Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Writing briefly



Write a main idea statement based on any character in The Outsiders other than Darry.  Support your statement with three details, listed as bullet points below your statement.  Below is an example using Darry.


Darry is under a lot of pressure in his daily life.
   - He has to work two jobs to support himself and his brothers financially.
   - He has to make sure Ponyboy does well in school, so that Pony can reach his potential.
   - He was unprepared for this role, since it landed in his lap when his parents were killed. 

45 comments:

Anonymous said...

Soda all wes knows what to say.
- When Poneyboy is feeling bad Soda helps him get trow it.
- He helps people when they are sad.
- He helps others because no one helped him when he was young.
William Reisen

Anonymous said...

Ponyboy lives with his two brothers.
-Both of his parents where killed in a car crash.
Ponyboy is in school
-Darry make sures that he is doing good.
He is haveing a hard time.
-He thinks that Darry dose not pay atenshon.
Duncan Clark p7

Anonymous said...

two-bit makes pour choices
-was in jail
-shop lifts
-gets drunk and stays all night.


nathaniel lopez

Anonymous said...

Ponyboy has faced many challenges at a young age.
-Ponyboys pairands got killed in a car accident.
- ponyboy does well in school and greasers usually do not.
-He spents most of his time on the streets. period 7 caseypashley

Anonymous said...

Johny Cade haas a hard life.
His parents are always abusing him. He was jumped by a group of socs and was nearly beaten to death. He is the gang pet, but he is respected.
Reece Johnson Period1

Anonymous said...

ponyboy is a greaser and he is under pressure.

-all the greasers quit school execpt ponyboy because he loves to read and do math.
-the greasers and ponyboy get jumped and throw berr blasts just for kicks.

- his parents were killed in a auto or also a car crash


kyle peeters peroid 7

Anonymous said...

Johnny has a rough time after the socs came.
- At his house he is beat up by his dad with lots of different things.Also ignored by his mom.
- He was practicing football in a vacant lot when a group of socs came up and attacked him. he was nearly dead and has been jumpy at everything since.
- Johnny would probably run away from home because of all the socs. He would probably run away a lot of times if he didn't have the gang looking out for him.

Emily Vrooman
Period 1
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Anonymous said...

Ponyboy is most likely going to get a good job when he grows older.
-He is good at school.
-He gets "A"s in almost all
subjects.
-He doesn't drink like gang members
-He's good at understanding wrong from right
- He doesn't steal, like some of the other gang members.

Anonymous said...

Soc's are mean,but other soc's are not.
- They jump people
- Cherry and Marcia are nice soc's
- Soc's beat Greacers

Anonymous said...

Soda has a really kind heart
-he sticks up for pony boy even though he could get in trouble.
-he will do a lot of things for you if you are too scared to do it. He would never do anything stupid.
-Soda always picks the good friends so he does not get in trouble, if he does not think that they are a good friend he won’t say it in a mean way.

by Sydney Kirkby period 7th

Anonymous said...

Ponyboy is good in school
-He gets A's in almost all class Ponyboy lives with hes to brothers
-both of his parints were killed in a car chash
when Pony boy is felling bad soda helps him
-he makes him fell more happy
Devon Donahue

Anonymous said...

Johnny has a hard life
-His father is a drunk.
-His mother is a slob and doesn't pay attention to him
-He has been beaten up by Socs and it scared him a lot.

Daniel Ralston
Period 6

Anonymous said...

Two-Bit is the most trouble of all of the greasers

He drinks alot of alchohol

He was jailed for commiting a crime in town.

He steels stuff from stores.

Alex Mcgarey, Period 8

Anonymous said...

Dally has had a hard life.
-Shoplifted
-hates his father
-lied, cheated, stole, rolled drunks ect......

Anonymous said...

Darry has many challenges.

- He has to raise his two brothers

- his parents died in a car accident.

- He had a lot go on throught his life.

Casey Carr Period 1

Anonymous said...

Johnny has gone through a lot.
- His parents abuse him.
- He has gotten really badly beatin up by the Socs.
- He is now the gangs pet. They take care of him and is there for him.

period 1 Shannon. B

Anonymous said...

Dally is a crimanal
-The first time he got sent to jail, he was 10 years old
-Used to ride in a street gang when he lived in New York City
-He goes anywhere he can get drunk or steal things

Kyle Amsden period 7

Anonymous said...

Johnny has a really hard life.
- His dad beats him and his mom ignores him
- He is stuck with a traumatizing past of getting beat by the "Soc's"
- He is mistaken for a 14 year old which gets him really upset.

Mia I. Period 6

Anonymous said...

Johnny has suffered from many traumatizing things in his life

- His parents yell at him and beat him and don't care about him in general.

- He was jumped at the age of sixteen and beaten so badly he became scared of strangers and all Socs.

- He witnessed Ponyboy almost die when nearly drowned by the Socs that might have jumped him.

Regina Lassiter
Period 7

Anonymous said...

Two-Bit is strong in a fight but is not a great gang role model.

-He tries to get in to troble

-He loves to smoke and go out and get drunk.

-He's kind of a smart alec and not to bright:)


Luke N Period 6 ELA

Anonymous said...

Dally is probably the baddest in the gang.

--got arrested when he was 10--


--is involved in all the gang fights--

--jumps many people himself--

--dropped out of school--

--Did not get a good job--

Ratliff per 7

CG# said...

Jhonny is scared.
-->He jumps at his own shadow.
His parrents are mean.
-->They beat him.
Very few people care about him outside the gang.
-->Without the gang he would never have had any freinds.as

Anonymous said...

