Product Overview
This monthly handbook contains the following features:
- 4 Passages (one per week) for copywork/dictation
- Lessons on grammar, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, literary devices & literary analysis
- Boomerang Planner and Skills Tracker
- Weekly Reading Guide
- Beyond the Passage and Inside Scoop boxes
- Discussion Questions
- Family Book Club Party Ideas
- Guidelines explaining copywork & dictation practices
Note
This book has been a classic among teens for more than 50 years, and as with any text, it reflects the norms, beliefs, and assumptions of the time it was written. Engaging with it opens the door to big juicy conversations that contribute to the greater dialogue about racism, sexism, classism and socioeconomic differences, and other prejudices held in the past and, in some quarters, to this day. Over the years, the book has also been controversial for its depiction of violence, alcohol use, and other harsh realities. You, as the parent, can decide how to engage your teens with these issues as you explore this work.
About the Book
The Outsiders
No one ever said life was easy. But Ponyboy is pretty sure that he's got things figured out. He knows that he can count on his brothers, Darry and Sodapop. And he knows that he can count on his friends—true friends who would do anything for him, like Johnny and Two-Bit. But not on much else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of rich...
