April 24, 2015

 

Pages 115-126

 

1. How does O’Brien think the case is going for Steve?  Why?

 

2. Explain how Steve first hears public news about the crime and the effect it has on him.

 

 

3. Give the details of the crime according to the newscaster

 

 

4. What impact does Steve’s predicament have on his family?  Refer to his father’s visit in jail and the effect of his arrest on his mother and brother.

 

April 23, 2915

1. What choice does Briggs say Osvaldo has been given by the prosecutor?

 

 

 

2. What does O’Brien reveal about Osvaldo during her cross-examination of him?  What effect does this have on at least one juror?

 

 

 

3. Characterize Osvaldo Cruz based on his testimony and appearance in court.

 

 

 

4. How does Steve’s father act during his visit?

 

 

April 22, 2015

Directions: Answer the following questions

 

Pages 89-113

 

1. What impact do you think the trial has on the junior high students who attend?

 

 

 

2. What effects do the pictures of the crime scene have on Steve?  Why does Steve think that O’Brien shows the pictures to him?

 

 

 

3. What role did Osvaldo allegedly play in the crime?

 

 

April 21, 2015

1. Summarize Detective Karyl’s testimony.

 

 

     2. How did the detective trace the crime to Bobo Evans, James King, and Steven Harmon?

 

 

3. Why does O’Brien say the trial could be going better?

 

 

4. Identify Osvaldo Cruz and summarize his incriminating testimony.

 

 

April 20, 2015

Pages 59-88

 

1. Why does Steve think the prosecution calls on witnesses such as Zinzi and Bolden?

2. Explain Steve’s dream.  Why do you think this is significant?

3. Note the commonality of events in the midst of Steve’s life/death trial (pages 65-66).

April 17, 2015

Take home quiz

Name___________________                                                                        Date___________

 

Monster by Walter Dean Myers Test # 1

 

Directions: Match the following vocabulary words with their proper definition.  Place the letter in the space provided.

 

­­­­____1. Pertinent                                        A) to execute especially by hanging

­­­­____2. Grotesque                                      B) characterized by greatness

­­­­____3. Affidavit                                       C) not fully grown or developed

­­­­____4. Grandiose                                     D) strange and unnatural

­­­­____5. Lynch                                           E) something relevant

­­­­____6. Perpetrator                                   F) a written declaration made under oath

­­­­____7. Juvenile                                      G) an offer

­­­­____8. Pessimist                                    H) a person that breaks in

­­­­____9. Conspiracy                                I) someone who always thinks negatively

­­­­____10. Proposition                             J) the act of secretly planning together to commit

                                                                 something unlawful

April 16, 2015

Why are cigarettes a key issue for the prosecution?

 

What is Zinzi’s reason for informing?  How do both Briggs and O’Brien cast doubt on his testimony?

 

What is the purpose of the flashback on pages 41-43?

 

April 15, 2015

1. What is the exact nature of the crime and who is accused of participating in the actual robbery and murder?

2. What is the role that Steve allegedly played?

 

3. Who is Jose Delgado?

 

April 14, 2015

1.    Why does the narrator decide to make a movie?

2.    Why does the narrator name his movie script Monster?

3.    Of what crime is Steve accused?

4.    What techniques does Myers use in writing this novel?

5.    What is the significance of the cut to the high-school film workshop?

April 13, 2015

1.    What point-of-view is the novel written in?

2.    Who is Steve Harmon?

    3.    Where is Steve?

4.    Why is Steve there?

5.    How does Steve feel about his life at this point?

April 2, 2015

 

 

Breandon Le Cotto Rosa

 

 

 

 

 
 
Here are a few photos of Brandon Lee Cotto Rosa that Best Buddies hired working at NBA Headquarters located on 52nd Street and 5th Avenue. His responsibilities are to maintain temperature control, daily cleaning and maintenance on all the levels that NBA occupies, including the Commissioner of NBA office area.  In addition, he works with their seasonal workers in the mailroom.  Brandon is also required to take on line classes that NBA requires.
He is required to keep an open communication with other workers through the smart phones that NBA provided.