Wednesday, 1/22: Scramble, Spelling, Maus

“Spelling, 1/22.”  corps/core, capitol/capital, kernel/colonel, idol/idle, cereal/serial, principle/principal, whose/who’s, their/they’re/there, its/it’s

  1. (3) ___ been said that many stereotypes sometimes start with a ___(2) of truth.
  2. (2) Knock, knock!    ______  ______?
  3. (2) “____ the Army _____ of Engineers to help with the flooding.” (The answer to #2’s knock, knock.)
  4. Vladek tried to get Artie to take home the almost empty ____ box.
  5. (3) ____ at it again over _____, driving one of _____ strange cars.
  6. A basic truth about a school leader: A _____ _____

“Scramble, 1/22.” Write out the paragraph in order.

  1. Nothing.
  2. She crept closer.
  3. And then nothing again.
  4. Beetle watched it.
  5. She crept up to the bag and found the cat tangled in the sack.
  6. A sudden movement sent her scurrying back to the tree.
  7. Nothing.

Maus Quiz, 1/22.”

  1. Where does Vladek say his “troubles began”?
  2. What was the biggest “trouble”?
  3. Why did the French man share his food with Vladek?
  4. (2) If Vladek was too weak to walk, how did he get on the train out of Dachau?
  5. Where was the train headed?
  6. What was Vladek’s explanation for his racism?

Maus.

“A quiet triumph, moving and simple–impossible to describe accurately, and impossible to achieve in any medium but comics.”  –Washington Post

What do you think? Is that true?


Vladek’s exact words…

Read aloud Chapter 4, p274–>  Online Version: p114—>

Tuesday, 1/21: Homework, Scramble, Vladek

Welcome to Semester #2.

New seating charts. New start.

Copy homework into planner.


“Spelling, 1/21.”
corps/core, capitol/capital, kernel/colonel, idol/idle, cereal/serial, principle/principal, whose/who’s, their/they’re/there, its/it’s
COPY!!!

  1.  friendly : hostile :: active : _____
  2.  its, whose, ____
  3. (2)  Sacramento : ______ :: Mr. Meinert : ______
  4.  The popcorn ____ exploded.
  5. hero : ____ :: rank : _____
  6. (2) _______ books are ______?

“Scramble, 1/21.” This one is a toughie. Especially the comma placement!

  • but he
  • the taunting, pinching village boys
  • always escaped
  • as they did Beetle
  • quicker and smarter than they
  • bedeviled the cat

Maus. To the end of Chapter 3 —>. (online version)

Thursday, 1/16: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Quiz 17, TZ

Prep Sheet for Quiz 17:

Maus Quiz: ___/6   Other Extra Credit.

Mental Floss.

  1. There is a building with thirty stories and one elevator. On floor twenty-one, four people get on and zero get off. On floor thirteen, six get on and two get off. On floor nine, eight people get on and four get off. How many people would get on and off on floor thirty-one?
  2. Find the name of a planet hidden in each of the following sentences:
    • a) “Steven, use the screwdriver to build those shelves.”
    • b) Everyone takes a turn in the cage.
    • c) “Catherine, you ran us over with your bicycle!”
    • d) “Sam, arsenic is poisonous! I read about it on the internet.”
  3. The amazing No Snore Sally has gone 11 days without sleeping. How does she do it?
  4. What large and well known city in the U.S.A. is half golden and half silver?
  5. Although very old coins tend to be worth more than their face value, why is it that 1997 nickels are worth about $100?

 

Quiz 17.

The Future?

Wednesday, 1/15: WoD, Vladek, Last Chance for Essays

Tomorrow’s Quiz: Picks from your class’s review test + Vladek. About 15 questions. No Preview. Go study your class’s test!

Periods One and Two
“Test 2, 1/15.”

Period 3
“Test 5, 1/15.”

Period 5
“Test 4, 1/15”

Period 6.
“Test 12/2, 1/15.”


Vladek Quiz.

  1. p221, first panel, the one on the right.
  2. Why did Vladek ask for the kapo’s piece of paper?
  3. p223, the mouse in stripes.
  4. Why did Anja’s kapo change her attitude toward Anja?
  5. What was “Black Work”?
  6. p228, second to last panel, the one in stripes. _____

Maus Chapter 3.  Online Version


Last Chance to Work on ESSAYS!

Interviews. Share FINISHED ESSAY (Not Notes) with me by end of day THURSDAY, 1/16.

Checklist and Rubric.

  • Introduction: Setting. Description of scene/setting. How it was set up. Why you chose this person. Relationship to this person.
  • Description of person. Show, don’t tell.
    • Looks. (Details.)
    • Voice and choice of words. Delivery.
    • Personality. (Bitter? Enthusiastic? Happy? Lost in memories? Crabby?  What?)
  • The intro/description should be 200-300 words.
  • Interview.
    • Questions you asked, followed by answers and follow up. (“My first question was…”  “I started by asking…” Etc.)
    • You may summarize their answers, but please include at least three good quotes (word for word, as close as you can get, using quotation marks) that use the person’s actual words.
  • Conclusion: Discuss what you learned, most surprising info, most interesting, change in attitude toward older people, etc. About 50-75 words.
  • Name and Period and AN INTERESTING TITLE actually typed into the document.

Sample 1, Sample 2, Sample 3, Sample 4

Tuesday, 1/14: WoD, Debrief Test #16, Vladek, Essays

Spin the Wheel of Doom for Review. Quiz Thursday: I pick 7 0r 8 from today and tomorrow + Vladek questions.

“WoD, 1/14. Period 1.”

 

“WoD, 1/14. Period 2.”

 

“WoD, 1/14. Period 3.”

 

“WoD, 1/14. Period 5.”

 

“WoD, 1/14. Period 6.”

 


Debrief Test #16. Some good, some not. #11? Really?


  1. How did Vladek manage to get over to Birkenau and actually see Anja?
  2. Why does Vladek get beaten by a guard?

Maus p220 – end of Chapter 2? Online Version: p60–>

Time? Work on Essays.