Writing Protocol
The Outsiders
Annotations
Staff
100

How many sentences is a paragraph?

5

100

Who is the narrator of The Outsiders?

Ponyboy

100

What can we annotate?

Everything

100

Who goes by Teacher before their name?

Teacher Tsui

200

What does CERS stand for?

Claim

Evidence

Reasoning

Summary

200

What is Johnny's last words to Ponyboy?

Stay gold

200

How do we annotate?

Highlight/Underline AND Margin Note

200

Who is Ms. Garcia's favorite student?

NO ONE, NO ONE HAS BROUGHT MS. GARCIA ANYTHING 

300

How do you properly cite evidence from a text?

In text speaker states "quote" (pg #).

300

When and where does The Outsiders take place?

1950's Oklahoma

300

In our next unit how often will Ms. Garcia check our annotations?

Once a week

300

This teacher was a barrel racer in high school

Miller / Ellie / Mullaney

400

What perspective do we write essays in, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person?

Third person uses "he," "she," "it," or "they" for an outside narrator observing others.  

400

What is the name of the author that wrote the peom "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?

Robert Frost
400

Why is it important to annotate?

So that when we go back to find important information, we know where to find it and why we highlighted or underlined it.

400

This teacher had a pet snake

Garcia/ William / Kyra

500

What is a claim?

The main point or central argument that the paragraph aims to prove or explain

500

How does the book of The Outsiders end?

The same as the beginning

500

Annotate the following prompt: Was Johnny Cade's killing of Bob Sheldon an act of self-defense or an act of murder? Write an essay arguing for Johnny's guilt or innocence, using specific evidence from the novel to support your claim.

Was Johnny Cade's killing of Bob Sheldon an act of self-defense or an act of murder? Write an essay arguing for Johnny's guilt or innocence, using specific evidence from the novel to support your claim.

500

Who has a cat named Starqueezia 

Kyra / Groussman / Micou