Johnny life is all messed up
- His parents don't act like they love him
- He has the gang to love him
- Johnny was jumped by socs and was beaten really bad by them
Tessa Period 1

Anonymous said...

-Dally is always getting sent to jail.
-He likes blonds
-Enjoys fighting socs
-Jumps little kids
-breaks peoples car tires

Danny Rudloff Period(1)

Anonymous said...

johnny has a tough life
-his parents dont give him any love or affection
-hit mom and dad hit him
-after the socs jumped him he started to carry around a switch blade for protection
Ginny A
Period 6

Anonymous said...

Pony boy is different from thee others.
-He likes to red
-He likes to watch moves
- He wont want to heart any one
Samantha Fanion period 6

Anonymous said...

Some Soc's make bad choices.
-They jump people.
-They get drunk and have raves.
-They get into fights.
Lila Oursler Period 6

Anonymous said...

Johnny's family is the gang.
-He gets abused at home.
-He is the gang's pet.
-The reason he doesn't run away is the gang.

Lindsay Brown period 6

Anonymous said...

Johnny has a hard life.
- His parents hurt him.
- He always runs away from home.
- He gets in fights more than the other boys.

Jane Gozigian
P.6

Anonymous said...

Two bit may end up in jail for a long period of time in the future but he can really understand people.
-he gets in fights that could possibly end up bad with out him really knowing
-He shop lifts and could get stuck in jail for longer than he is use to
-He can always understand people when the are in a situation
- He could get lung cancer by smoking and or achol poisoning by drinking to much
Emily Santoro period 6

Anonymous said...

SODA POP
-He has to work two jobs to suport his two brothers.
-He is good-looking.
-He is the second oldest of the 3 brothers so he sometimes has to deal with some hard-ships
Kristen Lansing period.6 :) <3

Anonymous said...

Ponyboy has a rough and difficult life!
-Ponyboy gets yelled at by Darry for every single little tiny mistake he makes.
-Ponyboy gets jumped by socs.
-Ponyboy likes to read and watch movies even though the gang can't stand doing these things.

Joshua Briggs Period 8

Anonymous said...

Johnny's life has made him a very timid and scared boy.

- Johnny has abusive parents, who have beaten him since he was small.
- Johnny frequently gets jumped and is not big enough to really defend himself.
-Johnny was beaten up really badly by a group of Socs and left for dead.

Ethan Russell

Anonymous said...

Ponyboy has a hard life.
-His brother Darry is always on his case about everything.
-He always has to be careful of where he goes and to watch for Socs following him.
-He is the youngest guy in the gang so everyone calls him a kid and treats him as if he's not old enough to go along with them.
Amber G. Period 6

Anonymous said...

Ponyboy is a good student.
-Most Greasers are dropouts.
Marcia and Cherry are kind Socs.
-Socs can be mean nasty people.
Ponyboy has a hard life.
-His parents were killed in a car crash.
Michaela Marmorato
Period 6

Anonymous said...

Ponyboy is a good kid
-He gets good grades in school
*He has a high IQ
-He does not jump other kids or hurt the Socs
*In chapter three he wouldn't hurt the Socs with the bottle cap
-He does not smoke or drink

Ponyboy is a good kid. He gets good grades in school. He has a high IQ. He doesn't jump other kids or hurt the Socs. In chapter three he wouldn't hurt the Socs with the bottle cap. Ponyboy does not smoke or drink. Ponyboy is well behaved.
adavine Period 8

Anonymous said...

Ponyboy is good kid
-He gets good grades
-He doesn't drink
-He does well with the ladies
Ethan Niles ☻♠♦♦♠☻

Anonymous said...

Ponyboy is different from all the other greasers in the gang.
-He does well in school, gets good grades, and is put in A classes in school.
-He digs books and movies in a different way than the other greasers in the gang.
-He's the youngest and has a rep for being quiet. Nobody could really get him talking except for Sodapop and now, Cherry Valance.
Christianna F. Period 6

Anonymous said...

Johny has a pretty hard life.
-Johny's parents don't care about him at all.
-He has been jumped, and now he is always jumpy.
-People always think that he is 14 years old instead of 16 years old, and it really bothers him.
Emily R. period 6

Anonymous said...

Johnny has it rough.
-He has been jumped and was left there half unconsious.
Johnny is not treated kindly at home.
-His parents scream and hit him
The gang has really helped him get along.
-They consider him the gang pet.
Teddy T. Per. 6

Anonymous said...

Maria Noto

Ponyboy is very nervous and scared.
-Socs jumped him in the beging of the book.
-He might get put into a boys home.
-HE was hanging out with randy and Bobs girlfriends and they saw them.

Anonymous said...

Cherry is a very nice soc who tries to be very nice.
-cherry is very upset by all the fighting and such.
-butt

Anonymous said...

Ponyboy lives with his two brothers.
- Both of his parents were killed in a car crash.

Ponyboy has friends.
- His best friend is Johnny.

Ponyboy is kind to his friends.
- He goes to the chuch with Johnny.

Sadie Michaels per.7

Anonymous said...

Dally is tough as rocks.
-He can definitely take a beating.
-First arrested when he was 10 years old and isnt afraid to jump into a fire.
-Is usually looking for a fight and is dangerous.


Mya Stearns p. 7

Anonymous said...

Cherry is not always kind
-tells pony if she doesnt say hi she isnt being mean
-she does help them
PAige Cring p.6