The novel we are about to read, The Outsiders, looks at the idea of stereotypes in a mostly negative way. In this novel, people’s beliefs about groups of people lead to some very bad things happening. Are there ways that stereotypes can also be positive or are they only negative? (Paragraph Structure, 7+ sentences, highlight your paragraph with the colors appropriate to each part of Paragraph Structure)(RACE)

Synthesizing new ideas from a speaker with what one already knows about the subject to see if the information makes sense is an example of a) questioning and challenging b) identifying differences c) forming a statement d) seeing the broader context

Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.

How does the author foreshadow trouble in the prison? support your answer with explicit textual evidence.