The Outsiders

The Outsiders

Anticipation Guide

Open Ended

Use the title "The Outsiders" to predict what the novel is about.

S.E. Hinton

Watch very carefully!

Multiple Choice

What made Hinton want to become a writer?

• Her mom was a writer, and she wanted to be like her.
• She was a reader when she was young and loved writing.
• Writing was a struggle for her, and she was determined to overcome!
• The love of writing was instilled by her high school English teacher.

Multiple Choice

What was Hinton's inspiration for writing the novel?

• Her friend was beat up on his walk from school.
• Her sister was a member of the socials.
• Her teacher told her that her story was great.
• Her mother made her write a story for extra credit.

Multiple Choice

How old was Hinton when she began to write The Outsiders?

• 12
• 14
• 15
• 18

Multiple Choice

When did Hinton write The Outsiders?

• during her sophmore year of college

• her 8th grade year of junior high

• her junior year of high school

• her freshman year of college

More about the 1960s

Watch very carefully!

Multiple Choice

What type of protest took place in Greensboro, North Carolina during the 1960s?

• Bus boycotts

• Marches

• Race riots

• Sit-ins

Multiple Choice

Who was the African American leader of the Nation of Islam and the Black Panther movement who was killed in 1965?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcom X

• Lee Harvey Oswald

• Barry Goldwater

Multiple Choice

Who became president after John F. Kennedy's assassination?

• Nixon

• Johnson

• Carter

• Ford

Multiple Choice

What was the name given to Lyndon Johnson's domestic initiatives that took place from 1965-1967?

• Civil Rights Road

• The Second New Deal

• The Great Society

• CORE

Multiple Choice

Vietnam galvanized students. What does galvanize mean?

• build conservative beliefs

• cause apathy

• spur into action

• cause to become isolated

Multiple Choice

Who wrote the mystery document? (Hint: From her book "Silent Spring")

• Rosa Parks

• Janis Joplin

• Lady Bird Johnson

• Rachel Carson

Multiple Choice

What name was given to the US Supreme Court that made many changes in the 1960s?

• Kennedy Court

• Jay Court

• Madison Court

• Warren Court

Open Ended

What was it like to live in the 1960s?

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Pre-Reading Bias

Do you agree or disagree?

Be prepared to explain yourself.

Poll

All students have the responsibility to do well in school.

Open Ended

Explain yourself

Poll

Our first impressions about someone or important, and we can tell who a person really is if we pay attention to what we see during the first meeting.

Open Ended

Explain yourself

Poll

Gangs don't provide true friendship or belonging for anyone.

Open Ended

Explain yourself

Poll

Teenagers are too young to be put in charge of important things, especially the responsibility of caring for brothers and sisters.

Open Ended

Explain yourself

Poll

When someone attacks you out of the blue, the safest thing to do is to attack back in self-defence.

Open Ended

Explain yourself

Poll

The issues teenagers are dealing with the day are way different and way more serious than teenagers from decades and centuries in the past.

Open Ended

Explain yourself

Open Ended

The issues teenagers are dealing with the day are way different and way more serious than teenagers from decades and centuries in the past. Explain.