12 resources in this collection — customize any of them for your classroom.
Ponyboy is jumped by a group of Socs and realizes how dangerous the divide between greasers and Socs truly is.
English Language Arts, Novels & Books
Grades 6-8
Ponyboy and Johnny spend time with Cherry and Marcia, discovering unexpected connections across social lines.
A fight with Ponyboy’s brother Darry sends Ponyboy running out, setting off a chain of life-changing events.
Johnny kills a Soc in self-defense, forcing him and Ponyboy to flee town and hide.
The boys adjust to life in an abandoned church and bond over stories, fear, and growing maturity.
Ponyboy and Johnny rescue children from a burning church, becoming unexpected heroes.
Ponyboy recovers at home, but tensions rise as the media and authorities close in.
The greasers and Socs prepare for a major rumble while Ponyboy visits Johnny in the hospital.
The greasers win the rumble, but the victory feels hollow when Johnny dies shortly afterward.
Dallas unravels from grief, leading to a tragic final confrontation with the police.
Ponyboy struggles emotionally and academically as he processes trauma and loss.
Ponyboy decides to tell his story, realizing that sharing the truth is the only way to make sense of everything that happened.
