Fight songs and sound effects

The Michigan marching band plays the Michigan fight song at football games when the team storms onto the field. Touchdowns, field goals, and other great plays often are closely followed by the playing of the fight song. What song would you like to hear as you enter a room? What song would you like to have playing as you do something good?

A change in behavior

Click on the picture to learn about the effects of concussions and head trauma on Mike Webster. Does some of Ponyboy's behavior make more sense when his recent head injuries are taken into account? Give one specific example of a choice or action of Ponyboy's that you think resulted at least in part from his concussion.

A look behind the scenes

Click on the picture above to read about the experiences of one of the cast members from the movie version of The Outsiders. Why would the director have wanted the actors playing the greasers and Socs to feel animosity towards each other?

Last week I put a Delinquent Habits line on the board:
"How you gonna understand where I'm from when you're looking at me smug, think I'm packing a gun?
How you gonna understand the life I live when you refuse to listen, [have] no time to give?"

What is it like to feel that things are slanted unfairly against you? Do those who benefit from the unfairness understand how you feel? How does this affect their approach to the situation?