Introduction to The Outsiders

This is a webquest based on the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Set in Oklahoma in 1966, the story is about Ponyboy, a fourteen-year-old boy, who is tough and confused, yet sensitive behind his bold front. Since his parents’ death, his loyalties have been to his brothers and his gang, the Greasers. The Greasers are a rough, swinging, long-haired gang of 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. 

To learn a little bit more about what the Greasers and the Socs faced daily and what was going on at that time, you are about to embark on a journey where you will explore the different elements that make this story such a universal and well-liked piece of fiction.  You will be working in small groups to research and present the information that you find.