2017 Year 10 Written Text Assessment on ‘The Outsiders’
QUESTIONS (Choose ONE)
1. Describe at least one important relationship in the written text(s). Explain how this relationship positively or negatively influenced one or more characters.
2. Describe at least one important setting in the written text(s). Explain how the setting helped you to understand at least one idea. Note: “Setting” may refer to physical places as well as social and historical contexts.
3. Describe at least one important character in the written text(s). Explain how the character changes throughout the text(s).
4. Describe an important conflict in the written text. Explain how the conflict helped you to understand an important message.
5. Describe an incident that changes the course of events in the written text(s). Explain how this change helped you to understand an important idea.
6. Describe at least one important technique used in the written text(s). Explain how the use of the technique created impact. Note: Techniques could include figures of speech, syntax, word-choice, style, symbolism, structure, or narrative point-of-view.
And don’t forget the GOLDEN rules:
G ather ideas: who? what? when? where? why? how?
O rganise them: what’s the best order?
L ink ideas or paragraphs: “Not only do we learn…, but also… .”
D escriptive words: stunning, exquisite, brilliant, excellent
E nabling words or phrases: for example, for instance, we see this when, as an illustration, to demonstrate
N eat and tidy: punctuation, grammar, spelling
Statement about the written text technique/aspect
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Evidence from the written text
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Explanation of the meaning
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Explanation of author’s purpose
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Your link to the human experience (self, society, or world)
(A) within ‘The Outsiders’
(B) another novel
(C) another text
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Sentence Starters:
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For example,
For instance,
We see this when,
This is demonstrated,
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This shows…
This makes the audience think…
This makes the audience feel…
This makes us understand…
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S.E.Hinton did this to
The purpose of this
This was done to
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This aspect can be compared to…
This aspect can be contrasted to…
This can be juxtaposed to…
This reminds me of...
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Examples:
In Macbeth by William Shakespeare, dialogue was used to show the state of Macbeth’s mind.
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For instance, the line “Is this a dagger I see before me?” demonstrates Macbeth questioning his reality.
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This technique reveals Macbeth’s character by showing the audience that he has started to hallucinate and that his mind is playing tricks on him, or, alternatively, that the witches are having more influence on him than he realises.
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Shakespeare did this to show the consequences of Macbeth’s guilty actions. As the play progresses, Macbeth’s mind becauses more troubled and Shakespeare uses Macbeth’s dialogue, actions, and the conversations of other to reflect this.
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This dialogue can be juxtaposed with the feast when he has a visitation of Banquo’s ghost and says “Then comes my fit again: I had else been perfect”. This highlights, to some degree, the fact that Macbeth is conscious of his hallucinations. However, a characteristic of insanity is the insane person not knowing that are in fact insane and by the end of the play, Macbeth no longer knows what is real and what is imagined around him. This highlights the fact that guilt through murder and ‘unfettered’ ambition can affect the state of people's’ minds.
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Statement about the written text technique/aspect
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Evidence from the written text
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Explanation of the meaning shown in relation to the question
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Explanation of author’s purpose
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Your link to the human experience (self, society, or world)
(A) within ‘The Outsiders’
(B) another novel
(C) another text
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Sentence Starters:
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For example,
For instance,
We see this when,
This is demonstrated,
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This shows…
This makes the audience think…
This makes the audience feel…
This makes us understand…
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The author did this to
The purpose of this
This was done to
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This aspect can be compared to…
This aspect can be contrasted to…
This can be juxtaposed to…
This reminds me of...
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In the SEXXXY template below, answer ONE of the following questions:
I am answering question number: 3
Copy and paste your question here: Describe at least one important character in the written text(s). Explain how the character changes throughout the text(s).
Planning
Gather and Order ideas:
I think Two-Bit is the best character in the book, because he always has a good humor and is always there for everyone in the gang. When someone in the gang is in problems or feels bad, he is always there with her smile and trying to make everyone feel better.
I think the best characteristic of Two-Bit is the good humor. I would like to be like him sometimes and have a smile on my face when everything seems to go wrong.
Introduction:
(Optional)
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SEXXXY 1
The relationship of two brothers which is Ponyboy and Darry.
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For instance did Darry push so hard and slapped Ponyboy?For what reason and why?
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This show that Darry slapped Ponyboy because he only really cares about his brother,and they not really close with each other.
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The purpose of this is Ponyboy is to become more responsible and more respectful to his brother specially to his brother which is Darry who are older than him, and he did it because Darry don’t want Ponyboy to become a careless brother ,Darry only really cares and he does not want his brother to trouble.
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Within The Outsiders this reminds how Darry really cares about Ponyboy because they are fighting because of the one main reason .Darry pushes so hard Ponyboy because he loves him ,but they are not close together which is Ponyboy more close with Sodapop because Darry feels more understanding with him.
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SEXXXY 2
The relationship between Darry,Ponyboy and also to about there family.
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For instance did there family really close with each other?If it’s not ?why?
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This shows that there parents is die in an car accident and because of that they didn’t feel to have a mother and a father.
Darry is the oldest one who is representative figure, Ponyboy is the younger one and Sodapop is the one who is very loving brother with this two.
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The purpose of this is one of them are really to show that he is very responsible to show that one of each other is very important and because of that they should show love,respect,care,loyalty and being honest with each other and they should stand by it self.
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Within The Outsiders this reminds me that because of the love ,care.honesty,loyalty,and respect they will not joined the bad mess. Because when they are true with each other there is a unity in their group or gang.
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SEXXXY 3
The relationship between Johnny and Dallas.
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For instance did Johnny really love Dallas ?
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This shows that Johnny's relationship with Dallas is mutually beneficial. To Johnny, Dallas is someone to emulate, someone to strive to be. Johnny's home life is terrible, and while he has good friends in the gang, they treat him like a puppy or a little brother.
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The purpose of this is he gets little respect. He sees Dallas and his pull on society and those around him, and Johnny realizes that if he is more like Dallas, if he is hard and angry and scary, then he will get the respect he thinks he deserves. Johnny looks up to Dallas as the paragon of respect, the most powerful person he knows.
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Within The Outsiders this reminds me that Dallas sees in Johnny someone he can save. Dallas absolutely doesn't want to see Johnny end up like him and will do anything in his power to make sure Johnny has a better chance at life than Dallas did.
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SEXXXY 4
The relationship between Sodapop and Darry.
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For instance did Darry and Sodapop really close with each other?
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This shows that Darry and Sodapop Curtis are Ponyboy's older brothers who, along with being greasers, are adjusting to life on their own. Darry has taken over the responsibility of guardianship, forfeiting college and working to enable the three of them to stay together.
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The purpose of this Soda, never very good in school, has dropped out at age 16 and is working to help support the family.
Both boys focus on the future of Ponyboy; ensuring his success is the driving force of the family.
Perspective is a very important issue that runs throughout this novel. Being an outsider is a matter of perspective. The brothers' relationships are viewed differently according to each other's perspective.
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Within The Outsiders this reminds me that Pony resents Darry's constant nagging and discipline. But Darry is imposing these rules out of concern for Pony's well-being. Pony loves Soda and is thankful for him: "Soda always takes up for me." But he is unaware that the strain of being the one in the middle is almost too much for Soda
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