MYP3 07-11-2022

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Good Morning

Dear Students

Unfortunately, I won't be able to teach you today. 

I have lots of material ready for you to work on . We will be looking some more at humour outside of 'Twelfth Night'

I DON'T expect all activities to be finished though, there is simply too much. However, I would like you to try and get as much done as possible. Create a document for your work.

Agenda

1. Universal Humour?

2. What is funny to you?

3. How can we use comedy to critique society?

Activity One

You will need your headset/earpods today in order to work on the activity. You will be watching a video and on the next slide have to answer questions about that video.

Create a document to do your work and hand that in.

This is the url for the article mentioned in the activity (Q5)

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/apr/11/britishidentity.uk

The universal appeal of Mr. Bean

Activity two: 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.

Activity 3: 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' .

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?