Content Objective: The reader will respond to various literary genres using interpretive and evaluative processes.
Language Objective: Discuss elements of literature in general and The Outsiders in particular.
Essential Question: How does one use the Five W's (who, what, where, when, and why) to create a summary of a significant event in The Outsiders?
Today in class we continued reading The Outsiders. We read about the big rumble and the death of Johnny. Students received instructions for a project related to this novel. Most students will be creating a newspaper front page that contains a summary of a major event, an editorial in which the student stakes out a position and defends it, and an interview with a character. Others will be writing an expository paper examining the popularity of this novel among teens.
Homework: Rough draft of summary or paper.
