Putting the Fourth Action Plan into Action

Project Based Learning

Our fourth action plan was to make a website...

Putting Third Action Plan into Action

Project Based Learning

Our third action plan was to make flyers. We've posted them on our website, Facebook page and printed them to put up around the school.

Putting Second Action Plan into Action

Project Based Learning

For our second action plan we emailed the Christchurch City Council under the same request for Environment Canterbury.

Putting First Action Plan into Action

Project Based Learning

The first action plan was to email Environment Canterbury to ask for any volunteer events to do with river cleaning.

Action Plan

Project Based Learning

Here's our four action plans:

Action Plan 1

 

Steps needed to achieve the goal.	What will help us achieve this goal?(Enablers)	Possible barriers and how they could be overcome.	Who is responsible for this step?	Date this step will be achieved by.
Contact Environment Canterbury - ask about volunteer work to do with rivers.	Being allowed to email them. Ecan being available.	Ecan not having any volunteer work available for river cleaning. We can overcome this by going to other volunteer work organisations.	Cathy and I.	20/11/17

Action plan 2

 

Steps needed to achieve the goal.	What will help us achieve this goal?(Enablers)	Possible barriers and how they could be overcome.	Who is responsible for this step?	Date this step will be achieved by.
Contact Christchurch city council  - ask them about community based volunteer events	Making contact with them.	The christchurch city council not having any Volunteer events about our topic. We would just have to invest in spreading awareness	cathy	20 - 21st of november

Action plan 3

 

Steps needed to achieve the goal.	What will help us achieve this goal?(Enablers)	Possible barriers and how they could be overcome.	Who is responsible for this step?	Date this step will be achieved by.
Promoting clean rivers: posters, social media, reaching out to parents’ businesses.	Reliable sources of information Creativity	Denied by parents businesses how to overcome that is to put our attention on posters and social media.	Everyone	30/11/17

Action plan 4

 

Steps needed to achieve the goal.	What will help us achieve this goal?(Enablers)	Possible barriers and how they could be overcome.	Who is responsible for this step?	Date this step will be achieved by.
Creating website to inform people. Link this website through social medias: facebook, instagram etc.	Finding links to suitable, legit links. Donating links	Time-management, keep ahead of time and keep to a schedule.	Joseph	30/11/17

Project Based Learning

Project Based Learning

Our group name is "My name's not Rick" and consists of myself, Cathy, Alazae and Joseph. The topic we chose was river cleaning. 60% of New Zealand rivers are polluted and are unswimmable, we want to help improve the state of local rivers in Canterbury so that later down the track over a few years, there will be more swimmable rivers. We would like to be part of the physical clean-up process and hopefully get others involved to raise awareness. The impact will seem small, but in the end its all about the bigger picture: making the environment better for the future.

Websites we've assessed

Website Name	Link	Date we accessed site
ecan - Riverflow	https://www.ecan.govt.nz/data/riverflow/	13/11/17
ecan - River report	https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/river-report/	13/11/17
ecan - Freshwater report	https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/freshwater-report/	13/11/17
Selwyn river - swimmable river	http://rivers.greens.org.nz/selwyn	14/11/17
Special report: How polluted NZ rivers are	http://www.radiolive.co.nz/SPECIAL-REPORT-How-polluted-are-New-Zealands-rivers-Part-1/tabid/615/articleID/137301/Default.aspx	14/11/17

Risk/challenge recount

English

To the lucky few who’ve never had a moment so petrifying in their lives that it’s been permanently seared into your minds... I envy you. This is a pitiful tale of embarrassment which I’ll leave up to you if something positive was gained. I remember the day clearly, for temperatures were bipolar. Outside was a furnace whereas the school auditorium was an arctic hell. We were like penguins, huddling together in our little cliques, but so thinly-spread. The walls seemed pushed back, unaware that they were housing scarce fewer numbers from what they were accustomed to. Two classes were there on this fateful occasion: Music and Drama. 

