Language  Arts
Boyden
Name:
What  Ponyboy  Learns:
Education  can  give  Ponyboy  “a  way  up”  in  his  society.
1 st  main  idea:
Most  of  the  greasers  don’t  seem  to  care   about  their  education
2 nd  main  idea:
Ponyboy  is  different  than  many  of  the   greasers  in  numerous  ways
3 rd  main  idea:
Education  will  help  Ponyboy  get  out  of   the  “greaser”  lifestyle
Period:
Support/Examples:
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Soda  dropped  out
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Two-­‐Bit  acts  like  it  is  a  joke  and  attends  school  just  for  kicks  (p.  12)
• The  greasers  don’t  talk  about  school  or  its  affect  on  their  own  futures
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We  don’t  see  them  working  on  homework  or  focusing  on  school  at  all
Support/Examples:
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He  likes  books  and  movies
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He  does  well  in  school
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The  other  greasers  recognize  that  PB  is  different  and  want  better  for  him—they   don’t  want  PB  to  drop  out  or  become  hardened  like  them  (.p  148,  152)
Support/Examples:
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PB  already  wants  more  than  the  greaser  way  of  life  (p.  155)
• If  he  continues  to  do  well  in  school,  he  will  probably  go  on  to  succeed  in   college/career
How  this  relates  to  readers  today:
Education  determines  a  teenager’s  future  success.    While  students  can’t  control  their  background,  they  can  control  the  effort  they   put  forth  in  school.
What  Ponyboy  Learns:
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2 nd  main  idea:
3 rd  main  idea:
How  this  relates  to  readers  today:
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