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The Outsiders: Chapters 9-10
Dialectical Journal: Chapter 9
Passages from the text
(make sure to copy it correctly and completely)
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How is this passage important to the story?
How do you relate/connect with the
passage?
Dialectical Journal: Chapter 10
Passages from the text
(make sure to copy it correctly and completely)
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How is this passage important to the story?
How do you relate/connect with the
passage?
Vocabulary: Chapters 9-10
Choose 5 words throughout chapters 9-10 that are confusing. Use the chart below to record and determine
the meaning of those words.
Vocabulary in Context
Predicted Definition
Actual Definition
(highlight/underline the word)
Text Dependent Questions
Answer the following questions in complete sentences and paragraphs.
1. Why does Ponyboy think that no one blames the Socs for what happens in the conflict between the
Socs and the Greasers? How does Ponyboy feel the world judges who is good and who is bad. Cite the
text for evidence.
2. How does Darry feel about Paul Holden? Why?
3. What are Johnny’s last words to Ponyboy? What does he mean by these words?
4. Why does Ponyboy think that Dally takes what happens to Johnny so hard?
5. Ponybody knows in that neighborhood, young hoods grow up to be old hoods, but he doesn’t think this
will happen to him and Darry. What does he admire about his brother Darry? How will this keep
Ponyboy from becoming an old hood himself? How are Greasers different from hoods?
6. Choose one object or idea that represents each chapter in its entirety and draw a representation in the
corresponding box below. Please use colored pencils and be sure to use the entire space provided.
Chapter 9
Chapter 10