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The outsiders

Teacher’s Guide

Young Adult LiteratureFred van Dijk & Kim Thijssen

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Table of ContentsIntroduction............................................................................................................................................. 2

Lesson 1 Pre-Reading........................................................................................................................3

Lesson 2 Pre-Reading........................................................................................................................4

Lesson 3 While reading......................................................................................................................5




Lesson 7 and 8 Post reading............................................................................................................6

Worksheets............................................................................................................................................ 7

Expressing Yourself............................................................................................................................ 7

Identity Map........................................................................................................................................ 8

What’s in a name?.............................................................................................................................. 9

Questions for chapters 1 – 3.............................................................................................................10

Questions for Chapters 4 – 6............................................................................................................11

Questions for Chapter 7 – 9..............................................................................................................12

Questions for chapters 10 – 12.........................................................................................................13

Mix and Match................................................................................................................................... 14

Post reading exercise....................................................................................................................... 15

The Outsiders – Movie Worksheet....................................................................................................16

The Outsiders Movie Review............................................................................................................17

Lesson plan layout................................................................................................................................ 18

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Introduction

This book and its activities are suitable for HAVO/VWO third-years. The story is based on two social economically different groups in the US of A and their feud.

The book is written from the perspective of a teenage boy, which makes the story appropriate and accessible for the students in their third year of secondary school.

This package contains: 2 lessons to introduce the book; 4 lessons to (briefly) discuss the book; 3 lessons for post-reading and the final assignment

Learning objectives: Improvement of reading skills; Ability to discuss themes and characters in literature; Understanding points of view and differing perspectives; Practicing individual and group work; Ability to present information in front of a group; Ability to write a review; Expansion of vocabulary.

Activities: Silent reading; Teamwork; Individual work; Presenting information; Writing a review; Answering questions in written and oral form; Answering questions regarding the story as well as specific details.

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Lesson 1 Pre-Reading

Introductory Activity:

The purpose of the Introductory Activity is for students to reflect on different aspects of their own identity.

1 Explain to the students that in this lesson, they define and reflect on their own identity. Students create an artistic representation of their own identity.

2 Write "identity" on the board and ask the students to brainstorm its meanings. 3 Ask each student to create an "Identity Map" which depicts all the components

that make up their own identity, including the varied roles they play. Show students how to create their maps by putting a circle on the board and writing "Me" in the center. Then, draw lines out from the circle and write words such as "loyal," "artist," "daughter," etc. Hand out the ‘Expressing yourself’ worksheet to help them come up with ideas for the map.

4 Divide the class into small groups and ask students to share their maps with each other. Ask them to discuss the following questions: • What 3 words would you choose to best describe yourself? • Why do those words accurately describe you? • What 3 words would your family or friends use to describe you? • How accurate are other's descriptions of you? • What 3 words do you want to describe yourself as 10 years from now?

5 Ask for volunteers from the small groups to share their insights with the class.

Speaking activity;

The purpose of this activity is for students to think about what they want to achieve in the future, and to get to know each other.

Journalism: Ask students to imagine they've just traveled ten years into the future--they're ten years older and wiser. Break students in pairs and ask them to interview one another to find out who they are in ten years; their values, failures, successes, and ambitions.

End the lesson with youtube film about the book.

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Lesson 2 Pre-Reading

What’s in a name?

Students will think about how names affect how we think about people.

1. Ask students what they think about the author’s name. What is this person like? Write the ideas on the board.

2. Share with students that the author is Susan Eloise Hinton. She used her initials when publishing the book. Ask students why they think she did this. What actually happened is that her publisher suggested this so that male readers (and reviewers) would not be turned off by a book written by a woman—Hinton decided to continue to use her initials for all her books as a way to separate her public life from her private life.

3. Now have students fill out ‘What’s in a name’ worksheet. They will make predictions about some of the characters in the book based on their names or nicknames. After reading, the class will revisit this worksheet to discuss how many of the characterizations they got right, and what this reveals about our perception of names.

After Activity students get time to start reading.

Hand out the questions for chapter 1-3

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Lesson 3 While reading

Briefly discuss questions about chapter 1-3.

1. What gang is the Greasers’ main rival?2. What does Johnny do after Dally teases the girls?3. What do Cherry and Ponyboy decide is the main difference between Socs and

Greasers?

Answers:

1. The Socs (short for the Socials).2. Johnny tells Dally to leave the girls alone.3. The Socs don’t feel anything and the Greasers feel too violently.



