Ah, The Catcher in the Rye. As your class reads this iconic book by J.D. Salinger, provide them with some opportunities to develop their vocabulary. Twenty new words are introduced, and learners deepen their understanding through both a...

Readers of The Catcher in the Rye complete two exercises using words drawn from J.D. Salinger’s novel.  First, they respond to questions using the assigned word. They then complete a series of sentences using words from the provided...

Twenty challenging vocabulary words are the focus of this assignment, created for The Catcher in the Rye. Example words include brassy, rile, and pacifistic. Although specific chapters are not indicated, this worksheet was designed for...

The chapter-by-chapter questions on a Catcher in the Rye study guide would serve well as a group work exercise in preparation for a whole class discussion of Salinger’s novel. The resource includes a nice mix of fact-based,...

Contemplating a test-prep unit? A reading comprehension strategies session? Check out this sentence completion learning exercise. After test takers try their hand at a sentence completion exercise, they can use the detailed answers and...

In this quotation marks worksheet, students must edit sentences for quotation marks and underline words that should be italicized.