Chapter Twelve
Group One
1. What 'circumstances' do Ponyboy's teacher refer to? What circumstances does Ponyboy think his teacher is referring to?
Group Two
1. What 'circumstances' do Ponyboy's teacher refer to? What circumstances does Ponyboy think his teacher is referring to?
2. Why doesn't Ponyboy feel scared when the socs approach him and he threatens them with a broken bottle (p.170-171)? How is this a dramatic change from the ponyboy we have seen up until this point?
Group Three
1. What
'circumstances' do Ponyboy's teacher refer to? What circumstances does
Ponyboy think his teacher is referring to?
2. Why doesn't Ponyboy feel scared when the socs approach
him and he threatens them with a broken bottle (p.170-171)? How is this a
dramatic change from the ponyboy we have seen up until this point?
3. What does Darry mean when he says, "you don't just stop
living because you lose someone" (p.173)?
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017
November 29, 2017
Chapter Ten
Group One
1. How does Pony's dreaming, or lying to himself, finally work in this chapter?
2. Why was johnny's dying so difficult for Dally to handle?
Group Two
Vocabulary - indignantly p.159
1. How does Pony's dreaming, or lying to himself, finally work in this chapter?
2. Why was johnny's dying so difficult for Dally to handle?
Group Three
Vocabulary - indignantly p.159
1. How does Pony's dreaming, or lying to himself, finally work in this chapter?
2. Why was johnny's dying so difficult for Dally to handle?
3. Why do you think Dally would have wanted to die?
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Group One
1. How does Pony's dreaming, or lying to himself, finally work in this chapter?
2. Why was johnny's dying so difficult for Dally to handle?
Group Two
Vocabulary - indignantly p.159
1. How does Pony's dreaming, or lying to himself, finally work in this chapter?
2. Why was johnny's dying so difficult for Dally to handle?
Group Three
Vocabulary - indignantly p.159
1. How does Pony's dreaming, or lying to himself, finally work in this chapter?
2. Why was johnny's dying so difficult for Dally to handle?
3. Why do you think Dally would have wanted to die?
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November 28, 2017
Chapter Nine
Group One
1. On the bottom of p.133, when Pony asks what kind of a world it is, what comment is he making about how society judges people?
2. Why do the boys fight? Why is Pony different?
Group Two
1. On the bottom of p.133, when Pony asks what kind of a world it is, what comment is he making about how society judges people?
2. Why do the boys fight? Why is Pony different?
3. What is the difference between Tim Sheppard's gang and Ponyboy's? Explain how Pony feels this difference might give his group the upper hand?
Group Three
1. On the bottom of p.133, when Pony asks what kind of a world it is, what comment is he making about how society judges people?
2. Why do the boys fight? Why is Pony different?
3. What is the difference between Tim Sheppard's gang and Ponyboy's? Explain how Pony feels this difference might give his group the upper hand?
4. What do you think Johnny's last words to Pony mean?
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Group One
1. On the bottom of p.133, when Pony asks what kind of a world it is, what comment is he making about how society judges people?
2. Why do the boys fight? Why is Pony different?
Group Two
1. On the bottom of p.133, when Pony asks what kind of a world it is, what comment is he making about how society judges people?
2. Why do the boys fight? Why is Pony different?
3. What is the difference between Tim Sheppard's gang and Ponyboy's? Explain how Pony feels this difference might give his group the upper hand?
Group Three
1. On the bottom of p.133, when Pony asks what kind of a world it is, what comment is he making about how society judges people?
2. Why do the boys fight? Why is Pony different?
3. What is the difference between Tim Sheppard's gang and Ponyboy's? Explain how Pony feels this difference might give his group the upper hand?
4. What do you think Johnny's last words to Pony mean?
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November 27, 2017
Group One
Chapter Eight 1. How does what the doctor first says, on page 119, foreshadow Johnny's condition?
2. "We needed Johnny as much as he needed the gang. And for the same reason" (p.121). What do you think Pony means, and what is the reason?
Group Two
1. How does what the doctor first says, on page 119, foreshadow Johnny's condition?
2. "We needed Johnny as much as he needed the gang. And for the same reason" (p.121). What do you think Pony means, and what is the reason?
