The Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye

Forced Choice ThemesForced Choice Themes

MAKE A STRONG MAKE A STRONG ARGUMENT!ARGUMENT!• Give Give threethree examples. (Choose your examples. (Choose your

strongest to debate during forced choice)strongest to debate during forced choice)

• Consider the opposing argument.Consider the opposing argument.

• Be specific! Be specific!

• Concise and Clarity Concise and Clarity

• Expand and elaborate! Expand and elaborate!

• Do you have any research or past personal Do you have any research or past personal experience to support your answer?experience to support your answer?

For the following Forced For the following Forced Choice:Choice:• Take out a piece of paper.Take out a piece of paper.• Each Forced Choice topic will be presented Each Forced Choice topic will be presented

to you on a slide.to you on a slide.• You will have 2-3 minutes to write down You will have 2-3 minutes to write down

three arguments FOR or AGAINST the three arguments FOR or AGAINST the following statement.following statement.

• Once this is completed, we will begin the Once this is completed, we will begin the Forced Choice debate. No longer than 10 Forced Choice debate. No longer than 10 minutes for each topic. (We need to “move minutes for each topic. (We need to “move along, move along…”)along, move along…”)

Forced Choice 1Forced Choice 1

• It is necessary for people to “grow It is necessary for people to “grow up.” (mature)up.” (mature)

A- TrueA- True

B- FalseB- False

Forced Choice 2Forced Choice 2

• Change is…Change is…

A- GoodA- Good

B- BadB- Bad

Forced Choice 3Forced Choice 3

• It is possible for everything to be It is possible for everything to be easily understandableeasily understandable and and eternally fixedeternally fixed..

A- TrueA- True

B- FalseB- False

Forced Choice 4Forced Choice 4

A- Adulthood is a world of superficiality A- Adulthood is a world of superficiality and hypocrisy (“phoniness”)and hypocrisy (“phoniness”)

B- childhood B- childhood is a world of innocence, is a world of innocence, curiosity, and honesty.curiosity, and honesty.

Forced Choice 5Forced Choice 5

• It is better to…It is better to…

A-get into an incomprehensible A-get into an incomprehensible stressful relationship stressful relationship

B-keep yourself isolatedB-keep yourself isolated

Forced Choice 6Forced Choice 6

The ways of society are set and no The ways of society are set and no single man can alter them. single man can alter them.

• A- TrueA- True

• B- FalseB- False