Monster+Reading+Reflections

//**Monster**// **by Walter Dean Myers** **Reading Reflections** **pgs. 1 - 45**

**Directions:** Select one other than # 2 (because #2 is already done for you as an example) of the following questions to respond to in writing. Each response should be in the form of a complete hamburger paragraph, including a clear topic sentence, a few supporting details from the text, and a conclusive statement. Your guided reading sheet should contain one complete paragraphs. Hint: It's a good idea to read all questions carefully before making your selection. Use another piece of paper if you write BIG or send it to me in an email.

1.) In one detailed paragraph, discuss Walter Dean Myers’s use of fonts, font sizes, and bolds throughout the book thus far. When and why does he change fonts? What do the changes signify to the reader? 2.) (Bottom of page 18) Steve cuts from courtroom to his high school classroom, back to the courtroom (on page 20). Why do you think he does this? What possibilities does it raise for the plot? Make a prediction. 3.) Look at the three opening arguments (made by Pertrocelli, O’Brien, and Briggs) on pages 20-28. Who makes the strongest case? Why? Explain in detail. This one you can use the graphic organizer we made in class to help you. 4.) What was the strategy behind O'Brien's and Brigg's questioning of Zinzi? What were they trying to accomplish? How did they go about it?

__**Student's Sample**__ 2.) Steve cuts to the scene from the courtroom to his high school classroom to show that he is an ordinary boy who went to school, studying film, as well as to draw a comparison between the making of a movie and a courtroom trial. Before this scene, we do not really know a lot about Steve's life. We see him in jail and learn about some of his emotions through his journal; however, we do not see his day-to-day activities before the trial. Now we have more of a sense of who he is and what is interesting to him, that he is a teenager like any other teenager. This helps the reader relate to him. Also, Steve's mentor Mr. Sawicki explains to him that “if you make your film predictable, the audience will make up its minds about it long before it’s over.” This references how jury members also makes their mind before the case is over, unless there is something that proves otherwise, a surprise or a twist. The flashback really helps us see Steve in a more complex way and also makes us see that a trial is somewhat like a performance.

//**Monster**// **by Walter Dean Myers** **Reading Reflections** **pgs. 45 - 88**

**Directions:** Select one of the following questions to respond to in writing. Each response should be in the form of a complete hamburger paragraph, including a clear topic sentence, a few supporting details from the text, and a conclusive statement. Your guided reading sheet should contain one complete paragraphs. Hint: It's a good idea to read all questions carefully before making your selection. Use another piece of paper if you write BIG or send it to me in an email.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1.) Was Bolden a reliable witness? Why or why not? Explain in detail. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">2.) (pgs. 59-62) Why, according to Steve Harmon, did the prosecutor select inmates as witnesses? What did she want the jury to believe? Include supporting detail? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">3.) Look at the dialogue between Karyl, Steve, and Williams, from pages 71 to 73. What is Kayl trying to accomplish? Included supporting evidence. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">4.) What is the relationship between Steve and Osvaldo, both in and out of the courtroom? Describe in detail.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 16pt;">//**Monster**// **by Walter Dean Myers** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 16pt;">**Reading Reflections** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 16pt;">**pgs. 89 - 113**

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 16pt; text-decoration: none;">**Directions:** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Select one of the following questions to respond to in writing. Each response should be in the form of a complete hamburger paragraph, including a clear topic sentence, a few supporting details from the text, and a conclusive statement. Your guided reading sheet should contain one complete paragraphs. Hint: It's a good idea to read all questions carefully before making your selection. Use another piece of paper if you write BIG or send it to me in an email.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1.) Throughout the courtroom scenes, we hear various court official discussing trivial manners (i.e. termites, pgs. 65-66, braces for their kids, pg. 94). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">2.) (Pages 97-99) Twice in these pages, we see people quickly looking away from Steve Harmon (a student and a juror). Why is he so affected by this? Explain. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">3.) Look at Briggs statement that begins on the bottom of page 104 and ends on the top of pate 105. What is the tone of this statement. What is Briggs really trying to say? Explain in detail <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">4.) (Pages 105-109) Was O'Brien's questioning of Osvaldo beneficial to Steve's case? Why or why not? Explain in detail.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 16pt;">//**Monster**// **by Walter Dean Myers** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 16pt;">**Reading Reflections** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 16pt;">**pgs. 115 - 151**

Directions **:** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Select one of the following questions to respond to in writing. Each response should be in the form of a complete hamburger paragraph, including a clear topic sentence, a few supporting details from the text, and a conclusive statement. Your guided reading sheet should contain one complete paragraphs. Hint: It's a good idea to read all questions carefully before making your selection. Use another piece of paper if you write BIG or send it to me in an email.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1.) (Pgs. 115-116) From this journal entry, would you say that Steven is actually guilty of what he is being accused of? Why or why not? Be sure to include supporting evidence from this entry. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 2.) (Pgs. 120-123) Does Steve's reaction to the television newscast speak to his guilt or innocence? Incude supporting evidence from this excerpt. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 3.) (Pgs. 137-148) This diary entry debates definitions of guilt and innocence. According to these pages, what is guilt? How is it defined? Include specific evidence from these pages. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 4.) Write a full, persuasive paragraph taking one side of the issue: is a lookout man in a robbery an accessory to murder?

<span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 16pt;">//**Monster**// **by Walter Dean Myers** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 16pt;">**Reading Reflections** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif; font-size: 16pt;">**pgs. 153-200**

Directions **:** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Select one of the following questions to respond to in writing. Each response should be in the form of a complete hamburger paragraph, including a clear topic sentence, a few supporting details from the text, and a conclusive statement. Your guided reading sheet should contain one complete paragraphs. Hint: It's a good idea to read all questions carefully before making your selection. Use another piece of paper if you write BIG or send it to me in an email.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1.) Based on the journal entries on pages 153 - 160 what is prison like? What theory has Steve developed about prison life? Explain this in detail, using specific details from the text. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">2.) (Pages 161-171) Who is Mrs. Henry? Does her testimony help the prosecution? Why or why not? Be specific. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">3.) (Pages 174-200) Describe Bobo's testimony. Was it good for Steve? Why or why not? Be specific. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">4.) What kind of person is Bobo? If he kept a journal what would he write about? Be specific.

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