The Outsiders Questions

1. What is the name of the novel? The Outsiders

2. Who is the author? S.E. Hinton

3. Where is the novel set? US

4. When is the novel set? 1967

5. Who are the characters in the novel? Ponyboy, Darry, Dally, Johnny, Cherry, Bob, Two-Bit, Sodapop, Steve, Tim, Sandy, Randy, Marcia, David, Paul, Jerry and Mr. Syme.

6. What are some of the ideas/themes in the novel? The lifestyle of gang members.

7. What are the conflicts within the novel? People or groups disagreed with each other. Such as the greasers and socs

8. What could have been some solutions for each of the conflicts you have picked? Calm talk and working something out that works for each person involved in that conflict.

1. Name the Greasers gang members and two other female characters. Ponyboy, Sodapop, Darry, Johnny, Dally, Two-Bit, Steve, Tim, Sandy, Cherry and Marcia.

2. Which character do you like the most and explain why? I like Bob the most because he died.

3. List some of the character traits of your favourite character that appeal to you? Troublemaker and an alcoholic definitely appeal to me.

4. What character do you not like, and explain why? Johnny, he killed Bob.

5. If you could invent a new character what would be their name? Durry

6. What would their looks and personality be like? They’d be a stoner and they would look like a hippie.

7. How old were Ponyboy and Johnny? Ponyboy was 14 and Johnny was 16

8. Why did Dallas want to die at the end of the book? Because Johnny was the only thing he loved.

9. Why did Cherry Valance not want to talk to Ponyboy if they saw each other at     School? Cause he was involved with killing her boyfriend.

Plot Profile

Your name:  James                    Book Title: The Outsiders

PLOT PROFILE:

List the main events in the story in sequence on the lines below. What happened first, second, third etc. Next rank each event out of 10 according to the level of tension and excitement. Finally, fill in the graph below using the skills you have learnt through the screencastify.

Events in Book	Rank out of 10
1st Event Ponyboy got jumped	7
2nd Event Socs threatened the greasers for being with some of their female members.	5
3rd Event Darry slapped Ponyboy	7
4th Event Johnny killed Bob	10
5th Event They ran away to church and prayed.	4
6th Event The church caught fire	5
7th Event Rumble	9
8th Event Johnny and Darry died	10

The Power of One

In the film “The Power of One” low angle shots were used in certain areas to create more of an image. For example, in the scene where Botha yells “Hang him up!” a low angle shot is used. This shows up that Botha is the one in power and P.K is vulnerable. The director did this to show us Botha’s emotions and how PK is in trouble. This worked well with the dialogue. The two aspects combined together makes it more powerful as Botha is infuriated with PK making him yell “Hang him up!” This aspect can be compared to the movie “The Lion King” where Scar is at the edge of the cliff with his brother, Mufasa. Scar is dominating him which is shown with a low angle shot. In the film “The Power of One” music is used to dramatize the scenes or play with your emotions. For instance, music is used when Maria is hit in the head and killed. This makes the audience feel emotional and sad. The purpose of this was to make us feel sad and show us that this was a tragic event. This worked well with facial expressions showing us how other characters in the film felt at that moment too. Which we then can relate to and have empathy towards them. This reminds me of the movie “The Whale Rider” where you can hear a certain type of music when the whales are beached. This tells us that the scene is filled with emotion. In the film “The Power of One” facial expressions are used very often to display what the characters are feeling. For example, PK’s facial expressions are showing what he feels when Botha kills his chicken. This makes the audience understand that PK is very upset and angry with Botha for killing this best friend. This was used to show his feelings through the visual aspect of things.  This works well with close up shots which shows us this expressions in more detail.  This aspect can be compared to any movie with a character which goes to show that this aspect is very popular and it still has an impact on how stories are told.