Briefly discuss questions about chapters 4 – 6

1. Why are Socs Bob and Randy mad at Ponyboy and Johnny?2. How do Johnny and Ponyboy disguise themselves?3. Where are Johnny, Dally and Ponyboy coming from when the church catches

fire?

Answers:

1. Because Ponyboy and Johnny hung out with their girls.2. They both cut their hair and Ponyboy bleaches his too.3. From the Dairy Queen.


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1. What is Johnny’s condition in the hospital like?2. Who does Ponyboy talk to at the Tasty Freeze?3. Why won’t Cherry visit Johnny in the hospital?4. Why does Dally run out?

Answers:

1. He is in critical condition.2. Randy3. Because she can’t bear to see the person who killed Bob.4. Because Johnny dies.




1. How does Ponyboy get home from the hospital?2. For how long is Ponyboy unconscious?3. Who visits Ponyboy while he is sick?4. What happens to Ponyboy at the hearing?5. What does Ponyboy do to bring his English grade back up?

Answers:

1. A stranger gives him a ride.2. Saturday night through Tuesday.3. Randy.4. He is asked questions about how he likes living with Darry and Sodapop, and

is acquitted of Bob’s murder. He is never asked anything directly about Johnny or about Bob’s death, and is allowed to continue living with Darry and Sodapop.

5. He tells Johnny’s story in The Outsiders.

After checking with the class, hand out the Mix and Match exercise as homework and introduce post reading exercise.

Lesson 7 and 8 Post reading

Hand out and explain Movie Worksheet, than watch movie. Play the Kahoot quiz after watching the movie, but before writing the movie review.

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Worksheets

Expressing Yourself

Directions: try to complete the following expressions about yourself.

1. I dream about______________________________________________________________

2. I think about ______________________________________________________________

3. I am afraid of______________________________________________________________

4. I am interested in______________________________________________________________

5. In weekends I like to______________________________________________________________

6. I am good at ______________________________________________________________

7. I am not good at ______________________________________________________________

8. I am glad when ______________________________________________________________

9. I am sad when ______________________________________________________________

10. I don’t believe ______________________________________________________________

11. I have difficulty with ______________________________________________________________

12. I laugh when ______________________________________________________________

13. I cry when ______________________________________________________________

14. I get angry when ______________________________________________________________

15. I love it when ______________________________________________________________

Use your name to describe yourself;

P- powerful

E- eager

T- tedious

E- european

R-ridiculous

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Identity Map

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What’s in a name?

The Socs and the Greasers are two groups in The Outsiders. Below each group’s name, list 5 adjectives to describe what you think this group looks and acts like. Then place each name listed below in one of the groups. (explain why you think these names fit in this group)

Darry• Sodapop• Cherry• Dally• Ponyboy• Johnny• Bob• Two-Bit• Randy Socs

Adjectives

Socs; Greasers;

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Names

Socs; Greasers;

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Questions for chapters 1 – 3

1. What gang is the Greasers’ main rival?

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2. What does Johnny do after Dally teases the girls?

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3. What do Cherry and Ponyboy decide is the main difference between Socs and Greasers?

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Questions for Chapters 4 – 6

1. Why are Socs Bob and Randy mad at Ponyboy and Johnny?

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2. How do Johnny and Ponyboy disguise themselves?

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3. Where are Johnny, Dally and Ponyboy coming from when the church catches fire?

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Questions for Chapter 7 – 9

1. What is Johnny’s condition in the hospital like?

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2. Who does Ponyboy talk to at the Tasty Freeze?

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3. Why won’t Cherry visit Johnny in the hospital?

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4. Why does Dally run out?

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Questions for chapters 10 – 12

1. How does Ponyboy get home from the hospital?

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2. For how long is Ponyboy unconscious?

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3. Who visits Ponyboy while he is sick?

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4. What happens to Ponyboy at the hearing?

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5. What does Ponyboy do to bring his English grade back up?

