Vocabulary/Summaries of Maus I: My Father Bleeds History (Chapters 1-2)

Definitions and Sentences of VocabularyStudents will define the assigned vocabulary words and include the sentence from the book with an in text citation.

Pictures of VocabularyStudents will provide a picture to represent their vocabulary words (either literal or figurative) and write a one-sentence summary explaining their choice using the vocabulary word in a sentence.

Chapter 11. Sheik: irresistibly charming to women

“People always compared me to Rudolph Valentino” (Spiegelman 13). Rudolph Valentino starred in the movie, “The Sheik.”

2. textiles3. bachelor4. hosiery5. suicide

Chapter 11. This is the movie cover of the “The

Sheik” with Rudolph Valentino (he was considered a romantic idol or sheik).

2. textiles3. bachelor4. hosiery5. suicide

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3-Sentence SummaryStudents will write a three-sentence concise summary covering the main points of each chapter (make sure you are covering ALL of the main points and not unnecessary information).

Symbolic Holocaust PictureStudents will find an actual picture that symbolically represents a situation and/or character from the chapter and write a one-sentence summary explaining their choice.

Chapter 1Art visits his dad, Vladek, after a two year absence partly due to Anja suicide. Vladek is now remarried to Mala, another Holocaust survivor. Art convinces his dad to tell him about Vladek’s early years when he was a ladies’ man, but eventually settled down and married Anja.

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This is a picture of Vladek and Anja and it is said to be their last “happy” picture together before WWII and the Nazis. 1.

Definitions and Sentences of VocabularyStudents will define the assigned vocabulary words and include the sentence from the book with an in text citation.

Pictures of VocabularyStudents will provide a picture to represent their vocabulary words (either literal or figurative)

and write a one-sentence summary explaining their choice using the vocabulary word in a sentence.

Chapter 21. Communist2. conspiracy

Chapter 21. Communist2. conspiracy

3. sanitarium4. governess5. frontier

3. sanitarium4. governess5. frontier

3-Sentence SummaryStudents will write a three-sentence concise summary covering the main points of each chapter (make sure you are covering ALL of the main points and not unnecessary information).

Symbolic Holocaust PictureStudents will find an actual picture that symbolically represents a situation and/or character from the chapter and write a one-sentence summary explaining their choice.

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Literary Terms in Maus I: My Father Bleeds History (Chapters 1-2)

Objective: Students will find examples of the following literary terms in every chapter (six examples for each) of Maus I: My Father Bleeds History. Students will cite the evidence, explain why it is an example of that literary term, and provide a pictorial representation.

Examples of IronyVerbal: comment that conveys a different meaning than what it may seem (often sarcasm)

Situational: situations outcome is different than what was expectedDramatic: audience knows, but characters don’t

Examples of AllusionIndirect or passing reference; not explicitly stating

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Chapter 2 Chapter 2

Examples of ForeshadowingShow or indicate something beforehand

Examples of FlashbackRe-experiencing an event; going back in time

Chapter 1Explanation: The full title of Maus is Maus I: My Father Bleeds History-A Survivor’s Tale foreshadows that the main characters, Vladek and Anja, will be captured by the Nazis (Spiegelman 3).

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Examples of Symbolism Examples of Personification

Symbols representing ideas, beliefs, actions or qualities Giving human characteristics to a nonhuman

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