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Do Now Hand in “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” questions Get into groups for song activity. You will have about 15 minutes to practice. Requirements: About 16 lines and/or 30 seconds (minimum) Everyone is somehow involved It should sound like a SONG, not just like reading a poem You do NOT have to memorize anything Hand in one sheet of lyrics with all group members’ names

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Background Information S.E. Hinton (a girl, used her initials so people wouldn’t know her gender) Began writing “The Outsiders” at fifteen years old Published in 1967 (Hinton was only 18) Class conflict between low class “Greasers” and wealthy, privileged “Socs” (short for “Socials”)

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Literary Analysis * Will be due right before spring break: Thurs, 3/24 Combine narrative skills with argumentative skills Choose a literary element (character, point of view, theme, setting, etc.) Create an argument about how this literary element affects the overall experience of the story

You can ask questions like… How does this character change throughout the story? How would the story be different if told from a different point of view? If taken place in a different setting? How is this theme revealed throughout the story? How does the author use dialogue/imagery to enhance the story? Compare/contrast this text with another text on a similar topic. Which text more successfully communicates the message and why?