Sustained Silent Reading
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15 Minutes of SILENT
reading.
Stay seated
If you do not have a
book, you may use one
of mine from the shelf, a
top 10, or a magazine.
Follow the class rules.
Raise your hand if you
have a question or need
help!
NO MUSIC
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C= No conversation
H= Raise your hand
A= SSR 15 Minutes
M= No movement,
stay seated in YOUR
desk
P= If you are
ACTUALLY reading
S= Level 0
Announcements
 StuCo
Meeting
Friday 9/27
 FCA @ 7:45 a.m.
 Picture day
 Quiz corrections
due!
 The Outsiders
quiz, over
chapters 5-8

Volleyball game
Thursday
Reluctant
I put the book down reluctantly. I
wanted to start it right then. Pg. 72
Eluded
I was trying to find the meaning
the poet had in mind, but it
eluded me. Pg. 79
Fiend
I’m what you might call a Pepsi addict.
I drink them like a fiend. Pg. 79
1) To evade, avoid or
escape
2) Fail to be grasped or
remembered
Unwilling or hesitant;
disinclined
1) Person who is
excessively fond of or
addicted to something
2) An evil spirit or demon;
a wicked or cruel
person
Vocabulary Review- Ch. 5
Towheaded
We think the towheaded kid is
going to be alright. Pg. 96
Keeled
You just keeled over from smoke
inhalation and a little shock- of
course, that slap on the back
didn't’t help much.
To turn
over on its
side, to fall
over or
collapse
A person
with very
blonde hair
Vocabulary Review, Ch. 6
Review Ch. 7
Mimicked
He’d grab one guy’s press hat and
another’s camera and walk around
interviewing nurses and mimicking TV
reporters. Pg. 98
Juvenile
Delinquent
On the front page of the second section
was the headline: JUVENILE DELINQUENTS
TURN HEROES. Pg. 104
Aghast
“Ever consider working for a living?”
“Work?” Two-Bit was aghast.
Analogies
 Analogies
are a comparison between
two/four things. The two on the left share
the same relationship as two on the right.
For example, if the two on the left are
opposites, the two on the right must be
opposites. Let’s look at an example.
HAPPY
PRETTY
SAD
UGLY
Examples
 SPOUT
WIC
: TEAPOT :: _______:
CANDLE
 JURASSIC
CITY
: PERIOD :: CHICAGO : _____
 CLIFF
CAVE : UNDERGROUND
: STEEP :: _____
 CAKE
GLASS
: BATTER :: WINDOW : _____
 MS.
PORTER: TEACHER :: MR. TURNER:
PRINCIPAL
__________
The Outsiders
 Read
Chapter 8
as a class
 Pay attention to
any important
information, and
keep track of it!
 Grab an exit
ticket.
Vocabulary Review, Ch. 8
Faltered
“I wont be able to walk again”, Johnny
started, then faltered. “Not even on
crutches. Busted my back.”
Divert
It was the reward of two hours of walking
aimlessly around a hardware store to divert
suspicion.
Doggedly
Two-Bit knew what I meant, but doggedly
pretended not to.
1) To distract
someone or their
attention from
something
2) To cause
something to
change course
To speak in a hesitant
or unsteady voice.
Having or showing
tenacity and grim
persistence
Discussion Groups
 C-with your group only
 H-raise your hand if you need help
 A-We are discussing the book The Outsiders
M-Stay seated in your group unless you need to sharpen
your pencil or get a tissue.
P-EVERYONE should be actively engaged in the
conversation.
S-Sound should be a 2.
Discussion Question #1
Discuss
Ponyboy’s evolving
conception of the Socs. How
does his opinion of the Socs at
the end of the novel differ from
his opinion at the beginning?
Make
sure to document your
group’s discussion.
Discussion Question #2
Compare
and contrast
Johnny and Dally. What
roles do they play in the
novel? What roles do they
play In Ponyboy’s life?
Discussion Question #3
How
is “Nothing Gold Can
Stay,” the Robert Frost
poem that Ponyboy recites
to Johnny at the church,
relevant to Ponyboy and
Johnny’s story?
Discussion Question #4
 Think
about the role of physical
violence in the novel. Is the
violence shocking, predictable,
boring, or melodramatic? Do you
think such violence has a
different effect on readers today
than it did when the novel was
first published?