The Outsiders - Chapter 11

In case you missed it in class, here's the audio version of Chapter 11 of The Outsiders.

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The Outsiders - Chapter 10

In case you missed it in class, here's the audio version of Chapter 10 of The Outsiders.

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The Outsiders - Chapter 9

In case you missed it in class, here's the audio version of Chapter 9 of The Outsiders.

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Dress Like a Soc Day

Attention all greasers: Watch out for these preppy Socs!

The Outsiders - Chapter 8

In case you missed it in class, here's the audio version of Chapter 8 of The Outsiders.

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The Outsiders - Comprehension Questions

Check out the slideshow presentation below for the comprehension questions for every chapter of The Outsiders:

The Outsiders - Chapter 7

In case you missed it in class, here's the audio version of Chapter 7 of The Outsiders.

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The Outsiders - Chapter 6

In case you missed it in class, here's the audio version of Chapter 6 of The Outsiders.

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The Outsiders Homework (Due 5/24)

Your homework for this week is as follows:

Mr. Rouch's class

The Outsiders is filled with conflicts, both internal and external.  Your task is to draw a large, blank head on a separate piece of paper (or click here to print out and use a template) and identify the following:

• 3 internal conflicts
• list these inside the head
• write a possible solution underneath each conflict
• 3 external conflicts
• list these outside the head
• write a possible solution underneath each conflict

Mr. Collins's class

A theme of The Outsiders is society's expectations on certain people or groups of people.  Your task is to write a one-page essay in which you answer the following questions:

• What does the world expect from you?
• What do you expect from yourself?

Dress Like a Greaser Day!

We're a third of the way through The Outsiders so, on the suggestion of a couple excellent students, we held our first-ever "Dress Like a Greaser Day."

Well done!

The Outsiders - Chapter 5

In case you missed it in class, here's the audio version of Chapter 5 of The Outsiders.

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The Outsiders - Chapter 4

In case you missed it in class, here's the audio version of Chapter 4 of The Outsiders.

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The Outsiders - Chapter 3

In case you missed it in class, here's the audio version of Chapter 3 of The Outsiders.

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The Outsiders - Chapter 2

In case you missed it in class, here's the audio version of Chapter 2 of The Outsiders.

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Thank You!

Thank you all so much for the sympathy and support you've given me while I've gone through this difficult time after losing my dad.

I am so lucky to be able to teach such a great group of compassionate students this year!

Here's a picture of my dad hiking in Colorado, which he loved to do.  He was an excellent man!

The Outsiders - Chapter 1

In case you missed it in class, here's the audio version of Chapter 1 of The Outsiders.

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The Outsiders: Preview

The Outsiders is a classic novel written by S.E. Hinton. It was first published in 1967.  Set in Oklahoma in the 1960s, It is a story about the battle between social classes—a gang of poor teenage boys who call themselves the Greasers versus their rich rival gang, the Socs (short for Socials).  The story draws from S.E. Hinton's personal experiences; she started writing it when she was a junior in high school!

To take us back to that time period, let's listen to a couple songs that were popular in that era.  Try to guess which artist would have been the Greasers' favorite, and who the Socs' would've liked to listen to: