1. Answer the following question in your journal. Answer the following question in your journal. In chapter 3, Ponyboy reflects, “I felt the tension growing inside of me and I knew something had to happen or I would explode.” What literary device is this an example of? Why do you think he feels this way? 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. Did you finish your homework and save it in your Moodle Journal? Did you finish your homework and save it in your Moodle Journal?

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 3/4 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

4. Close Reading Be prepared to mark the text. Tape or staple the text into your journal.

5. Step 1: First Read Silent read the text for understanding Diffuse any unknown words

6. Step 2: 2 nd Read Mrs. Davis will read the text aloud Analyze and annotate as you listen

7. Step 3: Partner Up Check your overall understanding Discuss the text ▫ Was anything confusing or unclear? ▫ Was something shocking? ▫ Did you make any connections?

8. Step 4: 3 rd Read Independent read the text and annotate (underline, highlight, circle) Answer key idea and detail questions

9. Step 5: Class Discussion What new insights about the text have you gained from the process of close reading?

10. Point of View What point of view is the story told from? How does point of view impact the plot of a story?

11. Step 6: Respond Directions: In a Word doc, respond to the following prompt. Copy and paste your response into the netschool journal topic for a grade. Consider these two chapters from the point of view of either Bob or Johnny. Rewrite the scene in the park in first person, present tense, as either of these two characters. Think about what might be going through their minds as the scene unfolds. Both are thinking about more than just the violence that gets played out in the park. Are they thinking about their friends? Their families? The other social group? What are their emotions throughout the scene?