The Outsiders Pre-Reading

The Outsiders Pre-Reading

Poll

Agree or Disagree: All students have a responsibility to do well in school

• Agree

• Disagree

Open Ended

Elaborate on your answer in 3-5 sentences

Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy

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(East Side Gang, Greasers)​

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​Meet the Curtis Brothers

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Poll

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

• Agree

• Disagree

Open Ended

Elaborate on your answer in 3-5 sentences

There are stereotypes for the kids from the different sides of town. When Ponyboy meets Cherry, she is surprised he is a nice kid.​

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Ponyboy & Cherry

Poll

Agree or Disagree: Gangs don't provide true friendship or belonging for anyone

• Agree

• Disagree

Open Ended

Elaborate on your answer in 3-5 sentences

The Greasers and Socials have reputations to keep​

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Greasers Vs. Socials

(East Side Vs. West Side)​

Poll

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

• Agree

• Disagree

Open Ended

Elaborate on your answer in 3-5 sentences

The Curtis' brothers parents died, and Darry is left responsible for his brothers to avoid being put in foster care.

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Meet Darry

Poll

Agree or Disagree: People are the result of their choices, not the environment they grew up in.

• Agree

• Disagree

Open Ended

Elaborate on your answer in 3-5 sentences

Johnny is the youngest of the Greaser gang. He does not have parents that love and support him. The gang says he would not know what love and affection was if he didn't have his friends.

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​Meet Johnny

Poll

Agree or Disagree: Once a person does something bad, society treats them as bad forever

• Agree

• Disagree

Open Ended

Elaborate on your answer in 3-5 sentences

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​Dallas is the most "dangerous" of the greaser gang. He also is an orphan and has made mistakes in his life. When we meet Dallas, he just got out of jail.

Meet Dallas

Poll

Agree or Disagree: The issues teenagers are dealing with today are way difference and way more serious than teenagers from decades and centuries in the past.

• Agree

• Disagree

Open Ended

Elaborate on your answer with 3-5 sentences