Assignment+Handouts

Below are links to current assignment handouts for student / parent reference: __The Outsiders - Final Assignments:__ These assignments are to be completed after you have read the novel. You need to select enough assignments to “earn” 100 points. Make sure you read all of the different assignments prior to reading the novel so that you can keep them in mind as you read. These assignments are expected to allow you to select ones that interest you. As well, it is hoped that you will complete them as instructed with care for detail and thoroughness. **__ C Layer Activities: Choose 60 points __** 1. Find 20 words throughout the book that are new to you. Write out the words, a definition, a sentence, and a drawing or symbol to help you remember the meaning of the word. Use the context of the word from the book to help you. 10 points 2. Plot is essentially the story, or the events that make up what the book is about. Plot is defined as conflict, either internal (//Coming to terms with the loss of a family member, for example//) or external, (//A stalker is watching through the window//). The best plots are both original and interesting. Using this definition, demonstrate your understanding of the plot of __The Outsiders__. You can write a paragraph or use a plot line. 10 points 3. The setting of a story is the time and place in which it happens. Authors often use descriptions of landscape, scenery, buildings, seasons or weather to provide a strong sense of setting. What is the setting for __The Outsiders__? Use evidence from the novel to support your response. You may write a paragraph to describe the setting, or you may draw your response. If you choose to draw the setting, remember to find evidence from the novel to support your answer. 10 points 4. The theme is the central idea or belief in a short story. What is the theme in __The Outsiders__? You must find evidence in the novel to support your answer. You can write a paragraph or a poem/song to respond to this question. 10 points 5. In a novel, conflict is a struggle between two people or things. The main character is usually on one side of the central conflict. On the other side, the main character may struggle against another important character, against the forces of nature, against society, or even against something inside himself/herself (feelings, emotions, illness). Choose the most significant conflict in __The Outsiders__ and describe it in detail. You need to discuss who the conflict is between, what the conflict is, and how it is resolved, etc. 10 points 6. Hinton, the author, gives detailed descriptions of each of the characters in the book. Choose 3 characters and write 3 paragraphs or 3 poems about these characters. 15 points 7. Draw a cartoon of one of your favorite scenes in the book. 20 points 8. Draw a poster that would appeal to your friends and would make them want to read the book. For example, the poster could resemble the back of the book, with pictures and a summary of the book. 20 points 9. Write a newspaper story about Bob, after Chapter 4. 20 points 10. Write a poem about family that reflects Ponyboy's relationship to either Soda or Darry. 15 points 11. On poster board, create a "graffiti" collage featuring the slang words in the novel. Include actual meanings and current slang equivalents (nothing inappropriate though!). 10 points 12. Write another chapter with a different ending to the story. 30 points = __ B Layer Activities: Choose 20 Points __ = 1. Pick out 12 significant incidents in the book. Make a timeline with the incidents and a two-sentence explanation of why they are significant. On the timeline, put the positive incidents towards the top of the paper and the negative incidents toward the bottom. 10 points 2. Do an interview with Cherry for a local radio station. Include questions about the problems that exist everywhere and how she feels torn between the Socs and the Greasers. 10 points 3. Make a list of 5 "groups" of people that you know of that are similar to the Socs and the Greasers. What would the strengths and weaknesses be for each one? (List at least 5 strengths and 5 weaknesses for each group). 10 points 4. Ponyboy talks about an ideal/perfect place, design your idea of the perfect place. Include details about what you see, hear, smell, taste, and touch there. You may include pictures or illustrations. Then, compare your perfect place to Pony's (at least 2 paragraphs). 10 points 5. Design an award for each main character (choose 6 characters). Write a brief speech outlining why each character qualified for that particular award. For example: Rebel of the Year goes to Dally. 10 points
 * __ A,B,C LAYER ACTIVITIES (You choose from these): __**

**__ A Layer Activities: Choose 20 points __** 1. Stereotypes and prejudice perpetuate intolerance and discrimination. To categorize groups of people based on appearance occurs in the novel __The Outsiders__; this also occurs in the world we live in. Using this focus, write a short story, essay, or article. Include references from the articles in the newspaper, magazines, the novel, your teachers, and other relevant sources. 20 points 2. Read another of S.E. Hinton's novels, and in chart format, compare it to The Outsiders, focusing on the following literary elements: plot, setting, characters, and theme. 20 points 3. Using the media, find 3 articles about gangs and its risks. Summarize each article in at least 2 paragraphs and then in an additional paragraph include if you agree with these articles. Why? Why not? 20 points 4. Research why juveniles commit serious crimes. Compare the reasons you find with the causes or reasons you can infer from the book. Use at least 3 sources. Write an opinion essay with five paragraphs (introductory, three body paragraphs, conclusion). 20 points

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