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Review for The Outsiders
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Chapter 2

 * 1) Where did Dally, Johnny, and Ponyboy meet Cherry and Marcia?


 * 1) How did Johnny surprise Dally?


 * 1) How were the girls different from other girls Ponyboy and Johnny knew?


 * 1) Why wasn’t Cherry scared of Johnny and Ponyboy?


 * 1) What was the difference between Dally and Tim Shepard fighting and the Socs fighting with Johnny?


 * 1) Why did Cherry refuse to drink the Coke that Dally bought her?


 * 1) How had the beating changed Johnny?


 * 1) Why did Ponyboy envy the Socs?

Chapter 3

 * 1) What was the main difference between Socs and Greasers, according to Cherry?


 * 1) Why did Ponyboy tell Cherry about Soda’s horse?


 * 1) How does Ponyboy feel about Darry?


 * 1) How does Johnny react when the Socs pull up and Bob gets out?


 * 1) Why did Cherry and Marcia leave with the Socs?


 * 1) Darry was mad at Ponyboy for staying out all night. What does that show about him?

Chapter 4

 * 1) Why did Johnny and Ponyboy go to the park?


 * 1) Describe the events that happened at the water fountain.


 * 1) How did Dally help Ponyboy and Johnny to escape?


 * 1) Where do Johnny and Ponyboy hide?


 * 1) What happened between Johnny and Bob? Why do you think this happened?


 * 1) Explain what this means: “The fight for self-preservation had hardened him/Dally/beyond caring.” You may have to look up the term “self-preservation.”


 * 1) Define “premonition.”

Chapter 5

 * 1) Why did Johnny and Ponyboy hate to cut their hair?


 * 1) Describe the feelings between the Greasers and Socs since the knifing.


 * 1) How do Ponyboy and Johnny spend their time while they are hiding?

Chapter 6

 * 1) How has Cherry tried to help the Greasers?


 * 1) Contrast how Johnny and Dally feel about their parents. How are their parents alike?


 * 1) How did the church catch on fire?


 * 1) What to Johnny and Ponyboy do when they see the fire? Why do they make that choice?


 * 1) When he is in the hospital, what does Ponyboy realize about Darry?

Chapter 7

 * 1) What do you think when Two-Bit says, “Y’all were heroes from the beginning. You just didn’t ‘turn’ all of a sudden…”? Explain what you think he meant.


 * 1) What worries Ponyboy the most? Why?


 * 1) Why does Randy talk to Ponyboy?


 * 1) How does Randy explain Bob’s actions?


 * 1) Cherry once said, “Things are rough all over.” What does Ponyboy understand about that by now?

Chapter 8

 * 1) What things does Johnny ask for?


 * 1) Why doesn’t Johnny want to see his mother?


 * 1) How does Ponyboy feel about the rumble?

Chapter 9

 * 1) What kind of reputation does a Greaser have?


 * 1) Why does Soda fight?


 * 1) How are the Shepard gang and the Brumley bunch different from the Greasers?


 * 1) Why did Darry hate Paul Holden, one of his old friends?


 * 1) Compare Dally’s and Ponyboy’s reactions to Johnny’s fate.


 * 1) What was most important to Johnny? What did he ask Ponyboy to do? What did that mean?

Chapter 10

 * 1) Why did Dally rob the grocery store?


 * 1) Why did he pull a gun as the police caught up with him?


 * 1) Why did Ponyboy get sick? Give three (3) reasons.


 * 1) What did Johnny leave for Ponyboy? Why?


 * 1) Why doesn’t Ponyboy like bologna?

Chapter 11

 * 1) What is Randy worried about?


 * 1) What is Ponyboy worried about?


 * 1) Compare the importance of the two boys’ concerns.


 * 1) Why does Ponyboy deny what happened between Johnny and Bob?

Chapter 12

 * 1) How was the hearing different from what Ponyboy expected?


 * 1) Describe Ponyboy’s reaction when the Socs confront him.


 * 1) What two things are bothering Soda?


 * 1) What advice does Soda give Ponyboy?


 * Reviewing the book: **


 * 1) Tell which character you liked best and why.


 * 1) What did Ponyboy learn about the difference between Greasers and Socs?


 * 1) What did Ponyboy learn about violence as a solution to problems?


 * 1) Should I use this book again? Why or why not?


 * 1) Did you think the purpose for using this book matched with what we did? Why or why not?

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** Homeroom Math **

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 * Play one of the following games
 * Pool Geometry
 * Jigsaw Puzzles
 * Coffee Shop
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7th Language Arts
Please complete the following for your LA work today. [] At this site, complete any of the Past Irregular Verb games.Please pick a different game than last week.
 * 1) Planner
 * 2) BW—Please complete the following activities.


 * 1) Please take Spelling Quiz # 10 if you haven’t.


 * 1) Please take Spelling Quiz # 11 if you haven’t.


 * 1) Please take Spelling Quiz # 12.


 * 1) When finished, go to [] and take any assessment there dealing with VERBS (specifically IRREGULAR Verbs), ADJECTIVES, or NOUNS.


 * 1) This is the last day that you have to finish your Quia work.Please pay attention to your time.

** 8th Reading **

 * 2.BW—Please complete the following activities. **


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Go to [] Log in. Take the assessments that are there for you.Start at the bottom and work your way up.You only have two computer days left with which to complete every activity on the list.


 * 7th Reading**
 * Story Elements Quiz
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 * Multiple opportunities to review story elements.
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Go to [] Log in. Take the assessments that are there for you. Start with anything that has to do with Story Elements.Then you may work on anything else.You only have about two computer days with which to make sure you have worked with every activity on here.

**Supplemental Reading**

Please go here first.

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Cause and Effect Powerpoint with Questions []

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Cause and Effect Game []

Please make sure that your work from yesterday is finished.

Go to [] Log in. Take the assessments that are there for you.Please start at the bottom and work your way up.

** BULLDOGS **
 * Please go to the following site [] and work with Literary Elements, Figurative Language, and Author’s Purpose before anything else.Start at the bottom and work your way up please. **