Theme: The Outsiders

The Outsiders Chapters 11 and 12

Uncovering theme

Today's Objectives

• To read chapter 11 of The Outsiders

• To begin to uncover various themes of the text.

Multiple Choice

What is the THEME of a text?

• the maid idea

• the universal message

• the feeling you get while you read

• the most exciting part of a text

Multiple Select

Check ALL that are true about theme

• always one word

• always a full statement

• most people can relate to the theme (universal)

• theme is always specific to just one character, not m most people

Viewing Focus

How many theme statements can you record? Could any apply to The Outsiders?

Reading Focus

Start to think about the life lessons The Outsiders has conveyed to us over the last month.

Movie time!

How do you like the director's interpretation of this scene? What are your general feelings about the ending?

Check out this alternate ending!

Which one did you like better? Why?