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Junior Cycle English unit to teach ‘The Outsiders’ novel text to 2nd or 3rd year classes as their main studied novel text with a view to using it in the JC terminal exam. It should cover all your prep for 6-7 weeks!

There are 12 Chapters and 12 PowerPoints to cover each chapter in depth as a well as PDF support sheets to guide the news article task on the Church fire.

This unit also uses the novel as a springboard to teach persuasive/argumentative writing, news article writing, diary entry using a feelings and emotions vocab wheel, informal letter writing & social media short from writing.

The 12 T&L PowerPoints Contain:

• A big picture overview of each chapter
• Learning intentions for each chapter
• An embedded link to the chapter by chapter audio version of ‘The Outsiders’ on YouTube
• Key Moments analysed in the PPT.
• Course Hero Youtube video explainer embedded for major key moments.
• Individual/Pair and Group Work
• Note taking opportunities
• Studied Poem: Robert Frost’s ‘Nothing Gold Can Stay’ with annotation pair work task
• Critical thinking questions – Oral Language re characterisation & relationships
• Media studies T&L and new article writing based on Chp 6 and 7. – The Fire.
• Literary techniques: Motif, symbolism, circular plot, metaphor, allusion
• Cultural references explainers: Car brands, Dairy Queen, reformatory, ‘Gone with the Wind’ novel, USA Marriage norms in the 1960s etc.
• Wellbeing: Self-reflection on being present and mindfulness. Explainers on minor concussion & exhaustion & info on journal writing for trauma