Thursday, February 6, 2014

Plans For Thursday

Hello all! You will need your journals and The Outsiders.

Please freewrite, in ROLE (that means in character), as one of the following people: teacher, principal, psychologist, officer, parent, criminal, gang member, wealthy individual, poor individual, hipster, or any other person that would have a unique and interesting response to the following question:


What are the costs and benefits of conformity or noncomformity to a peer group? How do we measure these costs and benefits? 

Please write about 3/4 of a page.


When you are done, you may begin drafting your final journal entry:

Think about the effectiveness of different storytelling techniques. Does the film version of The Outsiders enhance or take away from the story elements. Consider some of the following story elements when forming your response:

 theme, imagery, emotion, character development/relationships, plot points/details, flow of events.

Defend your response by comparing specific moments from the film and novel.

SIDE NOTE: Regardless of whether or not you like the story, you should still be able to compare and assess how well theme, emotions, character development, etc. were conveyed, and determine if the novel or film was more effective as a story.


See you tomorrow! 

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