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aCTIVITy 4.8
elements of Humor: Comic situations
learNING sTraTeGIes:
Graphic Organizer, Note-taking, Think-Pair-Share, Marking the Text, Discussion Groups
literary Terms
Irony is a literary device that plays on readers’ expectations by portraying events in a
way that is actually different from reality.
Clip: Director:
Comic Character ___________________
Comic Situation
Film Techniques That Help Create Humor
Appearance/Facial Expressions:
Actions:
Words:
Setting:
Humorous Events:
Framing:
Angles:
Sound:
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Learning Targets
• Investigate how humor is created by comic situations.
• Analyze comic situations in a literary text collaboratively.
• Determine the impact of word choice on meaning and tone in a comic situation.
Comic situations can be created in many different ways:
• by placing a character in an unlikely situation in which he or she obviously does
not belong
• by portraying characters as victims of circumstances who are surprised by unusual events and react in a comical way
• by creating situational irony where there is contrast between what characters or readers might reasonably expect to happen and what actually happens
1. While you watch a film clip, think about how the situation contributes to the humor.
2. As you view the clip a second time, take notes using the graphic organizer below.
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