Here is the entire assignment sheet.
Take notes from this reputable source. You can use this notes sheet..
For notes on YOUR chosen diagnosis: Click here, then File and Make a Copy.
Quotes about Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye.
Optional: Use the Holden Notes and Quotes organizer
For this assignment you will research possible diagnoses based on his behaviors. You will then construct an argument using evidence from the research and the novel to convince your audience that your point of view is accurate.
Step 1: Read a little about the possible disorders from which Holden could be suffering.
Step 2: Based on your research, determine which disorder he is most likely suffering from based on the primary text. Choose specific examples from the novel (see sheet).
Step 3: Take notes on the disorder you will argue for. Use the Gale Virtual Reference Library database. At home it's montytech1 for the password.
Step 4: Construct a thesis statement based on the disorder from which Holden is suffering with your reasons why (based on the quotes).
Step 5: Create an outline to develop your argument:
Sample Outline (to be filled in with your notes and ideas):
Introductory Paragraph: hook, background info, thesis statement.
First Body Paragraph 1: Define the disorder and discuss its symptoms.
Next Body Paragraphs:
Analyze Holden’s behaviors (use details and quotations) and connect them to the research.
Potential causes and symptoms for Holden’s issues.
Conclusion Paragraph: Circle back to hook, restate thesis, provide final insights and thoughts.
Step 6: Write your first paper draft (with evidence and citations).
Step 7: Make your Work Cited page using MyBib.com (2+ sources: The novel and at least one database source).
To enter your citations use the BOOK tab for the novel and the MORE tab, then WRITE/PASTE for the database.
The database has a CITE button in the upper right corner of the page.
Your book citation should look like this: Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. Little, Brown, 1991.
Your database citation should look like this: Johnson, Paul A., et al. "Depression." The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health, edited by Kristin Key, 3rd ed., vol. 1, Gale, 2012, pp. 448-454. Psychology eBook Collection, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX4013200136/GVRL.psychologyebooks?u=mlin_c_montytech&sid=GVRL.psychologyebooks&xid=c59e37ae. Accessed 16 May 2020.
Step 8: Peer edit your draft and make revisions.
Step 9: Polish your work and put it together in a well-organized and presentable manner.
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