Characters
Chapter 1 & 2
Characterization
Chapter 3
Historical Fiction Elements
100

I am a Greaser.
I am Ponyboy's older brother.
I am responsible for taking care of my family.

Who am I

Who is Darry?

100

Who is the narrator of The Outsiders?

Who is Ponyboy?

100

This type of character never changes throughout the course of a story.

What is a static character?

100

Who comes to pick up Cherry and Marcia?

Who is Bob?

100
The story is told whose perspective?

Who is Ponyboy?

200

I am a Greaser.
I am Ponyboy's best friend.
I am quiet and nervous around other people.

Who am I?

Who is Johnny?
200

How old is Ponyboy?

What is 14?
200

This type of character is considered complicated because they have both good and bad within them.

What is a complex character?

200

Why is Darry angry when Ponyboy comes home?

What is he came home late?

200

This element describes how people lived, including their customs, clothing, beliefs, and daily life.

What is culture?

300

I am a Soc.
I am friends with Marcia.
I talk with Ponyboy at the drive-in and realize we have some things in common.

Who am I?

Who is Cherry?

300

Who stands up to Dally and tells him to leave Cherry alone?

Who is Johnny?

300

This sort of character can change over the course of a story

What is a dynamic character?

300

What does Darry do to Ponyboy?

What is he hits him?

300

This element asks whether the story feels believable and accurate for the time period, even though it is fiction.

What is authenticity?
400

I am a Greaser.
I am known for being tough and getting into trouble.
I bother Cherry and Marcia at the drive-in.

Who am I?

Who is Dally?

400
In your Chapter 2 follow-along notes, you had to draw this scene.

What is Johnny standing up to Dally?

400
This acronym is only used for indirect characterization.

What is S.T.E.A.L?

400

At the end of the chapter, what does Ponyboy do?

What is runs away?

400

This element is something that really happened in history and may be included in a historical fiction story.

What is a historical event?

500

I am a Greaser.
I am Ponyboy's older brother.
Ponyboy says I am good-looking and easy to get along with.

Who am I?

Who is Sodapop?
500

What side of town do the Socs' live?

What is the west side of town?

500

What do the five letters in the acronym S.T.E.A.L stand for?

What is Speech, Thoughts, Effects on others, Actions, Looks?

500

In your Chapter 3 follow-along notes, you had 3 options for what to write for Ponyboy; what were they? 

What is a prayer, a Bible verse or a Saint?

500

This element tells us when and where the story takes place.


What is historical context?