The Outsiders Project Choice
Kiemle
NAME ____________________ # ___
The Outsiders Text Merge Poem
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Find lines or phrases from the book that you think best capture the book’s theme. ____/5
Highlight key phrases from Robert Frost’s poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay”. ____/5
Highlight key phrases from Carl Sandburg’s poem, “Autumn Movement”. ____/5
Create a new poem that tells the Ponyboy’s story. ____/5
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Comments:
The Outsiders Project Choice
Kiemle
NAME ____________________ # ___
The Outsiders Text Merge Poem
1.
2.
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4.
Find lines or phrases from the book that you think best capture the book’s theme. ____/5
Highlight key phrases from Robert Frost’s poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay”. ____/5
Highlight key phrases from Carl Sandburg’s poem, “Autumn Movement”. ____/5
Create a new poem that tells the Ponyboy’s story. ____/5
____/20
Comments:
The Outsiders Project Choice
Kiemle NAME _______________
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The Outsiders Golden Line Poetry Project
1. For each chapter, find a “golden line” (one that is well-written shows a main
theme or idea of the chapter or some essential learning that occurred for
Ponyboy). ___/5
2. Include some of the symbols in the book such as sunsets and green eyes –
these may be added to the lines you have found or actually be the lines. ___/5
3. Shape these into a poem that tells the whole story in 12-15 lines. You may
adjust the words to fit the tense and style you have chosen. ___/10
____/20
Comments:
The Outsiders Project Choice
Kiemle NAME _______________
# ____
The Outsiders Golden Line Poetry Project
1. For each chapter, find a “golden line” (one that is well-written shows a main
theme or idea of the chapter or some essential learning that occurred for
Ponyboy). ___/5
2. Include some of the symbols in the book such as sunsets and green eyes –
these may be added to the lines you have found or actually be the lines. ___/5
3. Shape these into a poem that tells the whole story in 12-15 lines. You may
adjust the words to fit the tense and style you have chosen. ___/10
____/20
Comments:
The Outsiders Project Choice
Kiemle NAME _______________
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Outsiders’ Lyric inspired assignment
Directions: Find lyrics to AT LEAST 1 song that reflects one of the following:
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Symbolism
Conflict (internal or external)s
Character (feelings/emotions, change)
Theme (lesson learned or motto)
Shows creativity and pride in the work ___/2.5
Songs must be appropriate for school
Lyrics for the song (typed) and references source. ___/2.5
Lyrics related to the book in various ways (the theme, the characters, the conflict, etc.).
___/5
4-5 sentences explaining the connection between the book and the song. ___/10
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The Outsiders Project Choice
Kiemle NAME _______________
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Character Analysis
1. Visually represent how Johnny grew as a character throughout the story.
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2. Visually depict how Dally’s mental stability changed throughout the story. (Hint: you could
use a symbol such as a rollercoaster to represent how he felt) __/5
3. Through pictures, symbols, and short phrases, show why Ponyboy is “gold.” __/5
4. Create a NEW character that would fit in with the greaser gang. __/5
___/20
Comments:
The Outsiders Project Choice
Kiemle NAME _______________
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Newspaper Article
You are a reporter for the local paper. Write a feature article about Pony and his family. Include
actual lines he might have said during the interview and be sure to use quote marks to show that
they are his words. Include:
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What happened to his parents
What happened to Pony at the fountain
His stay at the church
His rescue of the little kids from the church
The rumble
After the rumble
Now
Photos?
___/20
Comments
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The Outsiders Project Choice
Kiemle NAME _______________
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Obituary (3-one for each character in the book who dies)
Include:
□ Date of birth and death –you do not have to be exact, but remember, SE Hinton
wrote this in the mid 1960s—and Johnny was 16. What kind of a person he was
and why he will be missed
□ Who he is survived by
□ When and where the service will be held
□ Where (if any) memorial donations are to be given
□ ___/20
Comments
The Outsiders Project Choice
Kiemle NAME ________________# ____
Eulogy
One written tribute/speech/dedication) from Ponyboy’s viewpoint of view. It must
include the following:
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specific examples of why he will be missed
memorable moments that people would want to hear
authentic feelings of sadness in the writing (word choice)
min. 5 vocab. words from the book—can be slang
min. word amount = 500
___/20
Comments
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Kiemle NAME ________________# ___
Scene Cut –
Cut and reshape the lines from the text, learn your lines and act it out. It must include
the following:
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clearly spoken and audible lines (minimum: 12) ___/5
dramatic rendition of the event ___/5
A minimum of three props ___3
No longer than 5 minutes ___/2
Use the text to create a script___/5
___/20
Comments
The Outsiders CD Cover Project
Kiemle NAME ________________# ___
The task: Design a CD or LP cover for The Outsiders that uses a creative title (NOT the title of
the book!) to state the book’s theme, uses at least three different computer-generated photos
or hand drawn symbols from the book and a song title for each chapter. (Hint: there are
12 chapters). A blank CD cover is best, but all that is absolutely required is that your paper be the
same size as a traditional CD or LP (a vinyl record cover—if you don’t know what this is, not to
worry—it’s a bit retro—ask your parents for archaic details!)
□ Creative title that conveys the book’s theme __/1
□ Three + different computer generated or hand drawn symbols found in the book __/3
□ A song title for each chapter in the book __/12
□ Correct spelling ___/1
□ Correct punctuation __/1
□ Correct grammar __/1
□ Neatness ___/1
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The Outsiders Project Choice
Kiemle NAME ________________# ___
Outsiders Party
Plan and host a 35 minute party about the book. It must include,
but is not limited to:
Food from the book (make this a class “potluck”) __/1
A game involving slang from the book ___/3
A game involving the characters from the book ___/5
An interview with SE Hinton __/3
Drama games, like “Just a Minute” and Memory using
objects from the book ___/3
 Class room set-up and clean-up, as needed ___/3
 Costumes! ___/2
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The Outsiders Project Choice
Kiemle NAME ________________# ___
Outsiders ART!
Draw a picture of each of the main characters--include some of their features
mentioned in the book—hair and eye color, build, clothing, etc. and create a sentence
or two describing their burning question and the answer(s) they found. These can be
on one piece of paper or one character per page. It must be able to fit in your
Portfolio.
Pony ___/4
Soda ___/3
Dally ___/3
Darry ___/3
Cherry ___/3
Johnny ___/4
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