NEXT CLASS: Thursday, April 2
WORKSHOP ON MAUS II
TO JOIN US, SUBMIT, INDIVIDUALLY, A COMPLETE WORKSHEET
TO JOIN US, SUBMIT, INDIVIDUALLY, A COMPLETE WORKSHEET
& BRING YOUR PAPER COPY OF MAUS II
1) READING: READ THE LAST 50 PAGES OF THE FAMOUS GRAPHIC NOVEL MAUS II BY ART SPIEGELMAN.
AS YOU READ, LOOK FOR SCENES/PANELS THAT CAN HELP US UNDERSTAND THE AUTHOR'S UNUSUAL DECISION TO DRAW ANIMAL HEADS.
EXAMINE WHY THE AUTHOR CHOSE:
- TO DRAW ANIMALS HEADS INSTEAD OF HUMAN HEADS
- TO DRAW THESE SPECIFIC ANIMAL SPECIES
- TO DRAW EACH ANIMAL FACE IN A SPECIFIC MANNER
- TO DRAW SOME HEADS AS HUMAN HEADS WEARING ANIMAL MASKS
FIND PANELS/SCENES WHERE THE AUTHOR, DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY,
- COMMENT ON HIS OWN ANIMAL METAPHOR
- DRAW OUR ATTENTION TO ITS STRENGTHS OR LIMITATIONS
TIP: Consider that the animal heads may be used to illustrate and comment on the Nazi ideology.
2) WORKSHEET: FINISH FILLING UP, INDIVIDUALLY, THE SECOND PART OF THIS WORKSHEET -- ON ART SPIEGELMAN'S USE OF ANIMAL HEADS.
COLLECT & RESPOND TO 15-20 SPECIFIC SCENES/PANELS FOR NEXT CLASS.
3) LEA SUBMISSION: SUBMIT TO LEA THE COMPLETED WORKSHEET.
Take care.
