Holden out Hope
The protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye's last name. (You must be able to SPELL it correctly!)
Caulfield
Troy Maxson works this profession.
Garbageman / Sanitation worker.
This is Gatsby's real first name.
James.
Forrest Gump is named after this real life historical figure.
Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Name the activity that we do every Friday in class.
Good News Friday.
A core idea of Holden's journey in the book was this.
Any of these answers are correct:
Self-discovery
Maturity
Insecurity
Growing up
Troy's brother earnestly believes he is this Biblical figure.
The Archangel Gabriel.
This is a major symbol of The Great Gatsby.
EITHER:
Eyes
Daisy's voice
Green Light!
This is what "criminalization" means.
The action of turning someone into a criminal by making their activities/lifestyle illegal.
This is how long Mr. Sulton has been working at The Pennington School for.
3 years.
Holden kept asking people where these went --- AND, also answer why this is significant.
The ducks.
It's one detail that shows his innocence.
Troy feels this way about his life and family.
Some variant of: Trapped or Restricted
This is what Gatsby's life represents.
Some variation of:
The American Dream
The American Nightmare
This is the most significant thing that happened in Frederick Douglass's early life.
Learning to read and write.
This is Mr. Sulton's favorite book that we read together this year.
The Great Gatsby.
The symbolic meaning of Holden's red hunting hat.
Any of these answers are acceptable:
Masculinity
Maturity
Protection
Power
Adulthood
Troy refuses to take this from Lyons -- and why is it significant?
Money -- Troy wants to project power and presence, and be respected.
Nick realizes this about Daisy and Tom at the end of the book.
(BONUS POINTS IF YOU CAN QUOTE WHAT HE SAYS OR GET CLOSE TO THE PHRASING! :) )
"They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made. . . ."
This is a reason why crack became such a problem for inner city communities in the 70's and 80's.
Answers include:
Criminalization of POC
Disproportionate mandatory minimum sentencing
Wider cultural discrimination
Handling of a drug/health issue as a criminal issue
We've watched this many movies together as a class this year.
(Bonus points if you can name ALL of them)
6! Technically 6.5
1. The Holdovers
2. Boyhood
3. Fences
4. The Great Gatsby
4.5 . The Great Gatsby (1970's)
5. 13th
6. Forrest Gump
What "the catcher in the rye" means.
Any variation of: Protecting children's innocence.
Describe how Rose and Cory feel about Troy after his death.
Mr. Sulton judges.
DAILY DOUBLE (you get 1 minute to converse with your team before answering)
Answer, in as much detail as possible, this question:
What is the matter with Daisy Buchanan? Why does she act the way she does in the book, and what do you think she might represent?
Mr Sulton judges the answer :)
Forrest Gump takes place over what timespan?
1940's --> early 1980's.
Name a poem that we have read as a class this year, NOT including our poetry facilitations.
Many, many answers.