Final Project for The Outsiders
ALL PROJECTS MUST INCLUDE a paragraph that explains your project and how it
connects to The Outsiders. Spelling and grammar are important! Do this last!
1. Trivia Board Game: Create a board game that challenges the players’
understanding of the novel. Your board game must include the following:
 Board
 Player pieces
 List of rules and directions
 At least 20 trivia questions
 Package
Be sure to make your game design neat. Play it before you turn it in to check
for any oversights. Look at other board games for ideas.
This is a group project. 2-3 people can work on the game together. All
three must talk to Ms. Williams and sign an agreement.
2. Reenactment of scenes: Dramatize four important scenes from the novel.
Think about the parts of the plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling
action, resolution). Your reenactment needs to include the following;
 Accurate dialogue
 Simple costumes and props
This must be recorded at home and shown to the class.
This is a group project. 2-3 people can work on this together. All three
must talk to Ms. Williams and sign an agreement.
3. Newspaper: Create a newspaper that reflects the important events and
characters in The Outsiders. Your newspaper must meet the following
requirements:
 At least 5 articles (Each with a title and written in paragraph form.)
 At least 2 advertisements (relative to the setting- 1960s)
 Newspaper title.
This can be handwritten or typed. Either way, it needs to be on regular copy
paper (at least one page-front and back.) Be sure to look at a newspaper to
follow the format.
This is a group project. 2-3 people can work on this together. All three
must talk to Ms. Williams and sign an agreement.
4. Movie Poster and Soundtrack:
Create a movie poster for The Outsiders. Your movie poster needs to
include the following:
 A picture of the main characters in an important scene from the book.
 A sentence/phrase that describes the book and will catch people’s
interest
 A list of the starring actors and actresses (Must be contemporary
actors and CANNOT be people who have already been in The Outsiders
movie)
 A list of explaining your actor choices
 Credit to the author and the book
Your poster should be on large poster paper. It should be easy to read and
neatly arranged.
Create a soundtrack for the new film version of The Outsiders. Your
soundtrack must meet the following requirements:
 At least 4 songs. (Four that represent three different important scenes
and one that represents a character)
 A hand-drawn album cover
 At least three sentences for each song explaining its meaning and
relation to The Outsiders (This needs to be like the lyrics and notes in
a store-bought CD)
 Packaged
This is a single person project. See Ms. Williams to sign up.
5. Comic strip: Design 2 eight panel comic strips that represent 2 different
events or scenes from the book. (16 panels in all) Your comic strips must
include the following:
 Hand-drawn illustrations
 Dialogue (accurate)
 Lots of details
 Professional level
 Color
This is a single person project. See Ms. Williams to sign up.
6. Chapter Illustrations: Draw an illustration for each chapter. Be sure to label
each with its chapter number. Your illustrations must meet the following
requirements:
 Hand-drawn illustrations (professional level)
 Neat, lots of details and color
 Accurate depiction of the chapter
Draw each illustration on a different sheet of white copy paper. (You will
turn in 12 sheets.)
This is a single person project. See Ms. Williams to sign up.