The Outsiders Micro CERS #10

DUE Monday 12/17/18 at 3:15 pm

Chapter 10

*SPOILERS*

In chapter 10, Dallas “Dally” Winston points an unloaded pistol at the police and is killed.  Ponyboy thinks, “Dallas Winston wanted to be dead, and he always got what he wanted… Johnny was right.  He died gallant,” (154). 

OPTION A

Do you agree with Ponyboy and think that Dally’s untimely death was inevitable? 

Or do you think something could have been done to save Dally from his own violent, self-destructive impulses?  

Take a position, gather the best evidence, and write a Micro CERS.

OPTION B

Back in Chapter 5 on page 76, Johnny and Ponyboy were talking about how the old Southerners in the novel Gone with the Wind were gallant as they rode their horses off into battle to face their deaths.  Consider the definition of what “gallant” means. 

Do you agree with Johnny and Ponyboy that Dally died “gallant?” 

Or do you think that Dally wasn’t particularly “gallant” in how he chose to die?

Take a position, gather the best evidence, 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