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Maus
SummativeAssignment*
English11Bradley
Duedate:Thursday,October30,2014

Objectives:
Toshowknowledgeandunderstandingofthegraphicnovel
Maus
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?Justgetitapprovedby
Mr.Bradley
priortostartingthe
writing.

Step1Completeproposalform(duenextclass)Wednesday,October22,2014
Scrolltonextpagefortheform.

Step2Outline(inclass,useformprovided):
Mustinclude:
theprescribedquestionthathasbeenchosen
thetitleofthetext(s)foranalysis
thepartofthecoursetowhichthetaskrefers
threeorfourkeypointsthatexplaintheparticularfocusofthetask

Step3Writethepaper
FormattingGuidelines:
UseMLAformatforyourwrittentask(seepage8ofthisassignmentsheet).
Atthebeginningofyouressay,copythequestionyoureanswering.
YourtaskmustbewritteninEnglish.
Youmustacknowledgeallsourcesyouuse,includingthetextthatyouare
analyzing.Youreallyshouldntneedsecondarysources.

*Note:Summativeassessmentreferstoassessmentthatsummarizeslearningattheendof
aliteratureunit.Inotherwords,thisisourendofunitassessmentfor
Maus
.

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Maus
SummativePaperTopicProposal
DueviaGoogleDriveWednesday,October22,2014
English11Bradley

Question
Answer
Whatisyour
AbigailCrandall
name?
Whatisthetitle
Maus
ofthetextyouare
usingasthebasis
ofyouranalysis?
1. Howcouldthetextbereadandinterpreteddifferentlybytwo
Circlethe
differentreaders?
questionyouare
2.
Ifthetexthadbeenwritteninadifferenttimeorplaceor
answering.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Whatinthetext
hasledyouto
believethatyou
cananswerthis
question
adequately?

Answerthe
questionsforthe
promptyou
chose.

Putyour
responsesbelow
thequestions.

Thespace
availableshould
giveyouan
indicationofthe
lengthofthis.Be
conciseyet
specificdonot

languageorforadifferentaudience,howandwhymightit
differ?
Howandwhyisasocialgrouprepresentedinaparticular
way?
Whichsocialgroupsaremarginalized,excludedorsilenced
withinthetext?
Howdoesthetextconformto,ordeviatefrom,theconventions
ofaparticulargenre,andforwhatpurpose?
Howhasthetextborrowedfromothertexts,andwithwhat
effects?

ThroughoutbothbooksSpiegelmandrawsdifferentgroupsas
differenttypesofanimals.Heistellingthestoriesaboutthe
holocaustfromhisfatherspointofview,butthepartinpresent
timearefromhispointofview.

1. Howcouldthetextbereadandinterpreteddifferentlybytwo
differentreaders?
a. Whoarethetworeaders?
b. Whatarethetwointerpretations?
c. Whyaretheseinterpretationsdifferent?
2. Ifthetexthadbeenwritteninadifferenttimeorplaceor
languageorforadifferentaudience,howandwhymightit
differ?
a. Whatisthedifferenttime,place,language,OR
audience(pickONE)?
b. Howmightthetextdiffer?
c. Whymightitdiffer?
3. Howandwhyisasocialgrouprepresentedinaparticular
way?
a. Whatsocialgroupareyoudiscussing?
Differencebetweengenderanddifferentethnicgroups.
b. Whatistheparticularwaythatsocialgroupis

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writeanovel,
please.

represented?
ThestoryabouttheHolocaustistoldfromamalespointof
view(gender).Spiegelmandrawsdifferentgroupsasdifferent
animals(ethnicalgroups).
c. Howisthegroupdepictedinthatway?
TheJewsarerepresentedasmice,Germansarecats,Polish
peoplearepigs,andFrencharefrogs.throughoutthebooks
youlearnalotaboutwhatitwasliketogothroughthe
holocaustasamaleandhowitwasthroughamales
perspective.Whatwedontknowalotabout,waswhatthe
womenwentthrough,orwhatitwaslikefromawoman'spoint
ofview.
d. Whyisthegroupdepictedthatway?
Spiegelmanwantedhisreaderstobeabletounderstandthe
differencesbetweentheethnicgroups,andtoshowhowthey
arenotsodifferent.Artiemighthavedonesomeofthebook
fromhismother'sperspectiveifshewerestillalive.
4. Whichsocialgroupsaremarginalized,excludedorsilenced
withinthetext?
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,andwithwhat
effects?
a. Whatborrowedtextareyoudiscussing?
b. Howhas
Maus
borrowedfromsaidtext?
c. Whataretheeffectsofthisborrowing?

