his lawyer tells him not to write anything in his notebook he wouldn’t want the prosecution to see (don’t admit you did anything in writing).never clearly admits in court or in his writings if he was apart of the robbery.somewhat admits through his movie scenes he was at least approached by King about the robbery.His vulnerability and admitting to crying makes us feel he is telling the truth. is incredibly honest in his notebook writings about his fears in jail.This sets up for good discussions on whether or not Steve is reliable. This section uses a more formal font and is written in third person, but Steve, the narrator, is writing it. The other section is written as a screenplay that Steve is writing in his notebook. The text is even printed with a font to look like handwriting. One section is from Steve’s personal point of view and is written out in his notebook. Monster is broken up into two different sections that alternate throughout the book.
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To give you a few ideas of how to approach teaching Monster, I’m listing out what I focus on with my high school students when reading this text. The subject of a teenager in jail and witnessing the horrors of what goes on in jail is certainly appropriate for high school students. It’s one of those books that is accessible for younger audiences but can also be more thoroughly analyzed by older students in high school. This actually makes it perfect for my special education students (and sometimes standard students) who are usually reading at around that level. Because it has a Lexile score of 670L, students at the middle school level can read the text. Monster, by Walter Dean Myers, is a text frequently read in middle school about a 16-year-old boy on trial and facing a life sentence.
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