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?
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A There is no difference. The Greasers are friends with all the Soc's.
B. The Soc's have nothing to do with the Greasers at school, and the poor boys do not associate with the rich kids at school.
C. The poor boys and the Greasers are able to work for the rich kids families and become friends.
D. The poor boys and the Greasers have their own school.
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?
C. In New York City, Dally belonged to a street gang, and they are more violent.
D. Dally was in the wrong plac at the wrong time and was framed.
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?
A. It doesn't matter where you live or go to school. There will always be challenges.
B. Cherry meant that only the Soc's have troubles.
C. The poor girls will not have any problems once they go to rich schools.
D. You can be rich or poor and still have problems.
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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?
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?
A. The Soc's were rich, so they didn't need to worry about anything.
B. The Soc's have stable jobs.
C. The Greasers assume that the Soc's have it easy because they have a family life that looks normal.
D. The Soc's just partied all the time.
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What happened to Pony Boy's parents?
D. The greasers get into fights because they need money and can't afford things.
