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MausSummativeAssignment*English11Bradley

Duedate:Thursday,October30,2014Objectives:

ToshowknowledgeandunderstandingofthegraphicnovelMaus Toshowawarenessofthewaysinwhichtheproductionandreceptionoftexts

contributetotheirmeaning Toevaluateconflictingviewpointswithinandaboutparticularliterarytexts Toanalyzethestyle,registerandstructureofatext

TheProduct:An800to1,000wordformalessaythatanswersoneofthesesixquestions:

1. Howcouldthetextbereadandinterpreteddifferentlybytwodifferentreaders?2. Ifthetexthadbeenwritteninadifferenttimeorplaceorlanguageorfora

differentaudience,howandwhymightitdiffer?3. Howandwhyisasocialgrouprepresentedinaparticularway?4. Whichsocialgroupsaremarginalized,excluded,orsilencedwithinthetext?5. Howdoesthetextconformto,ordeviatefrom,theconventionsofaparticular

genre,andforwhatpurpose?(Forexampleisthisahistorytext?)6. Howhasthetextborrowedfromothertexts,andwithwhateffects?7. Otherproposals?JustgetitapprovedbyMr.Bradleypriortostartingthe

writing.Step1Completeproposalform(duenextclass)Wednesday,October22,2014

Scrolltonextpagefortheform.Step2Outline(inclass,useformprovided):Mustinclude:

theprescribedquestionthathasbeenchosen thetitleofthetext(s)foranalysis thepartofthecoursetowhichthetaskrefers threeorfourkeypointsthatexplaintheparticularfocusofthetask

Step3WritethepaperFormattingGuidelines:

UseMLAformatforyourwrittentask(seepage8ofthisassignmentsheet). Atthebeginningofyouressay,copythequestionyoureanswering. YourtaskmustbewritteninEnglish. Youmustacknowledgeallsourcesyouuse,includingthetextthatyouare

analyzing.Youreallyshouldntneedsecondarysources.*Note:Summativeassessmentreferstoassessmentthatsummarizeslearningattheendofaliteratureunit.Inotherwords,thisisourendofunitassessmentforMaus.

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MausSummativePaperTopicProposal

DueviaGoogleDriveWednesday,October22,2014English11Bradley

Question AnswerWhatisyourname?

AbigailCrandall

Whatisthetitleofthetextyouareusingasthebasisofyouranalysis?

Maus

Circlethequestionyouareanswering.

1. Howcouldthetextbereadandinterpreteddifferentlybytwodifferentreaders?

2. Ifthetexthadbeenwritteninadifferenttimeorplaceorlanguageorforadifferentaudience,howandwhymightitdiffer?

3. Howandwhyisasocialgrouprepresentedinaparticularway?

4. Whichsocialgroupsaremarginalized,excludedorsilencedwithinthetext?

5. Howdoesthetextconformto,ordeviatefrom,theconventionsofaparticulargenre,andforwhatpurpose?

6. Howhasthetextborrowedfromothertexts,andwithwhateffects?

Whatinthetexthasledyoutobelievethatyoucananswerthisquestionadequately?

ThroughoutbothbooksSpiegelmandrawsdifferentgroupsasdifferenttypesofanimals.Heistellingthestoriesabouttheholocaustfromhisfatherspointofview,butthepartinpresenttimearefromhispointofview.

Answerthequestionsforthepromptyouchose.Putyourresponsesbelowthequestions.Thespaceavailableshouldgiveyouanindicationofthelengthofthis.Beconciseyetspecificdonot

1. Howcouldthetextbereadandinterpreteddifferentlybytwodifferentreaders?

a. Whoarethetworeaders?b. Whatarethetwointerpretations?c. Whyaretheseinterpretationsdifferent?

2. Ifthetexthadbeenwritteninadifferenttimeorplaceorlanguageorforadifferentaudience,howandwhymightitdiffer?

a. Whatisthedifferenttime,place,language,ORaudience(pickONE)?

b. Howmightthetextdiffer?c. Whymightitdiffer?

