NEXT CLASS: MONDAY, MARCH 30
MANDATORY TO ATTEND: YOUR INDIVIDUAL COURSE PACK
TO COMPLETE ONE SHORT IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENT
PLEASE BRING YOUR PAPER COPY OF MAUS II AS WELL
MAUS II: BEGINNING OF PROCESS TASKS (2nd essay project)
AS YOU WATCH: IDENTIFY 6-10 SIGNIFICANT SPECIFIC POINTS to help us understand the Nazi point of view. Focus strictly on points that help us understand the Nazi ideology and how Nazis generally perceived others, themselves, and the human race as a whole.ADD THESE POINTS TO THE FIRST PART OF THE WORKSHEET ON MAUS II, making sure to identify the specific time mark (#minutes #seconds) for each point in the video.
2) READING: READ THE FIRST 85 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 UNSUAL 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.
3) WORKSHEET: BEGIN TO FILL UP, INDIVIDUALLY, THE SECOND PART OF THIS SAME WORKSHEET -- ON ART SPIEGELMAN'S USE OF ANIMAL HEADS.
COLLECT & RESPOND TO AT LEAST 10 SPECIFIC SCENES/PANELS FOR NEXT CLASS.
Note: You will finish (and resubmit) this worksheet next week after reading the last 50 pages of the graphic novel. If you wish, you may read the full novel for next week and collect & respond to 15-20 specific panels/scenes (instead of just 10).
4) LEA SUBMISSION: SUBMIT THE WORKSHEET TO LEA.
Take care.