3. What does Pony mean on p. 123 when he says, "we could get along without anyone but Johnny"?
Group Three
1. How does what the doctor first says, on page 119, foreshadow Johnny's condition?
2. "We needed Johnny as much as he needed the gang. And for the same reason" (p.121). What do you think Pony means, and what is the reason?
3. What does Pony mean on p. 123 when he says, "we could get along without anyone but Johnny"?
4. If Darry didn't have Soda and Pony, why would he be a soc?
5. What does Cherry mean when she says Bob "wasn't just anyone" on p.129?
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November 22. 2017
Group One
.1. What is a juvenile delinquent (p. 107)? Find a definition on the internet, in a dictionary, or create your own based on your own knowledge.
2. Why would Two-Bit think Johnny, Dally, and Pony were heroes all along; before they saved the kids?
Group Two
.1. What is a juvenile delinquent (p. 107)? Find a definition on the internet, in a dictionary, or create your own based on your own knowledge.
2. Why would Two-Bit think Johnny, Dally, and Pony were heroes all along; before they saved the kids?
3.. What was Bob's 'real' problem, according to Randy (p.116)?
Group Three
.1. What is a juvenile delinquent (p. 107)? Find a definition on the internet, in a dictionary, or create your own based on your own knowledge.
2. Why would Two-Bit think Johnny, Dally, and Pony were heroes all along; before they saved the kids?
3.. What was Bob's 'real' problem, according to Randy (p.116)?
4. Why did Pony think it was better to see socs as "just guys" on p. 118? What do you think he means by this?
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November 21, 2017
Take Home quiz
1. What do you know about Ponyboy?
2. What do you know about Sodapop?
3. What do you know about Darry?
4. Who are the Socs? Who are the Greasers?
5. How do Ponyboy's relationships with Darry and Sodapop differ? Explain.
6. Why is the "gang" importnat to Johnny?
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1. What do you know about Ponyboy?
2. What do you know about Sodapop?
3. What do you know about Darry?
4. Who are the Socs? Who are the Greasers?
5. How do Ponyboy's relationships with Darry and Sodapop differ? Explain.
6. Why is the "gang" importnat to Johnny?
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November 20, 2017
Group One
1. Explain what Pony means when he says Soda "reminds me of a colt" on p. 101.
2. What condition is Johnny in after the fire?
Group Two
1. Explain what Pony means when he says Soda "reminds me of a colt" on p. 101.
2. What condition is Johnny in after the fire?
3. Why would being crippled be worse for Johnny than someone else?
4. "Maybe people are younger when they are asleep" (p.104). what do you think about this comment?
Group Three
1. Explain what Pony means when he says Soda "reminds me of a colt" on p. 101.
2. What condition is Johnny in after the fire?
3. Why would being crippled be worse for Johnny than someone else?
4. "Maybe people are younger when they are asleep" (p.104). what do you think about this comment?
5. What is a juvenile delinquent (p. 107)? Find a definition on the internet, in a dictionary, or create your own based on your own knowledge.
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1. Explain what Pony means when he says Soda "reminds me of a colt" on p. 101.
2. What condition is Johnny in after the fire?
Group Two
1. Explain what Pony means when he says Soda "reminds me of a colt" on p. 101.
2. What condition is Johnny in after the fire?
3. Why would being crippled be worse for Johnny than someone else?
4. "Maybe people are younger when they are asleep" (p.104). what do you think about this comment?
Group Three
1. Explain what Pony means when he says Soda "reminds me of a colt" on p. 101.
2. What condition is Johnny in after the fire?
3. Why would being crippled be worse for Johnny than someone else?
4. "Maybe people are younger when they are asleep" (p.104). what do you think about this comment?
5. What is a juvenile delinquent (p. 107)? Find a definition on the internet, in a dictionary, or create your own based on your own knowledge.
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November 17, 2017
Group One
1. Do you think Dally's parents have influenced the way he is; his personality? Explain.
2. Why doesn't Dally want Johnny to turn himself in?
3. What "other side" of Dally is revealed in this chapter?
Group Two
1. Do you think Dally's parents have influenced the way he is; his personality? Explain.
2. Why doesn't Dally want Johnny to turn himself in?
3. What "other side" of Dally is revealed in this chapter?
Group Three
1. Do you think Dally's parents have influenced the way he is; his personality? Explain.
2. Why doesn't Dally want Johnny to turn himself in?
3. What "other side" of Dally is revealed in this chapter?
4. What's your own definition of a hero? Do the three boys prove themselves to be heroes, according to your definition? Explain.
