Excellent class today discussing the character S.E. Hinton introduced in the novel, "The Outsiders." Chris participated in a guided reading exercise with 2 of his peers, one of whom had already read the book. We discussed the language structure and figurative speech Hinton used to characterize the friends in the protagonist, Pony Boy's, social circle. We reviewed the difference in the social classes in the two different gangs, discussed locale and language and used contextual clues to figure out meanings. Each boy participated in a lively discussion as to what group and character they most closely identified with or who they resonated with the most.