Literature BasedUnit
8thGrade
A) Overview
1) Synopsis
Ponyboyandhis brothersSodapopandDarry, and their friendsJohnny,Steve,Two-Bit,
andDally all have one thing in common:they have lost parentseitherbecauseof
accidents,alcoholism,or becauseof other reasons.Theseboys are all lower class
citizenswho areknown asgreasers.Pon~y saysthat therearetwo typesof peoplein
this world, he andhis friendswho areknown as greasersandthe Socswho arethe rich
upperclass.After Ponyboy'sfriend, Johnnykills a Soc,Ponyboy'sworld comescrushing
down. Ponyb°Ybecomesfriendswith Cherry, a Soc. They find that therecanbe
similaritiesbetweentwo different social classes.Ponyb°Ystruggleswith the bridge
betweenthe social classes,dealingwith pain and guilt, andtrying to continuea friendship
andbond with his fellow greasers.
2) Fry ReadabilityStudy
After examiningthreepassagesfrom The Outsiders,the averagereadability level fell
arounda mid-seventhgrade. I havedecidedto usethis book at an eighth gradelevel
becausesomeof the passagesaremore difficult. The contentof the book may alsobe
more suitablefor studentsin uppergrades.
a) SamplePassages:
(i) Page53- It was almostfour monthsago. I had walked to the DX stationto get a
bottle of pop andto seeSteveand Soda,becausethey'll alwaysbuy me a couple
of bottlesand let me help work on the cars. I don't like to go on weekends
becausethen thereis usually a bunch of girls down thereflirting with Soda- all
kinds of girls, Socstoo. I don't caretoo much for girls yet. Soda$aysI'll grow
out of it. He did. It was a warmish spring day with the sunshining bright, but it
was getting chilly anddark by.. .,
(ii) Page144-Johnnydidn't sayanything. But he staredat the dashboardwith such
hurt bewildermentthat I could havebawled. Dally cussedunderhis breathand
nearly tore out the transmissionof the T-bird aswe roaredout of the Dairy Queen.
I felt sorry for Dally. He meantit when he saidhe didn't careabouthis parents.
But he andthe rest of the gangknew Johnnycaredand did everythingthey could
to makeit up to him. I don't know what it was aboutJohnny- maybethat lostpuppy look andthosebig scaredeyeswere what madeeveryonehis big brother.
(iii)Page236- They were sluggingit out, but Dallas was gettingthe worst of it, so I
But
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couldn't
jumped on his Soc" back,pulling his hair andpoundinghim. He reachedback
and caughtme by the neck andthrew me over his headto the ground. Tim
Shepard,who was fighting two at once,accidentallysteppedon me, knocking my
breathout. I was up againas soonas I got my wind, andjumped right back on the
Soc,trying my bestto stranglehim. While he wasprying my fingers loose,Dally
knockedhim backward,so that all three of us rolled on the ground,gasping,...
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3) ThematicStatement
While studyingThe Outsidersthe studentswill be focusingon the themesof class
structures,classdivisions, death,grief, handling loss,how societyviews social groups,
andhow we asChristiansshouldact in our society. The studentswill be analyzingthe
"OutsiderSlang" and will comparethe languagein The Outsidersto StandardEnglish
alongwith currentslang. The studentswill be enrichingtheir vocabularieswith words
learnedfrom studying The Outsiders. Grandconversationswill entail discussingthe
themesthroughoutTheOutsiders. The studentswill alsoparticipatein a Mock Trial in
which the studentswill take on roles of the characters.It is important for Christiansto
studythesethemessincethey will anddo affect the student'slives. Analyzing The
Outsiderswill assiststudentsin understandingtheir role in societyasa Christianbeliever.
