Figurative Language
My best friend and I are like shampoo and conditioner.
Similie
What does the word "usurped" mean in the following sentence?
Though Joseph was the true king, his uncle usurped the throne and was now ruling the land quite cruelly.
To commit forcible or illegal seizure of an office, power
Fill in the appropriate homophone.
The news said that ______ going to rain tomorrow.
it's
What type of sentence is the following and why?
The students favorite book, The Outsiders, includes character named Ponyboy and Sodapop.
Appositive sentence because it renames a noun.
What does this sentence from The Outsiders do for the plot of the story?
"We were careful with our cigarettes- if that old church ever caught fire there'd be no stopping it."
It is an example of foreshadowing - the church burning down later in the book.
The big bad bear attacked all the little bunnies in the forest.
Alliteration
What does the word "candid" mean in the following sentence?
When around his coworkers, Alan said that he agreed with the boss's new policy, but his candid opinion was that it would drive away customers.
sincere
Fill in the appropriate homophone.
A snake uses ____ tongue to sense what is happening around it.
its
What type of sentence is the following and why?
When students read over the summer, they retain more knowledge than students who do not read.
Complex sentence because it includes 1 independent sentence and 1 dependent sentence.
Read the excerpt from Chapter 6 and answer the question that follows.
"'Johnny,' Dally said in a pleading, high voice, using a tone I had never heard from him before, 'Johnny, I ain't mad at you. I just don't want you to get hurt. You don't know what a few months in jail can do to you. Oh, blast it, Johnny' -- he pushed his white-blonde hair back out of his eyes-- 'you get hardened in jail. I don't want that to happen to you. Like it happened to me.'"
What does this reveal about Dally?
Dally truly cares about Johnny and doesn't want to see him hurt.
You're the blue crayon to my life. The one I never have enough of. The one I use to color my sky.
Metaphor
What does the word "magnanimous" mean in the following sentence?
The magnanimous judge released the young offender who had been caught stealing bread by saying, "Everybody has to eat," and slamming down his gavel.
forgiving
Fill in the appropriate homophone.
We are going over to ____ house after school today.
Their
What type of sentence is the following and why?
The students are ready for summer, but they are not ready to say goodbye to their friends.
Compound sentence because it combines 2 independent/complete sentences
Read the excerpt from Chapter 6 when Ponyboy sees that the church is on fire.
“I bet we started it,” I said to Johnny. “We must have dropped a lighted cigarette or something….All I could think was: We started it! We started it!”
Based on his words, the reader can infer that Ponyboy is feeling:
Guilty
Lightning danced across the sky.
Personification
The protagonist in the outsiders is ___________ and the pet of the gang is __________.
Protagonist - Ponyboy
Pet of the gang - Johnny
Fill in the appropriate homophone.
My best friend is always _____ for me when I need her.
there
What type of sentence is the following and why?
Education is a light in the darkness of the unknown; it can make your future bright.
Semi-colon compound sentence because it combines 2 independent/complete sentences.
3 things that separated the Greasers from the Socs are ______
Socio economic state
Where they lived
Their appearance
What is the theme of the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay?"
Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. He early leaf's a flower, But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf, So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.
Nothing perfect can stay that way forever; innocence; youth.
Ponyboy talks about how he won't be able to read Gone With the Wind anymore. "I'd never get past the part where the Southern gentlemen go riding into sure death because they are gallant.
In this sentence, gallant most likely means…
Brave
In chapter 2, Ponyboy tells Cherry the full story of Johnny getting jumped by the Socs. What role does this event play in the overall plot of the story?
It explains why Johnny is carrying a switchblade and foreshadows his use of the switchblade to kill a Soc later in the story.
What can the reader conclude about Johnny's motive for running into the burning church?
Johnny wants to do the right thing..
Ponyboy is a greaser and the youngest of three brothers living on their own. The bond between the greasers helps them protect each other from the Socs, their rivals. Both groups fight and cause trouble, and Ponyboy questions the rivalry between the two gangs. After a Soc is killed and two of his greaser friends die, Ponyboy decides to tell their story.