Month: November 2021

Tuesday, 11/16: Sentences, Vocab, Vladek

“CX/CD/S (again), 11/16.” Write out the whole sentence for each one following the directions.

  1. His dog is named Snakefinder.  — Add a dependent clause to make a COMPLEX (CX) sentence.
  2. The UFO landed.  — Add an independent clause to make a COMPOUND (CD) sentence.
  3. Suddenly a llama appeared.  — Add a phrase that describes how the llama appeared or what kind of llama it was or both, BUT keep the sentence SIMPLE (S).

“Vocab, 11/16.”
   

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. forgettable : iconic :: emotional : _______
  6. She has high ______(ations). She wants to rule the world.
  7. huge : diminutive :: inspiring : ______
  8. The root of this word means “life.” _____
  9. Reading Shakespeare for the first time can be rather ______.
  10. (2) They tried to ______ the angry and _____ mob by telling them their concerns would be addressed.
  11. “Dig and be dug in return” is Langston Hughes’s version of the old ____ about treating others how you want to be treated.
  12. Fifth Period tried to ____ Mr. Coward’s anger with cookies.

 

“Vladek, 11/16.” (10p, collaborative)

  1. (2) What things does Artie say have “taken their toll” on his father?
  2. What physical evidence does Vladek still show from the concentration camps?
  3. Chapter 1 is called “The Sheik” because Vladek looked like _______ who was the star of that movie.
  4. On p14, the circular panel marks the beginning of Vladek’s story. Where do we first interrupt that story, and come back to the present for a moment? (page and panel)
  5. Maus is told in ____ person. a) 1st b) 2nd c) 3rd d) 4th
  6. ID the character by name or description:
    • a) p16, panel 1, the one in the dark coat
    • b) p17, panel one, the one on the left
    • c) p18, last panel, the one talking
    • d) p21, last panel, the one talking

 

Read aloud.

vladekolder

vladekanjarichieu

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Monday, 11/15: Homework, Maus

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SkLHtXQpZftOKBWTpXrJacjtMb9DP2vJOWBvYaF_dpk/edit?usp=sharing

Copy homework into planner. Guest Teacher rewards/consequences…

Comics. Yes Comics.

How far back in history do you think comics go? A few examples.

“Tell me a Story.”  p84 in Understanding Comics.

Authors make careful choices about what to show/tell or not show/tell. Change, twist, accelerate the story by subtracting panels. List the panels you would leave.

Let’s mess with this guy.

“Maus” intro.

What does the word anthropomorphic mean? (Yes it will be a vocab word too!)
Why do you think most comics people don’t look like real people?  (p113 in  UC.)

Maus by Art Spiegelman. Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1992. It took him 13 years.

“Maus, 11/15.”
a) Read the first two pages:

    • Translate his father’s last sentence into a normal English sentence.
    • What does he mean?

b) What is your first impression of Vladek?

 

Aloud. Chapter One. Drama style with parts.

Artie: Art Spiegelman, author/artist, son of Vladek and Anja

Vladek: Vladek Spiegelman, Artie’s dad, Anja’s husband, survivor of the camps, his story is being told

Anja Spiegelman (nee Zylberberg): Artie’s mom, Vladek’s wife, also a survivor

Mala: Vladek’s current wife after Anja committed suicide after the war

The Zylberbergs: Anja’s family, rich

Lucia Greenberg: Vladek’s first girlfriend

 

Tuesday, 11/9: Vocab, Monsters

“Vocab 11/9.”

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. In professional sports, the coach is often the _____for a team’s bad performance, even if it isn’t always his fault.
  5. The prefix of this word means “across or through.” ______
  6. The roots of this word meant “private mixture.” _____
  7. The root of this word meant “to lay bare.” ______
  8. Our previous word engrossed is similar in meaning to what word from this week? _____
  9. True or False? Taking the same route home from school every day is an example of an idiosyncrasy.
  10. What does the morph part of metamorphosis mean?

“Monsters Review, 11/9.” Collaborative.

  1. What do the people of Maple Street think the UFO is at first?
  2.  Who gets them thinking it might be something else?
  3. So far in the play, who is the scapegoat for all of the fears of the people of Maple Street?
  4. Why?
  5. What was our inciting incident. (Be careful!!!)

 

The Monsters are Due on Maple Street! Act 2

 

Monday, 11/8: The Monsters are Due on Maple Street.

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s82t2A8K8rRi7r0ZR2z3t13gpR5O22IvW5bIbC-shLk/edit?usp=sharing

Copy homework into planner. WHAT?!

“VOCAB, 11/8.” Copy the words and write your version of the meanings as we discuss them.

  1. idiosyncrasy:
  2. scapegoat:
  3. revelation:
  4. transfixed:
  5. metamorphosis:

“The Monsters are Due on Maple Street.” p246.

 

Discuss:

  • What is the purpose of fear? In other words, why do we get scared?
  • What fears might be called “universal”; shared by most almost all humans?
  • Why do we like to be scared sometimes? (Don’t say, “It’s fun.” Duh.)
  • How does fear affect the decisions you make?
  • In general, what are (most) humans scared of?
  • “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Meaning?  (Bonus: Who said that famous quote?)
  • Why do people act so dumb in a group? (What if they’re scared too?)

Read intro on p245.

Basic script vocabulary: pan, zoom, voiceover, etc.

Assign roles.

Let’s “act.”