The Outsiders Pre-reading Activity: The 60’s Scavenger Hunt About the Author and her Novel

1. When was the novel published?

2. How old was the author at that time?

3. What does the S. E. stand for in S. E Hinton?

4. Why did the author use initials instead of a first and middle name?

5. After the novel was published, what did the author become known as?

6. Is Hinton still alive? If so, what does Hinton do and where does she live?

7. What is the setting of the novel (state and time period)?

Read these sentences from the excerpt: i would sometimes say to them, i wished i could be as free as theywould be when they got to be men. "you will be free as soon as you aretwenty-one, but i am a slave for life! have not l as good a right to befree as you have? how does the use of a rhetorical question advance the author's purposeof showing that all people deserve freedom? it shows the reader that douglass is unsure of hisstatements. it indicates that douglass believes he deserves freedom. oit demonstrates that douglass is questioning his beliefs. it reminds the reader that some questions areunanswerable

What is the province of il chicago?

Read the lines from "there was a child went forth" and answer the question. and the apple-trees cover'd with blossoms, and the fruit afterward, and wood-berries, and the commonest weeds by the road; and the old drunkard staggering home from the out-house of the tavern, whence he had lately risen, and the school-mistress that pass'd on her way to the school, and the friendly boys that pass'd—and the quarrelsome boys, and the tidy and fresh-cheek'd girls—and the barefoot negro boy and girl, and all the changes of city and country, wherever he went. which poetic device is exemplified in this stanza? select all that apply. allegory anaphora imagery metaphor