Our 7th grade has just started reading the well known novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton.
During our pre-reading activities last week, the 7th graders brainstormed characteristics of the Greasers and the Socs, concluding that these differences could eventually lead to a considerable amount of tension in the story.
The students also predicted these fights would be based on class differences, physical appearances, and different values. Predicting is one of the active reading strategies we use to understand a text.
Chapter 1 introduces us to Pony, his brothers, and the gang of friends they consider family. We find out Pony's parents were killed in an accident several years ago, and Darry is in charge of the brothers now. As we find out, it isn't easy being a Greaser...someone is always ready to jump you.
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