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Exploring Comedy: Understanding Humor and Creating Skits

This assignment explores the nature of comedy, asking students to define what makes something funny and to reflect on their understanding of humor. Students will engage in a collaborative project to create an SNL-style skit, focusing on the unexpected elements that drive humor. Throughout the process, students will analyze their favorite comedy movies, write personal responses to quotes, and evaluate their experiences of writing and presenting skits. The culmination of the project will be a presentation that showcases their creative efforts and learning about comedic techniques.

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Exploring Comedy: Understanding Humor and Creating Skits

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  1. Bell Work #2 • 1-15-14: What is comedy? What makes something funny? • Turn in your “Modest Proposal” • Present your “Modest Proposal” – if you would like. • Pick your groups to make SNL style skit.

  2. Bell Work #2 • 1-17-14: List the 6 best comedy movies. What makes them funny? • Work on skits. • Check progress.

  3. Bell Work #21-20-14: Write down the quote and write a response to it. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

  4. Bell Work #2 • 1-21-14: Humor is about the unexpected. What is the unexpected event of your skit? Think about it as the turning point. • Work on your skits.

  5. Bell Work #2 • 1-22-14: Write a paragraph summary of your skit. • Run through your skit. Make sure it is at least 3 minutes long. • You will be turning in a copy of your skit when you present. You will get 10 points extra credit if you present on Thursday.

  6. Bell Work #2 • 1-23-14: What did you learn through the process of writing your skit? • Presentations?

  7. Bell Work #2 • 1-24-14: What did you like about doing the skits? What are your impressions of your classmates skits? • We will turn in Bell work after the presentations.

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