Maus ch 1 lesson 2

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Maus Chapter 1

So far 

• Holocaust - vocabulary
• Graphic novel terminology
• My Father Bleeds History and prologue > intergenerational trauma
• First impression relationship Art and Vladek 
• Emotions that the chapter make you feel 
• Predictions about later in the book 
• Transition past/present > Borderless panel
• Analysis p. 14

Today

• Homework
• Analysis
• Themes 
• Title of the chapter
• Your own analysis 

Homework. Key quotes:
1. Quote: ____________________________________________________________
o Why is this important? What theme or character insight does it provide?

Homework. Key quotes:
2. Quote: ____________________________________________________________
o How does this connect to the larger story?

Homework. Key quotes:
3. Quote: ____________________________________________________________
o What is Spiegelman trying to show the reader?

Analysis

Graphic weight

Mood

Past / Present 

Visual motifs

Motion lines 

Tattoo

panel arrangement> pacing and meaning

Your Turn