1. S. E. Hinton

2.  Brainstorm:  Group One: Do you think cliques are as common today as they once were? What are some benefits of being in a clique? What are some downfalls? How are they different today then they were in the 60’s?  Group 2: Culture 1960 What are some famous songs/musicians TV shows? Trends?  Group 3: Events What big events occurred in the 1960’s? Who were the Presidents?

3.  Born in the 1940’s in Oklahoma  Went by S.E. because the publishers thought people wouldn’t like it if a female was writing about male violence.  Began writing the Outsiders when she was 15  Started writing it because of frustrations with social divisions in her high school.  The story is about class conflicts Violence, class conflict, prejudice  She tried to shed light that ‘greasers’ weren’t bad people  Outsiders was her best novel

4.  Greasers V.  Low class youth  Greased hair  Lived on the east side of town  “tough”  Socs  Privledged  Wealthy  Lived on west side of town  “All American” athletes, cheerleaders…

5.  1960’s  Cultural slang of the time  Southwest  Narrator: Ponyboy Curtis 1 st person subjective  Themes:  Brotherhood, loss of innocence, honor among the lawless, common humanity

6.  Greaser: a group of boys that love each other like family- poor, steal, drink, smoke, fight but always have a reason. Very high emotion  Socs: wealthy group lives on the west of town, fight unfairly because they are bored. Nice cars, good grades, cool, aloof  Rumble: gang fight  Mugged: threaten with the intent of being robbed.  Lynx: wildcat  Bawl: cry loudly  Reckless: careless  Vacant: not occupied, empty  Nonchalant: seeming to be cooly unconcerned; not caring

7.  The way the author presents at character in a story  Direct: the author tells us what a character is like  Ex. She was a bossy girl.  Indirect: The writer lets us decide what the character is like by telling us their actions, dialogue, what they look like…  Ex. As he walked by the students desk, he quickly knocked all the books off, and continued walking.

8.  Protagonist:  The main character; the person with whom the reader emphasizes. “ The Hero” Ex. Harry Potter in Harry Potter  Antagonist:  opposing the main character; ‘the enemy’ Ex. Voldemort in Harry Potter

9.  Major characters:  We learn the most about them- play an integral role in the plot  Minor characters:  Less important, but needed for the story to develop

10.  Qualities that make up a character’s personality through actions, words, opinions, and the author’s description.  Round: many traits, complex  Flat: one character trait  Static: stays the same through the story  Dynamic: changes throughout the story