There were two weeks set aside for performances and the order of performances was left up to chance. Why did it have to be chance? Lady Luck has never been so benevolent in favoring me once in my life, so it was ironic the decider of our fates was like a low budget parody of the two glass bowls in the Hunger Games. Two glossy green baskets beamed mockingly side by side one another; one for Music, the other for Drama. Despite the far similarities in looks, they still held the daunting impression behind them. At that moment I think I finally noticed the stage. Or maybe I purposely tried to repress it out of existence, because it became very real at that moment. A lone stool stood isolated in the middle, the spotlights blaring heavily down upon it. In front of the stage a camera was stationed securely, ready to capture any slip up that would be turned into digital evidence that couldn’t be suppressed. Regardless, I had to perform.

Suddenly, I became stricken with fear. The guitar I was playing confidently faltered in my hands and my heart was pummeling heavily inside my stomach. Facing that hard reality, altogether I was no longer present — my mind demanded my attention and I was too weak to resist. Insecure paranoia surged into my brain: I’m not going to do well, I thought, I’ll fail and slip up... I didn’t get enough practice time.

Then I heard my name. It was like some sick twist of fate because I went after essentially the best performance there ever was. I solemnly remember saying aloud in spite, “You’re not gonna make me go after that are you!?” No response. I slowly raised up from my seat in the back, cradling the guitar which already had the faintest marks of fog on the neck of where my fingers had been. My feet felt heavy, like I had cement tied down to my ankles as I inched my way to center-stage. It smelled metallic, despite being wooden. Though it was also plausible that was the smell of fear. Automatically, my back hunched against the chair as I shrank against the crowd I couldn’t see, yet feel their presence. I eyed the ring of microphones fencing me in.

“Start when you’re ready,” a voice called from behind the camera. 

I meekly nodded and through quavering fingers, started plucking a tune. Unfortunately, I couldn’t hear it; my sound was muffled out by a constant ringing, but through the gaps — to my paranoia — I could hear slight whispers. After executing the first part of my song, a surge of reassurance promised me I was going to be okay. But like most promises, that was broken. I had started to sing and to my horror, I was out of sync with my guitar. My mouth grew uncomfortably dry and my heart was fracturing the insides of my ribs. I failed, my brain chastised me mid-way through the song, I told you. At that moment I paused for a brief second, time stretching out for an eternity. Desperately, I wanted to flee from the stage and curl up in a ball for the remainder of my life… but to my bewilderment, I stuck it out there.

The whole performance was off. At times my voice went fragile and at others it shattered like a thin line of glass. I can safely vouch my rendition of Titanium by David Guetta was nowhere up to par with the original. That alone ate away at me. I remember standing up composed and leaving the stage, purposely oblivious to the applause. My entire being reeked of shame on the inside and it was a wonder I hadn’t collapsed to my knees and started wailing.

After writing this, I’ve realized that there was something to be gained. As cheesy as this may sound, I overcame the urge to give up. Sometimes that is the only sense of self-achievement out there.

Natural Disaster Assessment 25/10/17

Social Studies

We've been writing paragrapghs on the different cause aspects of the Haitian earthquake. I've written my paragraph on the effects it had on them socially.

Natural Disaster Assessment

Social Studies

Log:

We've been doing research on the Haiti earthquake and making bullet points of our notes.

Term 3 Solo Performance

Music

How did I think it went?

In my opinion I did poorly and could've done way better, but it was all down to nerves getting to me and not much practice time.

What can I do better next time?
Focus on the parts that I need to work on rather than giving up and changing songs.

Persuasive Writing Assessment

English

Option 2: You are a student at HHS. You are writing a formal letter to the Principal, persuading him to allow students to have their phones on them throughout the day, following the institution of a new rule that all phones be handed in at the start of the day and collected at the end. You could also argue in favour of the policy instead.

