We have continued to work on reading MAUS during class time (reading guides are available in class). Students should be working on their comic books at home for homework. By the start of class on Friday, you should know:

• whom your character will be – what he or she looks like, his or her personality, motivations, and history, etc.
• the world your character will inhabit – both the ordinary and the extraordinary
• the plot as it moves through the first five steps of the Hero’s Cycle

Also, as a supplement to MAUS, here are a few Crash Course videos: