The Outsiders
Chapters 1-4 Journal
Match the character to the correct description.
_____ 1. Person Ponyboy wishes he looked like.
_____ 2. Badly beaten by the Socs.
_____ 3. Person Ponyboy loves more than anyone else.
_____ 4. Always jokes around.
_____5. Angry at his little brother for walking home
a. Dally
b. Darry
c. Greasers
d. Johnny
e. Paul Newman
f.
g. Socs
h. Soda
alone.
_____ 6. Soda’s best friend.
i.
Steve
j.
Two-bit
_____ 7. Arrested at the age of 10 in New York.
_____ 8. Enjoys watching movies alone.
_____ 9. The West side rich kids
_____ 10. The East side kids who are considered poor.
On a separate sheet of notebook paper, discuss the following points for this week’s journal.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Ponyboy
Additional information on the characters and their traits
Setting
At least 5 major events in the order that they occur
Questions you may have as you are reading
Something you noticed you think is important
A good discussion topic