Dear Mr. Sutton, In regards to the hesitancy of the cellphone policy, I am writing to you in high esteem that it's time for this much-needed change. Why are we still debating this? I believe all phones should be handed in at the start of the day to ensure the learning of all students. Nowadays, everyone has this almost seemingly “indispensable multi-tool”; but is it really such a necessity in the classroom? Well the long and short of it is no. No it's not. But since you require conclusive evidence, I’m only happy to oblige. Irrefutably, one thing all teachers complain about is that cellphones are a classroom disruption. Don't just take my word for it, take theirs. Now imagine this, one student finds a funny video and shows his friends, they all start laughing and it piques others interest, the next thing you know the whole class is in uproar and guess what? All focus is gone. Cellphones not only disrupt the learning focus of the user but others as well. Studies show that 72 out of the 87% of people using their phones during class-time are using them inappropriately. However, you might encounter the rare fraction of students who comply and use them as an aid to their learning. Although a handful compared to a sea of people, the odds aren't exactly looking pleasant. One might counterclaim that only having them stored in their possession isn't distracting. But we all know the temptation is too overwhelming to resist. By handing them in at the start of the day, and having them be recollected at the end, it's a win-win scenario for all involved. Grades will rise and overall productivity levels will improve. Another reason is to keep the device safe. How many times has a student bewailed about a cellphone being stolen or lost? Or parents calling in to blame the school for being liable, when really it states in the School Rules and Expectations: "The school is not responsible for any possessions which students bring into school." That would have to include cellphones, no? With the rule in place, that dilemma would be alleviated instantaneously. Furthermore, the school would save a fortune if they didn't have to compensate the expenses of every phone come prey to theft. Shiny—let alone expensive—phones unattended are a target to prying eyes and itchy fingers. Or if theft isn't the case here, misplacement is all too common. If there is no phone in the first place, then it can't be stolen or lost now can it? Save yourself and others some heartache later down the road and enforce the no cellphone policy. Now here comes the controversial question. What about in the case of an emergency? Predictably, every student will argue that point in perpetuum. Although, you and I both know that if this unfortunate occurrence were to happen, the school has already got it covered. It would be redundant for a student to reach anyone because the school has a list of provided contacts that they can text or call in a second. Additionally, if we were in a school lockdown, the last thing we need is a Snapchat notification going off, alerting the intruder with the gun outside. All that is required is one forgotten phone that wasn't left on silent to be accountable for the classes demise. Granted, I'm not saying there will be no initial repercussions because there will be the select few. In spite of that, this can be swiftly dealt with. As a part of maturity, we have to learn to accept rules outside of our jurisdiction, and if we don't, consequences follow. Nevertheless, in this case an equal balance has to be found. My solution to you is if a student is spotted with a phone during school hours, it is simply taken away and given back at the end. This gives the student reassurance that they'll get it back at the appropriate time and they'll soon figure out that roughly six hours and thirty minutes isn't a long time. On the other hand, if you confiscate it for a day or longer, this will provoke the student because they have rights to their property during their time. You see, if you go too harsh; i.e giving the student a referral for being on their phone, that will just encourage a negative head-space. Hypothetically, let's say that you extracted the phone from the student and now they are aggravated and are disrupting the class. This is when you refer them. Because normally if a student is causing a classroom disruption, they would get a few warnings then a referral, but what I'm saying is the rule is the warning. In conclusion, I've given you all the supporting reasons to my claim on banning cellphones. I feel the only thing that was lacking to initiating this rule beforehand was the perspective of a student in this day and age. Now that you have it... what do you choose to do with it? Will we all reap the benefits of a promising tomorrow, or shall we remain stagnant? Yours sincerely,

Kimberley MacKinnon

Kimberley MacKinnon

Blog entry

Music

1. What song are you performing?

You know I'm no good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-I2s5zRbHg

2. What is this song about?

She loves this guy but wherever she finds herself, she keeps cheating on him with her ex boyfriend.

3. What instrument will you play the song on? Why did you choose this song?

Guitar. I chose this song because my voice is better suited for an Amy Winehouse song.

Plan for Next 10 Years

Social Studies

Create a plan for your next 10 years on how you are going to complete your goals to reach your career

Get really good grades in English, Geography, Classics, History and other NCEA level 3 research subjects. Work at Meadow Mushrooms for a part time job because I got connections. Once seventeen do some online course to try to get a Diploma in Library and Information Studies (Level 5), an undergraduate library qualification an undergraduate degree in any subject, and a postgraduate degree in library and information studies. Finish school. But while this is happening over the course of 2-4 years, become a library assistant once sufficient requirements are gained. Earn money, live in an apartment in NZ, finish the course and move to U.S once some secure money is earned. Get a cheap apartment and become a Librarian somewhere nearby in L.A. Then start writing a novel in the background.

This plan will take some effort, but with some perseverance I could see it through.

