Assignment for Tuesday, April 5

If you were absent on Wednesday, March 30, view this TED talk, which we watched during class. Pay attention to the ways the speaker connects with the audience, the strategies she uses to communicate her message, and the ways the images reinforce and enhance her points.

If you have turned in the complete draft of your research paper, you have no homework for Friday, April 1. If you have not turned in the complete draft, you need to turn it in by Friday. For Tuesday, April 5, complete the speech assignment that was handed out in class and is posted to the right.

Assignment for Thursday, March 24

Read and annotate the article distributed in class (Thomas Doherty, "Art Spiegelman's Maus: Graphic Art and the Holocaust"). If you missed class, it is available on JSTOR.
Work on your research paper. In class, you will give extemporaneous speeches in preparation for your STP presentations, then we will talk about the rest of Maus.

Assignment for Friday, March 18, and Tuesday, March 22

For Friday: Read and annotate chapter two of Maus, Vol. II (pp. 39-74).

For Monday: Read and annotate chapter three of Maus, Vol. II (pp. 75-136).

Assignments for Monday, March 14, and Wednesday. March 16

In Spiegelman's Maus, read and annotate chapter one of Volume II (pp. 9-37). In class, you will begin applying the terms of graphic illustration to your analysis of the text.

In class, you will have time to work on the research paper. The next three-to-four pages are due on Wednesday, March 16. Also, if you need to speak to anyone to make arrangements for your presentation (such as a teacher whose class you'd like to present to), you should do so as soon as possible.

Assignment for Wednesday, March 9

Work on the research paper, and try to write an additional page. You will have time to work on it in class, and you will continue to work on avoiding plagiarism and integrating your sources. You do not have to read any part of volume 2 of Maus for Wednesday.

The next three-to-four pages of the research paper are due Wednesday, March 16.