Monster

Monster by Walter Dean Myers

Poll

What is your opinion?

A majority of people who are charged with a crime really are guilty.

• Agree

• Disagree

• Unsure

Poll

What is your opinion?

The friends we choose and the people we hang out with are an accurate reflection of us.

• Agree

• Disagree

• Unsure

Open Ended

Look at the picture. Answer these questions:

What do you notice in the picture? What do you think this picture is about? What questions do you have?

Open Ended

Look at the picture. Answer these questions:

What do you notice in the picture? What do you think this picture is about? What questions do you have?

Open Ended

How would you define the word MONSTER?

Open Ended

What are some examples of Monsters?

Open Ended

What Monster were you most afraid of as a child?

Poll

Walter Dean Myers is the author of the first book we will read together as a class. Have you heard of him before?

• Yes

• No

Watch the biography on Walter Dean Myers. What hardships did he face in his life? OR What topics does Walter Dean Myers write about in his books?

Open Ended

What hardships did Walter Dean Myers face in his life?

OR

What topics does Walter Dean Myers write about in his book? (add options to check off)