MYP3 Lesson 14 2024

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MYP3 Lesson 14 2024

Summary Act V, Scene I

Summary Text

Activity: How can we use comedy to Critique society?

1. Read the article on page 120.

2.  Read this article from Brittanica Schools. (copy and paste)

https://school.eb.co.uk/levels/advanced/article/The-Great-Dictator/626807

How can we use comedy to Critique society?

When watching the following clip, bear in mind that the US was not at war with Germany yet. Charlie Chaplin is clearly mocking Adolf Hitler in this scene. However, he is also expressing a lot of the similar fears we came across last year when we read 

"Address Unknown - Kathrine Kressmann Taylor "

Watch this clip from 'the Great Dictator' . (next slide)

What do you make of this speech? How effective is it? 

How can we use comedy to Critique society?

 

This film was also used as an inspiration for the following song, which uses part of this speech. Click on the link and listen to the song.

Modern criticism

Can you find a modern piece of comedy that is used to critique our society?

Activity: What is funny to you?

I want you to think about what is funny to you and share that with me. Create a document in which you incorporate the following things:

- Link to the funny video or embed it.

- Explanation of the video and why this is funny to you.

- Are there elements that might be offensive to others? If so, who and why.

Reflections

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Write your reflections

Introducing unit 2

Unit 2

Is it true that you are what you read?

Unit 2

Newspapers are a powerful means of mass communication and for centuries audiences have turned to them to express and reflect their own point of view, personal beliefs and cultural values.

Unit 2