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Characters and Plot
Context, Themes, and Literary Monsters
Structure and Format
Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
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The resolution of the book.
What is [Steve is] acquitted.
100
Genre that combines good and evil, with the evil side evoking feelings of terror or horror in readers.
What is monster literature.
100
Monster is written in this format.
What is screenplay and journal entries.
100
Decision of guilt handed down by the jury.
What is verdict.
100
A deliberate lie said under oath.
What is perjury.
200
The crime Steve allegedly committed.
What is felony murder.
200
List two themes from the novel.
What is racism/prejudice, struggles of urban youth, African Americans and the judicial system, culture of violence.
200
The script and often shooting directions of a story prepared for motion picture production.
What is screenplay.
200
The result of a criminal trial in which a person is found guilty.
What is conviction.
200
A legal determination that a person who has been charged with a crime is innocent.
What is acquittal.
300
The prosecuting and defense lawyers (first and last names).
Who are Sandra Petrocelli and Kathy O'Brien.
300
Statistics Monster brings to light.
What is staggering proportion of African-Americans in the prison system compared to other races.
300
Perspective in which Monster is told.
What is first-person.
300
The questioning of a witness by the lawyer for the opposing side.
What is cross-examination.
300
In a criminal case, this is the person charged with committing a crime.
What is defendant.
400
How Mr. Sawicki views Steve.
What is a bright and outstanding young man.
400
Sandra Petrocelli's description of monsters.
Who are "people who are willing to steal and kill, people who disregard the rights of others." Basically, "tough guys" in Steve's community who are or have been imprisoned.
400
The perspective in which the plot of a novel, movie, story, etc. is conveyed to the audience.
What is point of view.
400
The opposing side finds fault with the question being asked of the witness.
What is objection.
400
Suggesting an answer or putting words in the mouth of the witness by the questioning attorney.
What is leading.
500
O'Brien works to prove that Steve is __________, and not _________.
What is a human being, and not a monster.
500
Explain how "Steve Harmon's black. He's in jail, maybe forever. He's on trial for murder. And he's sixteen years old" connects to the themes of prejudice and/or the situation of urban youth.
What is Steve as a member of the underprivileged urban youth population is determined to be a criminal by the lawyers and jurors just based on who he is (young African-American man) and where he comes from (poverty-stricken Harlem).
500
If Monster was told from an unnamed narrator's perspective, it would be from this point of view.
What is third person.
500
When the accused is brought before the court to hear the charges against him or her; they plead guilty or not guilty at this time.
What is arraignment.
500
Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
What is testimony.