The Outsiders.pdf

Name: Student Journal Reading Schedule Group members: _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ The Outsiders Student Journal Due Date Discussion Date Introduction Pages 2–4 Chapters 1–2 Pages 5–6 Chapters 3–4 Pages 7–8 Chapters 5–6 Pages 9–10 Chapters 7–8 Pages 11–12 Chapters 9–11 Pages 13–14 Chapter 12 Pages 15–16 The Exchange Assessment The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton What can life teach us that school cannot? Student Journal page 2 of 16 ? Hampton-Brown The Outsiders Getting Started What If? You just graduated high school and need to make a decision about your future. Do you go to college or take a year to travel? Your parents really want you to go to college right away. But you do not know where you want to go or what you want to study. You need some time to think about it. You have always wanted to see Europe. You might even do some volunteer work in another country. But you know you have to convince your parents that school can wait a year while you take some time to see the world. Make notes about how this would affect you. ? How do you convince your parents to let you go? ? What would be the consequences of delaying college for a year? ? What could traveling teach you that you could not learn in college? Connect to The Exchange Question Discuss how this situation could relate to The Exchange question: What can life teach us that school cannot? Summarize your discussion. Student Journal page 3 of 16 ? Hampton-Brown The Outsiders Introduction Read the Introduction on pages 7–9 in The Outsiders. The Introduction will help you understand key concepts in the book. Knowing them will help you discuss and write about the book. The Introduction includes information about ? the greasers and the Socials—two rival groups in the story ? gang violence in the 1960s ? why the author wrote the book After you read the Introduction, answer these questions to che