The Case of the Missing Ruby and Other Stories by Walter Dean Myers

They’re strangers but they still find reasons to hurt each other. We sleep with strangers, wake up with strangers, and go to the bathroom in front of strangers. If your life outside was real, then everything in here is just the opposite. Every morning I wake up and I am surprised to be here. The Screenplay… 1.They say you get used to being in jail, but I don’t see how. This lesson addresses the criminal justice system and the treatment of those in the prison system. This excerpt introduces Steve’s screenplay as a way of introducing Steve to the reader. He’s in jail and on trial, accused of acting as lookout in a drugstore robbery in which a man was shot and killed. Monster is about a teenager named Steve Harmon, age 16, who decides to write a movie script about his current predicament. Myer’s prolific body of work features more than one hundred books for young readers, including both young adult literature and nonfiction. Introduction Monster is one of the most unique and unforgettable works by American author Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014). Monster StudySync Everyone Loves A Mystery Monster Text Features Dialogue The words the character is speaking Directions Tell you the tone of the character as they say the dialogue Voice-Over (VO) This is a character speaking, but you can’t see them Monster Text Features Directions Give you information on what the viewer will see on the screen Tell the reader the action or tone of the character Help add to the setting Character Name Tells the reader who is performing the action or speaking Transitions Help the writer move from one scene/shot to another Directions Similar to stage directions. Monster Text Features Scene Heading Tells the reader the setting Directions Tell you what the camera will do/show.

The excerpt then continues in a screenplay format Who is telling the story?A black teenager named Steve. What point of view is it written from? First person perspective from Steve'sviewpoint. Monster Text Features This excerpt from Monster begins with a journal entry. Unlike a drama, which is meant for the stage, screenplays are written for television, film, or a video game. What is a screenplay? A screenplay is a script, similar to what you would see in a play or drama. Remember to adhere to rules for using quotes and punctuation with dialogue. “Theresa didn’t do anything, sir.” Jimmy mumbles.Ĭreating Dialogue Directions: Create possible dialogue for each image. For every new speaker begin a new line.

At the beginning or end of a sentence.

Capitalize the first letter of spoken dialogue.

Use commas to separate dialogue and speaker “Mommy is angry,” Natalie says.

Nothing’s going to go wrong,” my father says.

Commas and periods go inside the quote.

Ways to Use Dialogue and Rules for Quotes

The Case of the Missing Ruby and Other Stories by Walter Dean Myers