4) Goals/Objectives
a) The studentswill be ableto understandthe genderandclassdifferencesthat affected
the charactersin TheOutsiders.
b) The studentswill be able to examinethe classdivisions and interprethow these
similar divisions arepresentin our society.
c) The studentswill be ableto examineclassdivisions in our societywith a Christian
perspectiveidentifying how Christiansshouldact in the situation.
d) The studentswill be ableto identify Outsiderslang,the StandardEnglish for the
slang,and the currentslangfor the sameword.
e) The studentswill be ableto correctthe grammarin sentencesfrom TheOutsiders.
f) The studentswill be ableto enrichtheir vocabulariesandunderstandingof the novel
throughthe vocabularyactivities.
g) The studentswill be ableto analyzecharactersfrom the novel.
h) The studentswill be ableto identify character'spersonalitytraits, physical
characteristics,relationshipsto other characters,and otherpertinentinformation.
i) The studentswill be able to reflect on death,loss, and grief. They will be able to
understandways to handlegrief.
j) The studentswill be ableto readTheOutsidersaloud to small groupsof peers.
k) The studentswill be ableto identify the main eventsin the novel.
1) The studentswill be ableto cooperativelyparticipatein the Mock Trial.
m) The studentswill be ableto determineappropriatequestionsand answersto be used
during the Mock Trial.
n) The studentswill be able to show appropriatebehaviorwhile participatingin the
Mock Trial.
0) The studentswill be ableto analyzethe actionsof the charactersby examiningtheir
Christianbeliefs.
B) Pre-Reading
1) PossibleActivities
a) GenderActivity - AttachedWorksheet
(i) The studentswill be split into groupsof four.
(ii) The studentswill look through currentmagazineslooking for picturesof men and
women. Both adultsand teenagers.
(iii)The groupsshouldeachhave five-sevenpictures.
(iv)The studentswill then identify similarities and differencesof how men and
women areportrayed. The studentswill also addresshow they relateto these
images. Are theseimagestrue to them? How shouldChristiansview men and
women?
. The studentsshouldusethe worksheetas a guide. They will thenrespondto
thesepoints in a poster,overhead,or a different approvedform of displaying
information of their choice.
b) ContrastChart- AttachedWorksheet
(i) As a classa contrastchartwill be completed. The classwill comparetwo
different classes:the rich andthe poor.
(ii) Onestudentwill fill in the information on the chart while the rest of the class
generatesthe ideas.
(ili)The objectiveis for the studentsto seethe differencesbetweenthe two classes.
The studentsneedto understandhow certain classesaretreatedmore fairly than
others.
(iv)There will be a main chart on the overheador board. The studentswill alsohave
their own chartsthat they will fill out at their desks.
c) Greasersvs. SocsObstacleCourse
(i) The studentswill be split into two teams. Theywill be told that they are going to
go outsideandparticipatein an obstaclecourse. Therewill be sevendifferent
activities in the obstaclecourse. The activities will all be from particularaspects
of their day. It will run as follows:
. Breakfast Run: Onememberof the team must crossthe gym balancinga raw
eggon a spoon.(Team 1 will havea plastic egg,not a raw one.)This team
memberwill handoff to anothermemberwho must travel back acrossthe
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gym.
Get Dressed:Another teammemberwill be given an outfit to put on. (Team 1
will havea hat and a pair of mitten; Team2 will have a hat, work gloves,and
a denimbutton-downshirt).
Go to school: Two membersfrom eachteamwill travel acrossthe gym
!'wheelbarrowfashion"with the help of a third memberwho will carry the
schoolbooks.(Team2 will be blindfolded exceptfor the "wheelbarrow
driver").
Music Class: A studentwill be given three saltinecrackers,andthen must
whistle the chorusof "Mary Had A Little Lamb." (Team 1 will be given a
glassof water).
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Composition Class: A teammemberwill be requiredto write the words to
The Pledgeof Allegiance.(Team 1 is given a pen and compositionpaper;
Team2 is given a small post-it and a thick marker).
. Recess:A teammembermust crossthe gym bouncinga ball, andthen another
studentwill return acrossthe gym bouncingthe ball. (Team I will be given a
basketball;Team2 will be given a Ping-Pongball).
. After school: Two teammembersmust go aroundthe gym one time. (Team 1
will havea wagonthat one memberwill ride in and one will pull; Team2 will
haveto walk backwards).