5. Why do you think Johnny wasn't scared, despite the obvious danger, on page 92?
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November 16, 2017
Group One
group Two
Group Three
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1.What did Johnny announce after his fifth barbecue sandwich?
group Two
1.What did Johnny announce after his fifth barbecue sandwich?
2. Describe Johnny's relationship with his parents.
Group Three
1.What did Johnny announce after his fifth barbecue sandwich?
2. Describe Johnny's relationship with his parents.
3. What happened when Johnny, Pony and Dally returned to the church?
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November 15, 2017
Group One
1. Why was Pony upset about getting a haircut?
Group Two
1. Why was Pony upset about getting a haircut?
2. What was Johnny's favorite part of Gone with the Wind? Of whom did it remind him?
Group Three
1. Why was Pony upset about getting a haircut?
2. What was Johnny's favorite part of Gone with the Wind? Of whom did it remind him?
3. When Dally finally arrives at the church, what news does he bring?
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November 14,2017
Group One
Group Three
3. Why did Johnny and Pony go to Jay's Mountain?
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1. What happened to Johnny and Ponyboy at the park?
Group Two
1. What happened to Johnny and Ponyboy at the park?
2. To whom do Johnny and Pony turn for help after Johnny killed Bob? Why
Group Three
1. What happened to Johnny and Ponyboy at the park?
2. To whom do Johnny and Pony turn for help after Johnny killed Bob? Why
3. Why did Johnny and Pony go to Jay's Mountain?
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November 13, 2017
Group One
2. What does Cherry tell Ponyboy about the Socs?
Group Two
2. What does Cherry tell Ponyboy about the Socs?
3. After talking with Cherry, what reason does Pony finally give for the separation between Greasers and Socs?
Group Three
2. What does Cherry tell Ponyboy about the Socs?
3. After talking with Cherry, what reason does Pony finally give for the separation between Greasers and Socs?
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1. Pony was somewhat surprised that he was getting along with Cherry and Marcia. Why?
2. What does Cherry tell Ponyboy about the Socs?
Group Two
1. Pony was somewhat surprised that he was getting along with Cherry and Marcia. Why?
2. What does Cherry tell Ponyboy about the Socs?
3. After talking with Cherry, what reason does Pony finally give for the separation between Greasers and Socs?
Group Three
1. Pony was somewhat surprised that he was getting along with Cherry and Marcia. Why?
2. What does Cherry tell Ponyboy about the Socs?
3. After talking with Cherry, what reason does Pony finally give for the separation between Greasers and Socs?
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November 10, 2017
Group One
1. How do the boys get into the Nightly Double? Who do they choose to do that?
2. Who does Dally use vulgar and abrasive language with the girls at the movies?
Group Two
1. How do the boys get into the Nightly Double? Who do they choose to do that?
2. Who does Dally use vulgar and abrasive language with the girls at the movies?\
3. How do the girls respond to the insults? From their reactions, what can you conclude about their personalities?
Group Three
1. How do the boys get into the Nightly Double? Who do they choose to do that?
2. Who does Dally use vulgar and abrasive language with the girls at the movies?\
3. How do the girls respond to the insults? From their reactions, what can you conclude about their personalities?
4. Why is pony boy uncomfortable about Dally's behavior?
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1. How do the boys get into the Nightly Double? Who do they choose to do that?
2. Who does Dally use vulgar and abrasive language with the girls at the movies?
Group Two
1. How do the boys get into the Nightly Double? Who do they choose to do that?
2. Who does Dally use vulgar and abrasive language with the girls at the movies?\
3. How do the girls respond to the insults? From their reactions, what can you conclude about their personalities?
Group Three
1. How do the boys get into the Nightly Double? Who do they choose to do that?
2. Who does Dally use vulgar and abrasive language with the girls at the movies?\
3. How do the girls respond to the insults? From their reactions, what can you conclude about their personalities?
4. Why is pony boy uncomfortable about Dally's behavior?
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November 9, 2017
Group One
Finish the following statements:
1. best thing about me is …, and the worst thing about me is …?
