The Outsiders
Learning Package
Grade 9
Mr. McGrattan
And
Ms. Smith
This learning package is divided into weeks. Each week students will need to hand in a weekly
chapter questions and an assignment.
These will be due every Monday. This will allow for you to use the weekend to complete the
work and proofread.
MLA format is expected.
Week 1 – Chapter 1 and 2
Our focus this week will be to complete the first two chapters of the book.
Develop an understanding for the characters.
Discuss the themes in the novel.
Chapter Questions:
Chapter One (12 marks)
1) From what point of view is the story written? Who is the protagonist?
2) What is the name of his gang and why are they named that?
3) How is Ponyboy different from his brothers and the other members of The Greasers? (3
examples)
4) Explain why Ponyboy and Soda stay out of trouble as much as they could?
5) Why is the gang so important to Johnny?
6) What happened to Ponyboy’s parents?
Chapter Two (12 Marks)
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What do we learn about Dally through his actions in this chapter?
Why were the Greasers used to seeing Johnny banged up all of the time?
Why didn’t Dally hit Johnny when Johnny told him to leave the girls alone?
Cherry tries to explain that you can’t judge a whole group by one member. Why does she do
this?
5) She explains that things are rough all over. What does she mean by that?
Weekly Assignment:
Anticipation Guide for “The Outsiders” (10 marks)
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Anticipation Guide
Directions: After reading the following statements, indicate whether you
believe them to be true or false. You must include a valid explanation for each.
_____ Statement: All gang members are troublemakers who rebel against their parents.
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_____Statement: Gang members and “preps” should not associate with each other.
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_____ Statement: Lower class people are just lazy.
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_____ Statement: People who are “outsiders” are on the “outside” because they choose to be.
Explanation:
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_____ Statement: Gang members are not smart people.
Explanation:
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_____ Statement: “Outsiders” are unpopular people who have no friends.
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_____ Statement: Being in a gang is the same as being in a family.
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_____ Statement: Gangs serve no positive purpose.
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