What’s Happening In The Lesson
Orientation: (5 minutes) The anticipatory
activity that I will be using is a short
conceptual video clip that gives a brief
overview of S.E Hinton and The Outsiders.
After the quick video, I will ask the
students to collaborate with a partner on
what the definition of what an “outsider” is
and bring the class together to define one
specific definition.
State the Objective (1min) Students will
understand what real life events
shaped the foundation of The
Outsiders.
Presentation of Content: (25 mins) I will
begin the lesson by showing a short video
clip that will show a quick conceptual
video on S.E Hinton and The Outsiders. At
the conclusion of this, I will ask the
students to collaborate with a neighbor on
what the meaning of an Outsider is. At the
conclusion, I will use the overhead and
What’s Being Said In The Lesson
(Earl)“Hello Class. How are we doing
today? I’ve been given the privilege today
to teach the lesson. Today I will be
informing you on S.E Hinton and her
personal life as well as how it connects
directly to our next novel we will be
reading, The Outsiders. Has anyone ever
read anything from S.E Hinton or know
any fun facts about her?” (ESR) No I
don’t know who she is.
Earl-“Today you will leave with an
understanding of who S.E Hinton is and
how her personal life shaped her writing
of The Outsiders. I will start off today’s
lesson by giving you a short video clip on
S.E Hinton followed by a quick
PowerPoint presentation on her life.
Please jot down notes as I present as their
will be a small quiz at the end of the
presentation on S.E Hinton and specific
facts about her life. Is there any
questions?”
(ESR) No response. (Begins
video/finishes)
Earl -“Are their any questions at this
point and time before I begin the
PowerPoint?”(checking for
understanding/knowledge)
(ESR) What does S.E. stand for?”
(Earl) I’m glad you asked! That’s a great
question and will be answered right
now.(begins presentation)
(Earl) “Hello Class. Today I will be
informing you on S.E Hinton and her
personal life as well as how it connects
directly to our next novel we will be
reading, The Outsiders.”
(Me) “Hello Class. Today I will be
informing you on S.E Hinton and her
personal life as well as how it connects
directly to our next novel we will be
reading, The Outsiders. Has anyone ever
read anything from S.E Hinton or know
any fun facts about her?”
(ESR) No I don’t know who she is. Me-
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have a quick class discussion on what traits
an Outsider has to that we can come up
with a complete definition of what it
means. This will begin the transition into
the PowerPoint about S.E. Hinton and her
life. Students will be encouraged to take
notes periodically throughout the entire
PowerPoint so that they can have a better
feeling for the material before the quiz that
I will give them at the conclusion of the
PowerPoint. The test will allow the
students to use their notes on it, but must
work independently as this is not intended
to be a group activity. Once the quiz has
been finished, I will go over the answers of
the quiz with the students and help guide
them in the right direction for the answers.
After the quiz, I will bring the class back
together as a whole and explain that they
will write down one important thing that
they learned from today’s lesson and how it
will help them in the upcoming week when
actually reading the novel..
“Today you will leave with an
understanding of who S.E Hinton is and
how her personal life shaped her writing
of The Outsiders. I will start off today’s
lesson by giving you a short video clip on
S.E Hinton followed by a quick
PowerPoint presentation on her life.
Please jot down notes as I present as their
will be a small quiz at the end of the
presentation on S.E Hinton and specific
facts about her life. Is there any
questions?”
(ESR) No response. (Begins
video/finishes) (Checking for
understanding/comprehension)“Are their
any questions about the video at this point
and time before I begin the PowerPoint?”
(ESR) What does S.E. stand for?”
(Earl) I’m glad you asked! That’s a great
question and will be answered right
now.(begins presentation) “We will begin
with the biographical facts of S.E
Hinton.{checking for understanding}
Before we begin the slide, can anyone tell
me what it a Biography is?(checking for
understanding/knowledge)
(ESR) A book or paper about someone’s
life.
