1. Maus Vocabulary Chapter 1: The Sheik
Sheik: irresistibly charming to women
Textiles: cloth manufactured into fabric by weaving or knitting
Bachelor: an unmarried man
Hosiery: stockings
Suicide: the intentional taking of one’s own life

2. Maus Vocabulary Chapter 2: The Honeymoon
Communist: classless, stateless (ex: Soviet Union)
Conspiracy: committing an unlawful crime
Hysterical: uncontrollable emotion
Depressed: sad, gloomy, dejected, downcast
Sanitarium: medically supervised recuperation
Governess: a woman who is employed to take care of a child’s upbringing, education, etc.
Pogrom: an organized massacre, especially of Jews
Riot: violent or wild disorder
Frontier: boundary, border of countries
Cataract: cloudiness of the eye that causes impairment of the vision or blindness

3. Maus Chapter 1-2 Test Q/A Objective: To create and write ten test questions (five on the surface and five under the surface) and answers with a partner.
On the Surface: information that you can point to within the text
-what
-when
-where
-who
Under the Surface: information that requires prior knowledge and analysis of the text
-why
-would
-should
-could
-analyze

4. Maus Chapter 1-2 Test Q/A Objective: To create and write ten test questions (five on the surface and five under the surface) and answers with a partner.
1. Get into partners of two.
2. Decide who is going to be Student A and who is going to be Student B.

5. Maus Chapter 1-2 Test Q/A Objective: To create and write ten test questions (five on the surface and five under the surface) and answers with a partner.
Turn to your partner:
A: “An on the surface question is…”
B: “An example of an on the surface question is…”
B: “An under the surface question is…”
A: “An example of an under the surface question is…”

6. Maus Chapter 1-2 Test Q/A Objective: To create and write ten test questions (five on the surface and five under the surface) and answers with a partner.
Step 1: Student A and Student B will formulate a question and discuss the answer.
Step 2: Student A will write the question, while Student B answers the question (complete sentences).
Step 3: Student A and Student B will switch—Student B will write the question and Student A will write the answer. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 until all ten questions and answers are filled out.

7. Maus Chapter 1-2 Test Q/A Objective: To create and write ten test questions (five on the surface and five under the surface) and answers with a partner.
Side A and Side B will compete for points based on the answers to the questions. A point is only granted when the question is answered correctly (i.e. both the students and the teacher agree). Questions will alternate from on the surface to under the surface.

8. Maus Vocabulary Chapter 3: Prisoner of War
Herring: type of fish
Delicate: fragile, easily damaged
Frostbite: injury to body after excessive exposure to extreme cold
Drafted: a selection or drawing of people
Torah: Jewish religious literature, law, and teaching from the Old Testament
Parshas Truma: the week when the Torah is read; symbolic of charitable gifts coming
Protectorate: a state or territory that is protected
Recuperate: to recover and regain health

9. Maus Vocabulary Chapter 4: The Noose Tightens
Noose: a loop with a running knot
Gallstones: small, hard, abnormal mass that leads to pain and/or infection
Zionist: a supporter of a Jewish movement to reestablish the Jewish homeland (Palestine/Israel) in response to anti-Semitism
Convalescent Home: a home that takes care of injured or ill patients
Deported: to expel from a country
Suffocated: strangle; not allow air into the lungs
Smuggle: to import/export goods secretly
Vaguely: not clear

10. Maus Vocabulary Chapter 5: Mouse Holes
Neurotic: emotionally unstable person
Obscure: not clear; vague; uncertain
Tragedy: disaster; fatal event; dreadful
Hostility: unfriendliness; opposition
Condolences: expression of sympathy
Shrine: devoted to a person (normally holy)
Bunkers: underground space
Informer: a person who communicates or informs, especially for a reward

11. Maus Vocabulary Chapter 6: Mouse Trap
Pragmatic: practical; deals with facts
Caricature: distorted picture or description
Pauper: a very poor person
Senile: a decline in mental and physical abilities
Outskirts: outlying areas; borders; fringes
Yiddish: mixture of Hebrew and Slavic languages
Commotion: agitation; noisy disturbance