1. Do It Now: Take out “Letter to Ponyboy” & Planner time

2. End-of-Book Review

3. Exposition Introduces us to characters and setting
Pony gets jumped on his way home from the movie
Pony and Johnny meet Cherry and Marcia
Pony and Johnny walk the girls home; hang out at the lot

4. Rising Action A series of events that cause tension to build
Inciting Incident: Pony comes home late; Darry slaps him
Johnny stabs Bob
The boys hide out in the church
Church burns down; Johnny and Pony save kids
Greasers and Socs rumble
A series of events that cause tension to build
Makes up most of the novel

5. Climax Johnny dies in the hospital. Peak of the story
Emotional turning point
Johnny dies in the hospital.

6. Falling Action Tension begins to fall Dally is shot
Pony is sick from his concussion
Randy visits, Pony claims he killed Bob
The judge acquits Pony

7. Resolution The conflict is resolved (at least for now)
Ponyboy scares off Socs with a broken bottle
Darry and Ponyboy upset Sodapop, and agree not to fight anymore
Pony decides to share his story

8. Internal Conflict External Conflict
Emotional/moral conflict that takes place in the character’s mind.
Physical conflict that happens outside the character.

9. Direct Characterization/Indirect Characterization
Author tells you what a character is like through narration.
Author shows you what a character is like through his/her thoughts, actions, and speech

10. Symbolism
Using an object or action to represent a larger idea with non-literal meaning

11. Hair
Identity, belonging

12. Cars/Rings
Wealth and power

13. Gold
Beauty
Valuable/precious things

14. Sunsets
Hope, common good

15. Mickey Mouse
Innocence, naive youth

16. Switchblades
Identity, Rebellion

17. Unloaded Gun
Innocence, false appearances

18. Remember:
Steve
Marcia
Randy
Paul Holden

19. Find examples + a supporting quote from the novel
Internal conflict
External conflict
Direct characterization
Indirect characterization