The+Outsiders

=__Before Reading:__=

Anticipation Guide Music [|Getting Inside //The Outsiders// Through Music] (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) Video: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" [|The Outsiders Webquest] [|S.E. Hinton]
 * About the author:**

=__During Reading:__= =Vocabulary:=

Total Points: 60**
 * The word bank will be checked periodically to monitor progress (4/18, 5/4, 5/18)

=Chapter Summaries:=

Total Points: 10 points each x 12 = 120 pts.**
 * Due Dates: 4/15, 4/21, 4/28, 5/2, 5/7, 5/13, 5/16, 5/21 (Same as Fishbowl sessions)

=Assessments / Class Discussions:=

Rather than taking quizzes, students will participate in Socratic Seminar-Fishbowl discussions of //The Outsiders//
 * Character analysis will be a major focus given that this is the final essay topic.
 * Students will be assigned to groups of 3 or 4 students to report out findings following discussions.
 * Each student will participate in the inside circle at least 3 times (20 pts. ea. X 3 = **60 points**)
 * A different student from each group is responsible for posting their findings in the comments portion of a blog.
 * Each class has its own blog: [|7th period] and [|1st period]
 * Teacher will check out the mobile laptop lab the day following a fishbowl session.
 * (laptop dates are 4/16, 4/29, 5/5, 5/8, 5/14, 5/19, and 5/22)
 * A student posts when he/she is an outer circle participant.
 * Findings should include at least five observations that include elaboration.
 * Each student will post comments twice during the course of the novel reading. (20 pts. ea. X 2 = **40 points)**

Handout for students: [|Fishbowl Assessment]

 * Dates: 4/15, 4/21, 4/28, 5/2, 5/7, 5/13, 5/16, and if needed, 5/21**
 * Total Points: 100**

=__Final Essay__= To prepare students for the final essay, they will work together in small groups on a collaborative "poster" which analyzes one character from the novel. Each group will draw to determine which character they will analyze together.


 * Total Points: 50**
 * In-class collaboration: Week of 5/19**

Character Analysis Essay ____ > **Due Date: 5/26** > **Total Points: 100**
 * 5-paragraph essay
 * Provide students with a checklist for writing
 * Mini-lessons on thesis statement, organization ([|bubbl.us], essay map)
 * Student uses annotations, paraphrasing, quotations to support essay.
 * 3rd person only
 * 6-Traits grading rubric

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The Outsiders -- Smells Like Teen Spirit
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Additional Resources for Teaching //The Outsiders//
[|Web English Teacher: S. E. Hinton] [|The Outsiders Lesson] (Teaching Language Arts, University of British Columbia)

[|Outsider Vocabulary]
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