Activating Prior Knowledge and Building Background
READY
What do I know?
- Comedy is performance that
is intended to be funny.
- Comedy is a prevalent genre
in film and theatre.
- Different people tend to find
different types of performances
comedic.
SET
What new information do I
think I will gather?
- Examples of comedy from
both past and present pop
culture.
- Specifics about comedy and
what we should know before
we begin analyzing a
comedy’s effectiveness.
GO
What new information do I
have?
- Comedy has a long history
and the types of works that are
found to be comedic have
changed over time.
- There are multiple types of
comedy that should be
considered and each
accomplishes comedy in
different ways.
WHOA
What questions do I still have?
- How do I analyze comedy
from a time period I am not
familiar with?
- What makes something
comedic?
- What types of comedy do I
personally find funny?