Name: ______

Outsiders Facebook Page

(Keep this safe to refer back to and check off work as it is completed)

Two is company… six is a gang

Task: You will be working with a group of peers. Your group will need to assign the following Outsiders characters to each group member.

Character / Group Member
Ponyboy Curtis
Darry Curtis
Sodapop Curtis
Dallas (Dally) Winston
Johnny Cade
Cherry Valance

Wiki-Post Directions

  • After you have a character, add his/her name to your Facebook page.
  • You will also need to add “Friends” to you page. In the Friends box, add the character names and then link those names to your group members’ Outsiders page. This is your social network.
  • As you learn more about your character fill in the Information Box (relationships status, Birthday, Current City).

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A Picture isworth a 1000 words

Task: In class we discussed direct and indirect characterization. Now it is your turn to unveil your character to the world. To do this you will be creating an Avatar using the website ww.Voki.com.

Wiki-Post Directions

  • Favorite Quote – To reveal indirect character traits, provide a favorite quote about the character. This can be something the character said in the book, or it can be a famous quote by another person that you think the character would like.
  • Character Picture – Create an Avatar using the website

Using the tools available, create an avatar to represent your character. The avatar should look like the character based on direct details given in the text. This includes hair length and color, facial features, eye color, body size, clothing, and an appropriate background.

Use your “Favorite Quote” to make your avatar speak. Give it a voice. Voices can be typed for the computer to speak (choose appropriately) or uploaded with a microphone or telephone.

Post the avatar to the wiki. Go to your page and follow these steps:

(1) Enter the edit screen (2) In the toolbar choose “insert plug-in”

 (3) Select Interactive Media  (4) Choose Voki Speaking Avatar  (5) Save

Written Status Updates

Task: As we read The Outsiders, you will need to update your character’s status by answering the question, “What are you doing right now?” Your responses are short (50-100 words), first person summaries that reveal what is on the character’s mind at certain points in the novel. You will need to complete 7summaries.

Keep track of your status updates. Cross each number out as it is completed.
Ch 1-3
Exposition / Ch 4
Conflict / Ch 5-6
Rising Action / Ch7-8
Rising Action / Ch 9
Climax / Ch10-11
Falling Action / Ch 12
Resolution

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Comments to Friends

Task: In addition to Written Status Updates, you will also need to write5comments to your “Friends” responding to the Status Updates that they have posted. These comments are be shorter (30-50 words) and are written from the Point of View of your Facebook character.

Keep track of your status updates. Cross each number out as it is completed.
Comment 1 / Comment 2 / Comment 3 / Comment 4 / Comment 5

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Discussion Questions – Social Issues

Task: On your facebook page, on the lower left, you will see links to discussion questions. You will notice that according to the chart below you are NOT responsible to answer all 12 questions. You are only required to answer seven. The chart below will help you figure out which questions to answer. For example, you can choose to answer question #1, question #2, or question #3 – not all three. Everyone will answer question four. You can choose to answer question five or six.

Keep track of your responses to the discussion questions. Cross each number out as it is completed.
Chapters 1 or 2 or 3 / Chapter 4 / Chapter 5 or 6 / Chapter 7 or 8 / Chapter 9
Chapter 10 or 11 / Chapter 12

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Multimedia Status Updates

Task: Your Facebook page should include 3 multimedia Status Updates. These updates are:1links to newspaper or online articles;2digital art, images, or pictures;and 3embedded audio or video files. A more detailed rubric and due date will be provided for each Multimedia Status Update.

Multimedia Status Update Rubric

Newspaper or Online Article Links / Digital Art, Images, or pictures / Embedded audio or video files
Find a newspaper or online article that connects with one of the 12 response questions. Link that article to your page and explain its importance from the point of view of your character. / Create your own art, take a picture, or find an image online that relates to a theme in the book. Insert the digital art, pic, or image. Explain its importance from the point of view of your character. / Embed an audio or video file that teaches someone about one of the response topics. Use teachertube.com or use another site to create your own. Explain its importance from the point of view of your character.
Keep track of your status updates. Cross each number out as it is completed.
(1) Link / (2) Picture / (3) Audio, Video