Maus I
Who is the author of Maus 1
Art Spiegelman
What’s a phrase
A group of words that are put together but don’t have a subject and verb.
Who wrote The Blue Hotel
Stephen Crane
Who sings Skinny Love
Bon Iver
how do you close read
Read slowly and annotate key parts of the text.
in Maus what animals represent Jewish people
mice
What’s the difference between an independent and dependent clause?
An independent clause is a complete sentence. a dependent clause isn’t.
What is the Swede’s main personality trait
Paranoia
What does skinny love symbolize
A weak or struggling relationship
What does annotating mean
Marking important notes on the text
What historical event is maus about
the holocaust
what is the depended clause
Although I was tired, I finished my homework.
Although I was tired
Where is the story set
In a small town in Nebraska.
What’s the main instrument used in the original version
Guitar
What’s the goal of close reading?
To find the deeper meaning of the text.
Who is Vladek in the story
Art’s father
What’s the phrase in this sentence
Running late, I grabbed my bag and ran
Running late
What happens to the Swede at the end of the story?
He gets killed in a bar fight
What kind of relationship is Skinny Love about
One that is about end
What does the tone of a text tell you
how the author feels
What event from Vladek’s life is the focus of Maus 1
Surviving the Holocaust and going throiugh his experiences in poland
Combine these two sentences into one using a dependent clause
I was sick. I didn’t go to school.
Because I was sick, I didn’t go to school
What is the theme of The Blue Hotel
Fate, Free Will, misunderstanding of human behavior.
who is skinny love about
Emma, Forever Ago
Why is it important to look at how a text’s structure relates to its meaning
The structure often supports the text’s themes and influences its impact on the reader.