Acids, Bases and Indicators

Science

Aim: To investigate how indicators change colour in acids and bases.

Method:

1.) Set up your spotting tile with two drops of acids in the first row of four, two drops of water in teh middle row of four and then 2 drops of base in the last row of four.
2.) In the first row of three put a small piece of red litmus paper (tear your strip into three for this), in the second row put a small piece of blue litmus paper, in the third row a small piece of universal litmus paper and in the fourth a drop of universal indicator.
3.) Take a photo of your spotting tile and insert it here:

Acid on the left, water in the middle, base on the right

Base on the left, water in the middle, acid on the right. Same colour order

Solo Performance

Music

1. What is your solo instrument?

• It's kind of a toss up between ukulele and guitar. But I'm more confident with the ukulele.
• My voice

2. The type of music you want to perform and why?

Pop. I find that pop songs on the ukulele sound nice with singing.

3. What are the capabilities of your instrument?

The ukulele have pretty much the same capabilities of a guitar, expect the range is much higher. Because its a string instrument, it can play riffs. Ukuleles are generally known for that Hawaii vibe.

4. Write a brief overview of where your instrument evolved from? What part of the world was it invented and when?

This instrument was based on the Portuguese braguinha. It was made in Hawaii, Honolulu by a man who migrated there. The ukulele then hit the U.S.A in 1915, becoming a hit there.

Titanium - David Guetta   Chords
https://ukutabs.com/d/david-guetta/titanium-feat-sia/?transpose=0#point

Information about the song:
The song is about a person who is different and gets constantly bullied for it to the point where he just lets loose. It's about inner strength and not being self conscious of yourself because someone tells you that you are a freak. Plus titanium is a high strength metal and resistant to corrosion.

Moana Musical

Music Performing Arts

People in my group:

Myself - Moana

Michaela - Mother & grandmother

Juanita - Guitarist

What scene did you present?

How far I'll go & Moana tries to go beyond the reef scene.

Were you happy with it?

Partly yes, but there are always things we could've done better as a group.

What would you change if you could do it again?

If I could change anything, its that we all should've made the most of our rehearsals and practices, then we personally would've been the best we could've possibly be on stage.

The scene we performed and some photos:

A musical I have never seen

Cats

Bellwork: Hobbit's LA Premiere Still A Winner For NZ

English

Search and Think

1. What does the phrase 'specifically adorned' mean?

For instance in this case, the plane was specifically adorned and decorated just for this event. Adorned means to decorate and make it beautiful.

Bellwork: Bargaining On Making a Difference

English

Search and Think

1. What does the line 'well sung jingle by many a pre-schooler' suggest?

That it has a catchy jingle that everyone knows, even little children.

2. How many times is the word 'community' used in this article? Why is it used so often?

Six. To emphasize the fact that the warehouse is community based.

3. How does buying hybrid cars link to one of The Warehouse's key focuses?

It helps because its 'Another step in its measures to reduce its carbon footprint' When they say the word 'it' its more about the bigger picture here. The world. The Warehouse wants to take a positive step forward in helping the environment for the future generations.  

Setting of Power of One

English

The story first takes place in rural South Africa, then an Afrikaan school. This goes down in about 1940 - 1950. 

• Socially, at schools, there were different types of schools based on race. There would be a white Afrikaan school, Bantu schools, English schools, etc.
• At the time, Apartheid took place.
• Bantu's were given a district and couldn't travel to other areas that were inhibited by the whites.
• There was a lot of economic inequality during the time frame it took place
• Land acts or laws gave over 80% of the land to the white south Africans 
• To try and limit contact between the races each had their own public facilities
• Their national party tried to delay off bankruptcy by raising taxes on imports
• By 1950 the government had banned between whites and people of other races
• There was a line drawn to separate the blacks and whites
• The government had divided neighborhoods
•  Afrikaans would bully English because they blamed them for the English taking their land.
• The English and black were hated by the Afrikaans. 
• The government put the Afrikaans before the Africans 
• The toilets were divided to white and blacks.
• The blacks were treated badly because they were hated on all sides.

Bellowork: Tawera

English

Search and think

3. Which line divides the time of the poem between the past and present?

4. What do you think the poet is referring to in the following stanza?
"I used to dream of those country roads
tongue and eyes ecstatic
barefoot in the mud
while the city had boots... "

• That there is a vast difference between the city life and and county life and that he is missing the country ways.

