity can be a good way to have learners practice comprehension and test preparation skills. While the passage is short, the 9-question activity can help students cement their test taking abilities.
Curated OER
iChat Debate: Does Holden Caulfied Deserve Our Compassion?
Students prepare for and hold a classroom debate via typed text on a literary topic. Two groups conduct an iChat debate using iChat AV software to document the debate as it happens. Pupils conduct a post-debate analysis of the debate...
PBS
Pbs News Hour: 'Catcher in the Rye' Author Leaves Behind Tales of Teen Angst
J.D. Salinger, author of the popular book "Catcher in the Rye," passed away in January 2010. This article advocates what he left behind ~ a legacy of debate over literature as a valuable and contentious resource.(January 29, 2010)....
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for Catcher in the Rye
This page offers a booklist by chapters and a fill-in-the-blanks word puzzle for Catcher in the Rye.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Catcher in the Rye Wordlist and Vocabulary Puzzles
This page provides a Catcher in the Rye wordlist and 3 vocabulary puzzles.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Catcher in the Rye" by j.d. Salinger
From a mental institution, where he is receiving treatment, Holden Caulfield recounts the two day period after he is kicked out of school. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D....
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
This is an online study guide for the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
Other
The Praises and Criticisms of "The Catcher in the Rye"
Contains an article written on the praises and criticisms of J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye."
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: The Catcher in the Rye
This encyclopedia article provides a summary of J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye. The plot, themes, and characters of the book are given an overview. There is also a paragraph about the controversy surrounding the story and...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Catcher in the Rye
This site on The Catcher in the Rye gives an excellent analysis of the major characters in the book. In addition, this site looks at the major themes and important quotations from the novel.
PBS
Pbs: The American Novel: Literary Timeline: Novels: 1951: The Catcher in the Rye
Brief introduction to J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye. Highlights main ideas and traits of its main character, Holden Caufield.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature: Contemporary Prose: Prose Choices
This lesson offers a list of comtemporary nine novels and two plays from which students will select one to read and analyze. A short synopsis is provided for each work.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: J. D. Salinger
Good biography on Salinger. Includes quotes and selected bibliography.
Other
J.d. Salinger: Home Page
Resource with essays/bibliography/biography on Salinger with links to help students do classwork on Salinger.
Curated OER
Salinger.gif
Contains an article written on the praises and criticisms of J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye."
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Jerome David Salinger
Provides a short biography on the author J.D. Salinger.
New York Times
New York Times: Books: j.d. Salinger Speaks
This site from the New York Times contains an article written about an interview with J.D. Salinger on his silence.