Outsiders Final Project Options
Option 1: Book Cover!

#1: Convince someone that he/she should read this book. Also, use examples from the book to show what lessons he/she might learn from it.
#2: Does this book have an optimistic or pessimistic view of life? Explain why you think so using examples from the book.
 
Option 2:
Add another Chapter!
· Use Ms. Hinton’s style / Ponyboy as a first-person narrator.
· Dialogue modeled on the real thing.
· 800+ words.
· Believable.		 Option 3: Try This One on for Size!
Newspaper, ca. 1967!
Use These Ideas for Starters!
· Stories and headlines from the novel
· Interviews with characters
· Stories that may have appeared in 1967
· Puzzles (using vocab. words)
· Advice Columns from the era?
· S.E. Hinton Bio…
· ??????
If you want to work with a partner, you must choose this option.
Option 4:
Poem "cycle"
· 4-5 poems (with drafting, etc.)
· 3-4 poems that really "capture" each character and one about the novel as whole and what we can learn from it.
· Illustrations ?!?
· 500+ words (or thereabouts).
If you choose this option, I want to see your rough drafts first.		 Option 5:
Write a letter from Pony to his brother Darry (or Soda), dated today. (Use the first person I.) Show what Pony is doing, where he is living, what his career is. Also show what his brother(s) are up to. Make it sound like Pony. Make it plausible. Use letter form. 600-800 words.



 
 
 
 

Here are the rubrics for grading.
 
 

Rubrics for Outsiders Projects
 

Book Cover (60)

  • 15 points per question -- (30)
    • about 150+ words
    • uses examples from the book
    • question answered fully
    • shows understanding of the novel
  • Completeness -- (10)
    • cover pic (original)
    • at least 2 original blurbs
    • summary of at least a paragraph
  • Quality -- (20)
    • summary quality
    • originality/creativity
    • presentation
    • spelling/punctuation
    • effort
 Newspaper (75)
  • Completeness (20)
    • at least 2 stories related to the novel (per person)
    • at least 2 stories related to events of 1967
    • at least one other feature
    • pics
  • Quality (20)
    • originality/creativity
    • presentation
    • spelling/punctuation
    • effort
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the novel (25)
    • themes
    • events/characters
    • examples
  • Above and beyond (10)
    • Award up to 10 more points for anything exceeding the above requirements.
 Extra Chapter (75)
  • Quality (20)
    • originality/creativity
    • presentation
    • spelling/punctuation
    • effort
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the novel (25)
    • themes
    • events/characters
    • examples
  • Credibility (20)
    • Voice
    • Plausiblity
    • Adds something to our understanding of the characters.
  • Above and beyond (10)
    • Award up to 10 more points for anything exceeding the above requirements.
Letter from Pony (60)
  • Quality (20)
    • originality/creativity
    • presentation
    • spelling/punctuation
    • effort
  • Credibility (20)
    • Voice
    • Plausiblity
    • Adds something to our understanding of the characters.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the novel (20)
    • themes
    • events/characters
    • examples
 Poems (60)
  • Completeness (15)
    • At least 4 poems
    • At least 400 words
    • At least one about the novel itself
  • Quality (20)
    • originality/creativity
    • presentation
    • spelling/punctuation

      • effort
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the novel (20)
    • themes
    • events/characters
    • examples
  • Above and beyond (5)
    • Award up to 5 points for anything exceeding the above requirements.