Comic Books Week 8 S2019
Monday, March 18
- Finish watching The Black Panther
Tuesday, March 19
- watch interview with Art Spiegelman
- watch explanantion of "Crossroads"
- Look at his art style: why mice? (powerpoint)
- Read chapter 1 of Maus
Wednesday, March 20
- Discuss chapter 1 of Maus — complete small group discussion questions
- Read chapters 2-3 of Maus
Thursday, March 21
- Read information about iconographic vs. realistic art in comics
- Find examples of oth in Maus and explain why you think Spiegelman chose to do it that way
- Read chapters 4-5 of Maus (p. 75-129)
Friday, March 22
- Read two reviews of Maus and analyze them, looking for:
- background of book publication and author
- very brief synopsis of plot (no spoilers)
- criteria upon which the reviewer based his or her evaluations
- evidence for those evaluations
- overall evaluation or recommendation
- As a class, determine the criteria for your independent book reviews.
- For Monday, read chapter 6 of Maus 1