Teach Maus by Art Spiegelman with this comprehensive teaching unit designed for Senior English and Literature. This resource supports students in analysing how visual and written elements combine to represent memory, trauma, identity, and the intergenerational impact of the Holocaust. Drawing on conventions of the graphic novel form, students explore symbolism, allegory, narrative structure, and Spiegelman’s use of visual metaphor while developing sophisticated analytical and essay-writing skills.

This pack also incorporates the full How to Study a Graphic Novel unit, providing explicit instruction in analysing language features and text structures unique to the form.

What’s Included:
The complete How to Study a Graphic Novel unit (teacher guide and student study guide)
A structured 6 week teaching sequence with classroom activities
Social and historical context, including the Holocaust and post-war memory
Analysis of key themes and characters
Language, visual, and structural feature analysis, including panel composition, gutters, framing, symbolism, and allegory

The files are provided as PDFs for flexibility as teachers use different formats in their classrooms. You can:
• Convert to PowerPoint: Upload the PDF to PowerPoint (File → Open) and it will automatically convert to slides.
• Use in Google Slides: Upload the PDF to Google Drive, right-click, and open with Google Slides.
• Use digitally or print: Upload the PDF to your LMS (Google Classroom, Canvas, etc.) or print it for handouts.
You could also use Canva to upload the PDF and convert and save as a PowerPoint.