Stay gold with a handy crossword puzzle based on S.E. Hintont's The Outsiders. As middle and high schoolers work on completing the worksheet, they review key concepts and quotes from the book.

Concepts

the outsiders, s.e. hinton, reading comprehension, novels

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign for homework after reading the novel in class
• Include as part of a literature group discussion

Classroom Considerations

• Only addresses topical details from the book, rather than deeper themes or motifs

Pros

• Includes an answer key with solutions in both the puzzle and the clues
• One-page format makes the worksheet easy to print and distribute

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.6.3 RL.7.3 RL.8.3 RL.9-10.3