5. What do you think the poet means when he says 'one day soon I will return/ to see the smallness of things/where once everything was large'?

That he will visit is home town and notice the hotspots of his childhood where he used to think the world was massive compared to his size.

6. Explain in two sentences what you think the poem is about.

The poem is about him being sick of city life and noticing that the city life has changed the once country boy. He's reminiscing about his country days.

Bellwork: Fractures and dislocations

English

Search and Think

1. What is the difference between 'i.e.' and 'e.g.' as used in this place?

I.e. stands for pretty much in other words. Whereas e.g stands for, for example.

2. Think about the sentence structure of this piece. What do you notice about it?

There more of a note than a sentence, hence the bullet points.

3. How can you tell there is further information to read on this topic?

Because the last bullet point leads to further information. "Specific immobilization techniques for various injuries are outlined on the following pages." 

4. Why have diagrams been included in this piece? 

To give a more detailed understanding about what they are trying to explain.

Bellwork: From The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

English

Discovering techniques

1. Find an example of personification in the passage.

"Until the rain interfered, running its icy fingers down my back, forcing me to life."

2. Find an example of onomatopoeia.

"His mother went back into the bakery, grumbling, but

Reported speech: Suddenly a voice was screaming at me and I looked up to see the bakers wife, telling me to move on and did I want her to call the Peacekeepers and how sick she was of having those brats from the Seam pawing through her rubbish.

3. Find one example of direct speech (where the exact words that were spoken are given)

"His mother was yelling, "Feed it to the pig, you stupid creature! Why not? No one decent will buy burned bread!"

4. Why has the author chosen to use Italics for certain sentences?

Because it shows that the character is directly thinking this in their head.

German Expressionism

Art

When: German expressionism started in 1905. It hit its peak a bit before WW1.

Where: It happened across Germany.

Why: It was a response to a widespread anxiety about humanity's relationship with the world and lost feelings of spirituality.

Who: Kathe Kollwitz, Ernest Ludwig Kirchner, Franz Marc, are a few German expressionists.

Characters & Audrey

Music

Characters

1. Did any of the characters change or grow in the course of Little Shop of Horrors? Try to identify the specific moments of change.

In a way, the plant encouraged Seymour to grow some confidence and courage. Even though that courage was the plants downfall, Seymour was once a clumsy awkward guy but at the end of the film, he grew a spine.

2. Which character did you sympathize the most with? Why?

I could sympathize with Seymour because he was the protagonist and the film/musical was designed to make it that way. But regardless, he was kind of the underdog in a way, and I root for those kind of characters who cheesily get what they want in the end.

3. Did you recognize anything that reminded you of yourself in any of the characters?

Seymour is generally awkward and meek and I share that disadvantage also. But I've also changed over the years.

4. What does the title of the show tell you about the characters? If you had to think of a different title for this piece, what would it be?

The title suggests that there is this massive horror, yet its quirky because the shop is small. So in relation to the characters, it makes them sound quirky yet weak against this big horror. I would rename the title, "Horrors of Little Shop". Something on the lines of that, but the name is fine how it is.

5. Make a list of details about one character in Little Shop of Horrors. How did you learn this information – from dialogue, lyric, music, or design elements such as costumes?

• Full name Orin Scrivello, he's Audrey's boyfriend which is hinted in the dialogue.
• He's a dentist, which was found out the lyrics and the his dentist costume.
• He's very sadistic and this is found out in his actions, the music and lyrics.
• He earns a lot of money. Learned this through dialogue and just the knowledge that dentists make a lot of money. Also, the motorcycle and leather jacket look very expensive.

Audrey

1. What does Audrey want? What prevents her from getting it?

She wants a nice peaceful life where the grass is greener, instead of downtown city life. She also wants a peaceful partner, preferably Seymour.

2. Why does Audrey stay with Orin?

Because he earns a lot and its better than nothing, that's always her reasoning when she gets asked.

3. How is Audrey changed by falling in love with Seymour?

It "opens her eyes" and she realizes a lot of things about how she was really treated by Orin. She starts to look after herself and she becomes stronger for that.

