Extension Project – Catcher in the Rye
Fairy Tale
Description: Choose a fairy tale and tell it as though Holden Caulfield would tell it. We will be reading each other’s stories out loud in class.
The Basics: Your story should
- be constructed in a book format
- include a brief synopsis of the story
- include a title page
- include illustrations
- be typed
- be void of spelling errors
Holdenisms: Your story should
-include examples of hyperbole
-include examples of sarcasm
-include Holden’s perceptions of phoniness in others
-any other idiosyncrasies that you can think of
*Although Holden does swear a lot in the novel, I will ask that swear words not be used in this project.
Characters: Your story should
-include mention of other characters in the story
Value: 15 Marks – See rubric on the back
Due Date: Tuesday, December 6
0-6 / 6-10 / 10-12 / 12-14 / 14-15Spelling/Mechanics / A number of spelling errors. / Many spelling errors. / Several spelling errors. / One or two spelling errors. / No spelling errors.
The Basics / One item or less included. / Three or more items not included. / Two or more items not included. / Most of the items included. / All items included.
Holdenisms / Student has included very few examples of Holden’s idiosyncrasies. / Student has not included many of Holden’s idiosyncrasies. / Student has demonstrated a satisfactory understanding of Holden’s persona by including some examples of Holden’s idiosyncrasies. / Student has demonstrated a somewhat detailed understanding of Holden’s persona by including many examples of Holden’s idiosyncrasies. / Student has demonstrated a detailed understanding of Holden’s persona by including many examples of Holden’s idiosyncrasies.
Other Characters / Student has not mentioned one other character in the novel, except in passing. / Student has mentioned one other character from the novel. / Student has mentioned one or two characters from the novel. / Student has mentioned some of the characters from the novel. / Student has mentioned several other characters from the novel.
Visual Attractiveness / There are no illustrations. The format is very difficult to read. / There are few illustrations. Most of them are in black and white. The format is difficult to read. / There are some illustrations.
One or two of the illustrations are in colour. The format is difficult to read at times. / There are many illustrations.
Most of the illustrations are in colour. The format is somewhat easy to read. / There are many illustrations.
The illustrations are in colour. The format is easy to read.
Storytelling / Student has not read his/her story aloud to the entire class or in a group setting. / Student has read story aloud to the entire class or in a group setting.