3. Howandwhyisasocialgrouprepresentedinaparticularway?

a. Whatsocialgroupareyoudiscussing?Differencebetweengenderanddifferentethnicgroups.

b. Whatistheparticularwaythatsocialgroupis

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writeanovel,please.

represented?ThestoryabouttheHolocaustistoldfromamalespointofview(gender).Spiegelmandrawsdifferentgroupsasdifferentanimals(ethnicalgroups).

c. Howisthegroupdepictedinthatway?TheJewsarerepresentedasmice,Germansarecats,Polishpeoplearepigs,andFrencharefrogs.throughoutthebooksyoulearnalotaboutwhatitwasliketogothroughtheholocaustasamaleandhowitwasthroughamalesperspective.Whatwedontknowalotabout,waswhatthewomenwentthrough,orwhatitwaslikefromawoman'spointofview.

d. Whyisthegroupdepictedthatway?Spiegelmanwantedhisreaderstobeabletounderstandthedifferencesbetweentheethnicgroups,andtoshowhowtheyarenotsodifferent.Artiemighthavedonesomeofthebookfromhismother'sperspectiveifshewerestillalive.

4. Whichsocialgroupsaremarginalized,excludedorsilencedwithinthetext?

a. Whichsocialgroupareyoudiscussing?b. Areyoufocusingonthegroupbeingmarginalized,

excluded,ORsilenced(pickONE)?c. Howandwhyisthismarginalization,exclusion,or

silencingoccurringinthetext?5. Howdoesthetextconformto,ordeviatefrom,theconventions

ofaparticulargenre,andforwhatpurpose?a. Whatgenreareyoudiscussing?b. AreyoudiscussinghowthetextconformstoOR

deviatesfromthegenre(pickONE)?c. Howdoestheconformingordeviatingoccurinthe

text?d. Forwhatpurpose?

6. Howhasthetextborrowedfromothertexts,andwithwhateffects?

a. Whatborrowedtextareyoudiscussing?b. HowhasMausborrowedfromsaidtext?c. Whataretheeffectsofthisborrowing?

Answerstoquestionsrelatingtoyourprompt:

Differencebetweengenderanddifferentethnicgroups.ThestoryabouttheHolocaustistoldfromamalespointofview(gender).Spiegelmandrawsdifferentgroupsasdifferentanimals(ethnicalgroups).TheJewsarerepresentedasmice,Germansarecats,Polishpeoplearepigs,andFrencharefrogs.throughoutthebooksyoulearnalotaboutwhatitwasliketogothroughtheholocaustasamaleandhowitwasthroughamalesperspective.Whatwedontknowalotabout,waswhatthewomenwentthrough,orwhatitwaslikefromawoman'spointofview.Spiegelmanwantedhisreaderstobeabletounderstandthedifferencesbetweentheethnicgroups,andtoshowhowtheyarenotsodifferent.Artiemighthavedonesomeofthebookfromhismother'sperspectiveifshewerestillalive.

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OutlineFormMausSummativePaper

English11BradleyQuestion AnswerWhatisyourname?

AbigailCrandall

Whatisthetitleofthetextyouareusingasthebasisofyouranalysis?

Maus

Circlethequestionyouareanswering.

1. Howcouldthetextbereadandinterpreteddifferentlybytwodifferentreaders?

2. Ifthetexthadbeenwritteninadifferenttimeorplaceorlanguageorforadifferentaudience,howandwhymightitdiffer?

3. Howandwhyisasocialgrouprepresentedinaparticularway?

4. Whichsocialgroupsaremarginalized,excludedorsilencedwithinthetext?

5. Howdoesthetextconformto,ordeviatefrom,theconventionsofaparticulargenre,andforwhatpurpose?

6. Howhasthetextborrowedfromothertexts,andwithwhateffects?

7. OtherPleasewriteithere:

Whatisyourcentralargument?Youcanrespondintheformofbulletpointsorathesisstatement.

Thesis:Spiegelmanchoosestorepresentsocialgroupsindifferentways.Heassociatesdifferentethnicgroupswithananimal,andtheholocauststoryistoldbyamale,youdontknowalotaboutwhathappenedtothewomen.

Keypoint1,includingtextualevidence*tosupportyourpoint*By textual evidence, I mean quotations from the novel.