4. Why does Audrey want her dead body placed in the plant?

Because that's what she wanted. So the plant gives him all the things he deserves.

Critical Analysis

Little Shop of Horrors in my opinion is a mix of a cliche plot line and cheesy jokes. But overall, I found it quite enjoyable because it was purposely highly exaggerated and extravagant (also known as a comedic farce). The dialogue was also very over exaggerated with some character and the reactions were too. The musical began with the narrator delving into the context of the show and afterwards fully started off with a song.

The Meaning of Technology

Social Studies

Technology started basically when the sun started producing energy. From there its been purely development of both tools and knowledge.

The Vitruvian Man in Real Life

The Vitruvian Man in Real Life

Math

Yesterday we measured four 6 ft of paper and taped them together. That is the square of the diagram, we are yet to have the circle. For the circle, we are going to need string and the process of creating the circle is to put the string in the middle and stretch it out with a marker tied on the end. Then we create the circle by pulling on the string (with it stationed in the middle) and creating an even circle. The outline has already been done of the body with legs straight and arms out. The "spread-eagled" position is yet to be done. We are doing this because its a great example of the body and proportions in relation to geometry.

Social Studies - CESPEN

Link to CESPEN slide

The Outsiders work

The Outsiders Cloze Notes

Chapter One:

1. Ponyboy
2. Socs
3. Darry
4. Soda
5. Steve
6. Two-bit
7. Johnny
8. Dally

Chapter Two:

1. Dally
2. Johnny
3. Cherry
4. Dally
5. Coke
6. Two-bit
7. Johnny
8. Jumped
9. Socs

Chapter Three:

1. Marica
2. Cherry
3. Money
4. Not
5. Mustang
6. Randy
7. Lot
8. Hit
9. Ponyboy
10. Johnny

The Outsiders Chapters 1-3 Questions

Chapter One:

1. What do you know about Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry?

They're brothers. Darry is the oldest, Sodapop the middle child and Ponyboy is the youngest.

2. Who are the Socs? Who are the Greasers?

The Socs and Greasers are "gangs". The Socs are more violent than the greasers and are on the rich side of town. They are more closer to being gangs. The Greasers are more like a group of friends that have each others backs. And if another Greaser gang is in trouble, they'll come and help.

3. How do Ponyboy’s relationships with Darry and Sodapop differ? Explain.

Ponyboy feels as if Darry doesn't like him and is constantly nagging him. Ponyboy has a better brother relastionship with Soda. Darry has a better relastionship with Soda and Soda is the peacekeeper of the brothers.

4. Why is the “gang” important to Johnny?

Because it gives him a sense of security. He doesn't ever want to be jumped on again, so Greasers are better in numbers. They are his family. Johnny is the gang's pet.

5. How does Ponyboy react to what Sodapop tells him about Darry?

He says sure, but he doesn't mean it. He tries hard to keep the sarcasm out of his voice. He doesn't believe that Darry loves him.

6. What does Ponyboy mean when he says at the end of chapter 1, “I lie to myself all the time?” Do you ever lie to yourself? Why?

He lies to himself, trying to brush away the problem as if it doesn't exist. That's what people do when they're hurt by something but don't want to admit it.

Chapter Two:

1. Who is the Fuzz?

The Fuzz is slang for the police.

2. What happens at the drive-in?

Ponyboy and Johnny sneak into the drive-in and meet-up with Dally. They also meet Marcia and Cherry. Dally flirts with the girls and they grow uncomfortable. He leaves, and Johnny and Ponyboy talk with the girls. They find out a lot about the Soc's that not all of them are bad.

3. Why doesn’t Ponyboy like referring to Sodapop as a dropout?

He feels embarrassed and feels as if Soda is not living up to his potential.

4. What happened to Johnny?

Johnny got jumped by Soc's and was beat up really bad. The attacker had rings and that could link to one of the girls boyfriends, because he had rings on.

Chapter Three:

Define these words

Aloof            -                    Either uninvolved or not friendly and distant.

Impersonally        -             Having no personal feelings involved.

Ornery                -             Bad-tempered or difficult to deal with.

Resignedly           -            Dealing with it passively. Accepting it.

