language arts 2 the outsiders...

For the rest of the quarter...you will be completing a novel study on The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. S.E. Hinton was only 15 when she began writing this novel!

This novel study will encompass many of the PLT’s that you are required to learn in order to be ready for high school.

For those of who reluctant to read...give this one a shot, it may surprise you. It has everything. Romance, friendship, action, adventure, and some violence. This packet is your guide to this novel study.

DO NOT LOSE IT! Keep it in a safe place (like your portfolio) and make sure you have it with you in class each day!

The following pages have detailed descriptions and how-to’s for the various activities we will be doing in this unit, as well as a calendar so that you can keep track.

Read and analyze The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Complete 3 Bookmarks

Complete a characterization sheet throughout the book

Keep sticky notes in your book while you read

Complete an in-class project about a literary element in The Outsiders

Participate in various in-class activities and discussions

What is expected of you...

CAN YOU IDENTIFY... THESE KEY SCENES... FROM THE BOOK?

THE OUTSIDERS UNIT“STAY GOLD, PONYBOY...” LANGUAGE ARTS 2

NAME: PERIOD:

by Antoine Wilson and Jay Daly• • •

“S.E. HINTON; THE LIBRARY OF AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES,” 2003 “PRESENTING S.E. HINTON,” 1989

S.E. Hinton, was and still i, one of the most popular and best-known writers of young adult fiction. Her books have been taught in some schools, and banned from others. Her novels changed the way people look at young adult literature.

Susan Eloise Hinton was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has always enjoyed reading but wasn't satisfied with the literature that was being written for young adults, which influenced her to write novels like The Outsiders. That book, her first novel, was published in 1967 by Viking.

Once published, The Outsiders gave her a lot of publicity and fame, and also a lot of pressure. S.E. Hinton was becoming known as "The Voice of the Youth" among other titles. This kind of pressure and publicity resulted in a three year long writer's block.

Her boyfriend (and now, her husband),who had gotten sick of her being depressed all the time, eventually broke this block. He made her write two pages a day if she wanted to go anywhere. This eventually led to That Was Then, This Is Now.

That Was Then, This Is Now is known to be a much more well thought out book than The Outsiders. Because she read a lot of great literature and wanted to better herself, she made sure that she wrote each sentence exactly right. She continued to write her two pages a day until she finally felt it was finished in the summer of 1970, she got married a few months later. That Was Then, This is Now was published in 1971.

In 1975, S.E. Hinton published Rumble Fish as a novel (she had published a short story version in a 1968 edition of Nimrod, which was a literary supplement for the University of Tulsa Alumni

Magazine).

Rumble Fish was the shortest novel she had published. It received a great deal of contrasting opinions, with one reviewer claiming it to be her best book and the next claiming it to be her last.

The latter was apparently wrong. Tex was published in 1979, four years after Rumble Fish. It received great reviews and people raved about how the writing style had matured since previous publications. Tex would be the last book S.E. Hinton published for nine years. After another span of four years, S.E. Hinton's son, Nick was born.

Four years after Tex was released, quite a few major events took place in S.E. Hinton's life. In March of 1983, the movie The Outsiders was released. The following August, Nicholas David was born. Two months later the movie Rumble Fish was released.

In 1985 the movie version of That Was Then, This Is Now was released. Three years later S.E. Hinton became the first person to receive the YASD/SLJ Author Achievement Award, which was given by the Young Adult Services Division of the American Library Association and School Library Journal.

Taming The Star Runner was released in October of that year. It was the first book that S.E. Hinton had published that wasn't in first person. With a seven-year wait, S.E. Hinton released another book in 1995. This time she did something that no one expected.

Big David, Little David was written for children around the kindergarten age. This deviation from Teen fiction seems to be a reflection of the current important things in S.E. Hinton's life: Family. The children's fiction trend continues with her latest release- The Puppy Sister, which is a fantasy book written for Elementary school level children.

How It All Started..."I wanted something to read." states S.E. Hinton. "I'd wanted to read books that showed teenagers outside of the life of, 'Mary Jane went to the prom.'. She recalls, 'The books available just didn't read true, they didn't deal with the real lives of teenagers."

She began writing The Outsiders during her sophomore year at Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Even though The Outsiders was her first published novel, it was actually her third novel. She had written two previously- neither of which were published - all before the tenth grade. She had been writing since the third grade, and her stories had almost completely been about cowboys and horses, including her first two unpublished novels.

It took Hinton only a year and a half to write The Outsiders (the same year she managed to earn a grade of 'D' in a Creative Writing class). "The whole status thing drove me nuts," she says of her high school years. "It drove me nuts that people would get worked up over who they should and should not talk to in the hall."

She got the call that the book had been accepted for publication the day she graduated from high school. The book was released by Viking in April of 1967, as she was in her freshman year at the University of Tulsa.

