Monster by Walter Dean Myers monster [mon-ster] noun 1. a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx. 2. any creature so ugly or monstrous as to frighten people. 3. any animal or human grotesquely deviating from the normal shape, behavior, or character. 4. a person who excites horror by wickedness, cruelty, etc. 5. any animal or thing huge in size. Name: ________________________________________________________ English 8 – Period ________ [1] Anticipation Guide Part 1: Read and consider each statement carefully. Then, circle agree or disagree. 1. There are consequences to every decision we make. agree / disagree 2. No matter what happens, you should take responsibility for agree / disagree your actions. 3. The notions of right and wrong are always clearly defined. agree / disagree 4. The friends we choose and people we hang out with are an agree / disagree accurate reflection of us. 5. Peer pressure is always negative. agree / disagree 6. Peer pressure has a greater influence on us than our parents agree / disagree do. 7. Discrimination can occur because of age. agree / disagree 8. Lying to save yourself from being convicted of a crime is the agree / disagree right thing to do. 9. Jail is a place where only guilty people go. agree / disagree Part 2: For one of the statements above, respond in your journal, explaining why you have the belief you do. [2] Film Terminology and Cinematic Effects close-up (CU) – a shot taken from a close distance in which an object may appear magnified cut to – a sudden change in camera angle, location, placement, or time, from one shot to another fade in – a gradual transition from darkness to normal lighting ; often at the beginning of a scene fade out – a gradual transition from normal lighting to darkness; often at the end of a scene fade to black – a gradual transition from normal lighting to darkness; often at the end of a scene long shot (LS) – a shot taken from a far distance so an object appears relatively small medium shot (MS) – a conventional shot from a medium distance; between a close shot and a long shot pan – a shot where the camera moves or rotates horizontally reaction shot – a quick shot that shows a character or group’s reaction to action voice-over (VO) – dialogue or narration that comes from an off-screen character or narrator; the audience hears the voice over but the characters do not; often conveys characters’ thoughts [3] Vocabulary (continued) humanity POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ your sentence with context clues: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ character POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ your sentence with context clues: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ admissible (page 18) POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ your sentence with context clues: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ impede (page 23) POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ your sentence with context clues: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ grandiose (page 27) POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ your sentence with context clues: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ pertinent (page 55) POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ your sentence with context clues: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ [4] Vocabulary (continued) proposition (page 85) POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ your sentence with context clues: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ civil (page 88) POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ your sentence with context clues: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ cacophony (page 117) POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ your sentence with context clues: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ dismay (page 121) POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ your sentence with context clues: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ montage (page 131) POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ your sentence with context clues: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ mosaic (page 151) POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ your sentence with context clues: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ [5] Vocabulary (continued) diminutive (page 161) POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ your sentence with context clues: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ prejudicial (page 173) POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ your sentence with context clues: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ condescendingly (page 209) POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ your sentence with context clues: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ surly (page 215) POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ your sentence with context clues: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ vouch (page 236) POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ your sentence with context clues: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ constitute (page 246) POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ your sentence with context clues: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ [6] Vocabulary (continued) contention (page 255) POS: ___________ definition in your own words: _________________________________________________________