*WHAT'S SO FUNNY?* SHORT READS

• English
• Secondary Education
• Age 13

*WELCOME TO ENGLISH CLASS*

SHOW AND TELL

SHORT READS-NON FICTION

DLF PUBLIC SCHOOL

Expected Learning outcomes

*Read and comprehend the text to answer the questions 

*Read the text with correct pronunciation and intonation 

*Identify new words and meanings given in the text 

*Brainstorm to identify main idea/message of the text 

BIG QUESTION-What is a comedy and what makes it funny?

                                   Non-Fiction

COMEDY-THE JOY OF LAUGHTER

 The author’s purpose or intention for writing this text. 

Laughter is the Best Medicine! The author wants us to appreciate the goodness of Comedy. The common phrase 'What's so funny?' makes the readers think about funny/comical situations and how happy they make us feel.

                                                                                                                                           Mindmap

                                                                                                                                                  Characteristics of Comedy

What is the Key to laughter?

1. smile
2. surprise
3. calm
4. timing

Q-How does the first question and answer pair help introduce the information that follows in the rest of the text?
Q: What makes people laugh?

Q-Read the answer to the first question. What pronoun
does the author use here? How does the choice affect you as a reader?

The Marx brothers

The Marx Brothers were an American family Comedy Act

  that was successful on Broadway, and in motion pictures from 1905 to 1949. Five of the Marx Brothers' thirteen feature films were selected by the American Film Institute (AFI) as among the top 100 comedy. They are widely considered by critics and fans to be among the greatest and most influential comedians of the 20th century. The brothers are almost universally known by their stage names: Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo, and Zeppo.

COMEDY CLASSICS

Comedy

Classics

Q-What is a comedy? What questions and answers tell about the history of comedy and how the old traditions continue today?

Q-What does the phrase 'comedy classic' mean?

Q-Why does the author suggest that readers watch a comedy classic?

Q-Who were the Marx Brothers? Why do you think the author
chose to include a photo of them in the excerpt?

Q-What are the main ideas of this text? How do the photos support those main ideas and details given the text?

Q-Why did the author include the quotes from Groucho, one of the Marx brothers? What does it tell you about their style of comedy?

1. jolly
2. witty
3. sarcastic
4. sweet

Q-Why do you think comedies are still as popular today as they were in ancient Greece?

1. They are humorous
2. They are informative

                                 CLOSURE

 

Match my Mate 

activity on 

vocabulary words 

(drag and drop) 

surprise

twist

comedy classic

comedy

something unexpected

a change from what is expected

an old example of comedy that is still enjoyed by many people today

a work meant to make people laugh

Now I can:
*Read and comprehend the text to answer the questions 
*Read the text with correct pronunciation and intonation 
*Identify new words and meanings given in the text 
*Brainstorm to identify main idea/message of the text

1. Strongly Agree
2. Agree
3. Need help

Home assignment    

Padlet Activity

“Laughter is the Best Medicine”

Research shows that laughter is good for health. Share a funny incident or joke which made you laugh!

(Use Direct & Indirect Speech to make it interesting and lively)

 

THANK YOU