(ii) Eachgroupwill be given the assignmentfor eachactivity asthey completethe
previousactivity.
. I will havean assistantto be in chargeof oneteamwhile I am in chargeof the
other team.
(iii)After both groupsof studentshavecompletedthe obstaclecoursethe classwill go
back inside. Then therewill be a time of discussionandreflection. The students
will look at how one teamhad it easieron the obstaclecoursethan the otherteam
did.
(iv) Questionsto be discussed:
. How did this makeyou feel?
What were the differencesbetweenthe two teams?
(v) The Outsiderswill be introducedto the class. The issueof Greaser'svs. Socswill
be examinedby identifying which groupthe studentsthink they playedthe role of
in the obstaclecourse.
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2) Vocabulary Activities
a) Words:
(i) Embarrassed(35)
(ii) Smoldering(91)
(iii)Apprehensive(97)
(iv)Premonition (110)
(v) Apparently (142)
(vi)Conviction (145)
(vii) Suspicious(152)
(viii) Admiringly (165)
(ix)Delinquent (251)
(x) Acquitted (273)
b) Word Knowledge Progressive Activity - Attached Worksheet
(i) The students will be given a blank Word Knowledge Progressive worksheet.
(ii) They should start this activity individually by listing each word in the first
column. Then they will rank their knowledge of the word in the middle section.
. Pencil should be used so updating can be done.
(iii)If students have an idea about the definition, then they should write down the
definition that they think belongs in the last column.
(iv)Then students will fonD small groups and compare definitions and knowledge of
words.
(v) Studentsshouldthen usea dictionary or their book to determinethe correct
definition of the word. This definition shouldbe written in the "definition"
column.
(vi)The chart shouldbe updatedwith more precisedefmitionsthroughoutthe unit.
c) Word Links - AttachedWorksheet
(i) The studentswill be given a Word Links worksheet.
(ii) The studentswill thenmatchthe beginningand endof the word by drawing a line
from one columnto the next.
(iii)On the reversesideof the worksheetthe studentswill write the definition of the
word. If the studentscannotrememberthe definition, they may usedictionaries
to look it up.
(iv)This activity will be doneafter the studentshavehad multiple exposuresto the
words.
(v) The studentsshouldbegin the activity individually andmay finish it with
partners.
C) During-Reading
1) Possible Activities
a) Character Analysis
(i) The students will be placed in small groups. Here they will analyze one character
from The Outsiders.
(ii) After looking through the book to find details about the character, the students
will make a poster. They should draw th~haracter that they are analyzing. The
students should also include the charact~ name, personality traits, relationship to
other characters, and any other pertinent information.
(iii)Each group will present their poster to the class. Every student should have a role
in the project.
b) Dealing with Loss
(i) The studentswill discussas a classthe lossthat Ponyboyhashad to deal with
throughoutthe book.
. How haslossaffectedhow Ponyboyacts? Hashe changeda lot?
(ii) The studentswill usebooks and the internetto researchgrief. The students
shouldidentify the stagesof grief andhow to handleloss.
(iii)The classw:ill identify the main stagesof grieving alongwith somebasicson how
to handlelosing a loved one.
(iv)Studentswill be encouragedto sharetimes when they may havelost a loved one.
c) Mock Trial
(i) This will occurbeforethe trial hasbeenread. The Mock Trial will be accurateas
to the proceedingsandcharacters.However,the studentswill havemore
responsibilityin generatingquestionsand answers.The questionsand answersdo
not haveto be identical to the book.
(ii) Characters/Roles:
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Ponyboy
Sodapop
Darry
Cherry
Cherry'smom
Cherry's dad
Randy
Randy'smom
Randy'sdad
Socsl
Socs2
Socs 3
Doctor
(iii)How the trial will proceed:
. The doctorwill talk with thejudge
. Randywill be questioned
. Socs1, 2, 3 questioned
. Cherryquestioned
Darry questioned
. Sodaquestioned
(i) ***Everyone saysthat Johnnykilled Bob
. Ponyboyquestioned
(i) ***Pony was never askedaboutBob getting killed.
