“POV, 11/15.” (Clockwise from the upper left.)
3rd person omniscient, 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person objective, 3rd person limited
- _____
- _____
- _____
- _____
- _____
- The Outsiders is told in ______.
- The Midwife’s Apprentice is told in _____.
- The Monsters are Due on Maple Street is told in._____.
“Vocab, 11/15.”
- _____
- _____
- _____
- _____
- _____
- forgettable : iconic :: emotional : _______
- She has high ______(ations). She wants to rule the world.
- huge : diminutive :: inspiring : ______
- Everyone tried to ______ a giggle when the principal farted in class.
- Reading Shakespeare for the first time can be rather ______.
- (2) They tried to ______ the angry and _____ mob by telling them their concerns would be addressed.
“Maus” intro.
What does the word anthropomorphic mean? (Yes it will be a vocab word too!)
Maus by Art Spiegelman. Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1992. It took him 13 years.
“Maus, 11/15.”
a) Read the first two pages:
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- 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
TIME?
Comics. Yes Comics.
“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.