1. JOURNAL: JOURNAL: In Chapter 5, Ponyboy recites Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” What you think the poem means? How does the poem apply to Pony and Johnny’s lives and the lives of the rest of the Greasers. 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. Make sure you are marking pages with sticky notes and preparing text evidence to support your answers. Make sure you are marking pages with sticky notes and preparing text evidence to support your answers.

2. 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?

3. The Outsiders—Chapter 5/6 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. Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost

8. Sensory Images How did the poet create images in your mind? Mark the poem for words and phrases that created the picture in your mind. Recreate the photograph as it is described in the poem.

9. Assignment In your book clubs: Complete a TPCASTT analysis of the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” Download the template from Moodle and type directly into the document. Be ALL of your names are on the document. Upload your completed TPCASTT analysis to Moodle. Only one person needs to upload.

11. Reflection (Independent ) Revisit your journal entry from the beginning of class. After completing the TPCASTT analysis, what clarification or insight have you gained regarding how the poem applies to Pony and Johnny’s lives? What does it mean to “stay gold?” Explain.

12. Poem Search Use the internet to search for a poem that you feel fits the theme of the book so far.

13. Homework: Read chapters 7-8 and prepare discussion questions (DUE FRIDAY) Finish the TPCASTT analysis if you did not finish in class. Upload to Moodle. (DUE TOMORROW)