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Wednesday, 1/11: Homework, Husker Du, Vladek, Interviews

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DJrtqOUEjnu3ChWasSv14EadA41q8quFKVRz1Bmqaik/edit?usp=sharing

Copy homework into planner.

BRING CHROMEBOOKS AND INTERVIEW NOTES TOMORROW AND ALL WEEK LONG!

IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE 120, BE PREPARED TOMORROW!

“Husker Du, 1/11/23” Copy each word and ID.
He was a scary bear, and we quickly made a mad escape from his dark lair and described him vividly.
noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun

  1. He:
  2. was:
  3. quickly:
  4. made:
  5. mad:
  6. escape:
  7. dark:
  8. lair:
  9. him:
    ID the MAUS character.
  10. p114, last panel, the one reading the book.
  11. p156, panel 1, the one talking
  12. p147, the pig
  13. p156, the pig
  14. p178, last panel, the one in bed
  15. What is a kapo?
  16. Why does Artie call Vladek a murderer at the end of Book 1?
  17. Give an example of Vladek’s “skinflintiness.”

 

INTERVIEW ACTIVITY.

Choose the background closest to the actual setting where you conducted your interview.

Illustrate one exchange. BOTH you and your interviewee must be in the panel.

There must be dialogue balloons for both of you.

(IF YOU ARE WORKING FROM HOME: Do a Google search for “comic strip background _____ line art,” filling in the blank with the appropriate location; kitchen table, dining room, living room, front porch, etc. Print. Do.)

Vladek!

ATTENTION: FINALLY A LINK TO MAUS FOR ABSENTEES: Book 1,  Book 2

 

 

Tuesday, 12/20: Schoolhouse Rock, NVAAP, Vladek

Art Spiegelman Interview from January.

“NVAAP, 12/20.”
Copy the following sentence.
He was a scary bear, and we quickly made a mad escape from his dark lair and described him vividly.
N:
V:
ADJ:
ADV:
PRO:

NOUNS:

VERBS:


ADJECTIVES:


ADVERBS:


PRONOUNS:

“Vladek Quiz, 12/20.”

  1. What are the sketches at the top of page 171 all about?
  2. What is Artie’s final decision? (You had better get THIS one correct at least.)
  3. Why did Vladek ask Artie and Francoise to come stay with him?
  4. What was one of the things Artie used to think a lot or fantasize about as a kid?
  5. Why does Artie say it’s so hard to tell Vladek’s story in comic form?
  6. What does Artie mean when he says he had a “sibling rivalry with a snapshot”?

 

 

Vladek, Book 2, to p190?

Monday, 12/19: Sneetches, Debrief Test #16, Madlib, Vladek, 120?

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PtEjbVzibQKVcDPDLpiAb77MxlD3vRqIwyiWNX_TOOk/edit?usp=sharing

Warm Up: MadLib! Quiz Wednesday.

Examples of Finished interview Essays.
Rechecking Questions.

by January 9:

  • Answers to questions/follow-ups.
  • Note on setting and set-up.
  • Notes on physical appearance/attitude/isms
  • ON PAPER OR TYPED UP IN A GDoc!

“Sneetches, 12/19.”

  1. After the Plain-Bellied Sneetches go through the machine the first time and come out with stars, the Star-Bellied Sneetches say, “We’re still he best Sneetches and they are the worst.”  What makes the Star-Bellied Sneetches think that there is still something different about the Plain-Bellied Sneetches since they now have stars on their bellies? (Remember, even they admit they can’t tell each other apart.
  2. If there was something that made the Sneetches different, other than their appearance, would it be okay for them to treat each other differently? Are there any qualities that would make that okay?

Debrief Test #16. Nice improvement for most of you.

Art Spiegelman Interview from January.

Maus, Book 2.

New actors!

120 Seconds?

  1. (1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
  2. (1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
  3. (1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
  4. (1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
  5. (1-6) Quality of Selection:  Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
  6. (1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?

Friday, 12/16: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #16

Prep Sheet for Test #16:
KBARR: ____/16  SMYK: ___/10   Vocab Practices: ___/13  ___/13  ___/13  Outsiders:___/60 or ___/75 (Write TBD if yours doesn’t have a grade yet.)
Other Extra Credit: If you got 10/10 on yesterday’s warm up, write +1POV.

 

Mental Floss.

  1. What famous fictional character is represented here?   ants, beetles, termites, rabbit
  2. An archeologist claims to have dug up a coin that is clearly dated 46 B.C. How do we know he’s lying?
  3. A man walks into a room, turns around and walks out the same door he went in. When he gets out he is in a different room than when he started. How is this possible?
  4. What number should come next? 144, 121, 100, 81, 64,  _____  (Alert: math.)
  5. Spell the word candy with just 2 letters.
  6. How many F’s (capital or small–no trick here) are in the following sentence? (Alert: Counting.)
    Finished files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years.  

Test #16

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