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Humorous anecdotes
my Notes
Check Your Understanding
5. Quickwrite: How is the comedian able to create laughter in the audience by
telling such simple anecdotes?
6. Discuss how you would describe the humor the comedian uses. What do you think is the intended response? During your discussion, be sure to:
• Use precise diction to describe the humor.
• Provide examples from the text to support your analysis.
Preview
In this activity, you will read a humorous essay and think about any funny memories you’ve had related to a road trip or riding in a car.
Setting a Purpose for Reading
• As you read the essay, underline words and phrases that make you think of your own experiences and memories.
• Circle unknown words and phrases. Try to determine the meaning of the words by using context clues, word parts, or a dictionary.
About the Author
Jon Scieszka (b. 1954) is the oldest of six brothers in his family. He became an elementary school teacher and found that his students liked the funny stories that he enjoyed telling. He has since published a number of children’s books, which are illustrated by his friend Lane Smith. In 2008, the Librarian of Congress named him National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.
essay
fromBrothers by Jon Scieszka
1 Brothers are the guys you stick with and stick up for.
2 The Scieszka
brothers are scattered all
over the country now, but we still
get together once a year to play a family golf tournament. We named it after our dad, Lou, and his favorite car—his old Cadillac Coupe de Ville. It is the Coupe de Lou Classic. We all grew up playing golf, because Dad Lou, an elementary
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