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=My Meaning Statement:= The Right thing is always Right, if you do it for the Right reason.

Directions:
Once you have found your Meaning Statement you must decide how you are going to explore it using two resources: the book and your life. This template is a series of questions that you will answer using all forms of text (multi-media, writing, links, etc.). If you can't think of a way to do something, please consult the Enhancing My Meaning page or ask one of the Wiki Champions/Help-Crew. media type=

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//The Book//

 * What would the characters in the novel have to say about your Meaning Statement? **//Ponyboy would say to keep dreaming there is always a better place.//** Would they think that it was a good idea? **//Most greasers would not. They would think that life is fine the way it is, live// //with it.//** Would they call you an idiot for trying to achieve something like that?**//Yes. They would say to live in the//** **//now//**. Would they simply agree that it is something valuable?**//No. Maybe over time, with persuading. But it wouldn't go through someone with a thick//** //**like Dallas Winston.**//
 * How is the the character that you relate to most like you? **//He isn't necessarily the biggest physically but he is surely the biggest mentally. Ponyboy isn't like most greasers, he has a big mind unlike most greasers. That isn't saying that all greasers are cold and tough, but Ponyboy is the only one that really looks deep in himself, and others, to find good in everyone//**

//You//

 * If you were a character in the novel, how would the book change? **//There might be a little more fighting, because I enjoy action. But the mental stage of Ponyboy//**
 * What is the one relationship in your life that helps to explain your Meaning Statement most clearly? **//Friends. Sometimes you do things to your friends that feel wrong at the time, but are the best thing for them in the long run.//** How is that relationship significant in your life? //**I think that it really brings out the friendship in people. It shows you who your real friends are.**//

//The Book//

 * What objects in the book represent are the most significant to you? **//The book "__Gone With the Wind__".//** What do you think that they represent? **//It helps Johnny and Ponyboy get through a difficult time. They also try to relate to the book, which is ironic since we are trying to relate to Ponyboy and Johnny at the same time.//**
 * Which places in the book had the greatest affect on your mood (your thoughts) when you were reading them? At the beginning of the rumble between the Socs and the Greasers, I could just picture a junk yard during the dead of night with piles on piles of broken down metal. Raining.

//You//

 * How does the place where you live affect whether or not you can achieve your Meaning Statement? (Does Highlands Ranch have an effect on your goals or the things you want out of life?)
 * What are the __things__ in your life that give your life meaning? (What objects do you hold most dear?)

//The Book//

 * How does the way people talk in the book affect the way that they deal with their problems? (What things in our Poor Man's Dictionary help you to understand the issues that face the characters in the novel?)
 * If you were going to speak to a character from the book, what would the conversation be about and what would it sound/look like? (Write out any dialogue you think would be realistic in a conversation with this character.)

//You//

 * How does the way you talk to your friends explain who you are? (What are the specific slang words and inside jokes that give your conversations meaning?)
 * What would an interview (with your parents, with your friends, with your teachers, etc.) about your Meaning Statement look/sound like? (Record your interview with this person using [|Gcast] and put it on your wiki page. Or, you can write out the questions and have one of your friends go onto your page and answer them.)

//The Book//

 * How were all of the characters involved in the central conflict of the book? (Hint: you need to identify the central conflict before you can answer this question. You can write out character names and then think about how they were involved.)
 * Who was hurt/changed by the resolution of this conflict, and how? (This can be a part of the answer to the first question if you think that it is easier.)

//You//

 * What is the greatest conflict you have ever been a part of? (A fight with your friends? An argument between you and your parents?)
 * How was it a problem or a dilemma? (Identify if it was a problem (long-term, perhaps without a solution) or a dilemma (short-term, with a real solution and then explain it.)