The Outsiders
This character is the narrator of The Outsiders.
Who is Ponyboy Curtis?
The lesson or message an author wants readers to learn.
What is theme?
This holiday is celebrated on July 4 every year.
What is Independence Day?
He was as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile?
A character struggles with his or her own thoughts or feelings
What is internal conflict?
This group is known for having money and driving nice cars.
Who are the Socs?
The point of view in The Outsiders.
What is first-person point of view? First-person point of view means the narrator is a character in the story and tells the events using words like "I," "me," "my," and "we." Readers only know what that character sees, thinks, and feels.
Students at our school return to class on this date.
When is August 24?
Buzz! Boom! Splash!"
What is onomatopoeia
A character has a disagreement or fight with another character.
What is person vs. person?
Ponyboy and Johnny hide here after Bob is killed.
What is the abandoned church on Jay Mountain?
The sequence of events in a story.
What is plot?
These two countries will play in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final.
Who are Argentina and Spain?
The classroom was a zoo."
What is a metaphor?
A character battles a storm, wildfire, flood, or another force of nature.
What is person vs. nature?
This Soc girl befriends Ponyboy and Johnny at the drive-in.
Who is Cherry Valance?
The part of the plot where the main conflict reaches its highest point.
What is the climax?
Who was Rachel Carson?
What is a marine biologist?
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
What is hyperbole?
A girl is nervous about giving a speech and wonders if she should do it.
What is person vs. self?
These are Ponyboy's two older brothers.
Who are Darry and Sodapop?
The rhyme pattern ABAB or AABB is called this.
What is a rhyme scheme?
This is the special event many 8th graders attend at the end of the school year.
What is Dave & Buster's? or lunchin
The stars danced across the sky.
What is personification?
Johnny and Ponyboy run into the burning church to save the children.
What is person vs. nature?