The Outsiders
This group of people from the novel belong to the lower class and are known by most to be reckless, dangerous, and care-free.
What is Greasers?
This step in the research process requires you to conduct background reading on various topics and select an appropriate, researchable topic.
What is Topic Exploration and Selection?
The time and place of a story.
What is the setting?
The literary term used in the following phrase: My love is like a red rose.
What is simile?
This character narrates the novel and has a type of animal in his name.
What is Ponyboy?
This step in the research process requires you to find and read reliable, credible sources on your topic and take organized notes on your research sources.
What is Research and Gather Info?
Visually descriptive language that appeals to the five senses.
What is imagery?
The literary term used in the following statement: Life is a highway.
What is a metaphor?
This major event in the novel results in Ponyboy and Johnny having to run away from town.
What is Johnny killing Bob, a Soc?
These two things you must include in your research papers and reports in order to give credit to your sources of information.
What are In-Text Citations and a Works Cited Page?
When a writer gives human characteristics to something nonhuman.
What is personification?
The literary term that describes what an author's feelings are in a literary text.
What is tone?
This major event in the novel results in Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally being taken to a hospital.
What is Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally saving kids from the burning church?
This is what your research paper or report is considered if you do not have proper citations or a works cited page.
What is plagiarized or plagiarism?
When a narrator uses words such as I, me, my, us, or we when narrating a story.
What is first person point-of-view?
The literary term used in the following statement: My feet are killing me.
What is a hyperbole?
These are Johnny's final words spoken to Ponyboy before he dies.
What is "Stay gold, Ponyboy"?
This word describes the kinds of sources you must use when conducting research for a research project.
What is reliable?
When a narrator exists outside of the story and is not a character present in the story.
What is third person point-of-view?
The literary term used in the following statement: Janie read a book by the babbling brook.
What is alliteration?