U5-L10.2 Assignments For Jokin' Around
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Assignments For Jokin' Around
Reading The Selection
A
collection
of jokes called Have Your Heard This One? has been added to this selection.
These jokes make us laugh because of the different techniques used. Some of the techniques you saw in selections so far are silly pictures, funny language, puns, funny names, silly situations, foolish behaviour, confusion in one or more characters – not "in on" the joke, a character in the "wrong place", surprise ending, unlikely situations, and point of view.
Here is an example, using the joke Samara told on page 92:
The joke: What do you call a dog that likes to run all the time? A jog dog!
What's the technique? The author of the joke made a silly rhyme using a word – jog – that we don't usually think of when we talk about dogs.
In this assignment, your job is to figure out the techniques used in the different types of jokes you read in Have You Heard This One?
Your instructions:
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Unit 5
Make me laugh!
Assignment
Assignments For Jokin' Around
You have two assignments:
- analyze what makes the jokes added to this selection funny
- learn new Word Wall Words
Reading The Selection
A
collection
of jokes called Have Your Heard This One? has been added to this selection.
These jokes make us laugh because of the different techniques used. Some of the techniques you saw in selections so far are silly pictures, funny language, puns, funny names, silly situations, foolish behaviour, confusion in one or more characters – not "in on" the joke, a character in the "wrong place", surprise ending, unlikely situations, and point of view.
Here is an example, using the joke Samara told on page 92:
The joke: What do you call a dog that likes to run all the time? A jog dog!
What's the technique? The author of the joke made a silly rhyme using a word – jog – that we don't usually think of when we talk about dogs.
Follow these instructions for the Joke Chart Assignment:
In this assignment, your job is to figure out the techniques used in the different types of jokes you read in Have You Heard This One?
Your instructions:
- You will use this Joke Chart.
- Choose any five jokes from pages 93 to 95. Choose jokes that use different techniques to make you laugh.
- Write the joke in the first column.
- Identify the techniques used to make you laugh in the second column.
- Use accurate sentence structure and spelling.
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- Download the document Joke Chart.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
- Click the "Open with" button.
- Select "Adobe Reader".
- Click "OK".
- You will then be able to view the document Joke Chart.
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How to save a file:
- Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
- Name your Reader's Notebook: Joke Chart file in this format: jsmith_jokechart and save the file to your Documents folder.
Throughout the unit, you learned and practiced new concepts and presentation formats. Now it's time to demonstrate or "sum up" your understanding of that information by submitting this assignment for a mark.
- Submit your Joke Chart document now to your teacher for marking.
- Click Add Submission to upload your document.
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