Curated OER
Surveying Salinger with Dialogue and Disillusionment
Find creative ways to teach Salinger's stories by focusing on dialogue, cultural context, and characterization.
Curated OER
QAR: Question Answer Relationships Strategy: The Catcher in the Rye
Encourage readers to think deeply about text with a reading strategy that promotes active comprehension. Individuals develop questions on four levels (right there, think and search, author and you, and on my own). Step-by-step directions...
Curated OER
The Catcher in the Rye: Found Poem Activity
After concluding The Catcher in the Rye class members create a found poem using words drawn from J.D. Salinger’s “Both Parties Concerned.” The story, and directions for crafting a found poem, are included with the resource.
Prestwick House
Catcher in the Rye Activity Pack
The Catcher in the Rye is the focus of a sampler that models some of activities included in a for-purchase packet based on J. D. Salinger's novel.
Curated OER
"The Catcher in the Rye" Lesson Plans
"The Catcher in the Rye" lesson plans can get students interested in a famous novel.
Curated OER
The Catcher in the Rye Creative Comprehension Projects
This kind of stuff knocks me out, it really does. I mean, five fun project ideas for The Catcher In the Rye? When you're done reading all this stuff you'll wish the author was a terrific friend of yours.
Curated OER
Sentence Completion 2: Low-Advanced SAT Level
Contemplating a test-prep unit? A reading comprehension strategies session? Check out this sentence completion instructional activity. After test takers try their hand at a sentence completion exercise, they can use the detailed answers...
Curated OER
Dive into Reading During National Book Month!
Cultivate a passion for literature with fun, easy to incorporate reading activities.
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.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: J. D. Salinger
Read about the life of J. D. Salinger in this brief but informative look at his life as one of the most widely read American authors of the 20th century.
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)....
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Jerome David Salinger
Provides a short biography on the author J.D. Salinger.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: J. D. Salinger
Good biography on Salinger. Includes quotes and selected bibliography.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Literatura De Los Estados Unidos
Wikipedia overview in Spanish of American literature from its roots to contemporary authors and themes. This entry is a broad sweep -- no era is covered in depth but it's a helpful "big picture" view for Spanish-speaking students, with...