Moving on...

Last week, I read to the class again a couple of days. They like hearing it aloud. Then on Friday, they took a test on The Outsiders. The test was really long, so I'm sure they will have to finish it on Monday. The first part was matching character names with the correct characteristics. Then, they wrote a five paragraph essay explaining 3 possible challenges Darry (the 20-year-old brother) may run into if he gains custody of Sodapop and Ponyboy. She told them she expected 3-5 sentences in each paragraph. After the essay, they filled in a worksheet that had 5 keys on it, and they were instructed to name 5 key events from The Outsiders, one on each key. The last part of the test was cause and effect, and the students picked 10 events that caused something else to happen (cause and effect). Most of the test was subjective, so the students will probably get good grades on it as long as they read the book and can write well.