Thursday, 9/6/01
Warm Up--Copy. I check KBAR.
  1. I : first :: he : ________
  2. I : first :: you : ________
  3. tree : noun :: it : __________
  4. Soc : greaser :: Ponyboy : ______
  5. lb.: pound :: Soc : _______
  6. cool : good :: dig : ___________
  7. 90% : 80% :: _______ : 32/40
  8. house : shelter :: car : _________
  9. Though their a)connotations/denotations are similar, the words nosy and curious have very different b)connotations/denotations.
(8) Mini Quiz: Matching. Match the Outsiders character with his age and description.
     
    • Ponyboy 
    • Johnny
    • Darry
    • Sodapop
    • almost 17
    • 14
    • 16
    • 20
    • loner
    • cold and hard
    • childlike
    • scared of his own shadow
Discussion/Notebook
Quote (copy)
Response
1) "Darry's grown too fast. Sodapop'll never grow up at all. I don't know which way's best." (p. 6)

2)"I'm not saying that either Socs or greasers are better; that's just the way things are." (p. 6)

3) "They are right. You are a hood." (p. 17)

 1) What do you think? Why?
 

2) True? Do people naturally fall into groups that don't get along? Why might they do that? Examples?

3)How does Ponyboy feel about being a greaser? How can you tell?
Read aloud Chapter One.