Creating with the Story Elements Directions: Thinking about the story elements of character, setting, and plot in a novel is very important to understanding what is happening and why. Complete one of the following activities based on what you’ve read so far. Be creative and have fun!

Characters

Select a character from the first two chapters and create any type of social media page for that character using real media or paper. What kinds of things would this character post, and what comments would be made about those posts from other characters? Use the text as a guide to create at least four posts with multiple comments.

Setting

If this story were told today, how would the following elements change? Make a before-and-after chart showing the differences.
Socs vs. greasers
Corvairs and Mustangs
Social hangout places
Names of characters
How they “fight” one another

Plot

Towards the end of Chapter 2, Ponyboy thinks that the Socs have it made. But the chapter ends with him saying, “I know better now.” Imagine that for one day, Ponyboy wakes up as a Soc instead of a greaser. How would his life be different for this one day? Create two journal entries in Ponyboy’s voice, one written from his normal perspective as a greaser and the other written on the day he is a Soc.