Expository 4: The Outsiders

Choose one of the following.  Research the topic.  Write a two paragraph expository response.  Complete a double entry log with facts and interpretations.  Include the url from your research on the blog and in the written response.

1.  Research one of the characters from "The Outsiders" character list on www.sparknotes.com  -  Then write two paragraphs comparing that character of the 1950s to a youth of today.

2.  Research the plot of "The Outsiders" and write two paragraphs showing two events leading up to the climax, and explain what the resolution was to the conflict.

3.  Research the small town where "The Outsiders" took place and compare it to Pinckney - Writing two paragraphs

4.  Research the author of the book "The Outsiders" and write two paragraphs covering his biography and why he wrote the story.

Expository 3: Research and Write

Instructions:  Select one of the following expository topics (do not pick the same one as before).  Then spend 10 minutes researching that topic.  Complete a double entry log showing your research.  Write one paragraph that contains at least three to five facts that answers the why of your topic.  Remember, opinion is not expository - show the facts (truth) and let that be your influence.

1. Explain why you admire a particular person.
   
2. Explain why someone you know should be regarded a leader.
   
3. Explain why parents are sometimes strict.
   
4. If you had to be an animal, which would you be and why?
   
5. Explain why you especially enjoyed a particular teacher.
   
6. Explain why some cities have curfews for teens.
   
7. Explain why some students are forced to leave school once they are sixteen.
   
8. Explain how moving from place to place affects teens.
   
9. Explain why getting a drivers license is an important event in the lives of many teenagers.
   
10. Describe the major stressors in teens' lives.

Expository 2: Research and Write

Instructions:  Select one of the following expository topics.  Then spend 10 minutes researching that topic.  Complete a double entry log showing your research.  Write one paragraph that contains at least three to five facts that answers the why of your topic.  Remember, opinion is not expository - show the facts (truth) and let that be your influence.

1. Explain why you admire a particular person.
   
2. Explain why someone you know should be regarded a leader.
   
3. Explain why parents are sometimes strict.
   
4. If you had to be an animal, which would you be and why?
   
5. Explain why you especially enjoyed a particular teacher.
   
6. Explain why some cities have curfews for teens.
   
7. Explain why some students are forced to leave school once they are sixteen.
   
8. Explain how moving from place to place affects teens.
   
9. Explain why getting a drivers license is an important event in the lives of many teenagers.
   
10. Describe the major stressors in teens' lives.