May 13 and 14- Snapshot journals #1, #2, #3

We read some more of Monster and completed the following snapshot journals:

Scene from the book: There is a mirror over the steel sink in my cell.  It’s six inches high, and scratched with the names of some guys who were here before me.  When I look into the small rectangle, I see a face looking back at me but I don’t recognize it.  I couldn’t have changed that much in a few months.  I wonder if I will look like myself when the trial is over (1)

Snapshot (Draw the scene)

Question (Think of a question that this scene raises for you):

Interpret (Why is this scene put in the book?  Does it tell us something about the character?  About the story?):

Reflect (How would you feel?  How would you react?):

Connect (Have you ever been in a situation similar? Have you ever felt similar?):

Scene from the book: I can hardly think about the movie, I hate this place so much.  But if I didn’t think of the movie I would go crazy.  All they talk about here is hurting people.  If you look at somebody, they say, “What are you looking at me for?  I’ll mess you up.”  If you make a noise they don’t like, they say they’ll mess you up.  One guy has a knife.  It’s not really a knife, but a blade glued onto a toothbrush handle (45).

Snapshot (Draw the scene)

Question (Think of a question that this scene raises for you):

Interpret (Why is this scene put in the book?  Does it tell us something about the character?  About the story?):

Reflect (How would you feel?  How would you react?):

Connect (Have you ever been in a situation similar? Have you ever felt similar?):

Scene from the book: O’Brien: Half of those jurors, no matter what they said when we questioned them when we picked the jury, believed you were guilty the moment they laid eyes on you.  You’re young, you’re Black, and you’re on trial.  What else do they need to know? Steve: I thought you’re supposed to be innocent until you’re proven guilty? (78-79)

Snapshot (Draw the scene)

Question (Think of a question that this scene raises for you):

Interpret (Why is this scene put in the book?  Does it tell us something about the character?  About the story?):

Reflect (How would you feel?  How would you react?):

Connect (Have you ever been in a situation similar? Have you ever felt similar?):