1. The Outsiders
By S.E. Hinton

2. S.E. Hinton
Published The Outsiders in 1967 at the age of 17 (Began writing it at 15).
The story was inspired by a real-life event at Hinton’s high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Outsiders is widely considered the first realistic young-adult novel.
Other Hinton books include Rumble Fish, Tex, and That Was Then, This is Now.
Susan Eloise Hinton

3. 1967 in the U.S.A. #1 Television Show. The Beatles Popular movie
Lyndon Baines Johnson is president.
#1 Television Show.
The Beatles
A first-class stamp cost 5 cents.
U.S. Population: 198 million
Popular movie
World population: 3.5 billion

4. Do you know...
your 1960s...
slang?
…and other words used in The Outsiders

5. fuzz
heater
Watch out, the fuzz is after us!
When did you start carrying a heater?
broad
rank
That Kim is one knock-out broad!
That band you like is rank!

6. tuff
hood
A 1967 Mustang is one tuff car.
The hoods cause trouble at night.
cancer stick
Pass me a cancer stick, Johnny.

7. jumped
hacked off
I was hacked off at my parents.
He got jumped by three guys.
pickled
rumble
He got really pickled!
(under the influence)
There was a big rumble at the park.

8. make tracks
the cooler
When did you get out of the cooler?
Hurry, we gotta make tracks. JD
weed
The JD got five months in jail.
I could really use a weed right now.

9. The two major groups of characters in The Outsiders
Greasers
(Pronounced “soshes”)
Socs
madras – clothes with a plaid design
jeans, leather jackets, T-shirts

10. Cars
Here are two cars that are mentioned in The Outsiders. The Covair is the first car mentioned in the book.
Chevy Corvair
1965 Ford Mustang

11. Music and Film Here are some images of popular artists and movies.
The Beatles
Elvis Presley
Beach movies
Paul Newman
The Beach Boys

12. Socs
The blue Mustang represents the upper class Socs. It stands for money, power and authority.
The rings are a symbol of wealth.