Outsiders Introductory Lecture, S.E. Hinton The Outsiders, Prezi & Google Slides

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Grab every eye in the room with this gorgeous 38-slide introduction lecture that provides all of the background information your class will need as you launch your study of S.E. Hinton’s classic novel, The Outsiders.

The presentation includes a quickwrite topic that will help make The Outsiders’ characters and themes relevant to your students (15 minutes for writing and discussion). Then, launch the 30-minute lecture which covers S.E. Hinton’s background, the time period and setting, brief profiles of 11 important characters from The Outsiders, conflicts/themes, and teen culture/lifestyle in the 1960s. The slide deck also includes a quick partner game on teen slang from the era.

Want a study guide question set to take you through The Outsiders?

Click HERE for chapter-by-chapter worksheets for S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

Click HERE for four separate Close Reading activities to use throughout the novel

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