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Mix and Match

1. DALLAS A. Police shot him

2. GREASERS B. Transportation to Windrixville

3. TURF C. Red body fluid

4. CIGARETTES D. Johnny’s gift to Pony; Gone with the wind

5. GALLANT E. The church caught on _____

6. PAUL F. Cherry threw hers into Dally’s face

7. BLOOD G. Holden; he started a rumble

8. COKE H. Jay’s _____

9. MOUNTAIN I. Johnny liked this land of Southern gentlemen

10.FIRE J. Gone with the _____

11.DOUBLE K. Bob wore these

12.MUSTAN L. Pony smoked them

13.CHERRY M. Johnny’s murder weapon

14.FUN N. Blue Socs car

15.KNIFE O. Soda fought for this reason

16.RINGS P. Slang for area

17.BOOK Q. Dally injured his getting Johnny out

18.TRAIN R. Nightly _____

19.WIND S. East-End gang

20.ARM T. She became a Greaser spy

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Post reading exercise

Create a Facebook page

Think of all the characters there are in the book and how you felt when reading about them. Here are the most prominent characters:

Darry• Sodapop• Cherry• Dally• Ponyboy• Johnny• Bob• Two-Bit• Randy Socs

In groups of three you will create a Facebook page for one of the characters. On this page will (at least) be the following things:

Name Date of birth Hometown Likes Friends Pictures

Think of as many things as possible. You might need to do some extra research online for more information.

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The Outsiders – Movie Worksheet

Name: _____________________________ Date: _____________

While watching the movie, write down at least five similarities and five differences between it and the novel we read in class.

Similarities between the book and the movie Differences between the book and the movie

1.2.3.4.5.

When we are finished watching the movie, we will write a review of it. You will need details and examples from the movie to write a good review. For each one of those sentences you would need to give examples. Use these questions to help you write a good movie review. Note: Write this review as if you were trying to convince someone who has not seen the movie to either see it or avoid it, and NO SPOILERS!!!

1. What did you like? Why?2. Briefly explain what was good and bad about the movie?3. What parts weren’t good and why weren’t they good?4. Who are the main characters? What is the story about?5. Would you recommend this movie to a friend? Why?6. Do you think the movie was better than the book? Why?7. Summarize the plot (story). Where and when did it take place?8. Remember, do NOT include spoilers and do not tell how the story ends!9. Talk about the actors/actresses and discuss who did a good job and who

didn’t.10.Be sure to include specific details and scenes.11.What lessons did you learn from this story (theme/moral)? What do you think

others will learn from it?12.What group of people would like this movie? Who would you recommend it to?

Who would you not recommend it to? What’s the MPAA rating of the movie (G, PG, PG-13, R, etc…)?

13.What is your final word on the film: Is it good or bad?14.RATING SYSTEM: Give the movie a score. You can do grades (A,B,C,D,F+ or

-), stars (*** out of *****), numbers (3 out of 5) or something totally original… Just don’t use “thumbs up” or “thumbs down.”

What not to write: “It was a good movie.” “I liked it.” “The actors did a good job.” “Parts of it were kind of cheesy but not too bad.” “Overall it was fine.”

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The Outsiders Movie Review

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Goals Materials Activities

Lesson 1

Identity

Pre-reading

During this lesson we want to get the students to think about their own identity. We think this will help them during other exercises and while reading the book.

End the lesson with this youtube film:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mxkgbpilr8

Worksheets (Smart/White)Board Beamer/Smart board

Writing Speaking

Lesson 2

What’s in a name?

Pre-reading

During this lesson we are going to get the students to think about prejudices. First we will ask them about the author. Looking at the type of book and the fact that only the initials of the author are given, we think students might think the author is a man.Second, we will have them look at a sheet with the names of the characters on it. Then they will decide in which group the characters fit, judging by just the name. They will also need to think about the names of the groups and what they associate with those names.

When they are finished with these activities, we’ll let them start reading the book.

Worksheets (Smart/White)Board Book ‘The Outsiders’

Writing Reading

Lesson plan layout

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Lesson 3

Questions about the book

While reading

During these ‘while reading’ lessons, we want to encourage the students to keep up with the reading. We also believe that with the questions to guide them, the students might also read more carefully.

Worksheets Book ‘The Outsiders’

Reading Writing Speaking

Lesson 4


While reading




Lesson 5


While reading




Lesson 6


While reading


After the last questions are discussed, we will introduce the post reading exercise.



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Lesson 7

Movie

Post reading

During this lesson we will introduce an exercise that will go with the movie about the book. After explaining the exercise we will watch the first part of the movie together.

Worksheets Smart board or white

board and beamer

Listening

Lesson 8

Movie

Post reading

During this lesson we will finish watching the movie. After the movie, we will play a Kahoot quiz with the class to get their attention back to the book. When the quiz is finished, they get time to work on the movie review and they will finish this as a homework assignment.

Worksheets Smart board or white

board and beamer

Listening Writing

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