(iv)The studentswill be assignedroles aheadof time. The studentswill havetime to
preparequestionsand statements.Eachstudentwill have a sheetwith possible
questions.
(v) The studentswill needto speakthe truth during the trial.
(vi)The studentswill dresssimilar to their character.
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2) Skills/Phonics/Grammar Activities
a) Slang/Dialect- AttachedWorksheet
(i) As a classwe will define slanganddialect. The studentswill first give their ideas
asto what the definitions are,andthen the words will be lookedup in the
dictionary.
(ii) The studentswill work in groupsto makea list of slangwords usedin The
Outsiders. Thesewords will be written in the first column of the Slang/Dialect
worksheet. The studentswill determineusingtheir book what the Standard
English would be for the slangword. Studentsshouldthen decidewhat if thereis
a slangword that is usedtoday.
(iii)As a classa masterlist will be compiledandpostedin the classroom.The
studentswill encounterthesewords during their reading.
b) SentenceStructur~Analysis
(i) The studentswill begin the lessonwith the instruction to free write for ten
minutes. The studentsshouldwrite abouteventsin their lives during the last two
weeks. The studentswill be told that the free writing doesnot needto be proper.
They shouldsimply write the words that they would useif they were talking to a
friend. They will be encouragedto write the word how it would be pronouncedif
possible.
(ii) After the studentshavefinishedtheir free writing they will be shownthe
following quoteson the overhead.The classasa whole will fix the sentencesto
show propergrammar.
. Pg 13: They ain't gonnahurt you no more.
(i) They aren't (or arenot) going to hurt you anymore.
. Pg 23: Me and Sodaarepickin' up Evie and Sandyfor the game.
(i) SodaandI arepicking up Evie and Sandyfor the game.
. Pg 116:I rememberedyou sayin' somethingaboutit once. And me andyou
went to seethat movie, 'member?
(i) I rememberedyou sayingsomethingaboutit once. You and I went to see
that movie, do you remember?
Pg 240: Is he real bad?
(i) Is he really bad?
(iii)The studentswill then examinetheir free writing to seeif thereare grammaticalor
slangerrors. The free writing will now be corrected. The studentsshouldbe sure
to useproperEnglish.
(iv)The studentswill then look throughthe last two chaptersthat were readof The
Outsidersand identify other incorrectsentences.
(v) The studentswill listen during the next few daysto conversationsof friends and
family members. The studentsshouldmake a list of sentencesthat are incorrect.
This list shouldbe kept in their notebooks.
.
3) ComprehensionQuestions- Set 1 (Chapten 1-5)
a) Literal Questions
(i) How doesCherry explain the differencesbetweenSocsandgreasers?
. Chap3. Cherry saidthat greasershavea different setof values. They are
more emotional. Sacsaresophisticated,cool to the point of not feeling
anything. Nothing is real for Socs.
(ii) Why doesPony have a problemwith Johnnywanting to disguisethem?
. Chap5: Pony did not want to cut andbleachhis hair. Pony's hair was his
pride. It was long, silky, andtuff. It was his trademark.
b) lnferentiaVlnterpretiveQuestions
(i) Do you think Darry loves Ponyboy? How doesDarry showhis love?
. Chap 1. Yes, I think Darry loves PonyboY. He showshis love in different
ways. He protectsPony andprovidesfor the family. Darry hastaken on the
fatherrole in the family. Darry showshis love throughhis concernfor Pony
when the Socsattackedhim.
(ii) Do you think Sodapoploves Ponyb°Y? How doesSodashowhis love?
. Chap 1. Yes Sodaloves Ponyboy. His love is very expressive.Pony is more
receptiveto Soda'slove than to Darry's love. Pony showshis love through
his words and actions.
c) EvaluativeQuestions
(i) What would your advicebe to Johnnyand Ponyboyif they cameto you for help?
. Chap4. If JohnnyandPony cameto me for help in this situation,I would be
scared. I would encouragethem to go to the Police and to tell the truth. I
would not havetold them to hide andrun away.
(ii) What doesPonyboymeanwhen he says"I lie to myself all the time?" Do you
ever lie to yourself? Why?
