The Outsiders Micro CERS #08

DUE Tuesday 12/11/18 at 3:15 PM

Chapter 8

*SPOILERS*

While laying in the hospital with a broken back and burns all over his body, Johnny refuses to see his own mother.  He says, “I said I don’t want to see her… She’s probably come to tell me about all the trouble I’m causing her and about how glad her and the old man’ll be when I’m dead.  Tell her to leave me alone,” (122).  

In this critical time in his life, did Johnny make the right choice by refusing to see his own mother?  Clearly they have had a difficult relationship.

Or conversely, despite their difficult relationship in the past, should he have agreed to let her visit him in the hospital?  It may have been the last chance for them to reconcile if he was to die.

Take a position and write a Micro CERS.

CLAIM – Mention the title, author and type of media.  Turn the prompt into a clear position.  (1 sentence)

EVIDENCE – State the best evidence to support your claim.  It may be a quotation from the text, or the best single point to prove your argument.  (1 sentence)

REASONING – Use logic to explain and elaborate how your evidence proves your claim.  (2 – 4 sentences).

SYNTHESIS – Briefly restate the claim using different wording.