Vocabulary+-+Chapters+1-3

= "//Tough// and //tuff// are two different words. //Tough// is the same as rough; //tuff// means cool, sharp--like a tuff-looking Mustang or a tuff record." = =TASK: Examine how people change language to make it meaningful to them. =

Ponyboy explains that he and his friends use the word "tuff" to mean "cool". When people do this, it is known as slang. Slang depends on several factors...

When or where would people hear the word groovy ? When or where would people hear the word radical ? When or where would people hear the phrase jolly good show ? When or where would people hear others referred to as y'all ?
 *  Discuss the following with your group: **

=DISCUSS: = =What does slang depend on? =

=ACTIVITY: = Look on the wall in the classroom. You will see a paper that will serve as an Outsiders slang graffiti wall. Ponyboy already talks about "tuff" so that one is done for you. You may graffiti the paper on the wall in your own style, but here is what you must include: (maybe you have one on your Word Wall!)
 * a slang word from the chapters you have read so far in the book
 * the page number
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">the meaning

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Markers are in the 3rd drawer of the Art Cart. Please be kind to the supplies. Make sure caps are on tight, and markers are returned when you're done. Only use Crayola! Sharpie will bleed onto the wall! THANKS.

=<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">BONUS ACTIVITY: =

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Greasers use "tuff" to mean cool. What do you say? Go on [|doodlepad] to graffiti your words for COOL. Print when you're done!