{"id":25498,"date":"2023-07-26T04:02:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T04:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/essay-3-maus-required-text-art-spiegelman-maus-vols-1-2-new-york-pantheon-1986-1991\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T04:02:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T04:02:17","slug":"essay-3-maus-required-text-art-spiegelman-maus-vols-1-2-new-york-pantheon-1986-1991","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/essay-3-maus-required-text-art-spiegelman-maus-vols-1-2-new-york-pantheon-1986-1991\/","title":{"rendered":"Essay #3 Maus Required Text: Art Spiegelman. Maus, Vols. 1 & 2. New York: Pantheon, 1986, 1991."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Required Text:<\/u><\/b> ( Attached in the dowloads) <\/div>\n
Art Spiegelman. <\/span><\/span>Maus<\/em>, Vols. 1 & 2. New York: Pantheon, 1986, 1991.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Video Version:<\/u><\/span><\/div>\n
MAUS: The comics that won the Pulitzer Prize | Excerpt from “The Art Of Spiegelman” – YouTube<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n
https:\/\/youtu.be\/8b4i0efaw1A?si=CMJ5U6aW3yj7Vp49
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Topic:<\/u><\/b> <\/span><\/div>\n

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\n
Discuss the central theme of guilt in Maus. Who is affected by guilt?
\nHow? What are its causes?

\nHow do characters attempt to deal with their guilt? You might consider the
\ntherapeutic role that

\nstorytelling itself plays in this context<\/span><\/p>\n
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Please see full directions in the Maus Essay Assignment.docx<\/u><\/b> Download<\/div>\n

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Grading Criteria:<\/span> <\/b>Your
\nessays in this course will be graded based on content and structure.  <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Content<\/b> refers to the thesis of your essay and its elaboration into
\nan effective argument through the coordination of primary and secondary ideas,
\nanalysis of and critical engagement with the text(s), and the incorporation of
\ntextual evidence and other supporting examples. <\/p>\n

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Structure<\/b> refers to the form of the essay, which, in the broadest
\nsense, includes an introduction where you state your thesis, a body where you
\ndevelop your argument and main ideas, and a conclusion, where, ideally, you do
\nmore than simply summarize your argument. 
\n<\/span>More specifically, a structurally sound essay is one in which your main
\npoints and ideas are logically presented and organized through effective
\nparagraphing, and where paragraphs are effectively constructed (with
\ntransitions between them) through proper sentence structure, correct grammar,
\nand punctuation. So please carefully proofread your graded draft, which means
\nmore than simply running a spell check.<\/p>\n

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For a more detailed
\nexplanation of the grading criteria, click on the link \u201cMy Criteria for
\nEvaluating Your Essays.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Format <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Your essay must be
\ntyped in standard font size (10- or 12-point) and style and double-spaced with
\none-inch or 1.25-inch margins.  <\/span>Include
\nyour name, the course number, my name, and the date in the upper left corner of
\nthe first page. A header consisting of your last name and page number should be
\nlocated in the upper right corner of all but the first page of your essay. You
\ndo not need a title page, but your essay should have a relevant title
\n(preferably something thoughtful, clever, or suggestive) centered near the top
\nof the first page.  <\/span><\/p>\n

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All references to
\nprimary and secondary sources should be appropriately cited using MLA or APA,
\nwhich means, respectively, a \u201cWorks Cited\u201d or \u201cReferences\u201d page at the end of your
\nessay and parenthetical page references within the body of your essay, or
\nTurabian (Chicago), which is the footnote or endnote citation style. For
\nquestions about and examples of these, please go the library\u2019s website, which
\ncan be accessed via the \u201cAcademics\u201d drop-down menu at the top of the Owl\u2019s Nest
\nhomepage. Under \u201cWriting a Paper,\u201d click on \u201cCitation Guides\u201d or \u201cTutorials and
\nHandouts.\u201d The library has printed versions of these documents available as
\nwell. Click on \u201cDatabases\u201d in the upper-left-hand corner of the library\u2019s
\nhomepage to link to the library\u2019s database collection. <\/b><\/p>\n

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Remember: one of the
\ntwo 3-5-page essays you write for this class must be a research paper. The 2-3-
\npage papers are each worth 10% of your grade, and the 3-5-page papers are each
\nworth 15% of your grade. It\u2019s up to you to decide which essay will be of what
\nlength. Although I would not recommend it, if you intend to make this first
\nessay your research essay, please contact me first. And last but certainly not
\nleast, please carefully proofread your final draft, which means more than
\nsimply running a spell check<\/u>. <\/b><\/p>\n

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Guidelines<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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\n

Whether you choose one of the topics below or develop
\none of your own, I am looking for a focused and thoughtfully developed essay
\nthat engages closely with the text. There are no right or wrong answers here;
\nthere are only strong arguments and weak arguments. In this context, a
\nstrong argument is one that is focused on a central idea or claim and is
\ndeveloped through careful attention to details. It avoids gross
\ngeneralizations, unsubstantiated claims, and excessive plot summary;<\/u> but
\nit doesn\u2019t necessarily shy away from complexities and the risks involved in
\nentertaining them<\/u>\u2014the result is typically a more interesting essay.<\/span><\/p>\n


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\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Avoid the five-paragraph essay structure. <\/p>\n

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\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Assume that your reader is familiar with the
\ntext but is not a part of our class, so don\u2019t refer to the class. <\/p>\n

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\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Wherever possible, avoid using the pronouns \u201cI,\u201d
\n\u201cwe,\u201d and especially \u201cyou.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Wherever possible write in the present tense
\nwhen writing about literary works and film.<\/p>\n

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\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Underline or italicize the title of a full-length
\nwork, whether it\u2019s a book, a journal, a newspaper, a CD, etc.; put the title of
\na shorter work that is part of a longer work in quotation marks, whether it is
\na story, a poem, an article, a song, etc. (e.g., Tales from the Thousand and One Nights<\/i>, but \u201cThe Fisherman and the
\nJinnee\u201d). But don\u2019t underline or italicize the title of your own essay. <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Quotations of longer than four lines should be
\nblocked off from the rest of your text by single-spacing and indenting them. <\/p>\n

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\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Please reread the \u201cPlagiarism\u201d section on the
\nsyllabus.<\/u><\/p>\n


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Required Text: ( Attached in the dowloads)  Art Spiegelman. Maus, Vols. 1 & 2. New York: Pantheon, 1986, 1991. Video Version: MAUS: The comics that won the Pulitzer Prize | Excerpt from “The Art Of Spiegelman” – YouTube https:\/\/youtu.be\/8b4i0efaw1A?si=CMJ5U6aW3yj7Vp49 Topic:  Discuss the central theme of guilt in Maus. Who is affected by guilt? How? What are its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[186],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/25498"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/25498\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=25498"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=25498"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=25498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}