Maus Vocabulary Chapter 1 The Sheik 1 2

Maus Vocabulary Chapter 1: The Sheik 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Sheik: irresistibly charming to women Textiles: cloth manufactured into fabric by weaving or knitting Bachelor: an unmarried man Hosiery: stockings Suicide: the intentional taking of one’s own life

Maus Vocabulary Chapter 2: The Honeymoon 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Communist: classless, stateless (ex: Soviet Union) Conspiracy: committing an unlawful crime Hysterical: uncontrollable emotion Depressed: sad, gloomy, dejected, downcast Sanitarium: medically supervised recuperation Governess: a woman who is employed to take care of a child’s upbringing, education, etc. Pogrom: an organized massacre, especially of Jews Riot: violent or wild disorder Frontier: boundary, border of countries Cataract: cloudiness of the eye that causes impairment of the vision or blindness

Maus Chapter 1 -2 Test Q/A Objective: To create and write ten test questions (five on the surface and five under the surface) and answers with a partner. On the Surface: information that you can point to within the text -what -when -where -who Under the Surface: information that requires prior knowledge and analysis of the text -why -would -should -could -analyze

Maus Chapter 1 -2 Test Q/A Objective: To create and write ten test questions (five on the surface and five under the surface) and answers with a partner. 1. Get into partners of two. 2. Decide who is going to be Student A and who is going to be Student B.

Maus Chapter 1 -2 Test Q/A Objective: To create and write ten test questions (five on the surface and five under the surface) and answers with a partner. Turn to your partner: A: “An on the surface question is…” B: “An example of an on the surface question is…” B: “An under the surface question is…” A: “An example of an under the surface question is…”

Maus Chapter 1 -2 Test Q/A Objective: To create and write ten test questions (five on the surface and five under the surface) and answers with a partner. Step 1: Student A and Student B will formulate a question and discuss the answer. Step 2: Student A will write the question, while Student B answers the question (complete sentences). Step 3: Student A and Student B will switch—Student B will write the question and Student A will write the answer. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 until all ten questions and answers are filled out.

Maus Chapter 1 -2 Test Q/A Objective: To create and write ten test questions (five on the surface and five under the surface) and answers with a partner. Side A and Side B will compete for points based on the answers to the questions. A point is only granted when the question is answered correctly (i. e. both the students and the teacher agree). Questions will alternate from on the surface to under the surface.

Maus Vocabulary Chapter 3: Prisoner of War 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Herring: type of fish Delicate: fragile, easily damaged Frostbite: injury to body after excessive exposure to extreme cold Drafted: a selection or drawing of people Torah: Jewish religious literature, law, and teaching from the Old Testament Parshas Truma: the week when the Torah is read; symbolic of charitable gifts coming Protectorate: a state or territory that is protected Recuperate: to recover and regain health

Maus Vocabulary Chapter 4: The Noose Tightens 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Noose: a loop with a running knot Gallstones: small, hard, abnormal mass that leads to pain and/or infection Zionist: a supporter of a Jewish movement to reestablish the Jewish homeland (Palestine/Israel) in response to anti-Semitism Convalescent Home: a home that takes care of injured or ill patients Deported: to expel from a country Suffocated: strangle; not allow air into the lungs Smuggle: to import/export goods secretly Vaguely: not clear

Maus Vocabulary Chapter 5: Mouse Holes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Neurotic: emotionally unstable person Obscure: not clear; vague; uncertain Tragedy: disaster; fatal event; dreadful Hostility: unfriendliness; opposition Condolences: expression of sympathy Shrine: devoted to a person (normally holy) Bunkers: underground space Informer: a person who communicates or informs, especially for a reward

Maus Vocabulary Chapter 6: Mouse Trap 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Pragmatic: practical; deals with facts Caricature: distorted picture or description Pauper: a very poor person Senile: a decline in mental and physical abilities Outskirts: outlying areas; borders; fringes Yiddish: mixture of Hebrew and Slavic languages Commotion: agitation; noisy disturbance