Comic Books Week 8 S2019

Monday, March 18

  • Finish watching The Black Panther

Tuesday, March 19

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
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