Earl Scripting-“That is correct, and now
we will begin the slide with the basic facts
about S.E Hinton. S.E or known by her
full name as Susan Eloise Hinton was
born on July 24th, 1948 in Tulsa
Oklahoma. Hinton used the abbreviated
form of her name to keep her gender
confidential and protect her work from
sexist reviewers and publishers. As it was
uncommon for a woman writer, especially
one of such a young age, to be producing
mainstream literature. Hinton is 62 today,
and still resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Hinton attended Tulsa University were
she met her husband to be, David Inhofe.
They got married that year and had one
child, Nicolas, who is known for his
contributions as the sound effects
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recordist of the popular Disney movie Ice
Age: The Meltdown.”(Slide transition)”
The next slide we will be talking about
pertains to S.E Hinton’s personal life. All
the information here is directly from
Hinton’s website. Hinton is known for her
extremely private personality, as she
expresses she doesn’t like sharing much
of her life with the media. Some of the few
facts that she did choose to share are that
she loves horseback riding. It is her
favorite hobby, as she has shown
competitively for both jumping and
dressing. She also is an avid reader. She
says she reads “constantly” as it helps her
to become a better writer. Along with this
reading, she takes classes at Tulsa
University to further her education, as she
says “It’s a lot more fun when you aren’t
being tested”. Hinton will be the first to
say that that the life of a writer is not the
most exciting thing. “A writer's life is not
very exciting - usually you're alone in a
room with your tools - paper, pen,
imagination. (I usually write long-hand
first, and then put it on a computer.)”Hinton. Hinton also loves to walk her dog
along with riding her horse, which she
said often leads her to the grocery store
where she wanders in, wondering what
she will cook for the upcoming meal.
Hinton chose not to comment on her
family life as she says she did not want to
give up their privacy.”(Checking for
understanding) Can someone tell me
What S.E stands for and why Hinton used
it?
(ESR)-it stands for Susan Eloise. She
couldn’t use her full name because she
didn’t want male readers and reviewers
to know she was a woman.
Earl scripting-Correct!(slide transition)
Earl scripting-“Hinton’s body of work
includes not just The Outsiders, but eight
other books as well. Hinton’s known most
for her work within the genre of young
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adult fiction, although she has also
written Children’s Fiction along with
Adult Fiction. Hinton is still actively
writing, as she has 9 novels total at the
moment.” (slide transition) Earl
Scripting-“These are some of the covers
of the other books that Hinton wrote.(slide
transition) This is the complete listing of
all the works that Hinton has compiled
during her career. The adult fiction books
that she has written are Hawkes
Harbor(2004), Some of Tim’s
Stories(2006). The young adult books are
The Outsiders(1967) That Was Then, This
Is Now(1971) Taming The Star
Runner(1988). Finally the children books
that she has published are Big David,
Little David (1995) and The Puppy Sister
(1995). (Slide Transition) Earl scripting“The final slide we will discuss today
deals with the background to the story we
will be covering in the upcoming unit, The
Outsiders. The novel revolves around
William Rodgers high school where
Hinton attended during the 1960’s. The
basis of the novel is about two rival gangs
called the Socs and Greasers, which
caused problems within the community.
The main difference between the groups
are that the Socs are primarily the popular
or “in” crowd that come from
money/wealth, while the greasers are the
kids who are less popular and don’t
necessarily fit in with the “in” crowd. The
greasers are often the tough, less wealthy
kids who are somewhat of the trouble
makers. The unique thing about this
novel is that not only was it Hinton’s first
work, but she began writing this piece at
15 and published it at the age of 18.The
Outsiders has sold more then 14 million
copies in print, and continues to sell
annually around 500,000 copies per year.
