Learning Objectives: By the end of this unit, students should be able to explain what it means to be a hero in the context of Ponyboy’s world; describe how the boys act as one another’s family;...

This guide highlights some of the most salient aspects of the text before you begin teaching S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders. Whether it’s your first or hundredth time, The Outsiders has been a...

Theme Developed Through Ponyboy as a Dynamic Character:  This lesson plan focuses on the development of Ponyboy as a dynamic character in The Outsiders. Students will use different means...

Getting Inside The Outsiders Through Music Rationale In order for students to understand S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders completely, they must understand the music of the time and how it relates...

Inside The Outsiders Paul Newman- Famous Actor whose films include “Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid,” “The Road to Perdition” & “Cool Hand Luke” Will Rogers: Famous cowboy. Beach named...

Option I. (Value: 60 points) Autobiographical Ponyboy's experiences of that week were obviously unforgettable. Write about an unforgettable experience in your own life. It doesn't have to be a bad...

This lesson is a great way to review the text of The Outsiders as well as have the students think critically about the information and determine what information in the text is important. These are...