The Trial of Johnny Cade

150+ intermediate students at Gananoque Intermediate and Secondary School have been studying the novel The Outsiders for the past four weeks. The students have enjoyed the novel immensely. Their energy and passion for the book has inspired our expansive and epic culminating assignment “The Trial of Johnny Cade”. Even though Johnny Cade is a fictional character from S.E. Hinton's novel, we are going to make this as real as possible. It requires everyone to "get into role". Students will become the witnesses, the barristers, the solicitors, judge, jury, social media, the press, forensic teams and sketch artists. Students will have just over a week to prepare themselves. With the guidance, knowledge and experience of community members, intermediate teachers
and high school teachers, students will immerse themselves into the roles. They will work with community artists, police officers, lawyers. They will find themselves in the high school science labs, law classes and art studios. The rigorous training and collaboration will make the event seem a reality.

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Monday, 4 March 2013



Johnny Cade
Johnny Cade has it rough all over because of the fights with the Socs and getting beaten by his parents. Johnny would sometimes stay out late, he could stay out all night and his parents still wouldn’t care. Sometimes Johnny Cade’s parent role model would be Pony Boy because he would stay at Pony Boy’s house most of the time. Have you ever felt like your parents haven’t loved you? That is how Johnny feels. What would you do if one of your best friends were being drowned even though he didn’t cause any trouble? Would you help your friend or watch him die?
-Keynan Kennedy

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