Maus Prologue Deep Read

​Writing Scaffold practice

By joseph jones

​Lets take a deeper look at Artie's father.

Remember think about what we know about the books subject matter..

Go to the character traits section of your journal.

1st Talk with you partners

describe what is happening in this panel.

Now look at the character traits. what Traits would you say the father possesses

Open Ended

What character traits do you see in the father. Use your writing scaffolds and add some of your own words if you can.

What is his attitude towards "friends”

• 👍 supportive (in favor of it)

• ❤️ caring (wants to protect it)

• 🌟 hopeful (believes it will help)

• 🤝 respectful (values it)

• 💪 confident (trusts it)

• 🎯 committed (sticks with it)

• 🙏 appreciative (thankful for it)

• 😊 approving (agrees with it)

• 😐 neutral (no strong feelings)

• 🤔 unsure (not decided yet)

• 👀 observant (watches without judging)

• 🧠 curious (wants to learn more)

• 📘 factual (sticks to the facts)

• 🧍 serious (focused, not emotional)

• 🧩 analytical (examines carefully)

• 😡 critical (points out flaws)

• 😠 hostile (against it)

• 😨 fearful (afraid of it)

• 😒 doubtful (doesn’t believe in it)

• 🚫 opposed (strongly against it)

• 🧊 dismissive (doesn’t take it seriously)

• 😔 hopeless (doesn’t think it will work)

• 😤 resentful (angry about it)

​Lets try to infer HIs motivation. what is motivating him to talk to his son like this?

Start looking through the words which words do you think you can apply best? Talk with your partners.

​Go to the Motivation section

Open Ended

​Lets try to infer HIs motivation. what is motivating him to talk to his son like this?

Use your writing scaffold to answer the prompt. what Themes do you think you will see in this book. Think about your background knowledge

-World War II

-Prison camps

-Persecution based on ethnicity

-The small interaction you have seen
from the father and son