(Presentation Ends) Earl-Scripting “At
this point in time class I would like you to
stop everything that your doing, turn to
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your neighbor and discuss one important
fact from the PowerPoint. I’ll be giving
you about a minute to complete this,
which will be followed by a test to check
your understanding of S.E. Hinton. Notes
CAN be used during the quiz but there
will be absolutely NO talking allowed Are
there any further questions before we
begin?
(ESR) None.
After the time has been allotted, I will go
over the quiz with the students. Earl
Scripting- “Now we are going to go over
the quiz as a Class. Number one. What
does S.E. Stand for? Why did she use
this? Do you agree or disagree?”
(ESR) “Susan Eloise. She used it to hide
that she was a girl from the publishers. I
agree because of the time period. She
couldn’t get published if not.”
Earl Script- Correct! I also would agree
because even though women technically
had equal rights to men during this time
period, it was not an even playing field at
all. Women were discriminated against
because their works were considered
inferior to that of their male counterparts.
On to number two. Where was Hinton
born?
(ESR) “Tulsa, Oklahoma”. Earl
“Absolutely correct. Moving on to number
three personal interest of S.E Hinton.
(Esr) “She liked to ride her horse, she
liked to walk her dog, and she also likes to
read a lot.
(Earl)-“That is correct. As most of you
can already tell, there is more to becoming
a good writer then just writing. Being an
avid reader will help you develop an
expansive vocabulary that will in turn
allow you to write more sophisticated
things. Also, you will visually be able to
see how the professionals do it so that you
can mimic their style and techniques. On
to number four, What are the two gangs
in The Outsiders?
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(ESR)-“the socs and the greasers. I would
say the person who fits the description
most of an outsider would be Arnold from
Hey! Arnold because he is really different
from all the other kids he is friends with
and looks a lot different from everyone
else.
Earl-“correct and correct. I would like to
give another example of an outsider. How
many of you have watched the movie
Pirates of the Caribbean? The main
character of that movie, Johnny Depp, in
my opinion would be considered an
outsider because of his unique style and
non-conventional style of dress. He is
unlike any other actor. Moving on to the
final question of the quiz, What does the
term “Genre” mean? Name one of the
books listed from the slide and tell me
what the genre is.
(ESR) A genre is a category of writing
that is defined by specific traits. A book
that Hinton wrote was Hawkes Harbor
and it was an adult fiction book.
Earl-“great!! That was a very good answer
for what a genre is. Remember that this
will be important later on when reading
the book as it will most likely appear
again on a test or during an essay. To end
the lesson today, can someone please tell
me one important thing that you learned
today and how it will help you in your
reading of The Outsiders in the upcoming
week?
(ESR)-learning the big differences
between the socs and the greasers. By
knowing exactly what traits each person
has, it can help us understand the book
more clearly because it will create a better
picture of who the characters are.
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Checking for Understanding
What Does S.E. stand for? (knowledge)
Why did she use this? Do you agree?
(Knowledge, evaluation)
Where was Hinton born? (knowledge)
Where did she attend college? (knowledge)
Name three personal interest of Hinton
What are the two main gangs in The
Outsiders? (knowledge)
How many books did Hinton writer? Name
one
Name a T.V character who you’d consider
an Outsider and why?(knowledge)
What traits make up an Outsider?
Categorize them. (synthesis)
Guided Practice: ( 15 minutes)The guided
practice I will be using with my students
will be a group discussion about what is an
outsider. I will be standing at the front of
the class at the over head, creating a list of
characteristics that the students will be
coming up with for an outsider, which I
will help point them in the right direction
so that the definition we create at the end of
the discussion will be accurate to that of
the book. I also will be using a quiz on the
PowerPoint I will be giving. I will hand the
quiz out and have the students work
independently on it to begin, but will bring
the class back together and go through each
problem together so that they all get the
correct answers. This will be helpful for the
future reading as it will give some
background to The Outsiders.
What is a Genre? Name a genre and a book
that you identify with it.
(knowledge/application)
Analyze the chart we made for what it
means to be an outsider. What are the main
differences between being an outsider and
being apart of the popular crowd?