Howethnicgroupsarerepresented(Major)Onpage5ofMausI,Artieandotherkidhehadbeenplayingwithartdrawnasmice.Afterreadingthebookandevenbefore,youcanmaketheassumptionthattheyarefromthesameethnicalgroup.(sameasbelow)(Major)Onpage11ofMausI,younoticeallofthecharacterssofararemice.Lookingatthefourthboxitsays,Shewasasurvivortoo,likemostofmyparentsfriends.Afterreadingthatyoucanmaketheconnectionthattheymusthavesomeofthesameethnicity.(Major)Onpage33ofMauseI,mostoftheboxesshowcatswearingwhatlookslikeagermanuniform.Afterlookingandreadingthispage,youknowthatGermansaredrawnascats.(Major)Onpage64ofMausI,VladekdisguiseshimselfasaPolebywearingapigmask.HeevenhasaconversationwithanotherPoleYou'reaPolelikeme.Afterreadingthatyoucanmakethe

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assumptionthatthePolesarerepresentedbypigs.(Minor)Onpage111inMausII,inthelastboxonthebottomitsaysWelayafewdaysinbadshapeuntiltheAmericanscameAfterlookingatthepictureyoucanfigureoutthattheAmericansaredogs.

Keypoint2,includingtextualevidence*tosupportyourpoint*By textual evidence, I mean quotations from the novel.

howgenderisrepresentedOnpage12ofMausI,atthebottomofthepageVladekbeginstotellhisstory.Thisisfromhisperspective.Vladekistellinghissonwhathislifewaslikebefore,duringandafterthewar/holocaust.Onpage52ofMausII,VladekbeginstotellthestoryofwhatAnjawentthroughattheconcentrationcamps.

Keypoint3,includingtextualevidence*tosupportyourpoint*By textual evidence, I mean quotations from the novel.

whydidspiegelmandothisstuffSpiegelmandrewhischaractersasanimalstoshowhowtheyplaydifferentrolesinlife.Germansarecats,thismakesthemseemmoreincontroljewsaredrawnamice,smallerthancats.Miceareafraidofcats,catskillmice.polesaspigs,becauseattimestheyareseemasnooty.Americansaredrawnasdogs,theyareseenasloyallikedogs.spiegelmanhadonlyhaphisdadbytimehewantedtostartthestory.maybeifhismotherwasstillalive,hemighthavedoneitfrombothhismotherandfatherspointofview.therearetimesinMausII,whenVladektellswhatitwaslikeforthewomanduringtheholocaust.Vladekssecondwifeseemsmean.SheismadeouttoseemlikeagolddiggerinMausII.Butshealsohasbeenthroughthesamething.

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(Optionalnotrecommended)Keypoint4,includingtextualevidence*tosupportyourpoint*By textual evidence, I mean quotations from the novel.

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Criteria Advanced Proficient Basic/BelowBasic

Questiontypedatthebeginningofyouressay

Yes,thequestionisretypedatthebeginningofyouressay.Youcopieditexactly.(5pts)

Thereisavaguereferencetothequestionyoureanswering,butyoudidnotcopyitexactly.(3pts)

Youdidnotincludethequestionatthebeginningofyouressay.(0pts)

Understandingofthequestion

Clearlyunderstandsthepromptandaddressesallpartsofit.Responseisthorough,detailed,accurateandspecific.(10pts)

Someunderstandingofthepromptaddressespartofit.Responseisontherighttrackbutsomewhatsuperficialorsometimesinaccurate.FeelslikeaSparkNotesjob.(6pts)

Lackofunderstandingofthepromptdoesnotaddressprompt.Responseisvague,inaccurate,and/orextremelysuperficial.ClearlyaSparkNotesjob.(1pt)

Thesisstatement Clear,concise,hasasowhatfactorPresentsclearargumentthatgoesbeyondsummaryDemonstratesunderstandingofeffectofliterarytechnique(5pts)

Missingoneormoreofclarity,conciseness,andsowhatfactorPresentsadequateargumentbutmaybemoresummarythananalysisadequateunderstandingofeffectofliterarytechnique(3pts)

Unclear,wordy,confusing,orlackinginasowhatfactorLacksargumentlacksunderstandingofeffectofliterarytechnique(1pt)

Bodyofpaper PointsclearlysupportthesisUsesrelevantquotationstosupportideasdevelopsthoroughargumentclearunderstandingofhowstyleeffectsmeaning(10pts)

