Themes The Outsiders

LO: Explain how speci c sections of
Chapter 2 t into the overall structure

of The Outsiders and develop the
setting and theme.
• Why is Ponyboy’s
conversation with Cherry
about Socs important?
• What is its purpose?
• How does it develop the

plot? Provide evidence from
page 34 and explain your
reasoning.
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LO: Explain how speci c
sections of Chapter 2 t into
the overall structure of The
Outsiders and develop the
setting and theme.
• Have you ever known

someone whose life you
thought must be really
perfect, and discovered
later that they were facing
challenges you did not
know about?
• How did this change the

way you felt about them?
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Chapter 2 t into the overall structure
of The Outsiders and develop the
setting and theme.
• How does Johnny’s

interaction with Dally on page
24 develop the reader’s
understanding of his
character?
• Provide at least two pieces of

evidence to support your
answer and explain your
reasoning.
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Chapter 2 t into the overall structure of
The Outsiders and develop the setting
and theme.
• On pages 31-34, Hinton uses

the literary device of a
ashback. What is its purpose
and how does this section t
into the overall structure of the
text?
• Provide evidence from these

pages to support your answer.
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LO: Explain how Hinton continues
to develop Ponyboy’s point of view
and identify how and why his point
of view changes.
• How does talking with

Cherry about the sunset
impact Ponyboy’s
perspective?
• Provide evidence from

pages 40-41.
LO: Explain how Hinton continues to develop Ponyboy’s point of view
and identify how and why his point of view changes.
• How does meeting Cherry

and Marcia change
Ponyboy’s point of view
about Socs?
• Provide at least two pieces

of evidence from pages
37-38 to support your
answer and explain your
thinking.
LO: Determine the theme of “Nothing Gold Can Stay” and explain how poet
Robert Frost uses literary devices to develop that theme.
- Determine how Hinton uses the allusion to develop her own theme.
• What is the theme of

the poem, “Nothing
Gold Can Stay”?
• How does Robert Frost

develop this theme?
• Support your answer

with speci c words and
phrases from the poem.
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• What is the gist of

the poem?
• What is the
speaker literally
talking about?
• What is the tone of the

poem? How does the
speaker seem to feel
about the fact that
“nothing gold can stay”?
• What words and phrases

does the poet use to
communicate this tone?
- Determine how Hinton uses the allusion to develop her own theme.
• What is the theme of

the poem, “Nothing
Gold Can Stay”?
• How does Robert Frost

develop this theme?
• Support your answer

with speci c words and
phrases from the poem.
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LO: Explain how Hinton develops di erent characters’ perspectives and analyze
how and why characters’ perspectives change in response to plot events.
• How and why has

Ponyboy’s
perception of the
Socs changed?
• Provide at least two

pieces of evidence
from pages 115-118
that demonstrate the
change.
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LO: Explain how Hinton develops di erent characters’ perspectives and analyze
how and why characters’ perspectives change in response to plot events.
• How has Ponyboy’s

perspective on Dally
changed? How does
Hinton develop this
change in perspective?
• Provide two pieces of

evidence from pages
124-125.
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LO: Explain how speci c scenes and lines of text t into the
overall structure of the text and develop the plot.
• What is the signi cance

of the line “Stay gold,
Ponyboy”?
• How does it represent a

link back to an earlier
section of text?
• What is Johnny trying

to say to Ponyboy?
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LO: Explain how Hinton develops Ponyboy’s point of view and his reactions to
plot events.
• On page 154, Ponyboy

describes how he thinks
people will respond to
Dally’s death. How does
Hinton use word choice to
develop the idea that his
point of view of Dally di ers
from the public’s perception
of him?

evidence from page 154 to
support your answer.
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LO: Explain how Hinton develops Ponyboy’s point of view and his reactions to
plot events.
• How does Ponyboy react

to the news that Johnny is
dead?
• How does Hinton develop

his point of view and
response to this event?

