Paragraph
Organization
Put these sentences into correct order from 1 through 8 to
create a correctly organized paragraph.
Notice the transitions.
_________ a. As
Cherry prevents a fight by agreeing to go with Bob then talks privately with
Ponyboy, Johnny is shown hunched
over with his back to the Socs, standing still as if trying to avoid being
noticed.
_________ b. At
the beginning of the movie, there is a clear close-up of the large scar on
Johnny’s cheek.
________ c. Finally,
as the Socs drive away, Johnny
walks toward Two-Bit and Pony, stiffly and slowly, as if he is hurting.
_________ d. In short, the movie-makers chose to quickly and
visually show us Johnny’s terror instead of taking the time for the additional
scene the author included in the book to show him being jumped.
_________ e. Next, close-ups show his face, his glance at
Bob’s rings, and then move back to his terrified expression.
_________ f. In
the book of The Outsiders, S.E.
Hinton uses a three-page long flashback to explain how traumatized Johnny is by
having been beaten up and scarred four months earlier, but in the movie the
same idea is conveyed with a few quick camera shots.
_________ g. Later,
when the boys are walking with Cherry and Marcia and the Socs pull up in that
blue car, Johnny stiffens and moves slightly away from
the group.
_________ h. The
scene ends with another close-up of his face, his eyes wide in fear.
