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Remedial ActivitiesThe remedial activities are the same as in the book, but the language and content aresimplified. The remedial activities are designated with a star before each handout numberand were carefully selected to give the student a variety of activities that focus on literarydevices in the novel.

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LESSON PLAN DETAILSCHAPTERS 1–3

Chapter 21. Essay: Theme—hand out and have students complete in class (1 class period)

Chapter 32. Vocabulary—hand out and have students complete in class (20 minutes)3. Creative Writing: Figurative Language—hand out and have students complete in

class (15 minutes)

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Chapter 2� Handout 1

Essay: Theme

A theme is an idea like love, friendship, or sadness.Complete the following sentence: “This is a book about __________________.” You have now just statedyour theme.

Directions: Choose one line from the book that you feel shows something about the theme. Write aparagraph explaining why you feel this quote isimportant.

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Vocabulary

A synonym is a word that means the same or nearly the same thing as another word. Thisactivity helps you practice the new words you’ve learned. Using synonyms can help youbetter learn the new words.

Matching

Directions: Match each word on the left with the best synonym on the right.

1. ______ Disgrace a. Speech

2. ______ Lecture b. Sadness

3. ______ Heaved c. Disfavor

4. ______ Abbreviation d. Shaking

5. ______ Undisturbed e. Stumbling

6. ______ Loping f. Quickly

7. ______ Comical g. Threw

8. ______ Tension h. Alone

9. ______ Vaguely i. Funny

10. ______ Reckless j. Walking

11. ______ Reeling k. Shortened version

12. ______ Quivering l. Unclearly

13. ______ Hastily m.Careless

In 1950, the year S. E. Hinton isborn, Charles Schulz introducesthe Peanuts comic strip.


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Creative Writing: Figurative Language

A simile is a comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as” (forexample, “My love is like a red, red rose”). Writers use similes to make theirwriting more interesting. A cliché is a simile that has been overused (forexample, “The bed was as hard as a rock”).

Writers try to not use clichés. However, sometimes writers createcharacters who use clichés. This use of clichés is all right because itshows who the character is. This activity lets you practice creativewriting by writing similes.

Directions: Create a simile by filling in the blanks for thefollowing. Try to avoid using clichés.

1. The room was as small as _________________________________ .

2. The woman was as scared as _________________________________ .

3. The puppy kicked and rolled around like _________________________________ .

4. I was as mad as _________________________________ .

5. He is as crazy as _________________________________ .


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Chapter 41. Character Analysis—hand out and have students complete in class (45 minutes)

Chapter 52. Journal Writing—hand out and have students complete in class (1 class period)

Chapter 62. Setting—hand out and have students complete in class (1 class period)


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Character Analysis

A character analysis helps you understand thepersonality of each character. It also gives you practicein looking for information in the book. This lessonhelps you understand why characters act the way theydo.

Directions: For each of the following characters,describe something important that they do or say.Include one quote from the book for each character.

Ponyboy:

Johnny:

Sodapop:


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Journal Writing

Journal writing gives you a better personalunderstanding of the themes in the novel. Thislesson asks you to think about your own ideas.

Directions: Choose one of the following topics. Donot talk to anyone about your ideas. Your teacher willgive you a set amount of time to write about yourtopic. Write for the entire time. Get as much as you canon paper without worrying about spelling, grammar, orpunctuation.

1. Have you ever felt like running away? Why? What did you do about it?

2. Have you ever been in a fight or felt like getting in a fight? What did you do?

3. Have you ever seen an act of violence? Who was involved? How did it make you feel?What did you do?

4. Did you or do you now go to church or other place of worship? How is religion a partof your life? If it isn’t a part of your life, why?

5. What would you do if your best friend killed someone and came to you for help?


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Setting

The setting in a novel tells us the time and place. Making a map helps you see where thestory takes place.

Directions: Make a map for Chapters 4–6. Make sure to include the following on yourmap:

The parkThe trainThe road to Jay MountainThe church on Jay MountainThe restaurant where Dally takes Johnny and PonyboyThe place where the kids are picnickingThe hospitalPonyboy’s houseDally’s house

Draw a star at Johnny and Ponyboy’s starting point. Then draw arrows to show theorder of their movements.

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Chapter 71. Plot Analysis—hand out and have students complete in class (30 minutes)

Chapter 81. Symbolism Activity—hand out and have students complete in class (30 minutes)


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Plot Analysis

Plot is the chain of events that make up the story. This activity gives you a way to followthe events in the novel.

Directions: In the circles below, list in order what Ponyboy does. Begin with Two-Bit andSteve arriving at the Curtis house at breakfast:


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Symbolism Activity

A symbol is an object or action that stands for something else. This lesson helps youunderstand the symbols in the novel.

Directions: Answer the questions below.

What do you think are two important symbols up to Chapter 8?

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2.

Find two places (list page numbers) in the novel where the symbols you chose above arefound. Write the quotations below.

1.

2.


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Chapter 112. Research Topic: Role Models—hand out and have students complete at home

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Chapter 122. Ethics Activity—hand out and have students complete in class (1 class period)


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Research Topic: Role Models

This activity helps you practice finding information about current topics. It also teachesyou to think deeper about problems.

Directions: The following question is the topic for your paper. Use the suggestions belowto help you plan your paper. Your paper needs to be three paragraphs long.

What makes a person a good role model for teens? Compare and contrast good and badrole models that teens have today.

Suggestions:a. Interview other students about what they think makes a hero. Who are their heroes?

b. Give examples from TV, movies, music, and magazines. How does the media showheroes? Are only popular people heroes?

c. What happens when a role model does something seriously wrong?

d. Do you think teens today have the right role models? Why or why not?


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Ethics Activity

Ethics are the beliefs we live by. The decisions we make everyday arebecause of our beliefs. This activity helps you understand how wemake the right decisions. It also shows you how they arepresented in the book.

Directions: Brainstorm all the things that might make thefollowing characters do what they do.

1. Dally pulls out a gun as cops surround him.

2. The cops shoot Dally.

3. Ponyboy tells Randy he is the one—not Johnny—who killed Bob.


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Answer Key

This section provides answers to the remedial activities in the order in which they appear.

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1. b2. a

3. g4. k

5. h6. j

7. i8. c

9. l10. m

11. e12. d

13. f


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