Six Word Memoir Book Period 1/2

The Outsiders

Tell your character’s story in just six words.

Bob Sheldon

Six Word Memoir: Rich spoiled kid, killed by Johnny.

Mrs.S 8-26-15

Valentino Agnelli PD 1-2

Rich spoiled kid, killed by Johnny Novel: The Outsider Character: Bob Sheldon Six Word Memoir: Rich spoiled kid, killed by Johnny.

The six word memoir, Bob Sheldon is a very wealthy kid with parents who don't care about him. They buy him nice clothes, a nice car, but he does whatever he wants to do. Bob is dating a very nice looking and kind person named Cherry Valance with red hair. Bob is the leader of the socs. He sure loves beating up greasers that is why Cherry and he fight frequently. One day Ponyboy and Johnny were walking the socs show up and try to drown Ponyboy in a fountain.

Johnny ends up stabbing bob and he dies.

Randy Anderson

Bad Soc Beginning, Good Soc End

By: Anushka Bhatti

Bad Soc Beginning, Good Soc Ending

Novel: The Outsiders Character: Randy Anderson 6 word memoir: Bad Soc Beginning, Good Soc Ending

Randy Anderson is one of the characters in the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. The six word memoir fits the individual character. Randy Anderson is classified as a Soc. He is a rebellious teenager because that is what the majority of the Socs are known for, being rebellious. The first time the reader meets Randy he is with Bob when they jump Ponyboy.

Randy is a Soc and Ponyboy is a Greaser, two rivalry enemies. This example explains that Randy and violence go together like shoes and socks. Furthermore, Randy chooses to make friends like Bob and not the good Socs! Not a very good choice for Randy on his part. Later on, he chose the hard life, by fighting and being one of the wilder Socs. After that, another time Randy comes in the novel is when Bob and his trail Ponyboy and Johnny at around 2 A. M. when they are leaving the vacant lot and then they spot the Socs blue mustang trailing them. Ponyboy can tell they are drunk. Randy and the other Socs jump Ponyboy and Johnny and Bob throws Ponyboy into a fountain. Johnny doesn’t want Ponyboy to drown, therefore, he pulls out his switchblade killing Bob, and saving Ponyboy. Randy might have not done the action like Bob, but this incident shows Randy’s true colors in different ways. Randy chooses to be this type of person. Randy’s character shows that something must be triggering him to do these harsh devise ideas. Perhaps, it could be the drinking and smoking or it could just be he is abused or a neglected child at home. Finally, at the end of the novel, Randy changes his personality or, so he claims. He states that he detests drinking now, that he won’ t get into anymore fights or trouble. Maybe, the loss of so many deaths in this novel that were close to him changed him. Randy now is a better person because he changed his ways. Randy is now a different Soc. The improved Randy Anderson brings a great conclusion in the outstanding book The Outsiders.

Darry Curtis Rough, tough, but got something inside

By: Eric Brook

Rough, tough, but got something inside

Novel: The Outsiders Character: Darry Curtis Six Word Memoir: Rough, tough, but got something inside

Darrel “Darry’ Curtis The memoir “Rough. tough, but got something inside” represents Darry Curtis, a character from the book The Outsiders, as a character who is strict with his brothers but on the inside he is loving and caring about others Darry always tell his brothers what to do, when Ponyboy gets B’s he wants A’s, when he is outside playing football Darry wants him to read and when Ponyboy was reading Darry wanted him to play football. As for his caring, when Darry heard that Ponyboy and Johnny got jumped he went to fight the Socs after to get the dispute between the groups straight. Johnny went to the hospital after getting burnt after saving kids from a fire, Darry then noticed that he does love and care, he does have feelings, the only person that he has feelings for is Johnny. These examples support this memoir because he is strict but at the same time caring, “Rough, tough, but got something inside”. Darry is an overall strict kid with a good side. This is Darry and how he is.

Cherry Valance

By Matthew Bueres

Memoir:Wishes for peace among fighting friends.

