The Outsiders
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Who else read this for school?
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Yeah, I can see that. The thing that annoyed me was being called a Soc.
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That never happened to me but people called them socks
i read it in 7th grade. we did it in little groups for class.
Lol. Half the people in the orchestra claimed they were Greasers, so I asked them where was their leather and motorcycles and cigarettes. They had none of that. One top of that, they all lived with me in the rich part of town. They said Greaser because they wanted to live free.
I read it in Grade 7 for English class.
Alex wrote: "Lol. Half the people in the orchestra claimed they were Greasers, so I asked them where was their leather and motorcycles and cigarettes. They had none of that. One top of that, they all lived with..."That's because Greasers > Socs. Always.
The book's main characters WERE Greasers after all.
I read it over 25 years ago but we wont say how many years over 25.
Read this in 8th grade, then got to watch the movie. It's sad but a good story.
Yup :) eighth grade
Monica wrote: "This is a class book we are reading in school. I wanted to know if anyone else read this book for school also."
I did and it's one of my all time favorites!
I did and it's one of my all time favorites!
I read this for 7th grade (:
I read this book a while ago for school, but i loved it!
Evelyn wrote: "Love love loved it!! Had read it before it was assigned and have reread it several times. Many years ago"Cari wrote: "I read it in 6th grade. The class was supposed to read it together but I read ahead and finished it in just a couple of days. Good book."
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I literally just finished this book 2 hours ago for my book club and I'm in 7th grade. I thought that this book was WONDERFUL, I couldn't put it down and it made it to my FAVORITES LIST!
I read this for 7th grade, and we watched the movie in class, but i still loved it, great story.
me im in 8th grade
I read it in 8th grade as well and today is still one of my favourites...
I did waaaaaaay back in 1996. LOL!!!
I read it for school in 8th grade, but then i read it 3 more times for fun, hahaha :)
HA! I remember distinctly the deal we struck with our 8th grade English teacher at Livaudais in Terrytown, LA about 1984. We do well on this certain test and he'd bring the AV rack in and let us watch The Outsiders as a class. Of course, within the first few minutes of the movie there is a little bit of grabassin and a lady's skirt gets flipped up and Mr. Barbera's face went bright red as we laughed. Loved that guy. He is one of the reasons I became a book nerd.
I did, we also watched the movie.
I taught middle school from 1979-1991 and The Outsiders was required reading for my English classes.I think the world of young teens as described in the book was a lot more real to the teens then than it would be to today's kids in the same age group today.
Imagine a world without cell phones, video games, desktop computers, and helicopter parents.
However, the class discussions were always intense and spirited.....and timeless. Junior high/middle school kids today would get just as wrapped up in them today as they did then.
And, now that I think of it, a discussion of how the technologies of today might have affected or effected the outcomes in this 1967 novel might be interesting. In fact, I could even painlessly sneak in a short English language usage lesson (affective v effective) and a brief discussion of the concept of anachronisms and how they are used.
Of course, I'd have to google them first.
Mackenzie wrote: "7th grade :)"My 7th graders in 1980 are about 45 years old now.
No doubt some still bear the psychological scars from having been in my classes (I had most of them for social studies as well).
iam sure lots of people. ME .
i read it as a class in 7th grade and then we all dressed up either like a soc or a greaser to watch the movie that part was fun the book was kinda dull though no offense anyone
Me! In Spanish class.
I read it for school and finished it way before I had to... it was a really good book
I first read this book 8 years ago in grade 10 English and became a massive fan, our teacher told us there was a movie version also that we were not able to watch due to the blood scene. I hired out the movie and watched it at home and now own the original edition and the 20th year anniversary with deleted scenes.
I read this during 7th grade.
Tia wrote: "Isaac wrote: "Mikaela wrote: "I read it for English in year 9 it was pretty good. and soooo sad. after we finished the assesment we got to watch the movie"
Year 9 , whats that 9th grade or you wer..."
I read it in year 9 too and then watched the movie. I loved it!
Year 9 , whats that 9th grade or you wer..."
I read it in year 9 too and then watched the movie. I loved it!
haha I read it for 7th grade
Oh yes and I read it in 7 grade
I read it this year in 8th grade and watched the movie to. I loved it!
Yeah, i think we read it in 8 grade. I love it!: )
I read this for a book report when I was in 8th grade; it was a choice I made, not a required reading since we didn't have that back then. I've read this about 3 times and saw the movie about 10. <3 it!
I've only seen the movie once, but read the book quite a few times
When I was in 7th grade, my english teacher gave us that book
I read it in grade 8. it was really good
I read this waaayyy back when in 6th or 7th grade. It's quite honestly the one book that has stuck with me ever since. I love it! I can't wait to share it with my children. (They're still a bit young for it now, but soon!!)
Read the book, and saw the movie in 8th grade English.
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