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WEEK 10 (2/2) (due April 7)

NEXT CLASS: Tuesday, April 7

BRING YOUR INDIVIDUAL COPY OF MAUS II
TO CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION
& BEGIN OUTLINING YOUR 2ND ESSAY

MANDATORY IN-CLASS DRAFTING OF 2ND ESSAY: April 6 & 13


1) RESEARCH DOCUMENT/MOODLE ACTIVITY: READ CLOSELY THE TWO EXCERPTS BELOW FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH ART SPIEGELMAN. 

As you read, identify quotes you might use in your essay as you try to understand the significance of the animal heads.

CHOOSE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT QUOTE AND COMPLETE THE RELATED ACTIVITY ON MOODLE (in 'Activities').

Here are the two excerpts from the interview:

★ Spiegelman speaks about the animal metaphor.
★ Spiegelman speaks about the animal masks.

2) TEACHER FEEDBACK: READ CLOSELY YOUR TEACHER'S FEEDBACK ON YOUR FIRST ESSAY.

Your teacher should have uploaded (or will soon) his feedback on LEA in the 'Assignments' section.

Review this feedback carefully, paying attention to your strengths, and identify two or three specific goals you would like to work on in your next essay.


3) ESSAY GUIDELINES: READ THE ESSAY GUIDELINES CLOSELY.




FINAL CREATIVE PROJECT

4) FINAL CREATIVE PROJECT:  SEND A PERSONAL MIO MESSAGE TO YOUR TEACHER TO INDICATE WHETHER YOU WILL BE COMPLETING THE FINAL CREATIVE PROJECT ALONE OR WITH A PARTNER (name your partner).

Take care!