The document provides a rubric for students to analyze four quotes from J.D. Salinger's novel "The Catcher in the Rye". The rubric evaluates the students' analysis of the speaker, context, significance, and interpretation of each quote. It provides descriptors to differentiate analysis at a novice, emerging, proficient, and advanced level.

1. Competency #4: Students will formulate personal responses to the literature through written and/or
verbal expression.
Quote Analysis
Catcher in the Rye
By: J.D. Salinger
Analyze the following quotes using the rubric guidelines below. Each quote is worth 25pts each.
1. “I felt like praying or something, when I was in bed, but I couldn’t do it” (p 99).
2. “But I’m crazy. I swear to God I am. About halfway to the bathroom, I sort of started pretending I
had a bullet in my guts” (p 103-4).
3. “Grand. If there’s one word I hate, it’s grand. It’s so phony” (p 106).
4. “The thing is, it’s really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than
theirs” (p 109).
Category Novice-1 Emerging-2 Proficient-3 Advanced-4
Speaker Analysis does not Analysis vaguely Analysis identifies Analysis identifies
identify the identifies the the author of the the author of the
speaker of the speaker of the quote while quote while
quote. quote but does including some including
not clearly background. appropriate
describe anything background
about the author. information.
Context Analysis does not Analysis vaguely Analysis identifies Analysis identifies
address the identifies the the context while the context while
context of the context of the including some including
quote. quote. significant details. appropriate
details to further
understanding.
Significance Analysis does not Analysis attempts Analysis explains Analysis clearly
explain the to explain the the significance of explains the
significance of the significance of the the quote significance of the
quote. quote. including some quote including
detail. appropriate
details.
Interpretation Analysis does not Analysis attempts Analysis includes Analysis includes
interpret the to interpret the interpretation of precise, original
meaning of the meaning of the the quote interpretation of
quote. quote. including some the quote
detail. including
appropriate
details.