1. The Outsiders
Chapter 7, 8, and 9

2. Quick Write-January 30, 2017
Do you have any brothers or sisters that are difficult to talk with? How come you think they’re hard to talk with? What would make it easier to talk with them? What do you think about them being your siblings?
And if you don’t have any brothers or sisters, who are the people closest to you that you are as close as siblings to you? What makes them so close to you?

3. Chapter 7 Vocabulary
Mimicking-imitating or copying action, speech, etc.
Radiates-projects or glows with cheerfulness, joy, goodwill, etc.
Bleak- without hope or encouragement; depressing
Drawled-spoke with lengthened or drawn-out vowels
Cocksure-perfectly sure or certain; completely confident in one’s own mind
Recurring-returning again to the mind; occurring again
Aghast-struck with overwhelming shock or amazement
Exploits-brilliant or heroic acts or deeds; adventures
Contemptuously- scornfully; showing or expressing contempt or disdain

4. The students will learn how to determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
Read The Outsiders-Chapter 7
Chapter 7 Summary
Chapter 7 Top 10 and Theme Quotes
Character Virtues

5. Quick Write January 31, 2017
If Johnny killed Bob out of self-defense, why did he and Ponyboy run away from the police?
What were they afraid of?

6. Quick Write –February 1, 2017 What do you think makes someone a hero?
Have you ever had a legitimate hero in your life? What made them a hero?
Do Ponyboy, Johnny, or Dally prove themselves as heroes? How?

7. Chapter 8 Vocabulary
numbly—without the capability of taking action or feeling emotion
faltered—spoke unsteadily; stammered
resemblance—similarity of appearance; likeness
divert—to distract; to turn away from
doggedly—showing persistent effort; inflexibly; stubbornly; tenaciously

8. The students will learn how to determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
Chapter 8 Vocabulary
Chapter 8 Summary
Chapter 8 Top 10 and Theme Quotes
Character Virtues
Write a Letter: Pretend to be a character from your story. Write a letter from that
character’s perspective. Include details from the story.

9. Quick Write-February 2, 2017
How does the death of someone close to us change or alter our view of life?
What does Darry mean when he says, “You don’t just stop living because you lose someone”?
What makes that difficult or easy for you?

10. Chapter 9 Vocabulary mortal—severe; extreme; intense
grimacing—making an ugly or contorted facial expression, indicating pain, disapproval, etc.
affectionately—warmly; lovingly; fondly
superiority—the condition of being superior or better than
menace—a person whose actions or ideas are considered harmful or dangerous
conformity—acting according to social standards or practices; compliance
stifled—suppressed; withheld
leery—suspicious; wary
contempt—scorn; disgrace; dishonor; disapproval
contracted— drew together; shrunk; condensed
agony—intense physical or mental suffering

11. The students will learn how to determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
Read The Outsiders-Chapter 9
Chapter 9 Summary
Chapter 9 Top 10 and Theme Quotes
Pick a scene from Chapter 9; draw a detailed picture and then write your own description of what is happening.