Students will read the following news article (2/23/24) about teen violence uprise in the safe town of Gilbert, AZ. As they read, students will answer 12 higher level questions (as aligned to Common Core RI Standards). This packet is used in combination with the novel "The Outsiders" and also includes 5 additional questions comparing how the news article and novel. Answer Key is included with reference to RI8 standards but product is easily used across multiple grade levels!