Name: ___________________________ Outsiders Facebook Page (Keep this safe to refer back to and check off work as it is completed) Two is company… six is a gang Task: You will be working with a group of peers. Your group will need to assign the following Outsiders characters to each group member. Character Group Member Ponyboy Curtis Darry Curtis Sodapop Curtis Dallas (Dally) Winston Johnny Cade Cherry Valance Wiki-Post Directions After you have a character, add his/her name to your Facebook page. You will also need to add “Friends” to you page. In the Friends box, add the character names and then link those names to your group members’ Outsiders page. This is your social network. As you learn more about your character fill in the Information Box (relationships status, Birthday, Current City). _____________________________________________________ A Picture is worth a 1000 words Task: In class we discussed direct and indirect characterization. Now it is your turn to unveil your character to the world. To do this you will be creating an Avatar using the website ww.Voki.com. Wiki-Post Directions Favorite Quote – To reveal indirect character traits, provide a favorite quote about the character. This can be something the character said in the book, or it can be a famous quote by another person that you think the character would like. Character Picture – Create an Avatar using the website www.voki.com Using the tools available, create an avatar to represent your character. The avatar should look like the character based on direct details given in the text. This includes hair length and color, facial features, eye color, body size, clothing, and an appropriate background. Use your “Favorite Quote” to make your avatar speak. Give it a voice. Voices can be typed for the computer to speak (choose appropriately) or uploaded with a microphone or telephone. Post the avatar to the wiki. Go to your page and follow these steps: (1) Enter the edit screen (2) In the toolbar choose “insert plug-in” (3) Select Interactive Media (4) Choose Voki Speaking Avatar (5) Save Written Status Updates Task: As we read The Outsiders, you will need to update your character’s status by answering the question, “What are you doing right now?” Your responses are short (50-100 words), first person summaries that reveal what is on the character’s mind at certain points in the novel. You will need to complete 7 summaries. Keep track of your status updates. Cross each number out as it is completed. Ch 1-3 Exposition Ch 4 Conflict Ch 5-6 Rising Action Ch7-8 Rising Action Ch 9 Climax Ch10-11 Falling Action Ch 12 Resolution _____________________________________________________ Comments to Friends Task: In addition to Written Status Updates, you will also need to write 5 comments to your “Friends” responding to the Status Updates that they have posted. These comments are be shorter (30-50 words) and are written from the Point of View of your Facebook character. Keep track of your status updates. Cross each number out as it is completed. Comment 1 Comment 2 Comment 3 Comment 4 Comment 5 _____________________________________________________ Discussion Questions – Social Issues Task: On your facebook page, on the lower left, you will see links to discussion questions. You will notice that according to the chart below you are NOT responsible to answer all 12 questions. You are only required to answer seven. The chart below will help you figure out which questions to answer. For example, you can choose to answer question #1, question #2, or question #3 – not all three. Everyone will answer question four. You can choose to answer question five or six. Keep track of your responses to the discussion questions. Cross each number out as it is completed. Chapters 1 or 2 or 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 10 or 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 5 or 6 Chapter 7 or 8 ________________________________________________________ Chapter 9