1. Bell Quiz Answer the following questions in complete sentences: 1. Why did Vladek take Artie’s coat? 2. Who is Richieu? 3. What is the type of business that Vladek and his father-in-law own.

2. Chapter 1-4 Vocabulary Cataract: abnormality of the eye Sheik: an irresistibly charming man Anti-Semitic: prejudice against Jews Pogrom: organized massacre of Jews Gestapo: Nazi state police – the SS Protectorate: land controlled by Germany Reich: land annexed to Germany (Nazi regime) Wehrmacht: German armed forces Bar Mitzvah: Jewish ceremony to admit adult boys Schlepped: Yiddish for “carried or moved in a trudging fashion Personification: human-like characteristics to a non-human identity. In Medias Res: in the middle of things, in literature this can be a flashback even

3. In Medias Res adverb Literally: “In the Middle” or “into the midst of things.” From Latin Question: 1.What time periods is the audience experiencing? 2.At what point does the narrative flashback? 3.What affects does a flashback narrative have in literature?

4. Personification Attributing human-like characteristics to a non-human identity. Why, in literature, is personification used? What examples in literature/media/art can you think of where personification has been used? Was it used effectively?

5. Discussion Questions In your groups, read your three discussion questions to each other. Select the two best and most thought provoking questions from the questions you have read to each other. Have a spirited discussion about Maus in your groups. 1. In Maus, who is the narrator? 2. Are there multiple narrators? 3. Are the narrators reliable? 4. How do the personal pre-Holocaust narratives contribute to character development?

6. What kind of animal are you? Write a reflection on the following topic: Choose an animal that represents you or the people around you. Consider reasons Art Spiegelman would choose certain animals for characters. What traits would you use to personify your chosen animal. Why did you choose your animal? Note: Your reflection should be at least three well- developed paragraphs long.

7. Homework Read pages 41 to 99 (up to the section “Prisoner on the Hell planet) Prepare three (3) in-depth and probing questions you would ask Vladek if you were Artie. Read the excerpt from Elie Wiesel’s Night Answer questions 1-6

8. Vocabulary liquidate – to put an end to; to abolish (also: to kill) meshuga – Yiddish slang for “crazy; senseless” neurotic – overanxious; panic kombinator – a person of low morals, used to describe a Jew who collaborates with the Nazis caricature – an exaggerated representation pragmatic – practical; concerned with the facts at hand

9. Reaction There is a difference in narrative style between Night and Maus. Narrative style is the way the story is told. The story could be told in first person; it could be told as a reflection of events; it could be based on the sentences used; it could be based on the diction (the choice of words used. Write a one-page reflection on the differences between Night and Maus.

10. Homework Finish reading Maus by Wednesday/Thursday.