PointssometimessupportthesisQuotationsaremoredescriptivethananalyticaldevelopsbasicargumentsuperficialunderstandingofhowstyleaffectsmeaningOR:Yourideasmatchyourthesis,butbecauseyourthesiswasnotanargument,neitherisyourpaper.(6pts)

PointsdonotsupportthesisPaperisallsummarylacksanalysisLacksunderstandingofhowstyleaffectsmeaning(automaticdeductionof5ptsinthiscategoryiftherearenoquotationsatall)

Organization Strongintroduction,transitions,andconclusion.ThesisstatementfoundinthefirstparagraphConclusionsynthesizesideasanddoesnotintroducenewinformationLogicalsequenceofideaswithinandbetweenparagraphs.(5pts)

Adequateintroduction,transitions,andconclusion.Thesisstatementfoundlaterintheessay.Conclusionrestatesideasadequatesequenceofideas(3pts)

Missingorpoorintroduction,transitions,and/orconclusionnothesisstatementtobefoundEndsabruptlylackssenseofclosureideasareallovertheplacelacksfocusandsequence(1pt)

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QuotationintegrationClickhereforavideotutorial!http://goo.gl/iA8BnI

Quotationsembeddedintoownsentencesextremelysmoothly.Quotationsdonotstandalone.Youneverrefertoquotationsasquotesorquotationsinyoursentences.(5pts)

Quotationsembeddedintopapersomewhatsmoothlystilltoomuchfillerlikeonpage35oryoucanseethisinthisquote.Yourefertoaquotationasaquoteorquotationonce.(3pts)

QuotationsplacedinpaperinaclunkymannerQuotationsstandaloneandarenotembeddedintoyourownsentencesYourefertoaquotationasaquoteorquotationmultipletimes.(1pt)(automaticzerointhiscategoryiftherearenoquotationsatall)

Sentencestructure/wordchoice

Effectively uses variety of sentence types to create a smooth flow; Sentences are clear; Uses words correctly; effectively uses a varied, vivid vocabulary; finds the delicate balance between sounding sophisticated and purple prose (5 pts)

Overallsmoothwritingsomeissuew/sentencestructure,buttheydontnecessarilyinterferewithmeaningAttempts to use a sophisticated vocabulary; may misuse words from time to time (3 pts)

Issuesw/sentencestructureinterferewithmeaning Many words used incorrectly; vocabulary is bland OR too much purple prose (1 pt)

Conventions

Engaging,formal,andobjectivetoneveryfewgrammarerrorsconsistentlyusespresenttenseverbs(5pts)

Formaltoneahandfulofgrammarerrors,buttheyrenotoverlydistractingusuallyusespresenttenseverbs(3pts)

LimitedawarenessoforinconsistenttoneManygrammarerrorsthatdistractfromthecontentofthepaper(1pt)

Format(MLA)TimesNewRoman12DoublespacedMLAheadingHeaderw/page#Descriptivetitle(inadditiontothecopiedquestion)Margins(1or1.25inches)IntextcitationsWorkscitedpage

Zeroerrors(5pts)Seelastpageofthishandoutforsampleformat!

Twoerrors(3pts) Fourormoreerrors(1pt)

Wordcount 8001,000wordsWordcounttypedattheendoftheessayExampleWordcount:947(5pts)

750799wordsOR1,0011,050wordsWordcounttypedattheendoftheessay (3pts)

749orfewerwordsOR1,051ormorewordsWordcountnottypedattheendoftheessay(1pt)

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MausSummativeRubricConversion:

60=100 59=99 58=98 57=97 56=96 55=95

54=94 53=93 52=92 51=91 50=90 49=89

48=89 47=88 46=88 45=87 44=86 43=85

42=85 41=84 40=83 39=82 38=81 37=80

36=80 35=80 34=79 33=79 32=78 31=78

30=77 29=76 28=75 27=74 26=73 25=72

24=71 23=70 22=70 21=70 20=69 19=68

18=67 17=66 16=65 15=64 14=63 13=62

12=60 11=60 10=60 9=59 8=58 7=57

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AbigailCrandall

Mr.Bradley

English11

November15,2014

MausAnalysis

Howandwhyisasocialgrouprepresentedinaparticularway?

