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aCTIVITy 4.7
elements of Humor: Comic Characters and Caricatures
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aCademIC VoCabUlary
To use a caricature or to
caricaturize someone is to
exaggerate or imitate certain
characteristics to create a
comic or distorted idea of a
person.
Characters
Sketch the caricature.
Details
Describe the characterization.
Interpretation
What idea is conveyed through the characterization?
Bart
Bart is repetitively writing sentences on the board that say ...
He is the stereotype of the bad kid in the classroom.
Homer
Marge
Lisa
Family
Learning Targets
• Define and recognize comic characters and caricatures.
• Collaborate to analyze characters and caricatures in a literary text.
Comic Caricatures and Characters
Characterization is the way a writer reveals a character’s personality through what the character says, thinks, and feels or through how the character looks, acts, or interacts with others.
A caricature is a pictorial, written, and/or acted representation of a person who exaggerates characteristics or traits for comic effect. Caricatures are often used in cartoon versions of people’s faces and usually exaggerate features for comic effect.
1. You will next view some comic scenes. As you view the opening sequence, take notes in the graphic organizer.
my Notes
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