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Some argue that Maus I and II would be better if Art Spiegelman has not wasted so much space with lllustrations. They argue that the author could have used fewer pages if he didn't have all those pictures. What do you think? What does Spiegel gain by using cartoons? What does he lose?
Reflect on one or more of these questions: What are your first thoughts about the book? What did you think the book was going to be about based on the cover? on the first few pages? Was your first impression correct? How did your opinion of the book changed as you read it?
Maus I and II is an interesting graphic novel about the author and his father, a survivor of the Holocaust. It is one of my favorite books. We will spend about a week of activities when we get back to school in August working with the book, so please be ready to go on the first day of school!
To earn your first points of the year, you should post AT LEAST FIVE TIMES TOTAL on this forum. These posts may be your own posts, or responses to someone else's ideas or questions. Your posts cannot be summaries - these won't count for points. Your posts may be... --Questions (I don't get why...I'm confused about why...Do you guys like this character? Because she's driving me crazy!...") --Reactions (I really connect with this character because...The section was hard for me to read because...This chapter made me feel...) --Connections (This book reminds me of...Does anyone else feel like this book is similar to...) --Responses (I agree with you Yarile, but I also think...You make a really good point, Michael! I also thought that...) If you read either of the extra credit books, you do not need to post on the forum. You will get a separate extra credit assignment to complete when we get back to school. Happy Reading :) Mr. Helbig |
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