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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?

GrantKonkle

Whatisthetitleofthetextyouareusingasthebasisofyouranalysis?

Maus

Circlethequestionyouareanswering.

1. Howcouldthetextbereadandinterpreteddifferentlybytwodifferentreaders?

2. Ifthetexthadbeenwritteninadifferenttimeorplaceorlanguageorforadifferentaudience,howandwhymightitdiffer?

3. Howandwhyisasocialgrouprepresentedinaparticularway?4. Whichsocialgroupsaremarginalized,excludedorsilenced

withinthetext?5. Howdoesthetextconformto,ordeviatefrom,theconventions

ofaparticulargenre,andforwhatpurpose?6. Howhasthetextborrowedfromothertexts,andwithwhat

effects?Whatinthetexthasledyoutobelievethatyoucananswerthisquestionadequately?

IthinkthatolderandyoungerpeoplewouldlookatthisdifferentandIwillhavemanyreasonstoshowhowoldandyoungwillviewthisdifferent.

Answerthequestionsforthepromptyouchose.Putyourresponsesbelowthequestions.Thespaceavailableshouldgiveyouanindicationofthelengthofthis.Beconciseyetspecificdonotwriteanovel,

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?b. Whatistheparticularwaythatsocialgroupis

represented?c. Howisthegroupdepictedinthatway?

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please. d. Whyisthegroupdepictedthatway?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. Howdoestheconformingordeviatingoccurinthetext?d. Forwhatpurpose?

6. Howhasthetextborrowedfromothertexts,andwithwhateffects?

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

Answerstoquestionsrelatingtoyourprompt:

Toelaborateonhowolderandyoungerpeopleviewthisbook.OldpeoplewillbemoreunderstandingandagreewithsomeofthethingsthatVladekdoesandwhileyoungerpeoplewoulddisagreewithwhatVladekdoes.Thedifferentpeopleintimeperiodswouldlookatitdifferentbecausetheyhaveexperiencedthesethingsthatweasyoungerpeopledonotunderstand.

OutlineFormMausSummativePaperEnglish11Bradley

Question AnswerWhatisyourname?

GrantKonkle

Whatisthetitleofthetextyouareusingasthebasisofyouranalysis?

Maus

Circlethequestionyouareanswering.

1. Howcouldthetextbereadandinterpreteddifferentlybytwodifferentreaders?

2. Ifthetexthadbeenwritteninadifferenttimeorplaceorlanguageorforadifferentaudience,howandwhymightitdiffer?

3. Howandwhyisasocialgrouprepresentedinaparticularway?4. Whichsocialgroupsaremarginalized,excludedorsilenced

withinthetext?5. Howdoesthetextconformto,ordeviatefrom,theconventions

ofaparticulargenre,andforwhatpurpose?6. Howhasthetextborrowedfromothertexts,andwithwhat

effects?7. OtherPleasewriteithere:

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Whatisyourcentralargument?Youcanrespondintheformofbulletpointsorathesisstatement.

InMausyoungandoldpeopleviewthisbookdifferentlybasedonexperiencestheyhasinlife.

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

Olderpeopleareveryfrugalwithmoneycomparedtothatofyoungerpeople.Amainreasonforthatisolderpeoplegrewupinatimewheremoneydidwasnoteasy.Olderpeoplewerealiveduringthedepressionandthehardtimesafterthat.AnexamplebeingwhenVladekasksforArtietofixtheleakinthedrainpipe.ArtiesaystoVladek,Butimnogoodatfixingthatkindofstuff.Whydontyouhiresomebody?Vladekrespondssaying,Ach!YouandMala!Youboththinkmoneygrowsonbushes.Illfixitmyself!.(Art73).ThisisasituationwheresomeoneyoungersuchasArtiewouldseepayingasmallamountofmoneytopaytofixthedrainpipewouldbeworthit.OnthecontrarysomeoneoldersuchasVladekwouldseepayingmoneytofixsomethingthatcanbedoneyourselftobefoolish.

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

Selfrelianceandselfdependencyarethingsthatolderpeoplecomparedtoyoungerpeoplepossessmoreof.Olderpeoplearemoreindependent,whileyoungerpeopletendtorelyonothersfordifferentthings.OneexampleofVladek'sselfrelianceisthatwhenhewasstayingwithAnjasparentshewentoutandfoundhimselfawaytomakemoney.OthermembersinAnjasfamilywererelyingonthewarbeingoverquick,andwhileVladekwaspreparingfortheworst.Hedidthingssuchastradingjewelryandgoldinordertopreparehimselfincasehemayneedthat.

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

(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

749orfewerwordsOR1,051ormorewordsWordcountnottypedattheendoftheessay

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(3pts) (1pt)

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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GrantKonkle

Mr.Bradley

English11

10/31/14

Maussummativeessay

Howcouldthetextbereadandinterpreteddifferentlybytwodifferentreaders?

