background, the lower East side Greasers and the upper West side Socs. The novel is set in 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is a

novel written in first person by a 14 year old Greaser, Ponyboy Curtis who allows us an insight into the lifestyles of these

I chose the novel "The Outsiders" as a text for year 10 for the following reasons:

It is a novel which draws the reader in and allows the reader to understand a lifestyle alien to them. Even though the novel is set

in 1966, it is a novel that's theme can be found in any society and time period. The student can relate to

Some common words found in the essay are:
Ponyboy Curtis, Ford Coppola's, Head London, Outsiders Hinton, Tulsa Oklahoma, West Socs, East Greasers, gang warfare, novel set 1966, novel set, own age, today's society, set 1966,
Approximate Word count = 495
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)