1. 10/26/10 – Language Arts – Ms. Bakie The Outsiders
Name: ___________________________________ Bell: ______
The Outsiders: Anticipation Guide
DIRECTIONS: Below is a series of statements. CIRCLE the response that most
closely indicates how you feel about the statement, then explain your answer
using complete sentences. 2 sentence minimum!
1. Being in a gang is a good decision.
Agree Disagree
EXPLAIN:
2. Being street-smart is more important than being book smart.
Agree Disagree
EXPLAIN:
3. In spite of outward differences, people want the same things: love, acceptance, and
respect.
Agree Disagree
EXPLAIN:
4. Sometimes murder is justifiable (necessary, defensible).
Agree Disagree
EXPLAIN:
5. You can recognize intelligent people by the way they look.
Agree Disagree
EXPLAIN:
6. Aside from money, all kids have the same basic problems.
Agree Disagree
EXPLAIN:
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7. It’s easy to form opinions about people without getting to know them.
Agree Disagree
EXPLAIN:
8. Most people pick friends who have similar interests and backgrounds.
Agree Disagree
EXPLAIN:
9. People from different groups/backgrounds are treated different in society (in school, while
in public, by the police, etc.).
Agree Disagree
EXPLAIN:
10. Loyalty is extremely important between or among friends.
Agree Disagree
EXPLAIN:
11. You can tell a lot about a person by the friends he/she has.
Agree Disagree
EXPLAIN:
12. Everyone has felt like an outsider at one time or another.
Agree Disagree
EXPLAIN:
13. Sometimes violence is needed to resolve conflict.
Agree Disagree
EXPLAIN:
14. Sometimes it takes losing someone we care about, to truly see the world.
Agree Disagree
EXPLAIN:
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As long as no one uses weapons, fighting is ok.
I know who someone who died violently.
Justice should be equal between the rich and the poor.
People should stick to their own kind when choosing friends.
Thinking it over…..respond to the following…..
Have you ever felt like you were an “outsider?”
Explain
Do you think people from different groups/backgrounds are treated differently in society?
(school, shopping, police, etc.) Explain.
Complete this sentence….
Usually the people I hang out with are………
Write about a time that you felt like an “outsider.”
