Character Reference Guide

Trait
Ponyboy

Solitary

Ponyboy

Darry

Strict

Darry

Sodapop

Habit

Walks home alone

Dialogue (page)
I had a long walk home and no company
so I loned it (3).
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Yells at Ponyboy

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Energetic

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Sodapop

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Dally

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Dally

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Johnny

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Johnny

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1. Select 2 characters to compare and contrast.

2. Using dialogue from the novel, compare and contrast the characters to answer
an Essential Question.

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Guiding Questions!
Why does the author have such drastically different characters?!
How do their differences prove that theres no right answer to the Essential Question?!
Which lines of dialogue led to important events?!
Which lines of dialogue revealed character traits? Are the traits desirable or undesirable?!

Character 1

When __________ said, ______________________________ !

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(character)!

(dialogue) !

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on page _____, it was apparent that S. E. Hinton wanted her reader!

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to understand ________________________________________.!
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(important theme or message)!

Character 2

When __________ said, ______________________________ !

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(character)!

(dialogue) !

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on page _____, it was apparent that S. E. Hinton wanted her reader!

to understand ________________________________________. !
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(important theme or message)!