Answerstoquestionsrelatingtoyourprompt:
Differencebetweengenderanddifferentethnicgroups.ThestoryabouttheHolocaustis
toldfromamalespointofview(gender).Spiegelmandrawsdifferentgroupsas
differentanimals(ethnicalgroups).TheJewsarerepresentedasmice,Germansarecats,
Polishpeoplearepigs,andFrencharefrogs.throughoutthebooksyoulearnalotabout
whatitwasliketogothroughtheholocaustasamaleandhowitwasthroughamales
perspective.Whatwedontknowalotabout,waswhatthewomenwentthrough,or
whatitwaslikefromawoman'spointofview.Spiegelmanwantedhisreaderstobe
abletounderstandthedifferencesbetweentheethnicgroups,andtoshowhowtheyare
notsodifferent.Artiemighthavedonesomeofthebookfromhismother'sperspective
ifshewerestillalive.

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OutlineForm
Maus
SummativePaper
English11Bradley

Question
Answer
Whatisyour
AbigailCrandall
name?
Whatisthetitle
Maus
ofthetextyouare
usingasthebasis
ofyouranalysis?
1. Howcouldthetextbereadandinterpreteddifferentlybytwo
Circlethe
differentreaders?
questionyouare
2. Ifthetexthadbeenwritteninadifferenttimeorplaceor
answering.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

languageorforadifferentaudience,howandwhymightit
differ?
Howandwhyisasocialgrouprepresentedinaparticular
way?
Whichsocialgroupsaremarginalized,excludedorsilenced
withinthetext?
Howdoesthetextconformto,ordeviatefrom,theconventions
ofaparticulargenre,andforwhatpurpose?
Howhasthetextborrowedfromothertexts,andwithwhat
effects?
OtherPleasewriteithere:

Whatisyour
centralargument?

Youcanrespond
intheformof
bulletpointsora
thesisstatement.

Keypoint1,
includingtextual
evidence*to
supportyour
point

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

Thesis:Spiegelmanchoosestorepresentsocialgroupsindifferent
ways.Heassociatesdifferentethnicgroupswithananimal,and
theholocauststoryistoldbyamale,youdontknowalotabout
whathappenedtothewomen.

Howethnicgroupsarerepresented
(Major)Onpage5ofMausI,Artieandotherkidhehadbeenplaying
withartdrawnasmice.Afterreadingthebookandevenbefore,you
canmaketheassumptionthattheyarefromthesameethnicalgroup.
(sameasbelow)
(Major)Onpage11ofMausI,younoticeallofthecharacterssofar
aremice.Lookingatthefourthboxitsays,Shewasasurvivortoo,
likemostofmyparentsfriends.Afterreadingthatyoucanmakethe
connectionthattheymusthavesomeofthesameethnicity.
(Major)Onpage33ofMauseI,mostoftheboxesshowcatswearing
whatlookslikeagermanuniform.Afterlookingandreadingthispage,
youknowthatGermansaredrawnascats.
(Major)Onpage64ofMausI,VladekdisguiseshimselfasaPoleby
wearingapigmask.HeevenhasaconversationwithanotherPole
You'reaPolelikeme.Afterreadingthatyoucanmakethe

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assumptionthatthePolesarerepresentedbypigs.
(Minor)Onpage111inMausII,inthelastboxonthebottomitsays
WelayafewdaysinbadshapeuntiltheAmericanscameAfter
lookingatthepictureyoucanfigureoutthattheAmericansaredogs.

Keypoint2,
includingtextual
evidence*to
supportyour
point

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

Keypoint3,
includingtextual
evidence*to
supportyour
point

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

howgenderisrepresented
Onpage12ofMausI,atthebottomofthepageVladekbeginsto
tellhisstory.Thisisfromhisperspective.Vladekistellinghisson
whathislifewaslikebefore,duringandafterthewar/holocaust.
Onpage52ofMausII,Vladekbeginstotellthestoryofwhat
Anjawentthroughattheconcentrationcamps.

whydidspiegelmandothisstuff
Spiegelmandrewhischaractersasanimalstoshowhowtheyplay
differentrolesinlife.
Germansarecats,thismakesthemseemmoreincontrol
jewsaredrawnamice,smallerthancats.Miceareafraidofcats,
catskillmice.
polesaspigs,becauseattimestheyareseemasnooty.
Americansaredrawnasdogs,theyareseenasloyallikedogs.
spiegelmanhadonlyhaphisdadbytimehewantedtostartthe
story.
maybeifhismotherwasstillalive,hemighthavedoneitfrom
bothhismotherandfatherspointofview.
therearetimesinMausII,whenVladektellswhatitwaslikefor
thewomanduringtheholocaust.
Vladekssecondwifeseemsmean.Sheismadeouttoseemlikea
golddiggerinMausII.Butshealsohasbeenthroughthesame
thing.

