The Outsiders

 

Objective:  Through this lesson they will do an on-line anticipation guide to peek their interest in the story The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton.  They will also view a power point presentation on the expectations of the unit.

 

Materials:  computers for each student (or take turns on stand alone computer)

 

Lesson:

 

Students will log into this web site 

http://www.westga.edu/~kidreach/outsiders.html

 

The students will answer the questions based on their own opinion.  This is a non-graded activity in which their interest should be peeked.

 

After each student has finished the anticipation guide, the whole group will discuss what they answered.  This is the starting point of the novel.  After the discussion the student and the teacher will then view a power point presentation on a unit overview on The Outsiders. 

 

Evaluation:  Class discussion

 

Reading Goal # 1, Indicator # 1

Standard:  Make predictions about the information or message that may be found in various texts.

 

Benchmark:  Use prior knowledge and experience to interpret and construct meaning from various texts.