. Chap 1. SometimesI lie to myself. If I am not acceptingof a situationor
things that I heard,I will tell myself that it is not true. I think that I lie to
myself becauseit makesme feel better aboutmyself.
4) Comprehension Questions- Set 2 (Chapters 6-12)
a) Literal Questions
(i) What was Bob's real problem, accordingto Randy?
. Chap7. Randysaidthat Bob was spoiledrotten. His parentsgavein to him
all the time. Bobjust kept trying to make someonesay"No" to him but no
one everdid. He wantedsomeoneto lay down the law, setthe limits.
(ii) What is the differencebetweenTim Shepard'sgangand Ponyboy'sgang?
. Chap9. Tim Shephard'sgangwas a hard-lookingbunchof peoplewho
followed strict discipline from Tim. They had a leaderandwere highly
organized. Ponyboy'sgangwasjust a bunchof friends who stucktogether.
Every man was his own leader.
b) Inferential/InterpretiveQuestions
(i) What doesPonymeanwhen he says,"we couldn't get alongwithout you"
(referring to Johnny)?
. Chap8. Johnnywas an essentialpart of the gang. Johnnywas very different
from the rest of the gangwith regardsto his ageandpersonality. Johnnywas
a youngerbrotherto most of the gangmembers.
(ii) What doesDally meanwhen he saysto Johnny,"that's what you get for tryin' to
help people?"
. Chap9. Dally meansthat Johnnyhadto die to savethe children in the church.
SinceJohnnywantedto help he sacrificedhis own life in the end.
c) EvaluativeQuestions
(i) What is your definition of a hero? Do you considerthe threeboys to be heroes?
. Chap7. To me a hero is someonewho savesthe day. They do a gooddeed
without being askedor prodded. A hero canbe a role model and if not
previously a role model then will likely becomeone. Heroesshouldbe
respected.I do considerthe threeboys to be heroes. They savedchildren's
lives andwere not forced to do it.
(ii) Why do you think that Dally wantedto die?
. Chap 10. Dally was frustratedwith his life andthe eventsof the last couple
weeks. Dally did not know how to managehis emotionsand anger. He
probablythoughtthat dying was the only way to control what he was feeling.
D) After-Reading
1) PossibleActivities
a) Polar Opposites- AttachedWorksheet
(i) The studentswill work in small groups. They will needto choosefour characters
from TheOutsiders. The studentsshouldgroupthe charactersin pairs so two
pairs areformed.
(ii) The studentswill then receivea Polar Oppositesguide. On this guidetherewill
be continuumswith blanks on eachend. The studentsshouldthink of qualitiesof
the charactersandtheir opposites.Theseshouldbe listed on eachcontinuum.
The studentsshouldthen rank onepair of characterson this continuum.
. The studentsmay usethe character'sfirst nameas an abbreviationandwrite
that on the appropriateblank. Under eachcontinuum,the studentsshould
write a shortreasonasto why the characterswere placedwhere they were.
. This will be donewith eachpair of characters.The pairs of charactersshould
havecontrastingtraits.
b) Literary ReportCard
(i) The studentswill be placedin six groups. Eachgroupwill be assigneda character
(ponyboy,Johnny,Cherry, Darry, Bob, and Sodapop).
(ii) In thesegroupsstudentswill write a report card for their character.
. A samplereport cardwill be shownfor Dally.
(iii)The studentsshouldhaveten categories.Charactersshouldbe gradedon
personalitytraits, qualities,andbehaviors. Studentsshould assigngradesalong
with comments.Emphasiswill be placedon the student'scomments.
The categoriesshouldall be statedin the positive foIm.
(i) Patienceinsteadof impatience.
(ii) Honestyinsteadof dishonesty.
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c) Plot Organizer- AttachedWorksheet
(i) Studentswill work in groupsof threeto identify fifteen eventsin TheOutsiders.
They will list theseeventson the spaceson the bottom half of their Plot Organizer
in chronologicalorder.
