Story Time
Skill it!
The Outsiders
Teachers of 7th/8th Grade
All about Ms. Novak
100

The narrator was not invited to a party

What is "The Party"?

100

The life lesson or message of a story

What is theme?

100

The middle brother of the Curtis brothers

Who is Sodapop?

100

This teacher lives next-door to Ms. Novak

Who is Mrs. Morris?

100

Ms. Novak graduated from this university

What is the university of Texas at Austin? (UT)

200

The theme of this story is it is important to speak up.

What is Eleven

200

A sentence that has a comma and a coordinating conjunction

What is a compound sentence?

200

This character is known for their gold rings

Who is Bob?

200

This math teacher still lives in the 6th grade hall

Who is Mr. Lockwood?

200

Ms. Novak really loves this animal

What is a cat or kitten?

300
In this story, Gio loved a girl named Gina because they were both Italian 

What is Sweet?

300

A shortened version of a text

What is a summary

300

This character is often hard and difficult to the main character but has a  secret softer side as well 

Who is Darry?

300

These teachers used to teach 6th grade

Who are Ms. Wynn and Ms. Mclelan?

300

Ms. Novak co-sponsors this club

What is Step-Team?

400

Kenny from "Somebody's Fool" is just as bad as the boy from "The Slow Dance"

Who is Josh?

400

Indirect, direct, and qualities help you with this skill

What is characterization? 

400

This event may have happened because of the cigarettes Ponyboy and Johnny were smoking

What is the church burning?

400

This teacher often tells bloody stories and doesn't have a smart phone

Who is Mr. Terry?

400

Ms. Novak loves this genre of movies

What is a rom-com?

500

In this story, a young boy scowls at and stalks a girl he likes

What is Seventh Grade?

500

A type of writing that mirrors real life

What is realistic fiction?

500

Name three things Ponyboy and Johnny did in the church.

Ate bologna, smoked packs of cigarettes, read Gone With The Wind, Talked about Nothing Gold Can Stay

500

This person runs 8th grade and has shoes that match every outfit

Who is Dr. Chatman?

500

Ms. Novak has had this amount of surgeries on the same leg

What is 4?

3 is also acceptable.