InMaus1and2byArtSpiegelmanpeoplethatareyoungandpeoplethatareold

wouldviewthisdifferentlyonthebasisofwhattimeperiodthattheygrewupandthe

differentexperiencesthattheyhavewentthrough.Thencomesupisthetwokeypoints

thatwillshowhowoldandyoungpeoplewillthinkdifferentlyofthecharactersactions

andviews.OlderpeoplewouldviewVladekassmartwithhismoneywhileayounger

audiencewouldseeVladekasfrugalandthatheforcestomanyhardshipsonhimself

whenmoneycouldhelphimout.Vladekalwaysplansaheadforthefuture.Muchofwhat

hedoesistosetupaconnectionifheneedssomething.HeisalsoveryselfreliantOlder

peoplewouldseethisasnecessarywhileyoungerpeoplewouldseethisasunnecessary.

Olderpeopleareveryfrugalwithmoneycomparedtothatofyoungerpeople.A

mainreasonforthatisolderpeoplegrewupinatimewheremoneydidnotgrowon

trees.Olderpeoplewerealiveduringthedepressionandhadtodealwiththosehardtimes

alongwithonesafterthat.AnexamplebeingwhenVladekasksforArtietofixtheleak

inthedrainpipe.ArtiesaystoVladek,Butimnogoodatfixingthatkindofstuff.Why

dontyouhiresomebody?Vladekrespondssaying,Ach!YouandMala!Youboth

thinkmoneygrowsonbushes.Illfixitmyself!(MausI73).Thisisasituationwhere

someoneyoungersuchasArtiewouldseepayingasmallamountofmoneytofixthe

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withdoingityourself.OnthecontrarysomeoneoldersuchasVladekwouldseepaying

drainpipewouldbeworthitovercausingyourselfthepersonalhardshipsthatentangle

moneytofixsomethingthatcanbedoneyourselftobefoolish.Spiegelmandemonstrates

theclashingviewsoffatherandson,butmoreimportantlythisshowscorrelationtohow

someoneolderwouldseepayingtofixtheleakasValeksaid,foolish.Healsoshows

howsomeoneyoungersuchasArtiewouldseethathiringitoutwouldbepracticaland

simple.TimeandtimeagainweseehowVladekisverytightwithmoney,andthatwhen

hespendsmoneyhelookstogetthebestdealpossibleevenifitmeanssacrificing

quality.WhenArtiegetsanewtaperecorderVladekasks,So,howmuchyoupaid?

Artiereplieswith,Only75bucks!Itwasonsale.InArtiesviewthisisagooddeal,

butVladekdoesnotthinkthesame.Insteadhereplieswith,Pssh,atKorvettesyoucould

finditformaximum$35.00(Maus173)Thisagainisshowinghowayoungerperson

thinksthatseventyfivedollarsisagooddealwhileanolderpersonthinksthatthirtyfive

dollarsasthemaximumthatshouldbespent.

Selfrelianceandselfdependencyarethingsthatolderpeoplecomparedto

youngerpeoplepossessmoreof.Olderpeoplearemoreindependent,whileyounger

peopletendtorelyonothersfordifferentthings.OneexampleofVladek'sselfrelianceis

thatwhenhewasstayingwithAnjasparentshewentoutandfoundhimselfawayto

makemoney.OthermembersinAnjasfamilywererelyingonthewarbeingoverquick,

andwhileVladekwaspreparingfortheworst.Hedidthingssuchastradingjewelryand

goldinordertopreparehimselfincasehemayneedthat.Vladekisfacedwithmany

challengesinthisbookandmostofwhichhetakesheadon.Oneofmanyexampleofthis

isthatVladekandhisfamilywillbetakenawayiftheyareseenbytheGermans.In

responsetothisVladekmakeahideawayforhisfamilytohide.Thisshowshowolder

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peopleareselfreliant.Alsoitportrayshowolderpeopledowhathastobedoneinorder

tosurvive.IncontrastArtiedoesnotrespondtoproblemsinastrongandindependent

way.WhenAnjacommitssuicideitistoomuchforArtietohandle.Artieinresponseto

hismothersdeathwroteacomictoportraywhathisfeelingswere.Artieblamedhis

momssuicideforthereasonhewasputinamentalhospital.Anolderpersonlike

Vladekwouldworkthroughtheirissuesontheirown,butsomeoneyoungerwouldbe

morelikeArtieandneedsomeoneshelptoworkthroughtheirissues.

InconclusionthedifferencesbetweenVladekandArtiereflectsonhowanold

versusyoungwouldinterpretthisbookdifferently.IngeneralArtSpielgelmanportrays

Vladekasaselfreliantman.Heisalsotightwithhismoney.Thesearethingsthatolder

peopletendtobemorealike.OntheflipsideArtiereflectstheyoungergeneration.Artie

reliesonothersforhelp.Heisalsoloosewithmoney,andseesthepracticalityinthing.

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WorkCited

Spiegelman,Art.Maus:ASurvivorsTale.NewYork:PantheonBooks,1986.Print.