Outsiders Newspaper Report 

On Friday afternoon in Windrixville, Oklahoma there was a fire at the church where two teenage boys had been staying. The church was located at the top of a hill. One of the teenage boys age 14 tells us "It was a small church, real old and spooky and spiderwebby. It gave me the creeps". 

As the two teenage boys drove past the church where they had been staying, they saw that it was on fire. The 14 year old boy thinks that him and his friend must have started the fire with a cancer stick so they jump out of the car to examine the fire. In the process of examining the fire the teenage boys find four school children in the corner of the church huddled and terrified. As the two juveniles lift the children out of the window and while getting the last child out of the window the roof caves in. The 16 year old teenager pushed his 14 year old friend out the window but, he is still inside and starts to scream. The 14 year old juvenile tried to go back in to save his friends but was hit across the back and was knocked out.

When the youngest juvenile wakes up he is in an ambulance. The juvenile is told that his life was saved by the jacket that his friend lent him. The 14 year old says that his friend was burned but “will probably be fine”. The kids are hoping for the best. The 16 year old Juvenile was in a very bad shape at this point and nobody knew if he would be ok. Sixteen year old juvenile was in critical care as he was hit by the roof on his back. The teacher that was in the ambulance jokingly asks the youngest juvenile if him and his partner are professional heroes but he replies with “we are juvenile delinquents, take me to the hospital and you will find out there".

           The oldest juvenile remained in the hospital under critical conditions. On the other hand, the school children and the parents were very thankful they were saved and prayed for the other that they would be healed. In the end, the community came to the realization that the greasers are not stereotypical hoods. They lived in a harsh and violent world but the teenage boys have courageous and loyalty values. The stereotypes that defined ‘greasers’ did not define them as individuals. Each greaser was different and are not all bad people. They faught to help others and are brave people. The greasers sacrificed their lives for the lives of others. The 16 year old has been pronounced dead and the 14 year old is partially healed.

Sunset Poem 

Sunset, God's creation that sets slowly below the calm waters

The sun is beautiful 

It relaxes your body as it ends the day 

Makes you thankful 

It sets in the east and the west 

The orange sky brightens the day 

It's the ending of the day

But, a new beginning    

Biography Poem

Ponyboy 

He's smart, different and brave 

He is the brother of Darry and Sodapop

He loves movies, reading and his siblings 

He feels different, misunderstood and hopeless

He needs tender, love and care 

He gives Darry a hard time and causes his brothers to worry about him alot

He fears death, sin and loss 

He would like to see Paul Newman 

Ponyboy lives in the wrong side of town 

His last name is, Curtis. 

Story Frame
Outsiders

In this story, the problem starts when Ponyboy walks alone in the ally and is threatened to having his throat slit. Sodapop and Darry come to his rescue and chase the bullies away but, are upset because he doesn't realize the importance of not walking alone especially at night. The Soc's are the gang members from the West side of the town and they are a high class group. The Greasers are from the East side and are low class members. They grease their hair and flick it back. Ponyboy needs to understand that they are in this as a family and he must always be with someone at all times, never alone.

After that, the Greaser guys go to the drive-in theater where they find two beautiful girls sitting in front of them. The girls are girlfriends of the Soc's but, they happen to be out drinking while the girls are at the theater. They flirt with the girls but, Darry is rude. He tries to get them to consume alcohol but instead Cherry the cheerleader girl throws it in his face. He comes back with pop to try and cool them down. Cherry has noticed that Ponyboy is different from his brothers and they come to the conclusion that they have alot in common. Cherry needs to leave separately and not with the Greaser boys to avoid fights.

Next, Ponyboy gets home late after taking the girls back with Johnny and his brother Darry is angry and slaps him in the face. He is frustrated because he stayed up late waiting for Ponyboy to get home but, he fell asleep not realizing what time it was, he runs home at two o'clock in the morning. Ponyboy runs away from home and is attakced along with Johnny by the Soc's at the park which is not their territory. They shouldn't be there. One of the Soc's tries to drown Ponyboy by pushing his head and holding it under the water fountain meanwhile, Johnny kills Bob which is Cherry's boyfriend. He does this to protect himself and Ponyboy from being drowned. When Ponyboy gets up he notices a pool of blood surrounding Bob.

Then, Johnny and Ponyboy go to get Darry as he is the number one killer. He gives them money and sends them on a train to an abandoned church for a week. The boys cut their hair and use peroxide to bleach it. They are doing this to disguise and change their identity. Ponyboy now has short blond hair and they remove all of the grease from their hair. It becomes easier to not be identified as a greaser.

They finally solve the problem of the church being on fire when, Johnny and Ponyboy rush into the church and help save the school children inside. As Ponyboy tries to escape the roof caves in and he blacks out. The ambulance arrive on scene and when Ponyboy wakes up he realizes he is in the hospital along with Johnny, who is in critical care and is on urge of dying. Ponyboy is being treated for his burn as Johnny has a very hard time trying to survive. Johnny escapes from the hospital at the rumble between the two gangs. Johnny goes back to the hospital after the greasers win the fight and Dally and Johnny follow him there. Johnny dies. They are now responsible for telling the bad news to their brothers while trying to deal with their own emotions. Ponyboy woke up at home the following day and realizes the value of his family and how precious they are to him. He realizes that Darry cares so much for him and that his way of showing that was through his frustration. In the end of the book, Ponyboy writes a novel.

	NAME: Deandra Ebanks
		“Nothing Gold Can Stay” VS. “I am a Rock”

 

Similarities -          A lot of hate -          Nature imagery -          Seasons usage -          Reading Books as a protector

Nothing Gold Can Stay Differences -          Spring to Fall are the seasons -          About Gold, rich value -          Negative towards Loss, death and sin -          Uses rich value falling to bad things -          Does not use “I” – more general -          Shorter but stronger meaning towards every type of audience

I am a Rock                 Differences -          Its winter -          The item is a Rock -          Negative towards laughter, love and friendship -          Different location – on an island -          Speaks in the 1st person “I” -          Longer with more personal meaning

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What’s next?

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• Next, you will stir in the chocolate chips
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Nutrition Information:

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Chapter 7-9 Questions

What did Ponyboy learn at the end of Chapter 6 about his family? 

Ponyboy realizes that Darry really does care. Pony goes and hugs Darry the way he hugs Sodapop. The three brothers reunite and realize that they all really do care for one another. Darry is just doing his job being the older sibling and acting like and mom and dad to his brothers while Ponyboy see's this more and more by his actions. 

What threat does Juvenile court have on the Curtis family? If the judge decides to separate Ponyboy, Sodapop and Darry, how would it affect each of the boys?

 This would separate the family and they would not have each other anymore when in danger. Darry cares for the brothers and does not want to be alone. He wants them all to stick together and be a happy family. Ponyboy wants the same and Sodapop needs his older brothers also when he is alone. Especially at night.

How does Two-Bit explain "greasers" to Ponyboy? (P.113) What influence does this have on Ponyboy? 

He says that it isn't good to be a greaser and to be alone in an alley without anybody to help you. This influenced Ponyboy because it opened his eyes more. He realizes the importance of having someone with you at all times when in a gang like the greasers. Therefore Ponyboy would not go alone again into an alley alone and get jumped. (Middle of page 113)