Tuesday, 11/15: POV, Vocab, Graphic Novel

“POV, 11/15.” (Clockwise from the upper left.)
3rd person omniscient, 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person objective, 3rd person limited

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. The Outsiders is told in ______.
  7. The Midwife’s Apprentice is told in _____.
  8. The Monsters are Due on Maple Street is told in._____.

“Vocab, 11/15.”

    

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. forgettable : iconic :: emotional : _______
  7. She has high ______(ations). She wants to rule the world.
  8. huge : diminutive :: inspiring : ______
  9. Everyone tried to ______ a giggle when the principal farted in class.
  10. Reading Shakespeare for the first time can be rather ______.
  11. (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:

    • 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.