Group Two
Finish the following statements:
1. best thing about me is …, and the worst thing about me is …?
2. Explain why you chose those best things and worst things
Group Three
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November 8, 2017
ALL GROUPS
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write about a famous person with similar identity and values.
explain how and why you feel you have a similar identity and similar values.
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November 7, 2017
Group One
1. Why is it important that the Soc that beat up Johnny originally is the same boy who Johnny kills?
2. Why is cutting their hair such a big deal to Johnny and Ponyboy?
Group Two
1. Why is it important that the Soc that beat up Johnny originally is the same boy who Johnny kills?
2. Why is cutting their hair such a big deal to Johnny and Ponyboy?
3. Why does Randy say that Bob really wanted someone to tell him “no” occasionally?
Group Three
1. Why is it important that the Soc that beat up Johnny originally is the same boy who Johnny kills?
2. Why is cutting their hair such a big deal to Johnny and Ponyboy?
3. Why does Randy say that Bob really wanted someone to tell him “no” occasionally?
4. Why doesn’t Two-Bit understand Pony’s concerns about the fight?
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November 6, 2017
Group One
1. What does Pony mean when he says the socs were "reeling pickled" on page 54?
2. What major event happens in this chapter?
1. What does Pony mean when he says the socs were "reeling pickled" on page 54?
2. What major event happens in this chapter?
Group Two
1. What does Pony mean when he says the socs were "reeling pickled" on page 54?
2. What major event happens in this chapter?
3. How did the author foreshadow that Johnny would use his knife in Chapter 2?
Group Three
1. What does Pony mean when he says the socs were "reeling pickled" on page 54?
2. What major event happens in this chapter?
3. How did the author foreshadow that Johnny would use his knife in Chapter 2?
Group Three
1. What does Pony mean when he says the socs were "reeling pickled" on page 54?
2. What major event happens in this chapter?
3. How did the author foreshadow that Johnny would use his knife in Chapter 2?
4. What would your advice be to Johhny and Ponyboy if they'd come to you for help instead of Dally? Explain.
2. What major event happens in this chapter?
3. How did the author foreshadow that Johnny would use his knife in Chapter 2?
4. What would your advice be to Johhny and Ponyboy if they'd come to you for help instead of Dally? Explain.
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November 3, 2017
Group One
Chapters 1–3
1. Where do Ponyboy and his friends and family come from, socially?
2. Why are Ponyboy and Johnny embarrassed when Dally is rude to the Soc girls?
Group Two
1. Where do Ponyboy and his friends and family come from, socially?
2. Why are Ponyboy and Johnny embarrassed when Dally is rude to the Soc girls?
3. What do you think it takes to make someone a hero?
Group Three
1. Where do Ponyboy and his friends and family come from, socially?
2. Why are Ponyboy and Johnny embarrassed when Dally is rude to the Soc girls?
3. What do you think it takes to make someone a hero?
4. What is your definition of an “outsider?”
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November 2, 2017
Answer these questions to begin thinking about themes and ideas that will show up in the book.
Group One
1. Do you have friends whose social, ethnic, or economic backgrounds differ from yours? How do these conditions affect your relationship?
Group Two
1. Do you have friends whose social, ethnic, or economic backgrounds differ from yours? How do these conditions affect your relationship?
2. To what extent does a person’s environment determine their success and happiness? Is it possible to overcome your environment? If so, how?
Group Three
1. Do you have friends whose social, ethnic, or economic backgrounds differ from yours? How do these conditions affect your relationship?
2. To what extent does a person’s environment determine their success and happiness? Is it possible to overcome your environment? If so, how?
3. How is a gang like a social club? How is it like a family?
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November 1, 2017
Today we talked about S. E. Hinton and introduced to Pony Boy.
Why does S.E. Hinton use initials instead of the full name?
How old is the author when the book was published?
For Homework: All Levels
In the Outsiders there are two social groups: The Socs and The Greasers.
Why do you think the two groups are not like each other?
Which group would you rather be with?
Why does S.E. Hinton use initials instead of the full name?
How old is the author when the book was published?
For Homework: All Levels
In the Outsiders there are two social groups: The Socs and The Greasers.
Why do you think the two groups are not like each other?
Which group would you rather be with?
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