1. The Outsiders
A Novel Unit Study

2. Do you agree or disagree?
You can tell a lot about a person by how he or she looks.
Being street smart is more important that being book smart.
In spite of outward differences, people want the same things; love, acceptance, and respect.
There is never a good reason to commit murder.
You can tell a lot about someone by the clothes he or she wears.
People can always change their lives if they really want to.
It’s easy to form opinions about people without getting to know them.
Most people pick friends who have similar interests and backgrounds.
People from different groups/backgrounds are treated differently in society.
Loyalty is extremely important between or among friends.

3. Who are these people?
Gallery Walk 6 Stations

4. What does “Stereotype” Mean anyway?
Let’s Visualize It!
Definition: an often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic

5. Life in the 1960s…
Click HERE to view a Prezi to learn more about what life was like during the 1960s. This will help you better understand the setting of
The Outsiders.
HW: Explore THIS LINK. Be prepared to share 1 significant event that occurred during the 1960s.

6. Slang in the outsiders
By Definition: a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people.

7. Slang activity
In your groups, you will be given slang words used in this novel. As a group, predict what you think each word means. You will be given a list of these words and their definitions once we make our predictions.
Slang definitions Handout

8. LET’S HAVE SOME FUN!

9. Click HERE to view the book trailer for The Outsiders.