The Outsiders Literature Guide (Common Core and NCTE/IRA Standards-Aligned Teaching Guide)

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This Secondary Solutions PDF/E-Guide for The Outsiders includes 118 pages of student coursework, quizzes, tests, and teacher guides aligned with seventh through ninth grade Common Core and NCTE/IRA English Language Arts content standards.

This 118-page Guide includes:
Special articles on The Allure of Gangs, Social Cliques and Stereotyping, and Understanding and Dealing with Loss
Pre-Reading Preparation on author S.E. Hinton
Anticipation/Reaction Guide
Notes/Activity on Elements of the Novel
Allusions and Terms defined Idioms and Expressions defined
Vocabulary List with and without Definitions
Note-Taking and Summarizing Chart for every chapter
Comprehension/Study Guide Questions
Assessment Preparation activities focusing specifically on: Sentence Combining, Sentence Completion, Context Clues, Denotation and Connotation, Analogies, Vocabulary Extension
Standards Focus activities focusing specifically on: Character Development, Analyzing Poetry (Nothing Gold Can Stay), Character Types, Bildungsroman, Plot Development and Conflict, and Theme
Vocabulary Review Crossword Puzzles
Reading Comprehension Quizzes every three chapters
Vocabulary Quizzes every three chapters
Two Final Exam versions (including one completely Multiple Choice version)
Teacher Guide including Sample Agenda and Notes for the Teacher
Novel Summary
Pre-Reading Activities
Post-Reading and Alternative Assessment Activities
Essay and Writing Prompts
Two Project Rubrics
Response to Literature Rubric
Complete Answer Key

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