ThebooksMausIandIIarecomicbooks,butdon'tletthatthrowyouoff.These

twobooksareaboutnotyourordinarycomicseither,theytellstoriesaboutahardtime

jewsingermany,andmanymore.ArtSpiegelmanisthesonoftwoholocaustsurvivors,

henotonlytellshisstoryandhisparents,heshowsusthroughhisamazingabilityto

draw.Spiegelmanchoosestorepresentsocialgroupsindifferentways.Heassociates

differentethnicgroupswithananimal.

InbothofSpiegelmansbooks,hedrawsallofthecharactersasanimals.Even

whenhedrawsaneventthatishappeninginpresenttime,peopleareanimals.However,

withtheexceptionofpages100103,hefoundhiscomichemadeabouthismothers

death.Allofthepeopleinitaredrawnasactualhumans,butinastrangeway.Onpage5

ofMausI,Artieandotherkidhehadbeenplayingwithartdrawnasmice.Afterreadingthe

bookandevenbefore,youcanmaketheassumptionthattheyarefromthesameethnicalgroup.

Alsoonpage11ofMausI,younoticeallofthecharacterssofararemice.Lookingatthe

fourthboxitsays,Shewasasurvivortoo,likemostofmyparentsfriends.Afterreadingthat

youcanmaketheconnectionthattheymusthavesomeofthesameethnicity.Spiegelmanmust

bedrawinganyonewithjewishdecadenceasmice.TheseareallexamplesofhowSpiegelman

representsdifferentethnicgroupsthroughouthisbooks.Jewsaredrawnamice,theyare

smallerthancats.Miceareafraidofcats,catskillandeatmice.theseareallreasonswhy

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hemighthavedrawnthemthatway.thesecouldalsobereasonswhyhedrewthe

germansascats.

Onpage33ofMauseI,mostoftheboxesshowcatswearingwhatlookslikeagerman

uniformandtherearelotsofgermanflagsrailedeverywhere.Afterlookingandreadingthis

page,youknowthatGermansaredrawnascats.Anotherexampleofgermansascatsison

page52ofMaausI,atthetopabovethefirstboxitsaysAnotherGermantook4or5fromus

toastale.inthepicturebelowacatisseeninthedrawing.Germansarecats,thismakes

themseemmoreincontrolofthings.Theyalsoareoftenthemainkillersofmice,wichis

probablyoneofthemainreasonswhySpiegelmanchosetodrawgermansascatsand

jewishpeopleasmice.

Onpage64ofMausI,VladekdisguiseshimselfasaPolebywearingapigmask.He

evenhasaconversationwithanotherPoleYou'reaPolelikeme.Afterreadingthatyou

canmaketheknowthepolesarerepresentedbypigs.InMausIIonpage30,inthefourthbox

itsaysHewasaprisoner,apresentfromthegermanpartofpolandinthepictureitshowsa

drawingofapig.Thesmallboxtellsusthathewasfrompoland.Pigscanbeeasily

manipulated,justlikethepolishwere.ThiscouldbewhySpigelmandrewpolishpeopleas

pigs.Polishmenwereofteninchargeofjewstheysidedwithgermanstotryandstayalive.

Anotherexampleofspiegelman'srepresentationofethnicgroupsisonpage111in

MausII.ThelastboxonthebottomitsaysWelaidafewdaysinbadshapeuntilthe

AmericanscameAfterlookingatthepictureyoucanfigureoutthattheAmericansare

dogs.Manypeoplefinddogstobefriendlyandloyal.ThiscouldbewhySpiegelmanchoseto

drawtheamericansasdogs.

Spiegelmandrewhischaractersasanimalstoshowhowtheyplaydifferentroles

inlife.WecanusethetextandpicturestodecipherSpiegelmansreasonsfordrawingthe

charactersofMausIandII.ThesepeoplealsoplayedamajorpartinSpiegelman'stwo

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books,theyareallimportanttothestorylines.

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WorksCited

Spiegelman,Art.Maus:ASurvivor'sTale.NewYork:PantheonBooks,1986.Print.

Spiegelman,Art.MausII:AndHereMyTroublesBegan.NewYork:PantheonBooks,

1991.Print.