It is well known why the initials of S.E. Hinton were chosen by her publishers at the time the book was initially published. However, Ms. Hinton continues to utilize the name for publishing as it gives her the anonymity she loves at home and in her private life. She is a very private person and using the initials help protect that.

A brief biography of S.E. Hinton...

The Outsiders Pre-Reading Guide

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Write your answers on a separate piece of paper.

1.What do you think the novel, The Outsiders, will be about?

2.What does it mean to be an “outsider”?

3.Do you think The Outsiders will have characters you can relate to? Why? (What hints from the biography help you answer this question?)

4.Read the poem in the box ---> Why do you think this poem will be important in the book?

5.What questions do you have about the book before we read it?

6.Have you read The Outsiders before or seen the movie?

ON THE NEXT PAGE: UNIT CALENDAR

“NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY”

Enjoy this poem? This was written by Robert Frost, a highly revered American poet. Check out “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.”

Nature’s first green is gold

Her hardest hue to hold

Her early leaf ’s a flower;

But only so an hour.

Then leaf subsides to leaf.

So Eden sank to grief,

So dawn goes down to day.

Nothing gold can stay.

Unit CalendarMONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

November 7 November 8 November 9 November 10 November 11

Intro. to the unitPre-reading questions

Read/listen in class

Read/listen in class1/2 Day

Read/Listen in class

Veteran’s Day No ClassesSLC Day


Bookmark #1 dueRead/listen in class






Bookmark #2 dueSocial Groups

activity

No 1st Period-Author VisitFinish Social

Groups activity

No School Thanksgiving

Break


Break


Break

November 28 November 29 November 30 December 1 December 2



Mrs. White out @ meeting in a.m. Read/listen to story in class.


Bookmark #3 Due

December 5 December 6 December 7 December 8 December 9

Literary Element Project Assigned

Literary Element Project



Literary Element Project Due


Portfolios Portfolios Portfolios Portfolios Portfolios


Watching The Outsiders

Watching The Outsiders

Compare/Contrast Handout

Compare/Contrast Handout

Unit Reflection

On days we are scheduled to read in class be prepared to... Work on bookmarksInsert sticky notes into your bookDo classroom activitiesParticipate in small and large group discussionsComplete handouts related to character and plotWrite short reflections/exit slips

How to do bookmarks for The Outsiders...

SECTION

OPTIONS:Response to Reading

Important Quote

Reflection to Quote

Character Description

Questions (at least 3)

Summary of Chapters

Setting information

Major Events

Bookmark #1 covers Chapters 1-4



*Tip: Completing your sticky notes as you read will make doing to bookmarks even easier!

*Tip: The bookmarks are exactly that, bookmarks! Use them to keep your place in the book!

DUE DATESBookmark #1

11/14Bookmark #2

11/21Bookmark #3

12/2

RequirementsFollow these to exceed on

your bookmarks!

Correct Heading 1 pt.

Section #1 3 pts.

Section #2 3 pts.

Section #3 3 pts.

Additional Sections 1 e.c. pt. each

Nunc Blandit 10pts.

Categories for Tabs (sticky notes)

1. Character

a. Personality Traits

b. Physical Traits

2. Theme

a. Divided Community

b. Empathy

c. Innocence

d. Honor

e. Identity

3. Events

a. Important Events in the Story

b. Climax

c. Conflict

4. Symbols

a. Things or Places that are representative of themes in the book.

5. Setting

a. Places in the story

b. Detailed description of places

6. Literary Elements

a. Foreshadowing

b. Allusion

Unless you have your own copy, you can also do a tab for Important Quotes. If you have your own copy, highlight as needed.

Ponyboy• • •

The literary elements project will showcase your understanding of the novel, as well as selected literary elements.

Each unit has its’ own rubric and requirements.

All projects are done individually.

Some projects are geared toward certain

multiple intelligences, so keep that in mind, and your personal preferences, as you choose your project.

Project descriptions are available in the classroom and on the wikispace.

Normally I have no issue with working ahead, but please wait until the specified date to begin working on the project so that we can make sure you are on track.

Options for Literary Elements Project

1. Plot Graphic Organizer

2. Plot Cartoon

3. Plot Mini-Book

4. Theme Collage

5. Theme in a Bottle

6. Character Suitcase

7. Setting Pop-Up

FROM THE EDITOR

This project will be done completely in class UNLESS you do not use your time wisely. In that case, you may have work to do at home, along with all other assignments. Please keep this in mind and use your time wisely!

Stay Gold!

CONCERNS?

If you are having difficulty with any of these assignments, schedule a time to meet with me before or after school, or sign up for the writing lab! Tickets available in the classroom. Writing lab meets in the LMC classroom from 8-8:38 am on Mondays and Thursdays during the month.

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“Nothing gold can stay.”

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