1. Sit in your Book Clubs` Sit in your Book Clubs` Make sure you are prepared for class! Make sure you are prepared for class! Everyone should open the Google doc that has your Ch. 1 Discussion Questions. Everyone should open the Google doc that has your Ch. 1 Discussion Questions. Answer the following question in your journal. Answer the following question in your journal. At the end of Ch. 1, Ponyboy says, “I don’t care about Darry. But I was still lying and I knew it. I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me.” Why do you think Ponyboy lies to himself? What information about his life makes you think this? When you are done, begin looking at the questions your book club will discuss today. When you are done, begin looking at the questions your book club will discuss today.

2. View and Prepare Take 5 minutes to look through the discussion questions and consider your answers. Mark text evidence in your book with sticky notes that you will use in your discussion.

3. Driving Questions 1. What are the costs and benefits of conformity or nonconformity to a peer group? How do we measure these costs and benefits? 2. How does a person's relationship with his/her peers affect the kind of person he/she will become?

4. Costa’s Levels of Questioning

5. Book Clubs Let’s review book club discussion norms and expectations. Let’s review book club discussion norms and expectations.

6. The Outsiders—Chapter 1 Discussion Use the questions on your group’s Google Doc to guide the discussion. Use the questions on your group’s Google Doc to guide the discussion. When speaking/answering, use text evidence to support your thinking. When speaking/answering, use text evidence to support your thinking. Everyone should speak at least once for each question. Everyone should speak at least once for each question. Discussions will last

7. Reflect Independently, write a reflection about today’s book club discussion in your journal. Consider: Independently, write a reflection about today’s book club discussion in your journal. Consider: ▫ What did your group do well? ▫ What did your group struggle with? ▫ Did the discussion bring any new insights or understanding for you?

8. Goal Setting Create a new Google Doc in your book club’s Google folder. Title the doc “Goal Setting” TOGETHER: Based on your reflections (strengths and struggles), create a goal for your group’s next discussion group. TOGETHER: Based on your reflections (strengths and struggles), create a goal for your group’s next discussion group.

9. Semester Exam With a partner, re-read “The Fly,” “Car Talk,” and “Needed.” With a partner, re-read “The Fly,” “Car Talk,” and “Needed.” Highlight, underline, or circle the key words in each question. What are you looking for? Highlight, underline, or circle the key words in each question. What are you looking for? Locate text evidence for each question and discuss your answers. Locate text evidence for each question and discuss your answers. AFTER, you have discussed all of the questions, check your answers with the key. AFTER, you have discussed all of the questions, check your answers with the key. Look AGAIN at the ones you missed and discuss. Look AGAIN at the ones you missed and discuss. When you have finished, begin reading Ch. 2 of The Outsiders.