MAUS
Daily Activities
Do Now
Read the Two Minute Mystery along
with me.
Then, in QUICK WRITE, answer:
What led Detective Nose to believe
that the robbery was no more than
an attempt at insurance fraud?
 Hint: Did a burglar break the
window?
Nov 12/13
Symbolism
An object,
person, place, or
experience that
exists on a literal
level, but also
represents, or
stands for,
something else—
usually abstract
Symbolism in MAUS—”The
Honeymoon”
What Are the Different Types of
Questions?
 Factual - Simple, straight forward answers based on obvious facts from
the text. (Think Who, What, When, Where and How)
 Example:What is the name of the first story in MAUS?
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 Convergent - Answers to these types of questions require the reader
to infer the correct answer, based on what the text points to, but
does not say explicitly.
Example: What was the relationship like between the two characters in MAUS?
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2.
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Now, come up with some
more questions for the
next two chapters in
MAUS.
We will use the questions
you come up with to
make our MAUS test next
week.
Read Chpt 3 in class
Read Chpt 4 for Homework: Due Thursday
Family Project
New Due Date: 11/21
Let’s brainstorm some questions to ask your interviewees:
Do Now
Nov 14
1. Quiz Your Table Mate: Ask the person (people) at
your table the questions you came up with.
2. I will come around and check off your work so far. You will have:
• three points if you have the homework done today,
• two points if you have all four chapters done by Monday, and
• one point if you hand it in by Friday of next week
3. Get ready to write your Thoughtful Thursday response
(Question on Next Slide) in the Quick Write Section of your
binder
Flashback/Flash-forward
Thoughtful Thursday Response in Quick Write
1.
Turn to Page 82
2.
Read the frames where the story flashes forward
3.
What is happening in the time of the flash-forward?
4.
When did the event described in the flash-forward
occur?
5.
What new information does the flash-forward provide?
(Think about what it says about the son/writer.)
Rules:
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4.
With your partner, decide who will say something first.
Take turns reading the selection aloud (stop about every page)
Pause to say something about what was read.
When you say something, do one or more of the following:
a. Make a prediction
b. Ask a question
c. Clarify something you had misunderstood
d. Make a comment
e. Make a connection
5.
6.
If you can’t do one of those five things, then you need to reread.
Your partner offers a response to what was said.
So How Did It Go?
What questions could you come up with for Chpt 5?
Homework: Read Chapter 6—come up with questions, and
complete the question sheet for Monday
Do Now
Nov 18
Music Monday--------------------Quick Write
1.
Listen: Will Smith’s Just the Two of Us
2.
Write: Compare Artie and Vladek Speigelman’s relationship to
that of Will and Jayden Smith. Be sure to pull out lyrics from the
song to support your opinion.
Test Prep
1.
Homework: Get out your questions
2.
Pairing: Quiz the people at your table using your
questions
3.
Choosing: Which questions are the best questions? Circle
the questions you think would be the best test questions
4.
Sharing: Be prepared to report out at least one of the
questions you chose.
Frame Story
a story within another story
Artie and His Dad
Vladek’s Holocaust Experience
Tell
• Give your answer—this is a Claim
• Give me two to three reasons for your Claim
Evidence ---three pieces
• What lines from the text support your reasons?
• What are the page numbers?
Personal Reflection
• What do you realize about the topic after reading?
• What in real life does the essay remind you of?
Which life experience had a greater effect on the author’s
development of identity, being a child of the Holocaust OR the
author’s relationship with his father?
Topic: Tell
• What is the reason why you chose your answer?
• (Father/Son relationship or Holocaust?)
Textual
Evidence: Show
• What textual evidence supports this reasoning ?
• Add the quote and page number
Explain
Sell: Analysis
• What is the evidence saying, IN YOUR OWN WORDS?
• How does this evidence connect to your topic sentence?
For each piece of evidence, you will need a:
Quote Sandwich
DO Now
Nov 19-20
Read the Two Minute Mystery along with
me.
Then, in QUICK WRITE, answer:
What mistake did Geoffrey make in his
resume?
Hint: The Chinese prefer to use
symbols.
MAUS Test: Due at end of Period
If you get done, work on finishing your
family project