Happy Monday…
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Inverted Sentences:
Verb comes before the subject
Used to slow the reader down
EX: Everywhere there was a shadow of death. (R. Carlson)
EX: In the woods, is perpetual youth. (Emerson)
Do now:
1. Change the inverted sentences from above to “normal” subject/verb
sentences.
2. How does changing the sentence order affect meaning?
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Inverted Sentences:
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Verb comes before the subject
Used to slow the reader down
EX: Everywhere there was a shadow of death. (R. Carlson)
EX: In the woods, is perpetual youth. (Emerson)
Do now:
1. A shadow of death was everywhere.
* makes you think of place before “thing”…
2. Perpetual youth is in the woods.
* sounds corny…clouds meaning…
Meaning:
30-15-10 List
Examples:
Basement
Abase
Root:
Class Examples:
Visual/Memory Clue
Meaning
Root
Bas
Bas
Low
Cap, capt
Take, seize
Cred
Believe
Dict
Speak
Duc, duct
Lead
Meaning:
Meaning:
Examples:
Credible
incredulous
Examples:
Capable
Capsule
Root:
Cap, Capt
Class Examples:
Visual/Memory Clue
Root:
Cred
Class Examples:
Visual/Memory Clue
Meaning:
Meaning:
Examples:
Deduce
Conduct
Examples:
Diction
Contradict
Root:
Class Examples:
Visual/Memory Clue
Dict
Root:
Duc
Duct
Class Examples:
Visual/Memory Clue
The Outsiders: After The Novel
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3
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Heroes
Analyze This
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4
Menace to Society
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Outsider
Tuesday…
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Remember: Inverted Sentences
Verb comes before the subject
Used to slow the reader down
Do now:
1. Change the “normal” sentences to INVERTED sentences.
A. The sun is shining.
B. He hit a homerun.
C. He hit a homerun after striking out his first at bat.
Tuesday…Please record on your Bell Work Sheet
Remember: Inverted Sentences
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Verb comes before the subject
Used to slow the reader down
Do now:
1. Change the “normal” sentences to INVERTED sentences.
A. The sun is shining. Shining is the sun.
B. He hit a homerun. A homerun he hit.
C. He hit a homerun after striking out his first at bat.
After striking out his first at bat, he hit a homerun.
The Outsiders Essay
1.
2.
Write an essay explaining why you believe each of the 'main'
Greasers could be considered a hero. Include your own
definition of hero in the essay, and be sure to explain how each
boy, in his own way, meets your definition. Remember to
support your ideas with examples from the novel.
Write an essay explaining how the Socs were more of a disgrace
and menace to society than the Greasers. Look at how society
viewed and treated the two groups. Examine the characteristics
of each group, their actions, and the choices each made. Be sure
to support your ideas with examples from the novel.
3.
Identify & underline KEY words for each option
Choose one of the following characters: Ponyboy, Johnny or
Dally. Examine your chosen character’s traits, relationships,
view of the world and how they evolved over the course of the
novel. Be sure to support your character analysis with evidence
from the book.
4.
S.E. Hinton has not used the word outsider in the novel.
Obviously, she wants us to ponder whom the outsiders are.
Write an essay in which you explain whom she may have
meant by the Outsiders. Be sure to define what you mean by
an outsider, and then explain whom you think Ms. Hinton
meant. Be sure to use extensive examples from the book to
back up what you say.
The Outsiders Essay
1.
2.
Write an essay explaining why you believe each of the 'main'
Greasers could be considered a hero. Include your own
definition of hero in the essay, and be sure to explain how each
boy, in his own way, meets your definition. Remember to
support your ideas with examples from the novel.
Write an essay explaining how the Socs were more of a disgrace
and menace to society than the Greasers. Look at how society
viewed and treated the two groups. Examine the characteristics
of each group, their actions, and the choices each made. Be sure
to support your ideas with examples from the novel.
3.
Identify & underline KEY words for each option
Choose one of the following characters: Ponyboy, Johnny or
Dally. Examine your chosen character’s traits, relationships,
view of the world and how they evolved over the course of the
novel. Be sure to support your character analysis with evidence
from the book.
4.
S.E. Hinton has not used the word outsider in the novel.
Obviously, she wants us to ponder whom the outsiders are.
Write an essay in which you explain whom she may have
meant by the Outsiders. Be sure to define what you mean by
an outsider, and then explain whom you think Ms. Hinton
meant. Be sure to use extensive examples from the book to
back up what you say.
The Outsiders Essay
Topic 1: Greasers as heroes
Thesis Statement:
Dally
Pb
Johnny
__________, ____________ and ____________ are heroes because they all
BRAVERY
BRAINS
INTEGRITY
show ________________, ________________ and _______________.
The Outsiders Essay
Topic 2: Disgraceful Socs
Thesis Statement:
THEY ARE AGGRESSIVE
The Socs are more of a disgrace to society because _______________________,
THEY GET DRUNK
THEY GET AWAY WITH THINGS
___________________________, and _________________________________.
The Outsiders Essay
Topic 3: Character Analysis
Thesis Statement:
Ponyboy
NAIVE
The character of ___________________________ was __________________, saw the
VIOLENT
A HERO
world as ________________________ BUT ended up ________________________.
The Outsiders Essay
Topic 3: Character Analysis
Thesis Statement:
DALLY
HARD CORE
The character of ___________________________ was __________________, saw the
HIS ENEMY
DEAD
world as ________________________ AND ended up ________________________.
The Outsiders Essay
Topic 3: Character Analysis
Thesis Statement:
JOHNNY
ABUSED
The character of ___________________________ was __________________, saw the
EMPTY
DYING A HERO
world as ________________________ BUT ended up ________________________.
