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The Outsiders Chapter 1

CHARACTERS: Use the chart below to write facts, questions, and guesses you have about the two
types of people The Outsiders is based on.

What is a Greaser? What is a Soc?


THE GREASERS: Write one CITATION that represents the PERSONALITY of each character (not
what the character looks like). Make sure you use quotation marks and page #. (Learning Target #1)

Ponyboy Soda Pop Darry


Johnny Dally Two-Bit


POINT OF VIEW & SUSPENSE: (Learning Target #5)

Citation
How does Ponyboy create suspense in this
situation? Why is this situation suspenseful to
the reader?
I spotted that red Corvair trailing me. I was
almost two blocks from home then, so I started
walking a little faster. I had never been jumped,
but I had seen Johnny after four Socs got hold
of him, and it wasnt prettyI was sweating
something fierce, although I was cold (4).


Ponyboy creates suspense by


DIALOGUE: What can you learn from the dialogue between different characters? (Learning Target
#4)

Examples of Dialogue
What does the dialogue reveal about the
relationship between the character(s)?

Then someone had me under the armpits and
was hauling me to my feet. It was Darry. Are you
all right Ponyboy? He was shaking me and I wish
hed stopIm okay. Quit shaking me, Darry, Im
okay. He stopped instantly. Im sorry. He wasnt
really. Darry isnt sorry for anything he does (6).


The dialogue reveals
He just hollered at me. Soda was glaring at him.
Leave my kid brother alone, you hear? It aint his
fault the Socs like to jump us, and if he had been
carrying a blade it would have been a good
excuse to cut him to ribbons (13).

The dialogue reveals

THEME: How is Ponyboy a unique individual? Use and explain a CITATION from the text. How does
Ponyboy conform to (behave like) his group (the Greasers)? Use and explain one CITATION from the
text. What can teenagers learn about the theme of individuality and conformity? (Learning Target #2)