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Chapter 12 - Author Interviews & the Novel's 50th Anniversary

5/21/2018

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On Set With Author S.E. Hinton

2018 - The Outsiders turns 50

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Before You Begin the Book - Collaboration and Discussion

4/19/2018

 
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Task: Prepare to collaborate and discuss by reading or studying the material and recording your thinking.

Sources: photo scavenger hunt list, completed pre-reading survey, and biography of S.E. Hinton.

Success Criteria for preparing to discuss:
1. Read the materials and complete the survey
2. Write at least 8-10 lines recording your thoughts and predictions regarding the novel The Outsiders (setting, plot, conflict, possible themes) or of the author herself.
​3. Use evidence from all 3 sources to support your thinking or predictions. 


*If you have already read the book or seen the movie, write 8-10 lines clarifying how the information found in each source relates to the novel in in terms of plot, theme, setting and make connections between the author's life and the novel itself.

Where Are They Now?... Sort of...

5/26/2015

 
Watch the Pilot Episode of the short-lived
"The Outsiders" TV show.


Fluency Practice: Partner Scripts

5/26/2015

 
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Today you are going to work on fluency by reading a script with a partner. As you read, your focus is to maintain an appropriate rate and to read with expression.

As I like to say, "When you read a script out loud, you should pretend you are auditioning for a move and you want ALL of the parts."

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The Outsiders - Jeopardy Game

5/25/2015

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Photo Scavenger Hunt

5/21/2015

 
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The search is on! 
Can you find all of the items listed below? 
Good Luck!
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Final Assignment - Banned Books

5/18/2015

 
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Banned Books
There are many reasons why a book might end up on a library or school's list of "banned books." Some book titles find themselves on a banned book list for a reason that seems pretty silly or far fetched, while other books might make it be more difficult to justify having a spot on the shelf in a classroom or in a school library. 
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Brainstorm: 
In your notebook, list 3 reasons why someone might think The Outsiders should be banned from school libraries, or why teachers should be banned from this novel in the classroom. 

The Outsiders is a novel by S. E. Hinton set in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1965. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel and 18 when it was published in 1967.

The book follows two rival groups, the Greasers and the Socs, who, divided by their dissimilar socioeconomic status hold on to what they can amid the turbulent social changes of the 1960’s.

The Outsiders was quite a controversial book when it was released, and it remains so today.

In 1986, it was challenged in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin for its inclusion on an eighth grade reading list because “drug and alcohol abuse was common and virtually all the characters were from broken homes.”

It is ranked #43 on the
American Library Association’s Top 100 Most Challenged Books of 1990-2000 and has been banned from some schools and libraries because of its portrayal of gang violence, underage smoking and drinking, strong language, slang usage, and exposé on family dysfunction.

In 1992, it was challenged in the Boone, Iowa School District because the book was seen as glamorizing smoking and drinking and uses excessive violence and obscenities.

It was challenged in 2001 at George Washington Middle School in Eleanor, West Virginia due to objections to the focus on gangs and gang fights.

The book was written about teenagers by a teenager, and parents generally objected, claiming that their children are being exposed to things they aren’t prepared for and insist schools pull it from their curriculums; some also say it promotes “unchristian values” and site its lack of adult role models.  
bannedbooks.world.edu 
Your Task: Write an Opinion Piece -
Should The Outsiders be banned from schools or libraries?

Turn the question around to state your claim. Then write a response supporting why you feel this way. Unlike, our previous arguments, this IS an opinion piece. You may use evidence from the text to support your claim, but you may also use examples from your own life experiences.

Be sure to include text evidence from the article describing why some feel this book should be banned.



Your response should include an introduction, your claim supported with examples, and should address a counter claim.

Chapter 10 - The Daily News

5/14/2015

 
A lot has happened to our main characters in just a few days. Recall the major events form chapters 6-9 to complete the following tasks.

The Daily News:

Headline - "Juvenile Delinquents Turn Heroes!"
You are a news reporter - write an article describing the greasers heroic actions during the church fire.

Obituaries - Describe the life of the victims in our book. Include what kind of person they were and how they will be remembered.
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Chapter 9 - The Rumble

5/13/2015

 
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Comprehension Check: (answer these questions in your notebook)

Mood: the feeling or atmosphere the author creates in a story.

1. Describe the mood as the greasers are leaving the Curtis house for the rumble. What details did the author include to create this mood? (pages 135-136)

2. Ponyboy believes that he and Darry are both going to "get somewhere." What does he mean by that? Do you believe they have any choice in the matter? Explain.


3. Look back over your notes over Robert Frost's poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay." Write 4 lines explaining what you think Johnny meant by his last words to Ponyboy.

Chapter 8 - Do it for Johnny!

5/10/2015

 
     A nurse appeared in the doorway. “Johnny,” she said quietly, “your mother’s here to see you.”
     Johnny opened his eyes. At first they were wide with surprise, then they darkened.  “I don’t want to see her,” he said firmly.
     “She’s your mother.”
     “I said I don’t want to see her.” His voice was rising. “She’s probably come to tell me about all the trouble I’m causing her and about how glad her and the old man’ll be when I’m dead. Well, tell her to leave me alone. For once” –his voice broke- “for once just to leave me alone.” He was struggling to sit up, but he suddenly gasped, went whiter than the pillowcase, and passed out cold.
     The nurse hurried me out the door. “I was afraid of something like this if he saw anyone.”

From page 122 (word count: 136)


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Your Task: Rewrite the hospital scene where Johnny's mother comes to visit. In your version, the nurse does not turn her away, but lets her in the room. Imagine Johnny's reaction. What would Johnny's mother say to him? What would Johnny say to her?

You are writing part of a narrative, not a script.  Sentences, punctuation, and paragraphs should appear the way it would in a book.  Use the book or passage above as an example. Pay special attention to the dialogue and how the author starts a new paragraph each time she changes speakers.

Requirements:

1 Narrative is written in the 3rd person. (pretend you Johnny, Mrs. Cade, or the nurse- pick one and stick with it, but you need to reveal the thoughts of at least one character.)
2: Correct punctuation (quotation marks around dialogue) and paragraphing (indent when changing speakers).

3: Narrative is between 130-150 words (counted)

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    Chapter 12
    Chapter 3
    Chapter 4
    Chapter 5
    Chapter 8
    Chapter 9
    Final Assignment
    Final Jeopardy
    Fluency Practice
    Photo Scavenger Hunt
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