Humor in Literature (Period 1) Assignments

Finish watching Video "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Review final procedures

Homework
Study MidSummer final Tuesday (objective and written)
Review Elements of Humor for Final on Wednesday

Presentations
Watch movie

Watch: 1999 version of A Midsummer Night's Dream

Read ch 26/27 powerful chapters

Homework
Letters to Mom and Dad as Conrad

Watch: Act 3, scene 2 (wandering in forest
Read: Act 4, scene 1/2
Watch scene
Read Act 4, scene 1 up to start of play within play

Homework
Study guide questions for Act 4, scene 1/2

No School

Presentations
Complete Act 3

Homework
Study Questions Act 3

Watch: Disney MIdSummer part 1
Read
Act 3

Presentations

Read Act 1 Scene 2
Read all of Act II

Homework complete questions for Act I and Act II on a seperate piece of paper
Here is link for Text

http://nfs.sparknotes.com/msnd/page_2.html

Watch Silent movie of MidSummer Nights Dream
Read Act 1 Sc 1

Humor in the Holidays

Presentations

Finish Candide
Hand back papers

Quiz ch 25-27
Read ch 28-30

Test on Candide on Friday

Review ch 22
Read 23-25
Watch part of Candide

Homework
Read ch 26/27

Presentations

Collect homework
Watch: Candide up to finding Cunagonde
Read ch 20

Homework
Ready ch 21/22

Presentations

Homework
Complete study guide questions ch 19

Study guide questions for ch 17/18
Quiz ch 17/18 grade in class

Homework
Ready ch 19

Read ch 14, 15,
Show: Candide musical

Homework
read ch 16

Complete study guide questions ch 12
Read ch 13
Study guide questions on ch 13

Presentations
Read ch 12

Presentations
Review ch 11

Homework
Study guide questions for ch 11

Collect homework
Review ch 7/8/9
Ready ch 10
Show: Candide

Homework
Read ch 11

Collect homework ch 7/8 questions
Read ch 9

Homework
Study Questions for ch 9

Candide Quiz ch 1-7
Watch: Candide

Review ch 5
Auto de fae
Watch: The Inquisiton
Watch: Leonard Bernstein Candide

Presentations

Watch: Mi Lei incident
Collect homework ch 2/3
Read and discuss ch 4
Watch: Lisbon earthquake

Homework
Read ch 5
Complete study guide questions for ch 4/5

Read Candide ch 2/3/4
Start to answer study guide questions

Homework
Complete study guide questions ch 2-4

Presentations
Watch South Park Threats

Ch 1 Study guide questions
Video on background of the book

Handout Candide
Ch 1

What are Fears
History of Fear
Sarcasm Video

Collect homework
Presentations

List of Evil 10 how are they funny?
Watch: History of Evil, Evil in the world, Nightmare before

Homework
Take on of the Evils and create an original Joke, Story, situation etc.

Funny Presentations

Watch: David Sedris "Stadium Pal"
Read "Six to Eight Black Men", discuss
Watch: Six to Eight

Homework
Five elements of the story, with plot complete response

Watch: Death of a Pumpkin
Read: The Big one
Discuss parts of a short story
Write out Elements of short story

Presentations

Collect Political Cartoons, share and discuss
Watch: White House Correspondents Dinner, George Carlin on America

Finish movie
Written exercise on Dr Strangelove: 3 elements, events and significance to political humor

Watch: Dr Strangelove

Discusss political humor
Watch: Cold War background
Watch: Dr. Strangelove

Presentations

Handout on Aristophenes and Political humor
Discuss elements of Political Humor
Watch: The Onion, Political Cartoons, Will Rogers video
Handout: Political Humor PowerPoint due Tuesday 10/25

Test and writing activity on Lysistrata

Present scenes from Lysistrata

Work in groups on scene for Lysistrata

Homework
Scene due Tuesday

Friday Funnies

Homework
Study Lysistrata test Monday

College and Career Center presentation

Read and watch final Scene of Lysistrata

Homework
Create a test for play
2t/f, 2MC, 2, Fill, 2Quotes, 2 Short answers


Go to CCC on Thursday

Watch; Husband wife scene
Read pp. 25 to end
In group select scene

Watch: Lysistrata Mockumentary
Read scene 7
Watch: NY Ren Fair version and BBC version
Select people for small groups

Read pp 17-21
Identify Quotes for 10 different elements of humor

Homework
Complete list of elements

Watch: Commercials humor and surprise
In group create a commercial for a scene or aspect of Lysistrata
Read pp 16-17

Collect Homework
Identify the element of humor used in the story board
Watch: 2 versions of sections read in Lysistrata

Read and discuss pp 10-16

Homework
Complete Story board for pp 1-16
Six cells, quote and caption in each

Read Lysistrata 2-10

Read: Lysistrata 2-8

Review Funny Presentations

Watch: History of Greek Theater discuss

What is the origin of Love? discussion

Select date for Funny Presentation

Complete video
Create list of 10 humor elements that were in the video
Review Friday Funny Presentations (text and videos)

Watch: Make Em Laugh

Edit and turn in Personal Statement

Collect, discuss homework
Watch: Charlie Bit Me, which theory and why
Watch: MC Library orientation
Handout: 19 Tips to Enhance Humor, read and discuss
Watch: Top 10 List
Watch: Best Fake Funeral

Homework
Turn in Friday Personal Statement
UC prompt below

Discuss and collect Laugh Logs
Watch: Trader Joe song
Continue discussion on handout about theories
Watch: Mr. Ed, Animal humor, Get Smart, funny women of 50s 60s, AFV, Road runner

Watch: Who are the people of Wall Mart, discuss
Handout: A Theory of Comedy
Discuss comedy theory
Watch: Lenny Bruce and George Carlin

Homework
Create a laugh log, minimum of ten events

College personal statement information and discussion

Watch: Harold and Maude
Turn in 5 stages

Homework
Bring in personal statement Essay for College

Watch: Harold and Maude

Review and edit Summer Reading Essay
Watch: David after the dentist,
Handout: What is Humor, read and discuss

Homework
Finish reading handout
Bring in Expectations sheet signed
Bring in Humor (laugh) ICON

Summer Essay

Have a good three day weekend

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Homework Reminder

Expectations due Wed 9/7

Humor Icon Due 9/7

Video: Baby Laugh
Review WEB information
Collect and share Student Info and 20 Questions
Handout: Humor Vocabulary
Video: Laughter is catching/Nashville show

Homework
Review for in class Summer Reading Essay, 9/2
Select 2 of the Humor vocabulary words and create two new examples

Welcome back to school
Class information/ Expectations on web page (See Below)
Video: What is Comedy?
Overview of class

Homework
Complete Student Info and Twenty Questions due Thur
Summer reading Essay Friday 9/2