Final Assesment: Outline

What is your thesis statement? This sets up the entire paper with your focus and direction.
- There are kids in today’s society who feel as though they are not accepted, but surrounding students, family, and their selves put themselves in this situation.


BODY PARAGRAPH 1
What is the topic/idea of this paragraph?
- Kids who feel rejected dig themselves a bigger hole by accepting being an outcast

What quote(s) ideas from research will you use to help prove your points?
a. “… he feels trapped on the “other side: of life, and he continually attempts to find his way in a world in which he feels he doesn’t belong.”
(Spark Notes)

What example(s) from the book(s) will you use to help prove your points?
a. To avoid being hurt by those that surround him, Holden keeps a distance by being different. He knows that everyone thinks of him as a failure, but by keeping his distance he won’t have to hear it said to his face.




BODY PARAGRAPH 2
What is the topic/idea of this paragraph?
- Growing up is tough, and without strong parental figures to help you get through it, kids can feel confused and misguided.


What quote(s) ideas from research will you use to help prove your points?
a. Holden wants a quick-fix for every problem in life, but it’s becoming obvious to him that there aren’t quick fixes in the adult world.

b. “…his central goal is to resist the process of maturity itself.” “He wants everything to be easily understandable and eternally fixed.

What example(s) from the book(s) will you use to help prove your points?
a. Christopher Creed’s mom would offer to chaperone Chris’ dances; this would cause Chris to skip the dances and make it appear as though he was unsocial.


b. Holden is constantly searching for guidance from an adult, and this comes as a result of weak help from his own parents





BODY PARAGRAPH 3
What is the topic/idea of this paragraph?
- There is a social status in school just as there is in the real world, and those on the bottom can feel rejected form everyone else.


What quote(s) ideas from research will you use to help prove your points?
a. “Holden's red hunting cap, which he dons when he is most insecure, is a continuing symbol throughout the book of his feeling that he is different, doesn't fit into his environment, and, what's more, doesn't want to fit in.”


What example(s) from the book(s) will you use to help prove your points?
a. Torey Adams is on the opposite end of the social status spectrum; he has the friends and girl friend to prove it but still feels like a “misfit” in his own group.