This memoir,Wishes for peace among fighting friends, represents Cherry Valance in The Outsiders. In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton that is based in Tulsa Oklahoma during the sixties, Cherry Valance, a Soc, is sad because her boyfriend Bob gets stabbed and dies. Also her friends are going to fight because of it. This relates to the memoir because Cherry does not like violence. She shows this when she say that she hates fighting. Cherry is tired of the fighting and since the big rumble will end all fights, so she spies on the socs for the greasers to win. Cherry in the beginning had a bad opinion on greasers, but then befriended some of them and helped them to beat the socs. For theses reasons this memoir represents Cherry Valance in The Outsiders.

Dally Winston

Died to live with Johnny forever By: Alex Cunill

Novel: The Outsiders Character: Dally Winston

Died to live with Johnny forever

Memoir: Died to live with Johnny forever

The memoir “Died to live with Johnny forever” represents the character Dally Winston, a rough and strong teen that lives in the eastside of New York. He is known to be rough and strong in the novel because he likes to join in on fights, Drinks and gets drunk, steals stuff from stores, and sneaks into places. When Ponyboy and Johnny were in Windrixville, Dally came to pick them up and on the way back Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally find the church on fire. Then Johnny and Ponyboy hopped inside the burning church to save five little children stuck inside. While saving the last one. The roof collapsed on Johnny and Ponyboy, but Johnny pushed Ponyboy out of the church and Johnny got hit by a burned plank on the back. When Ponyboy woke up in an ambulance with Dally after being passed out. Johnny and him were heading to the hospital. At the hospital Ponyboy and Dally get interviewed by the news and then he find out that Johnny is in critical condition. Dally was also burned by the fire and was sent to a room. Later on a rumble was happening with all the gang members except Johnny in it and they were fighting the Socs. After the fight the Greasers won. Then Dally and Ponyboy went to visit Johnny until they find out that Johnny had died and then Dally ran out of the hospital in sadness and rage. Later when Ponyboy was in his house with the rest of his gang members except Dally, they get a call. It was from Dally and he said he had robbed a store and he’ll meet them outside. When they were outside Dally arrived with police chasing after and it was all a part of his plan. Dally pulled out his gun and then he got shot and died just to live with Johnny.

Sodapop Curtis By: Emilio Posada Mrs. Schwartzman Period 2

Heart Was broken Dramatically With sorrow

Heart Was Broken Dramatically With Sorrow Novel: The Outsiders Character: Sodapop Curtis Six Word Memoir: Heart Was Broken Dramatically With Sorrow The memoir “Heart Was Broken Dramatically With Sorrow” represents the emotional story of Sodapop Curtis. Sodapop Curtis is a handsome 16 year old who dropped out of school. He has two brothers; Darry who is 21 and Ponyboy who is 14. They all live together without any parents since they died in an auto wreck.First, Soda had a special and unique bond with his horse, Mickey Mouse. Unfortunately, his horse had to be taken away which made him feel bad. He was so sad that Ponyboy noticed and wanted to try to bring Mickey Mouse back.His heart is also broken because he finds out his girlfriend, Sandy, is pregnant with another man is moving out of town. He is frustrated, confused, and miserable after the love of his life, secretly had a boyfriend.

Teemed with agony, he didn’t eat or talk at breakfast the other day. Then not only that, but every day it was Darry hollering at Ponyboy, and Ponyboy yelling back that Darry didn’t understand him. Soda hated to hear this and it annoyed him every time when they wanted him to pick sides. At the end, Sodapop could not stand the arguments and finally settled the situation. He told Ponyboy that Darry made a sacrifice for him and told Darry that Ponyboy was not perfect. Even though there was tragedy in his life when he lost his parents, horse, and girlfriend, thanks to Sodapop, the middle brother, things go the right way for his brothers.

Johnny Cade Abusive parents. Killed boy.

Ran away.

Novel: The Outsiders Character:Johnny Cade Six Word Memoir: Abusive parents. Killed boy. Ran away.

