Ponyboy is fourteen, tough and confused, yet sensitive behind his bold front. Since his parents’ death, his loyalties have been to his brothers and his gang, the rough, swinging, long-haired boys from the wrong side of the tracks. When his best friend, Johnny, kills a member of a rival gang, a nightmare of violence begins and swiftly envelops Ponyboy in a turbulent chain of events.

For each section, the introductory page will list all of the assignments and have links to each of them. More detailed pages for the assignments follow the introduction page. 

Introductory Section Assignments

• Getting Started Questionaire
• Stereotypes Activity #1
  • Activity #1 Reading
• Anticipation Guide
• Vocabulary Preview