Expected Outcomes
Stage 3
Unit 4 Assignment
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Stage 4 Academic
Unit 2 Assignment 2
Stage 4 Employment
Unit 8 Assignment 1, 2
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Description
1. As a large group, view a short
comedy with the sound turned off.
2. As the students view the comedy,
have them write down the situations that they found humorous on the Humorous
Situations blackline master.
3. Have the students get together
in groups of three or four to discuss the humorous situations and to determine
the type of humour being used.
4. View the comedy a second time
with the sound turned on.
5. Again, as the students view the
comedy, have them write down the situations that they found humorous on the
blackline master.
6. Have the students get together
in their same groups of three or four to discuss the humorous situations and to
determine the type of humour being used.
7. In their group discussions, the
students should discuss what they found to be funny and the sources of the
humour based on the research they did in the previous activity.
8. Each group will report back to
the large group.
Sub-skills Needed:
1. Co-operative learning strategies
2. Note
taking strategies
3. Discussion strategies
Materials Needed
1. One copy of the Humorous Situations
handout for each student
2. A videotape of a short comedy
such as The Three Stooges, Charlie Chaplin, or a current situation
comedy
3. Chart paper and markers
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