Out of the Dust- Summer 1935: Recent Episodes

Casey Held

A reading from Karen Hesse’s novel Out of the Dust, and discussion questions

Reading of Lipsyte’s final two chapters of The Contender

Reading and brief discussion of chapters 11-12

Reading of ch 5

A reading of Lipsyte’s The Contender ch 7

A reading of ch 4

A reading of the conclusion to Zusak’s I Am the Messenger

Reading of part 4, ch 7-8

Audio of part 4, ch 3-4, and ch 5-6

Reading and discussion of Steinbeck’s characters, language use, and realism

Reading and highlights from chapter 3 of The Contender.

Reading of Zusak’s novel part 4, ch 1-2

An introduction to characters, conflicts, and themes, and a reading of chapter 1

Reading and discussion

A reading of The Outsiders final 2 chapters with critical questions framed about themes developed

A reading and discussion of part 2, ch 3-5

This is a reading of S.E. Hinton’s climactic ch 9 of The Outsiders in which the rumble takes place, juxtaposed to Johnny’s fate. Questions for thought are framed at the end of each 3 parts.

Out of the Dust- Leaving the Dust