1. THE OUTSIDERS JOURNAL ENTRY
Respond to the following questions on the next blank page in your journal.
What does it mean to be
an outsider?
How is an outsider usually
treated?
Can a person change their
“outsider” status? Why or why
not?

2. THE OUTSIDERS JOURNAL ENTRY Respond to the following question in your journal. Based on what we’ve read in class, who do you think is an “outsider” among the greasers? Explain your reasoning. `

3. Respond to one of the following questions in your journal. 1
Respond to one of the following questions in your journal. 1. What happens when Ponyboy comes home after his curfew?  What is Pony’s reaction, and why does he react this way? What would you have done if you were in Pony’s shoes? 2. What does Ponyboy mean when he says "Johnny and I understood each other without saying anything"?  Have you ever had a relationship with someone who you understood, or who understood you, without having to say anything? `

4. THE OUTSIDERS JOURNAL ENTRY Respond to the following questions in your journal. 1.Why would being crippled be worse for Johnny than someone else? 2. What "other side" of Dallas is revealed in this chapter? 3. Why do you think Johnny wasn't scared, despite the obvious danger? `

5. The Outsiders Journal Entry
Answer both questions in your journal.
According to Randy, what was Bob’s “real” problem?
What would Darry be if he didn’t have to work or take care of Sodapop and Ponyboy?

6. Nothing Gold Can Stay
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.

7. The Outsiders Journal Entry
What does Johnny truly mean when he tells Ponyboy to stay gold? How is he referencing Robert Frost’s poem Nothing Gold Can Stay?