(Analysis)
Discussion.- I would like you to turn to a
neighbor and discuss for a minute what an
outsider is and what character traits define
this label. Keep in mind that the must be
specific traits. At the conclusion of this
minute, we will all compose a list of traits
that will help us define what a true
“Outsider” is in 2011. (ESR) A nerd. A
poor person. A non attractive person. A bad
kid. A dirty person. A person who likes to
fight…etc. Earl Scripting-“Okay now lets
bring this all together. I would say a strong
trait of a outsider would be his difference
from the majority of the crowd. They
“weird” style of dress, the different types of
music, the different view on things. The
hobbies, the speech, anything that has to do
with a different appearance or sound would
contribute to the overall difference of being
an outsider. In an orderly manner, speak
out a trait that you believe constitutes what
an “outsider” is. The traits must be
appropriate and no names should be given
as we don’t judge other students. (Quiz)
After the conculsion o the quiz. I will go
through each individual answer with the
students to further discuss each answer in
more depth. Earl Scripting- “Now we are
going to go over the quiz as a Class.
Number one. What does S.E. Stand for?
Why did she use this? Do you agree or
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disagree?” (ESR) “Susan Eloise. She used
it to hide that she was a girl from the
publishers. I agree because of the time
period. She couldn’t get published if not.”
Earl Script- Correct! I also would agree
because even though women technically
had equal rights to men during this time
period, it was not an even playing field at
all. Women were discriminated against
because their works were considered
inferior to that of their male counterparts.
On to number two. Where was Hinton
born? (ESR) “Tulsa, Oklahoma”. Earl
“Absolutely correct. Moving on to number
three personal interest of S.E Hinton.
(Esr) “She liked to ride her horse, she
liked to walk her dog, and she also likes to
read a lot. (Earl)-“That is correct. As most
of you can already tell, there is more to
becoming a good writer then just writing.
Being an avid reader will help you develop
an expansive vocabulary that will in turn
allow you to write more sophisticated
things. Also, you will visually be able to
see how the professionals do it so that you
can mimic their style and techniques. On
to number four, What are the two gangs
in The Outsiders? (ESR)-“the socs and
the greasers. I would say the person who
fits the description most of an outsider
would be Arnold from Hey! Arnold
because he is really different from all the
other kids he is friends with and looks a
lot different from everyone else. Earl“correct and correct. I would like to give
another example of an outsider. How
many of you have watched the movie
Pirates of the Caribbean? The main
character of that movie, Johnny Depp, in
my opinion would be considered an
outsider because of his unique style and
non-conventional style of dress. He is
unlike any other actor. Moving on to the
final question of the quiz, What does the
term “Genre” mean? Name one of the
books listed from the slide and tell me
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what the genre is. (ESR) A genre is a
category of writing that is defined by
specific traits. A book that Hinton wrote
was Hawkes Harbor and it was an adult
fiction book. Earl-“great!! That was a very
good answer for what a genre is.
Remember that this will be important later
on when reading the book as it will most
likely appear again on a test or during an
essay.
Independent Practice: The use of the exit
slip will serve as the independent practice.
The students will be taking the knowledge
that they learned a writing how they will be
able to apply it to the upcoming unit. By
making the students think critically about
the upcoming events, it will force them to
go beyond just the reading in the classroom
and practice on their own, researching the
reading.
Closing: 2 minutes
To end the lesson, I will bring the class
back together and tell the students that they
will write down on a scrap piece of paper
one important thing they learned from the
lesson and how it will help them when
reading the novel. This slip will be used as
their exit slip.
(Me)To end the lesson today, take out a
scrap piece of paper and write down one
important thing you learned today about
S.E Hinton and how it will help you in
your reading of The Outsiders. Remember
to make sure you explain how it will help,
and hand it to me as your leaving as this
will be your exit ticket.
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