The memoir “Abusive parents. Killed boy. Ran away” represents Johnny, the one who helps the Greaser group stay together and not fight in the novel “The Outsiders.” Throughout the novel, Johnny starts to get stronger and more mature. Johnny has abusive parents. His father beats him up and the only time when his mom pays any attention is when she is hacked off at something. That is an example of why in the memoir it says put he is abused. Later on after the drive in he took things too far. When he killed handsome Bob who was drowning Ponyboy, he was petrified. He has never hurt or killed anyone in his life and he knew that the cops were going to come and put him in the electrical chair. So him and Ponyboy both ran away and that is why in the memoir it says he killed a boy. Also, after he killed Bob, him and Ponyboy went to Dallas for help because Dallas is always running away from the police so he has a lot of supplies. Johnny said they needed a loaded gun, 50 dollars, and a location. Since everything in the 60’s was so cheap, 50 dollars was a lot of money. They went to Windrixville where Jay Mountain is.

Sodapop Curtis crazy, movie star handsome, always cheerful

By Trey Kolski

Novel: The Outsiders Character: Sodapop

crazy, movie star handsome, always cheerful

Six word memoir: Girlfriend gone. Brother gone. Still positive.

The memoir crazy, movie star handsome, always cheerful represents Sodapop ,a character in the novel The Outsiders. One example of how he acts crazy is the night his brother was in the hospital he put bunny ears on the reporters and told jokes to all. . He is movie star handsome because he has long blond hair and blue eyes. Also characters in the book think he is good looking. He is always cheerful and friendly to all.

He happily works at a gas station to help the Curtis boys. As you can see Soda is crazy, handsome and cheerful.

Ponyboy Curtis Six Word Memoir: Mistakes are made.

Regret that day

Marcelo Nunez

Novel: The Outsiders Character: Ponyboy

Mistakes are Made Regret That Day

Six Word Memoir: Mistakes are Made Regret that day

The memoir Mistakes are made regret that day represents the character Ponyboy in the novel The Outsiders.

Ponyboy is the main character in the novel in the story he is also the narrator. The first mistake Ponyboy makes is he is walking home from the movies all alone. He hears a car coming up behind him. It’s the Socs. Ponyboy tries to run away but it is too late. All the Socs Jump out of the car and surround him. The main Socs Bob says i think this greaser needs a hair cut. Bob pulls out his switchblade he is about to cut Ponyboy’s hair when Darry comes his oldest brother and the Socas all leave. Darry thinks Ponyboy never uses his brain in any situation.

Later in the story Darry is yelling at Ponyboy because Ponyboy was walking home alone. Darry got so mad at Ponyboy he slapped him and Ponyboy and Johnny ran away to the old lot. They hear a car pull up . It’s the Socs. Bob comes out and says “You know what Greasers are white trash with greasy hair.” And Ponyboy said “You know what Socs are white trash with Madras and Corvettes. The Socs grabbed Johnny and Ponyboy and they were punching Johnny and they were drowning Ponyboy. Johnny got away and and in a couple seconds all the Socs were gone and Ponyboy and Johnny were just sitting on the ground. Johnny said “I killed him, I killed Bob.” Johnny had never killed anyone before. he was so scared. Johnny was already regretting that mistake. So before you knew it Johnny and Ponyboy ran away to Windrixville. After a couple of days living in the old church in Windrixville Ponyboy was already wishing he was home. He missed Sodapop and Darry. In this paragraph you see that Ponyboy makes a bunch of mistakes and he regretted all of them.

Steve Randle

Best friend to Sodapop, arrogant, Greaser.

