Setting
Which THREE are parts of setting?
Time — Place — Society — Character — Plot
Time, place, society
Ponyboy begins to realize that Socs have problems too.
CHARACTER or PLOT? Explain.
Character — Ponyboy's thinking is changing.
Ponyboy + Cherry interact at the drive-in.
WHAT CHANGES?
Ponyboy's thinking about Socs begins to change.
CLAIM: Johnny is fearful and emotionally hurt because he has been mistreated.
EVIDENCE: Johnny is compared to a puppy that has been kicked too many times.
Complete: “In other words...”
Johnny has been hurt so often that he has become frightened and expects others to hurt him.
Identify the sentence type: Ponyboy loves books and movies.
Simple
How does the division between the East Side and West Side affect the characters?
It separates the Greasers and Socs and contributes to conflict between the groups.
Ponyboy runs away after his conflict with Darry.
CHARACTER or PLOT? Explain.
Plot — Ponyboy's action changes what happens next in the story.
Darry + Ponyboy interact at the end of Chapter 3.
WHAT CHANGES?
Their conflict causes Ponyboy to feel rejected and run away, changing the direction of the plot.
EVIDENCE: Cherry tells Ponyboy that Socs have problems too.
Complete: “This reveals...”
This reveals that Ponyboy's assumptions about Socs do not tell the whole story.
Identify the sentence type: Ponyboy likes sunsets, but Dally sees the world differently.
Compound
How does the drive-in setting affect Ponyboy?
The drive-in gives Ponyboy the opportunity to meet and talk with Cherry, which begins to change his thinking about Socs.
Cherry's conversation causes Ponyboy to reconsider what he believes about Socs.
CHARACTER or PLOT? Explain.
Character — Ponyboy's perspective is changing.
Johnny + the Socs interact in the park.
WHAT CHANGES?
Johnny takes action during the confrontation, which dramatically changes what Ponyboy and Johnny must do next.
EVIDENCE: Ponyboy and Cherry discover that they both watch the same sunset.
Complete: “Based on this, the reader can infer...”
The reader can infer that Greasers and Socs may have more in common than Ponyboy previously believed.
Identify the sentence type: Although Ponyboy is a Greaser, he discovers that he has something in common with Cherry.
Complex
How does the park setting affect the plot in Chapter 4?
The isolated park becomes the setting for the confrontation with the Socs, leading to a major change in the plot.
The confrontation in the park forces Ponyboy and Johnny to leave Tulsa.
CHARACTER or PLOT? Explain.
Plot — the event changes the direction of the story.
Ponyboy and Johnny + the abandoned church interact.
WHAT CHANGES?
Their daily lives change because they must hide and survive away from home.
CLAIM: Darry takes his responsibility for Ponyboy seriously.
EVIDENCE: Darry tells Ponyboy that his brothers had been extremely worried about him.
Complete: “This reveals...”
This reveals that Darry's anger is partly driven by fear and concern for Ponyboy.
Why is this sentence complex? When Ponyboy talks with Cherry, he begins to question his assumptions about Socs.
It contains an independent clause and a dependent clause.
It has a dependent clause beginning with when and an independent clause that can stand alone.
How does the abandoned church affect Ponyboy and Johnny in Chapter 5?
The church gives them a place to hide and forces them to adjust to being away from home and their normal lives.
Ponyboy begins recognizing similarities between himself and people he once considered completely different from him.
CHARACTER or PLOT? Explain.
Character — Ponyboy's perspective is changing.
The park setting + conflict with the Socs interact.
Explain what changes because of BOTH elements.
The isolated setting contributes to a dangerous confrontation, Johnny takes action, and the plot changes because Ponyboy and Johnny must leave Tulsa.
CLAIM: Ponyboy's interaction with Cherry changes his understanding of Socs.
EVIDENCE: Cherry helps Ponyboy realize that Socs have problems too.
WHY DOES THIS MATTER? Connect the evidence back to the claim.
This develops Ponyboy's understanding of Socs because he begins to recognize that someone's social group does not tell him everything about that person's life.
Combine these into a COMPLEX sentence:
Ponyboy talks to Cherry.
His thinking about Socs begins to change.
After Ponyboy talks to Cherry, his thinking about Socs begins to change.