1. What does Cherry explain as the difference between the Socs and the Greasers?

Cherry basically says their both the same and they have problems of their own.

2. Why does Johnny like it better when his father is hitting him?

Because those are the times he feels noticed by his father.

3. How does the author foreshadow that bad things are going to happen?

Because the direct sentences, "Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn't get worse. I was wrong.", it suggests bad things will happen.

Chapter Six:

1. Johnny makes a surprising decision. What is it? Why does Dally plead?

He says he wants to surrender to the police. Dally pleads because, one, he will get the electric chair and, two, prison surely changed Dally and he doesn't want Johnny to change. Being in prison is a tough lifestyle and Dally believes that Johnny is "pure".

2. Why does Ponyboy feel responsible for the burning of the church?

Because they left their cigarettes and lighters.

3. Who is injured most badly in the fire and how?

Johnny got crushed by the falling beam and broke his back and he got severe burns. Dally also got bad burns along the arm, but Johnny had it worse.

4. At the end of this chapter, Ponyboy realizes how Darry really feels about him. What is Darry’s fear? How does Ponyboy understand this?

Darry's fear is losing another loved one. He already lost both his parents, he's afraid of losing Pony and Soda. Ponyboy realizes this when he sees Darry crying and Darry has never cried, even after the loss of his parents.

5. Have you ever felt angry at your parents for decisions they have made “in your best interest” or “for your own good?” Tell us about it. Did you eventually understand why they made that decision?

Every child gets angry at their parents one time or another, for making a -- what seems harsh decision at the time -- for our best interest. We feel angry at first because it seems unjust and unfair, but really, it can be for the greater good when thinking about it fully.

For fast finishers:

The Outsiders - writing a SEXY paragraph

Fill in the blanks to practice writing paragraphs the SEXY way (statement, example, explanation, your link/opinion). Feel free to tweak the sentence starters, as long as the basic structure remains the same.

Statement

A theme present in the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is the importance of friendship and belonging.

Example and quote

An example of the theme of the importance of friendship and belonging is when the greasers aren't a gang, but more friendship based.

The author writes, “but here, organized gangs are rarities --- there are just small bunches of friends who stick together,”.

EXplanation

This quote reflects the theme of the importance of friendship and belonging because rather than being a full bodied gang, they are a group of friends who have one anothers backs when they did it the most.

Your link/opinion

The theme of the importance of friendship and belonging connects to my own life and just about everyone who inhabits the world.

For example, mostly everyone has a group of friends, or even better, bestfriend, who has their back. And at times, they are the most relatable person in the world that understands you, even more than your own parents.

S.E.X.Y. Body Paragraphs

Remember, this format is not used for the Introduction or Conclusion

Instructions: I have begun a SEXY body paragraph for you below. I have provided a Statement and an Explanation.

Your task is to complete the paragraph by finishing the sentences for Example and Important Why?/Your Link.

Essay Question: Describe at least ONE character or individual who was important in the  text. Explain why the character helped you understand an idea/theme in the text.

Statement:

One of the reasons Johnny is an important character in the novel is because he shows us the key theme of the importance of friendship.

Explanation:

Johnny demonstrates the importance of friendship because the Greasers, who are his best friends, are the only family he truly has. His parents neglect and abuse him, but the gang is always there for him.

Example (Complete the sentence):

For example, this is evident when Hinton writes, “If it hadn't been for the gang, Johnny would never have known what love and affection are.”

Important Why?/Your Link (Complete the sentence):

This direct quote is important because he got no love from his parents, but from the gang and its members itself. Friendship is basically built up on love and affection among the loyalty of friends.

Or

I can relate this to my own experience because I have a group of friends that I feel I can rely on and vice versa.

The Outsiders Chapter 9 Questions

1. On the bottom of p.132, when Pony asks, “What kind of a world it is where all I have to be proud of…” what comment is he making about how society judges people?

"-is a reputation for being a hood, and greasy hair? I don't want to be a hood, but even if I don't steal things and mug people and get boozed up, I'm marked lousy. Why should I be proud of it? Why should I even pretend to be proud of it."

That society groups people and people have no choice on the matter and have to accept it.

2. The boys all have different reasons for fighting. What are they? Why is Pony different? (pg 133)

3. What do you think Johnny's last words to Pony mean?