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(Optionalnot
recommended)

Keypoint4,
includingtextual
evidence*to
supportyour
point

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

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Criteria

Advanced

Proficient

Basic/BelowBasic

Questiontypedat
thebeginningof
youressay

Yes,thequestionisretyped
atthebeginningofyour
essay.Youcopieditexactly.
(5pts)

Thereisavague
referencetothequestion
youreanswering,but
youdidnotcopyit
exactly.(3pts)

Youdidnotincludethe
questionatthe
beginningofyouressay.
(0pts)

Understandingof
thequestion

Clearlyunderstandsthe
promptandaddressesall
partsofit.
Responseisthorough,
detailed,accurateand
specific.(10pts)

Someunderstandingof
thepromptaddresses
partofit.
Responseisontheright
trackbutsomewhat
superficialorsometimes
inaccurate.Feelslikea
SparkNotesjob.(6pts)

Lackofunderstanding
ofthepromptdoesnot
addressprompt.
Responseisvague,
inaccurate,and/or
extremelysuperficial.
ClearlyaSparkNotes
job.(1pt)

Thesisstatement

Clear,concise,hasaso
whatfactorPresentsclear
argumentthatgoesbeyond
summaryDemonstrates
understandingofeffectof
literarytechnique(5pts)

Missingoneormoreof
clarity,conciseness,and
sowhatfactor
Presentsadequate
argumentbutmaybe
moresummarythan
analysisadequate
understandingofeffectof
literarytechnique(3pts)

Unclear,wordy,
confusing,orlackingin
asowhatfactor
Lacksargumentlacks
understandingofeffect
ofliterarytechnique(1
pt)

Bodyofpaper

Pointsclearlysupportthesis
Usesrelevantquotationsto
supportideasdevelops
thoroughargumentclear
understandingofhowstyle
effectsmeaning(10pts)

Pointssometimessupport
thesisQuotationsare
moredescriptivethan
analyticaldevelopsbasic
argumentsuperficial
understandingofhow
styleaffectsmeaning
OR:Yourideasmatch
yourthesis,butbecause
yourthesiswasnotan
argument,neitherisyour
paper.
(6pts)

Pointsdonotsupport
thesis
Paperisallsummary
lacksanalysis
Lacksunderstandingof
howstyleaffects
meaning

(automaticdeductionof
5ptsinthiscategoryif
therearenoquotations
atall)

Organization

Strongintroduction,
transitions,andconclusion.
Thesisstatementfoundin
thefirstparagraph
Conclusionsynthesizes
ideasanddoesnotintroduce
newinformation
Logicalsequenceofideas
withinandbetween
paragraphs.
(5pts)

Adequateintroduction,
transitions,and
conclusion.
Thesisstatementfound
laterintheessay.
Conclusionrestates
ideasadequatesequence
ofideas
(3pts)

Missingorpoor
introduction,transitions,
and/orconclusion
nothesisstatementtobe
found
Endsabruptlylacks
senseofclosureideas
areallovertheplace
lacksfocusand
sequence
(1pt)

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Quotation
integration

Clickherefora
videotutorial!
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Quotationsembeddedinto
ownsentencesextremely
smoothly.Quotationsdonot
standalone.Youneverrefer
toquotationsasquotesor
quotationsinyour
sentences.(5pts)

Quotationsembedded
intopapersomewhat
smoothlystilltoomuch
fillerlikeonpage35or
youcanseethisinthis
quote.Yourefertoa
quotationasaquoteor
quotationonce.(3pts)

Quotationsplacedin
paperinaclunky
mannerQuotations
standaloneandarenot
embeddedintoyourown
sentencesYourefertoa
quotationasaquoteor
quotationmultiple
times.(1pt)

(automaticzerointhis
categoryifthereareno
quotationsatall)

Sentence
structure/word
choice

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)

Overallsmoothwriting
someissuew/sentence
structure,buttheydont
necessarilyinterferewith
meaning
Attempts to use a
sophisticated
vocabulary; may misuse
words from time to
time (3 pts)

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

Conventions

Engaging,formal,and
objectivetoneveryfew
grammarerrorsconsistently
usespresenttenseverbs(5
pts)

Formaltoneahandfulof
grammarerrors,but
theyrenotoverly
distractingusuallyuses
presenttenseverbs(3
pts)

Limitedawarenessofor
inconsistenttoneMany
grammarerrorsthat
distractfromthecontent
ofthepaper(1pt)

Format(MLA)
TimesNew
Roman12
Doublespaced
MLAheading
Headerw/page#
Descriptivetitle
(inadditiontothe
copiedquestion)
Margins(1or1.25
inches)
Intextcitations
Workscitedpage

Zeroerrors(5pts)
Twoerrors(3pts)

Seelastpageofthishandout
forsampleformat!

Fourormoreerrors
(1pt)

Wordcount

8001,000words

Wordcounttypedattheend
oftheessay

Example
Wordcount:947
(5pts)

749orfewerwords

OR

1,051ormorewords

Wordcountnottypedat
theendoftheessay
(1pt)

750799words

OR

1,0011,050words

Wordcounttypedatthe
endoftheessay
(3pts)

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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.