In Chapter 12 Ponyboy’s English Professor offers him an opportunity to raise his grade from an F to a C (remember before this Ponyboy was an A student for English). For this Ponyboy is asked to write a 5 page (minimum) essay on the theme of the year, this prompt was left open to interpretation and our author gives us some hints and suggestions as to what Ponyboy chose his theme to be. Pretend that you are Ponyboy and write the essay that you believe he submitted to his teacher. Reread through Chapter 12 as the directions the Professor gives Ponyboy are vague. Be creative with this! Put yourself in the character’s place and dive deep!

Which passage is an example of inductive reasoning? o a. reina's fingers hurt when she plays the guitar for two hours a day. she tells her mother that all guitarists feel pain when they play for a long time. o b. erin thinks blue shirts are the latest fashion trend. she sees many girls at her school wearing blue shirts and decides to buy one for herself. c. daniela thinks that watching too much tv can ruin your eyesight she consults a research book on optometry to find data that support her theory. d. beth argues that eating sweets can rot your teeth. she gets information from her dentist about the number of cavities in patients who eat a lot of candy.