It can be difficult to begin a novel when you don't know what it's about. Take the opportunity to begin S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders slowly, making predictions and answering questions about the book's first nine pages.

Concepts

reading comprehension strategies, the outsiders, s.e. hinton, making predictions

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have kids ask similar questions as they read the rest of the novel, noting them in a reading journal or language arts binder
• Use as a homework assignment or in-class activity, based on the reading level of your learners

Classroom Considerations

• Provides several questions within each question, which could convolute possible answers

Pros

• A good way to ease kids into the novel, especially kids who need some guided assistance when reading literature
• Includes a teacher edition of the worksheet, which could help with instruction and assessment

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.6.1 RL.7.1 RL.8.1