The Outsiders

 

They grew up on the outside of society. They weren’t looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton

 

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Written by:  S.E .HINTON

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Life in the 1960s in America

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Paul Newman

1960s Red Corvair

1960s Drive-In Movie

 

 

VOCABULARY

 Chapter 1

Term	Part of Speech	Definition	Page Number
asset	N	a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality.	3
heaved	V	throw (something heavy)	9
unfathomable	ADJ	incapable of being fully explored or understood	10
rivalry	N	competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field	11
gingerly	ADV	in a careful or cautious manner	12
sagely	ADV	in a profoundly wise manner	12

 

Chapter 2

Term	Part of Speech	Definition	Page Number
roguishly	ADV	in a way that suggests someone is doing something that is slightly bad or wrong, but that is not too serious	22
winced	Verb	Toshow pain or embarrassment  suddenly and for a short time in the face	23
incredulous	ADJ	not wanting or not able to believe  something	24
hesitation	Noun	the act of pausing before doing something, especially because you are nervous or not certain	24
nonchalantly	ADV	in a calm manner, often in a way that suggests you are not interested or do not care	25

 

Chapter 3

Before You Read:  Listen and watch the performances by the Beatles and  Elvis.  What can we infer about the Greasers and the Socs based on their music choices?

Vocabulary

1.  aloofness - NOUN - the state of being removed or distant either physically or emotionally

2.  ornery - NOUN - having an irritable disposition

 

Chapter 4

Term	Part of Speech	Definition	Page Number
quavered	V	(of a person's voice) shake or tremble in speaking, typically through nervousness or emotion	57
dandy	ADJ	Excellent	58
contemptuously	ADV	in a scornful way that shows disdain.	59
ruefully	ADV	in a way that expresses sorrow or regret, especially in a wry or humorous manner	60
Bewildering	ADJ	confusing or perplexing	65
Premonition	Noun	a strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant	67

 

Chapter 5 Vocabulary

1.  imploringly - adv - in a way that expresses urgent pleading, as for aid or mercy

2.  gallant - adj - brave, spirited, noble-minded, chivalrous

3.  fiend - noun - a person that is wicked or cruel

 

Chapter 6 Vocabulary

TERM	Part of Speech	Definition	Page Number
bewilderment	ADJ	perplexed and confused; very puzzled.	88
scowling	VERB	frown in an angry or bad-tempered way.	89
embers	NOUN	a small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying fire.	92
bawled	VERB	weep or cry noisily.	88, 98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 7 Vocabulary

Term	Part of Speech	Definition	Page Number
lousy	ADJ	very poor or bad; disgusting	101
Delinquent	NOUN	(typically of a young person or that person's behavior) showing or characterized by a tendency to commit crime, particularly minor crime.	107
manslaughter	NOUN	the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or otherwise in circumstances not amounting to murder	108
contemptuously	ADV	in a scornful way that shows disdain	115

 

 

Shrink-Lit Project

A shrinklit poem is a rhyming poem that summarizes a book's plot.

The poem reveals the rising action, climax and resolution, major events, themes, and major characters. 

Writing a shrinklit poem lets you process the plot while using rhyme and creativity.

 

Reducing an entire novel into poem might seem like a daunting task. To get started, I suggest writing a summary of the book in your own words or creating a list of major events. As you summarize, you can pay special attention to elements like setting, character and conflict, as well as significant plot points and themes. Since the summary will serve as a template for your poem, having more information to work with will make the writing process easier.  

 

Your shrinklit poem must be written in couplets.  A couplet is a literary device that can be defined as having two successive rhyming lines in a verse, and has the same meter to form a complete thought. It is marked by a usual rhythm, rhyme scheme, and incorporation of specific utterances.  

 

Remember the poem we read, "Nothing Gold Can Stay".  It is written in couplets.

 

"Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost

Nature’s first green is gold,

Her hardest hue to hold.

Her early leaf’s a flower;

But only so an hour.

Then leaf subsides to leaf.

So Eden sank to grief,

and dawn goes down to day

Nothing gold can stay.

 

***Let's Practice.  Write a couplet about one of the following ideas*** 

* the Peanut Festival 

* 8th Grade

* A sporting event you participated in recently

* lunch yesterday

* a trip you went on 

 

 

Let's practice writing a couplet about literature using the short story we studied earlier this year, "The Monkey's Paw." 

The poem has been started - create another couplet to continue the Shrink-Lit poem.  

A magical monkey's paw was the story that was shared

the storyteller said it granted three wishes but those that chose to wish should be scared

 

The family was not sure if the monkey's paw was real

so they wished for some money to pay off their house's bill

 

The family received the exact sum of money they made the wish for

but the wish came with sadness and they weren't sure if they wanted to wish anymore