Verse Response

A.

Currently reading Monster my initial thoughts aren’t as strong as I had hoped, for not as positive reasons. The form and structure of the book proved to be more difficult that I had thought it would be, I found myself focusing on where they were and who said what, seeing as every new section was broken into a setting and each conversation was placed as if it was a movie script. The scripted structure didn’t allow me to read easily and smoothly. My mind was constantly more focused on the set up rather than the content. When discussing in class we also agreed that this structure made it more difficult to connect with the characters, especially the main character Steve Harmon. One individual in my group also said it was hard to wish he would be said not guilty because the connection just wasn’t there. I am unsure if my disliking towards the book can be blamed on the structure, or if I am disliking the content by how it’s written itself.

Though I am not a fan of the verse book I had chosen, we as a group discussed how it may be better presented in class by providing readers to matching characters and reading the verse book out loud. The book itself may be more attractive to younger readers, especially to children attracted to the more masculine reading. So we also discussed that the classroom may benefit from having this focus of the book have a relation to a lesson on the justice system, specifically on effecting minors.

 

 

1. B) I had slightly worked the words to adjust to the “poem” so I apologize if I had done it incorrectly.

Think

All the tomorrows in your life

Every morning, every evening

Tattooed on (your) forehead

Convincing yourself you’re not guilty

Just want to do right

All you got to have is the heart

This is reality

This is the real deal