NewsELA"Why it’s hard to be a poor boy with richer neighbors"/ "The Outsiders" Paired Texts
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How are the news article and the excerpt from "The Outsiders" similar when it comes to class distiction between poor kids that go to school with rich kids?
How are the news article and the excerpt from "The Outsiders" similar when it comes to class distiction between poor kids that go to school with rich kids?
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Reread the section titled "More Contact With Police" and the except from Ch. 1 of answer the following question. The Outsiders -p.11"He had quite a reputation. They have a file on him down at the police station. He had been arrested, he got drunk, he rode in rodeos, lied, cheated, stole, rolled drunks, jumped small kids--- he did everything. I didn't like him, but he was smart and you had to respect him".Why has Dally been in so much trouble with the police while the other boys have not?
Reread the section titled "More Contact With Police" and the except from Ch. 1 of answer the following question.
The Outsiders -p.11
"He had quite a reputation. They have a file on him down at the police station. He had been arrested, he got drunk, he rode in rodeos, lied, cheated, stole, rolled drunks, jumped small kids--- he did everything. I didn't like him, but he was smart and you had to respect him".
Why has Dally been in so much trouble with the police while the other boys have not?
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The article states that poor girls will ususally not get into trouble when they go to rich kids schools. They adapt by believing in themselves. Cherry says that "things are rough all over." What does that mean to the poor girls that go to the rich schools?
The article states that poor girls will ususally not get into trouble when they go to rich kids schools. They adapt by believing in themselves.
Cherry says that "things are rough all over." What does that mean to the poor girls that go to the rich schools?
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The article says, "The poor boys in the mixed extended neighborhoods were also more likely to have witnessed gangbehavior, stabbings and shootings. Their lack of hope in the future and association with otherteens who committed crimes caused them to have more contact with police." How is this similar with the situation of the Greasers?
The article says, "The poor boys in the mixed extended neighborhoods were also more likely to have witnessed gang
behavior, stabbings and shootings. Their lack of hope in the future and association with other
teens who committed crimes caused them to have more contact with police."
How is this similar with the situation of the Greasers?
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The Greasers thought that the Soc's had such an easy life. Based on the excerpt for Ch. 3 of "The Outsiders", what can you infer about why the Greasers think that way?
The Greasers thought that the Soc's had such an easy life. Based on the excerpt for Ch. 3 of "The Outsiders", what can you infer about why the Greasers think that way?
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What happened to Pony Boy's parents?
What happened to Pony Boy's parents?