Final copy of The Outsiders essay is now due Friday.  Example of conclusion  The Outsiders reminds us that there is not just one definition for a hero and that even though life might not always be fair, that does not stop people from caring for their friends and family.  Even though the Socs appear to have a better life with their nice cars, popularity and good reputation, they will never have the love and respect that the greasers show towards one another. That is worth so much more.  The real heroes are not the fake friends or the nice cars; the real heroes are the people who you know you can count on and the people who care about you and the greasers are lucky enough to have this.   Johnny, Dally and Ponyboy are definitely proof of this, they just had to come out of "hiding" to prove it.   

We have started the literary essay for The Outsiders.  Studehnts should have their grahic organizer filled in with planning, as well as their introductory paragraph.We will be working on the body paragraphs and incorporating quotes tomorrow. Progress to date will be checked on Friday. Essay will be due next Wednesday, March 18, 2015. See attached for example of introductory paragraph

Reminder of questio to be answered for Wednesday (100-150 words).  See last post. We have finished the book and will watch the movie. Your The Outsiders duatangs/units will be collected on Friday.  They need to have quickwrites, sheets, character tracking and any other things covered.

Chapter nine to be read by Monday, February 23, 2015 Quickwrite for Friday, February 20:     "That was what he wanted.  For somebody to tell him 'No.'  To have ??somebody lay down the law, set the limits, give him something solid to ??stand on.  That's what we all want, really."Do you agree that young people really want to have someone set rules and limits for them?These guiding questions may help:Do you like knowing what you can and can't do?Would you prefer to set your own limits, or to have no limits at all?At what age do you think kids should be allowed to make their own rules?This was a 10-15 minute quickwrite.