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acTIVITY 4.7 continued
0 Direct students to complete the 3–2–1 reflection to prepare to discuss the story. Hold a class discussion.
a Next, have students further analyze the character they were assigned, using the graphic organizer. After students have completed the chart for their assigned character, ask them to share with the class or in a small- group jigsaw.
b Explain that in upcoming activities, students will learn how to recognize other elements of humor in a variety of humorous texts. Direct students to the graphic organizer
at the start of Activity 4.11. Read aloud the information defining each element of humor, asking students to use prior knowledge to begin to add examples and make predictions about the level of comedy. As they learn about new elements of humor and encounter humorous texts
in this unit, they should return to
the graphic organizer to add more examples.
aCTIVITy 4.7
continued
Working from the Text
13. For each unfamiliar word you circled, write a synonym in My Notes. 14. Quickwrite using a 3–2–1 reflection.
3 – Describe three things you notice about the author’s use of humor in the story.
2 – Describe two characters you can picture most vividly. 1 – Share one question you have.
15. Use the graphic organizer to express ideas you have about the characters and humor in this text.
Details
How does the author develop the character? (actions, words, thoughts)
Characters
Describe the character using precise adjectives. Would any of them be considered a caricature?
Interpretation
What truth about life is revealed through the comic character?
Framton Nuttel
Self-absorbed; gullible; nervous; conventional; loner; uncomfortable; anxious; socially inept
Self-absorbed, nervous, social misfits are easy to take advantage of.
Mrs. Sappleton
Cheerful; conventional; self-absorbed; preoccupied; social; matter of fact; bored by Nuttel
Conventional sorts are often unaware of the more imaginative types in their midst.
The niece
Imaginative; mischievous; unconventional; a joker; self-assured
Unconventional, imaginative types can easily take advantage of the stolid and unimaginative types.
Elements of Humor
Explaining why something is funny can be a challenge, but there are some common things authors do that usually make people laugh. Writers create humor by focusing on descriptions and actions that make characters funny, comic situations, and comic language. Humor often depends on some combination of these three elements.
16. Preview the Elements of Humor graphic organizer in Activity 4.11 and add notes about the comic characters and caricatures you explored in this activity. After you explore each new element of humor in the upcoming activities, return to this graphic organizer to add notes about new learning.
Check Your Understanding
Explain whether you think the story by Saki is low or high comedy and why. Was any part of the story unexpected? Explain.
my Notes
aSSeSS
Check students’ annotations on the graphic organizer to verify that they are able to make inferences about their characters and justify why they are comedic; they should be able to relate exaggeration and irony to the characters.
Use the Check Your Understanding to determine whether students can identify this short story as high comedy.
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