The Outsiders Essay
Topic 4: An Outsider
Thesis Statement:
When S.E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders, she seems to be referring to
PONYBOY
ONE WHO DOES NOT FIT IN TO A GROUP
____________________ since an outsider is _______________________________.
The Hook!
10.If I could rearrange the alphabet, I'd put U and I together.
9. What does it feel like to be the most beautiful girl in this room?
8. Was that an earthquake or did you just rock my world?
7. Do you have a sunburn, or are you always this hot?
6. I hope you know CPR, because you take my breath away.
5. If you were a booger I'd pick you first.
4. I may not be a genie but I can make your dreams come true.
3. Life without you would be like a broken pencil...pointless.
2. Do you have any raisins? No? How about a date?
1. Did you fart? Because you just blew me away.
The Outsiders: Paper Outline
I. Introduction
A. Lead/Hook
B. Bridge
C. Thesis Statement
II. Body Paragraph 1
A. Transitional sentence/Topic sentence
B. Evidence to support
C. Evidence to support
D. Transitional sentence
Use Evidence from the
novel…go over your
notes, stations work,
etc.
III. Body Paragraph 2
A. Transitional sentence/Topic sentence
B. Evidence to support
C. Evidence to support
D. Transitional sentence
IV. Body Paragraph 3
A. Transitional sentence/Topic sentence
B. Evidence to support
C. Evidence to support
D. Transitional sentence
V. Conclusion
A. Restate Thesis Statement
B. Bridge
C. “come full circle”
Maybe revisit your
“Hook”
The Introduction & Conclusion
1. Review how different writers chose to write their INTRODUCTIONS from the
articles provided
2. Choose one to mimic if you are stuck for ideas
3. Write your introduction (Lead/Bridge/Thesis Statement)
4. Have me initial it
5. Review how different writers chose to write their CONCLUSIONS from the articles
provided
6. Choose one to mimic if stuck for ideas
7. Write your conclusion (Restated TS/Bridge/”come full circle”)
8. Have me initial it
Wednesday…
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Cumulative Sentences:
Begins with a standard sentence pattern
Adds multiple details after it
These details pile-up or accumulate
EX: The women moved through the streets as winged messengers, twirling around each other in
slow motion, peeking inside homes and watching the easy sleep of men and women. (T.T. Williams)
EX: It is a wilderness that is beautiful, dangerous, abundant, oblivious of us, mysterious, never to
be conquered or controlled or second-guessed, or known more than a little. (Wendell Berry)
Do now:
1) Create a CUMULATIVE SENTENCE from this stem:
The student roamed the halls…
Wednesday…Please record on your Bell Work Sheet
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Cumulative Sentences:
Begins with a standard sentence pattern
Adds multiple details after it
These details pile-up or accumulate
EX: The women moved through the streets as winged messengers, twirling around each other in
slow motion, peeking inside homes and watching the easy sleep of men and women. (T.T. Williams)
EX: It is a wilderness that is beautiful, dangerous, abundant, oblivious of us, mysterious, never to
be conquered or controlled or second-guessed, or known more than a little. (Wendell Berry)
The student roamed the halls… looking for her
boyfriend only to find he had left her for her ugly,
horrible, no-good, now ex- best friend.
The Outsiders Essay
Part 2: Evidence
Go back through your notes, assignments and the novel to find support that
proves your thesis statement. Record eight supporting sentences below; be sure
to cite appropriately! EX: “I had the knife. I killed Bob.”
Thesis Statement Support:
1. “I’M DIFFERENT THAT WAY…”
(PONYBOY)
2.
3.
“IT’S THE FIRST TIME I FELT ANYTHING IN
A LONG TIME” (RANDY)
“AND NOW JOHNNY WAS GONE…” (PB)
USE FOR:
Pb as hero
Pb as Outsider
Pb char. analysis
USE FOR:
Socs as menace
USE FOR:
Johnny as hero
Johnny as outsider
Johnny character analysis
The Outsiders: Paper Outline
I. Introduction
A. Lead/Hook
B. Bridge
C. Thesis Statement
II. Body Paragraph 1
A. Transitional sentence/Topic sentence
B. Evidence to support
C. Evidence to support
D. Transitional sentence
Use Evidence from the
novel…go over your
notes, stations work,
etc.
III. Body Paragraph 2
A. Transitional sentence/Topic sentence
B. Evidence to support
C. Evidence to support
D. Transitional sentence
IV. Body Paragraph 3
A. Transitional sentence/Topic sentence
B. Evidence to support
C. Evidence to support
D. Transitional sentence
V. Conclusion
A. Restate Thesis Statement
B. Bridge
C. “come full circle”
Maybe revisit your
“Hook”
The Outsiders Essay
• Get out your Intro/Conclusion work
• Write your BODY paragraphs
Body Paragraphs:
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A. Transitional /Topic sentence
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B. “Evidence to support” & explanation
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C. “Evidence to support” & explanation
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D. Transitional sentence
The Outsiders Essay: Putting it all together
1) Complete Edit Sheet (15 pts)
2) Staple to your Rough Draft (20 pts) & Turnin/Have me initial
3) Final Drafts due at the end of the hour
Thursday! (50 pts)
Thursday…
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Remember: Cumulative Sentences
Begin with a standard sentence pattern
Add multiple details after it
These details pile-up or accumulate
Do now:
1) Create a CUMULATIVE SENTENCE from this stem:
Mr. Gilbert yelled…
Vocab Test!
1) Look over roots
for your test
2) Have out your
rough draft & edit
sheet
3) Finish Final Draft
Meaning
Root
Bas
Low
Cap, capt
Take, seize
Cred
Believe
Dict
Speak
Duc, duct
Lead