Paulina Posada

Mrs. Schwartzman

Paulina Posada

August 25, 2013

Period 1 Best friend to Sodapop, Arrogant, Greaser

Novel: The Outsiders Character: Steve Randle Memoir: Best friend to Sodapop, arrogant, Greaser

The memoir “Best friend to Sodapop, Arrogant, Greaser” represents Steve Randle, who helps his friends and neighborhood against the Socs in S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, and serves as a loyal companion to the protagonists younger brother, Sodapop. Throughout the story, it is obvious Sodapop and Steve Randle are best friends. In fact, Sodapop’s older brother Darry, thinks they are together too often because they are rarely seen apart. Steve is very loyal to Sodapop because he thinks of him like family. Also, they work together at the local gas station. Additionally, Steve is an arrogant person. He is very confident and has a tough attitude.

The best example of his arrogant attitude is when he is working on cars. Steve steals parts of cars because he is an excellent car repair person. He does not think there is anyone better in his town that can repair cars or work on cars. Working on cars is a common job for a Greaser. Lastly, a Greaser, according to the novel, is a person who is works with cars and as a result their hair is greasy. The Socs are the Greaser’s enemies. They are wealthy, drive nice cars, and bully the Greasers. The Greasers, since they are attacked, stick together. Being a Greaser means a person is poor, tough, and most likely works to make a living. Steve Randle is a Greaser in the novel and all of his friends are also Greasers. Steve Randle is an important character in The Outsiders who is known for his strong friendship with Sodapop, arrogant attitude, and for being a Greaser.

Steve Randle

Bob Sheldon A spoiled drunk, the social leader.

By: Martini Pinilla

Bob Sheldon Novel: The Outsiders Character: Bob Sheldon Six Word Memoir: A spoiled drunk, the social leader.

The memoir “A spoiled drunk, the social leader�. represents Bob Sheldon the leader of the socials or the west side rich kids in the novel The Outsiders, As a character who gets his way for free. He does not have to work for anything. His parents give him what ever he wants.

Throughout the novel, Bob never got to change his life because karma struck him right in the head. For jumping small kids drinking smoking and all sorts of things like that he got killed. He was drowning Ponyboy then the Ponyboys friend Johnny stabbed him and he died on the floor next to the bloody fountain. Bob was dead there was nothing left of him he never got show off his good side. The only two people who really saw his good side were Cherry Valence and Randy Anderson. Too much drinking turned on his bad side, consequences played their part and now he is no leader.

Dallas Winston Was Upset, Robbed Store, Tragic Death

By Swati Raolji

Was Upset, Robbed Store, Tragic Death The six word memoir “Was Upset, Robbed Store, Tragic Death” represents Dallas Winston. He is a character from a novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Dallas Winston was called Dally throughout the book and was known to be “tougher, colder, meaner” than the rest of the gang. Dally has blue eyes and his hair is blonde.

Throughout the book Dally was very close friends with Johnny Cade who was like his brother. In the book, Dally experiences both high and low points of life. His high point was his courage because he had saved Johnny from the burning church. Also, Dally helps Johnny Cade and Ponyboy Curtis run away by giving them a roll of bills which was $50, a location to hide, and how to get there. His frustration and anger led him to his low points which were: going to jail as a child, robbing a grocery store, and ultimately his death due to the loss of Johnny Cade. Ponyboy Curtis had described him by saying, “Dally risking his life for us, trying to keep Johnny out of trouble.” Due to the death of Johnny, Dally had robbed a grocery store knowing that he could get caught or possibly killed. Dally’s death was mainly caused by when he pointed a gun which wasn’t loaded.

Finally his death was a tragedy because Ponyboy Curtis said, “He died violent and young and desperate, just like we all know he’d die someday.” Instead of dying as a hero, he died as a delinquent.

Two Bit Mathews Joker with a blade.Highschool failure.

By Ciara Schweitzer

Novel: The Outsiders Character: Two Bit Mathews Six Word Memoir: Joker with a blade. Highschool failure.

