Character Traits
This character is from New York, and considered one of the toughest members of the greasers
Who is Dally?
This part of the story provides us with the setting, and allows us to meet some protagonists of the story
What is the exposition?
These two phrases define tension
What is physical and emotional strain?
This group of people are referred to in the book as "The fuzz"
Who are the police?
S.E Hinton was this age when he published the Outsiders in 1967
What is 18 years old?
This character likes to fight, shoplift, and goof around
Who is Two-Bit?
Johnny asks for these three things after he and Ponybody were attacked by the sons
What is money, a gun, and a plan
what is "Actively marking up a text while you read (highlighting, underlining, writing in the margins)"
What is "Active Reading"
In this context it means a weapon that is a gun
What is a heater?
These actions could be associated with physical strain
What is fighting, arguing, crying?
This person loves to stick up for what they believe in
Who is Cherry?
This is the first time the Blue Mustang appears in the story
What is "Johnny getting jumped by the Sons"
" what is Ponyboy opening up to Johnny"
These notes refer to the parts of a persons personality that make up their identity
What is a character trait?
Hacked off
What is angry?
Sodapop's best friend
Who is Steve Randle?
This is the second youngest member of the greasers
Who is Johnny?
Cherry tells Ponyboy this is the main difference between the Sons and Greasers
What is Passion? " You don't feel anything and we feel too violently"
We use this in our responses because it helps prove that a statement is true
What is "textual evidence"?
when "Events occur that build tension or suspense around the conflict"
What is Rising Action
This state is where the setting takes place
This group is known to be rude and cold, is in the news for committing a lot of violent crimes, and likes to get drunk
Identify this part of the story based off of a plot diagram: Ponyboy breaks down due to his frustration crying out that “it isn’t fair that we have all the rough breaks” thinking about all of the struggles that The Greasers have to endure. A Blue Mustang circles around the block, and Cherry notes that their boyfriends (Randy and Bob) have found them. A verbal altercation occurs between the two groups of boys with the threat of it becoming physical. Two-Bit whips out his switchblade and breaks off a broken pop bottle to hand to Ponyboy. Cherry and Marcia get into the car with Randy and Bob before a physical fight occurs.
What is Rising Action
The 3 parts of the annotation key along with the symbols for them
What is C: Character info IE: important event ?: I am confused about this section
Johnny defines the Southern gentlemen in Gone with the Wind as this word comparing them to another character is the story
What is the word: Gallant?
This is the process for finding (Blank):
Step 1: IDENTIFY an action, thought / feeling, or statement.
Step 2: THINK → What does this action, thought / feeling, or statement tell me
Step 3: INFER