(ii) Oncethe Studentshave identified their fifteen events,the Studentswill rank each
eventon a scalefrom one to four. The rangewill be from Calm, Interesting,
Exciting, andMind-Boggling.
. The Studentswill show their rankingsby plotting a dot on the charton the top
of the Plot Organizer. The dot shouldbe placedabovethe numberon the xaxis. The dot may be placedanywhereon the spectrumfrom the very bottom
of Calm to the very top of Mind Boggling.
(iii)Once the grouphasfInished,the studentswill mount their finishedPlot Organizer
on a pieceof constructionpaperandplace it on the wall to be displayed.
(iv)After the majority of the studentshaveplacedtheir Plot Organizeron the wall, the
studentswill havean opportunity to browsethe other organizers.
. Studentsshouldnote the differencesin selectedevents. Studentsshouldalso
notice similarities anddifferencesin plot points for similar events.
2) Responding activities - Writing
a) What is importantto me?
(i) The studentswill write a paperaboutsomethingthat is importantto them.
(ii) The Outsidersis from Ponyboy'sperspectiveand his story aboutsomethingthat is
importantto him.
(iii)The studentswill write a two-threepagepaperaboutsomethingthat is important
to them. They shouldreflect like Pony did on different aspectsof their life. They
shouldexaminewhat haschangedtheir lives. What makesthemwho they are.
What hasshapedthem into the wonderful peoplethey aretoday.
(iv)The paperwill be proofreadin classby fellow students.A clean,final copy will
be expectedin the end.
b)
Double Entry Journal- AttachedWorksheet
(i) Studentswill be given a Double Entry Journalfonn. It will be completedduring
(ii) The first column will be startedfor the students.It will include quotationsfrom
the book alongwith a pagenumber. As the studentsarereading,they will watch
for the quotationon the Double Entry Journalhandout. Threequoteswill be
given. The studentsshouldalsochoosethreeof their own quotesto include and
respondto.
(iii}Once they readthis quote,then they will write in the secondcolumn of the
handout. In this column, studentswill write reflectionsaboutthe quotation.
Studentsshouldreflect on their own lives and experiences.Studentsshouldalso
place themselvesin the charactersposition andpossiblyreflect on what their
actionsmight havebeen.
(iv) Onceall studentshavecompletedtheir journals they will fonn small groupsand
sharetheir responsesand text selections.
E) SamplePacket
1) GenderActivity - Pre-Reading
2) ContrastChart- Pre-Reading
3) Word Links - VocabularyActivity
4) Word KnowledgeProgressiveActivity - Vocabulary
5) Slang/DialectIdentification- Skills Activity
6) Polar Opposites- After ReadingActivity
7) Plot Organizer- After ReadingActivity
8) DoubleEntry Joumal- Writing Activity
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F) Assessment
1) Rubric
a) To be usedfor Mock Trial grading
b) GradingScale
(i) 18-20A
(ii) 16-17B
(iii)14-15 C
(iv)12-13 D
(v) 11 andbe1owF
2) Filial Test
a) To be given at end of unit
b) GradingScale
(i) 54-60A
(ii) 48-53 B
(iii)42-47 C
(iv)36-41 D
(v) 40 andbelow F
3) Observationand assignmentmarking of completeand incompletewill be donethrough
the courseof the unit.
G) Bibliography
Hinton, S. (n.d.).Books- The Outsiders.RetrievedNovember1,2005, from
www .sehinton.CQUl
Hinton, S.E.(1989). The Outsiders.Boston:G.K. Hall & Co.
Phillips, B., & Sekaran,S. (n.d.). SparkNoteon The Outsiders.RetrievedOctober25,
2005,from www.snarknotes.com/lit/outsiders
Rhoda,R. (2005).Lecture Notes.Sioux Center,IA
Tiggelaar,Kristin. "The Outsiders."E-mail to Tami Dotty. 15 Oct. 2005.
Yopp, R. H., & Yopp, H. K. (2001).Literature-BasedReadingActivities (3rd ed.).Boston:Allyn
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c) ReadGoneWith the Wind.
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15) What is Ponyboy'sreal name?
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