Outsiders Webquest Review

This webquest asks students to examine the events in The Outsiders from the perspective of a juror in a murder trial. It is essentially a jigsaw activity as students are given different roles in the case. For example Juror #1 has the responsibility of defining legal terms and researching murder statistics and minors and the death penalty. Students then report their findings in an online journal. Then in groups students are to debate using both the text and their internet findings as sources to determine a verdict in the trial. I would definitely use this activity with my students as it ties the events in the books to real life facts. It also provides students with a new lens with which to examine the events in the novel and present day incarceration statistics.