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UNIT 4
The Challenge of Comedy
aCademIC VoCabUlary
juxtaposition
derision
denounce
caricature
literary Terms
persona satire irony dialect hyperbole yarn alliteration
Goals:
• To analyze how a variety of authors create humor in print and nonprint texts
• To analyze how humor is used to reveal a universal truth (theme)
• To write a well-developed analysis of a humorous text
• To analyze and perform a scene from a Shakespearean comedy
• To understand verbals and how they are used in writing
Contents
Activities:
4.1 4.2
4.3 4.4
4.5 4.6
4.7 4.8
4.9
4.10
Previewing the Unit ................................................................ 250 Understanding the Complexity of Humor .................................251
Essay: “Made You Laugh,” by Marc Tyler Nobleman
Classifying Comedy ................................................................ 260
Introducing the Strategy: RAFT
Humorous Anecdotes .............................................................. 264 Essay: from “Brothers,” by Jon Scieszka
Introducing the Strategy: TWIST
Finding Truth in Comedy ......................................................... 272 Essay: “I’ve got a few pet peeves about sea creatures,”
by Dave Barry
Satirical Humor ....................................................................... 277 Online Article: “Underfunded Schools Forced to Cut Past Tense from Language Programs,” from The Onion
Elements of Humor: Comic Characters and Caricatures .......... 282 Short Story: “The Open Window,” by Saki
Elements of Humor: Comic Situations ..................................... 288 Novel: “A Day’s Work” from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,
by Mark Twain
Elements of Humor: Hyperbole ............................................... 296 Poetry: “They Have Yarns,” by Carl Sandburg
Poetry: “Mooses,” by Ted Hughes
Poetry: “El Chicle,” by Ana Castillo
Elements of Humor: Comic Wordplay ...................................... 304 Poetry: “Is Traffic Jam Delectable?” by Jack Prelutsky
*Comedic Skit: “Who’s on First?” by Bud Abbott
and Lou Costello (available online)
4.11
Embedded Assessment 1 Writing an Analysis of a Humorous Text.....315
Planning and Revising an Analysis of a Humorous Text .......... 308 Student Expository Essay: “The Power of Pets,” by Isha Sharma
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