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//The Outsiders// by S.E. Hinton is our fall class English book! We are excited to be reading this book with you. While the book was published in 1967, the themes and story still has meaning to middle school students of today. We will be having discussions on the themes and relating the situations to the culture and social lives of students at TDMS. We will also be posting interesting character facts and discussion questions about //The Outsiders// on the discussion page and blog site. Welcome!

Vocabulary is an important piece for comprehension of any book. These words appear in //The Outsiders// and have also appeared on past SAT tests. See how many you already know and look up the others for practice! Aloofness bolted contemptuously delirious dissect credulous indignantly nonchalantly ruefully unfathomable wistfully

Our conventional vocabulary words are:

Sagely- wisely Unfathomable- unable to fully understand something Bitter- cruel or sour Gingerly- very cautious Madras- a cotton fabric with different designs (such as plaid) Irresistible- unable to oppose Muttered- to speak unclearly and quietly Heaved- threw Complicated- hard to understand Reputation- the way a person is seen, according to the judging of others

Our slang vocabulary words are:

fuzz- cops or police heater- a gun swinging- hip or cool dig- to understand weed- cigarette

This week of October 13- October 17 we will be reading Chapters 5 and 6 in //The Outsiders.// We will also be deciding on our final projects. These projects will be on the entire //The Outsiders// book. There are several categories to choose from, including; art, writing, music, presentation, and drama. Be ready to declare what your project will be!

Here is a file with descriptions for the final project assignments!