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The Outsiders
Characterization
The main characters, Ponyboy Curtis and his friends, the greasers, are
introduced in this chapter. It is important to know who they are. The
narrator, Ponyboy, tells the reader their ages, appearances,
backgrounds, personalities, and things that are important to them in
life.
1. Use the charts you are provided to list information about each
character. We will use the jigsaw method to complete these
charts. Each of you will become the expert in your group on one
of the characters and then teach everyone else in your group
about that guy. To do this, you will work with the experts from
other groups to fill in your chart. Once you are finished, you will
go back to your group and get the information for the other
characters from other experts.
2. After completing all seven charts, you will:
a. Be assigned one of the characters.
b. Use your chart to write an introduction for this person that
could be used in a biographical entry in a book of fictional
characters.
c. One person from your group will read the entry you wrote
aloud to the class. The class will decide if it is a complete
entry or not.
Name:
Period:
Ponyboy Curtis
Age and Background
Appearance
Important Things in His Life
Personality
Name:
Period:
Two-Bit Mathews
Age and Background
Appearance
Important Things in His Life
Personality
Name:
Period:
Sodapop Curtis
Age and Background
Appearance
Important Things in His Life
Personality
Name:
Period:
Darryl “Darry” Curtis
Age and Background
Appearance
Important Things in His Life
Personality
Name:
Period:
Steve Randle
Age and Background
Appearance
Important Things in His Life
Personality
Name:
Period:
Dallas “Dally” Winston
Age and Background
Appearance
Important Things in His Life
Personality
Name:
Period:
Johnny Cade
Age and Background
Appearance
Important Things in His Life
Personality