Novel Study: The Outsiders: Mirror and Window Identity Activity

When students have finished reading S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, help them connect to the theme of identity with this engaging reflection activity! After exploring the role that identity plays in the story, readers are asked to creatively illustrate their own outer and inner identities using pictures, colors, symbols, words, and phrases. Then, learners will complete a reflective journal writing task with the help of guiding questions. Designed for seventh- and eighth-grade readers, this two-page extension activity is a great way to help learners make important text-to-self connections with the novel. For more worksheets related to The Outsiders, be sure to check out the full set of novel study resources.