evidence from pages
150-152 to support your
answer.
LO: Identify themes in The Outsiders and explain how Hinton develops these
themes in Chapter 12.
• What theme does Hinton

develop on the thematic
topic of judging others?
• How does the long

paragraph on page 179
help to develop a central
theme of the text?
• Provide speci c evidence

from the paragraph to
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• What thematic
topics does
Hinton
address in this
text?
• Brainstorm at
least ve.
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• One theme that Hinton

develops in this text is that it
is important to stay optimistic
and pay attention to the
beautiful things in the world.
• How does Johnny’s letter to

Ponyboy help to develop this
theme?

from the letter to support
your answer.
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• What is signi cant

about the last line of the
text? Re ect on the
ending of the text.
• What are your reactions

to this ending? Is it
satisfying?
• Would you have ended

the text di erently?
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• What theme does Hinton develop on pages 174-177?

• a. Romantic love can make people do irrational things, even
when they know better.
• b. It can be challenging to tell the truth, because telling the

truth often makes a person feel vulnerable.
• c. All people face their own internal challenges, even if they

appear to be ne.
• d. It is important for a person to de ne his or her own

identity, outside of what their family wants for them.
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• Select two pieces of evidence that most clearly develop this theme.
• a. “ ‘Don’t... Oh, you guys, why can’t you...’ He jumped up suddenly and bolted out
the door.” (p. 174)
• b. “I realized I had never paid much attention to Soda’s problems. Darry and I just
took it for granted that he didn’t have any.” (p. 174)
• c. “He told me he loved her, but I guess she didn’t love him like he thought she did,
because it wasn’t him.” (p. 174)
• d. “Neither of us had realized what it was doing to Soda to hear us ght.” (p. 175)
• e. “‘We’re all we’ve got left. We ought to be able to stick together against everything.
If we don’t have each other we don’t have anything.” (p. 176)
• f. “Darry and I would probably still have misunderstandings -- we were too di erent
not to -- but no more ghts.” (p. 177)
• What theme does Hinton

develop on the thematic
topic of judging others?
• How does the long

paragraph on page 179
help to develop a central
theme of the text?

from the paragraph to
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Compare and contrast scenes from The Outsiders with the lm version and
describe the experience of viewing the lm.
• Reread the scene when Dally

dies on pages 153-154.
• Then watch the scene in the

lm 1:24:45-end.
• Compare and contrast the

experience of reading the
scene and watching it on
lm; what was di erent about
the scene from what you had
imagined when you were
reading the book? Provide
speci c examples.
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LO: Explain how speci c sections of

Chapter 2 t into the overall structure

• What is its purpose?

• How does it develop the

• Have you ever known

• How did this change the

• How does Johnny’s

• Provide at least two pieces of

• On pages 31-34, Hinton uses

• Provide evidence from these

• How does talking with

• Provide evidence from

• How does meeting Cherry

• Provide at least two pieces

• What is the theme of

• How does Robert Frost

• Support your answer

• What is the gist of

• What is the tone of the

• What words and phrases

• What is the theme of

• How does Robert Frost

• Support your answer

• How and why has

• Provide at least two

• How has Ponyboy’s

• Provide two pieces of

• What is the signi cance

• How does it represent a

• What is Johnny trying

• On page 154, Ponyboy

• Provide two pieces of

• How does Ponyboy react

• How does Hinton develop

• Provide two pieces of

• What theme does Hinton

• How does the long

• Provide speci c evidence

• One theme that Hinton

• How does Johnny’s letter to

• Provide speci c evidence

• What is signi cant

• What are your reactions

• Would you have ended

• What theme does Hinton develop on pages 174-177?

• b. It can be challenging to tell the truth, because telling the

• c. All people face their own internal challenges, even if they

• d. It is important for a person to de ne his or her own

• What theme does Hinton

• How does the long

• Provide speci c evidence

• Reread the scene when Dally

• Then watch the scene in the

• Compare and contrast the

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