Characters in Monster

Which dialogue would be found in a drama?

• Ming stated, "My dream is to be a movie actress someday."

• "Do you know where Jeremy and Frankie went?" asked Lyle.

• Heather: If I wanted to clean all day, I would have stayed home.

• "Please put the baby's hat on him and take him for a nice walk."

Read the four excerpts from differently structured texts.

Text A: Harrison asked, "Did you lose your power during the snowstorm?"

Text B: Molly: If I studied for three months, I still wouldn't be able to pass that test!

Text C: July 2, 2010: Ted and I arrived at our swamplike campsite late this afternoon.

Text D: Like everyone else on stage, Hannah was supposed to stand still.

• Harrison

• Molly

• Ted

• Hannah

In a drama script, stage directions are provided in order to

• help the actors find their way to the theater.

• help the audience understand what the play is about.

• tell the actors how to dress and move for the characters.

• tell the audience more about the characters.

In dramatic structure, dialogue is used to

• reveal information and move the plot.

• narrate the events of a story.

• describe the characters and setting.

• make a play more like a novel.

Read the list of literary terms.

actor

director

stage directions

camera directions

• script

• novel

• quotes

• narration

In Monster, Steve Harmon identifies a speaker in his dramatic text by

• giving the speaker's name followed by a colon.

• capitalizing and centering the speaker's name.

• placing quotation marks around spoken words.

• using dialogue tags as part of the sentences.

Which statement describes an element of Steve Harmon's screenplay in Monster?

The setting is described through narration.

• The characters' inner feelings are given.

• Written dialogue adds details.

• Stage directions are provided.

• The setting is described through narration.

Because Monster is a journal entry written using a first-person point of view, the reader is better able to understand

• Steve Harmon's feelings

• what Steve Harmon looks like

• the setting Steve Harmon is in

• Steve Harmon's offense

Which sentence from the narrative portion of Monster reveals that it is written using a first-person point of view?

• It is a strange movie with no plot and no beginning.

• They’re strangers but they still find reasons to hurt each other.

• I wonder if I will look like myself when the trial is over.

• If anybody knows that you are crying, they’ll start talking about it.

Which sentence from the screenplay portion of Monster reveals that it is written using a third-person point of view?

Camera stops and slowly turns toward a cell.

A guard sits at a desk behind STEVE.

The trial will begin in a few minutes.

It opens, and COURT CLERK looks in.

• Camera stops and slowly turns toward a cell.

• It opens, and COURT CLERK looks in.

• The trial will begin in a few minutes

• A guard sits at a desk behind STEVE.