The memoir “Joker with a blade. Highschool failure. represent Two Bit Mathews . Throughout the novel Two Bit always is making jokes about everything , failing classes or stealing something. For example in the movie driven he scares the gang and the girls made everyone laugh. Two bit is also a junior in highschool and is 18 because he is always failing his classes. When Ponyboy says Two Bit will snatch anything that isn't nailed down it proves Two Bit likes to steal. When Two Bit scares everyone at the drive and makes them laugh it proves that he is always trying to find a way to make everyone laugh. Two Bit is a junior in highschool and is still 18 and shows he doesn't study or care about his grades to give effort and try to bring them up. When Ponyboy says Two Bit will snatch anything that isn't nailed down he is directly telling us Two Bit just likes to steal things for fun for example and black handled switchblade his most prized possession that he stole and doesn't even use it. Two Bit MAthews the type of guy who doesn't care about his grades likes to steal and make people laugh .

Cherry Valance Six Word Memoir: Popular Cheerleader. Dating One. Likes Another.

By: Matty Sullivan

Mrs.Schwartzman 8/26/15

Matty Sullivan Period 1/2

The memoir “Popular Cheerleader. Dating One. Likes Another” represents Cherry Valance in the novel, The Outsiders. Throughout the novel, Cherry Valance grew up on the west side of Tulsa, Oklahoma as a popular cheerleader for their school. She was very popular because she was a Soc, had a boyfriend named Bob, and was very pretty. Also in the novel, Cherry Valance dates Bob Sheldon, also a Soc. Bob Sheldon later dies in the novel when he was stabbed by Johnny Cade for almost drowning Ponyboy Curtis. Cherry Valance was very upset and couldn't visit Johnny in the hospital out of loyalty to Bob. Despite her loyalty to Bob, Cherry has a connection with Dally, a greaser. Cherry even said in the book, “I could fall in love with Dallas Winston. I hope I never see him again, or I will.” As you can see, these are some ways to describe Cherry Valance as a “Popular Cheerleader. Dates One. Likes another,” in the novel, The Outsiders.

Johnny Cade Abused Mind. Dead Soul. Dead Body

By Elsa Veiga Marchal

Abused Mind. Dead Soul. Dead Body

Novel::The Outsiders Character: Johnny Cade Six Word Memoir: Abused Mind. Dead Soul. Dead Body

The memoir fits because at the beginning of the story Johnny was very quiet and very jumpy because his parent were very abusive, for example his dad would always beat him up, his mom would ignore him and he got beaten close to death by the socs. After going into the hospital for being in the fire and the logs breaking his back Johnny started to give up. He sulked a lot and only asked for Ponyboy, and Dally, he also really didn't talk much anymore and was slowly giving up. One of the biggest climaxes of the story was when Johnny had died and Ponyboy was having a mental breakdown denying that Johnny had acctually died.

Two Bit Matthews

By Michael Zelenov

The Responsible but Very Carefree Joker.

The Responsible but Very Carefree Joker.

Novel: The Outsiders Character: Two Bit Matthews Six Word Memoir: The Responsible but Very Carefree Joker.

The memoir “The Responsible but Very Carefree Joker” represents Two Bit Matthews because he likes to joke around. He also feels very responsible for everyone but yet, there is a part of him that is absolutely carefree. An example of Two Bit joking around is a situation when Ponyboy and Johnny bleached their hair. Two Bit called Ponyboy a “blonde-headed monkey.” Also his responsibility is shown when Johnny and Ponyboy were playing a dangerous game. They were putting their finger to the end of a lighted cigarette and checking who would pull his finger away first. Two Bit caught them and said that if they ever played that game again, they would be in big trouble. Finally Two Bit showed that he was carefree when he did not even bother to say his real name “which by the way” is Keith. Another example of him being carefree is when somebody said something about him, he was alright about it and would agree, even if they had said something disturbing about him. To my mind in this paragraph we find a great description of Two Bit Matthew’s features. He loved to joke, he was very responsible for the younger kids, but he never cared what people thought about him.

Rubric

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Student thoroughly analyzes how the six-word memoir fits the character.

Student uses strong examples to support his or her reasoning.

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Student has supporting sentences that explain the topic sentence.

Student has strong clincher sentence.

Student uses appropriate transitions.

Student has few grammatical and mechanical errors.

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