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The Language of Comedy

Activities and resources to support written, visual and oral language learning

Written to captivate young learners, each book in this series offers a wide range of examples of texts. The examples include comprehension questions on content, purpose and audience along with activities analysing the written, visual and oral language features of the text. Supported by their enriched understanding and a detailed guide, students then have a springboard from which to produce their own samples incorporating the conventions, styles and techniques particular to the language focus.

Ages: 11-14 | Pages: 64 | Code: 5957 | ISBN: 9781776552702

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Marie Langley

Marie Langley’s experience in education includes 19 years teaching in secondary and area (Years 1 to 13) schools, 10 years as head of an English department, and seven years as a deputy principal. Her published works include a thesis for a Master of Teaching and Learning degree, magazine articles, short stories, poetry, picture books, a junior novel and numerous educational resource texts. She currently lives and works in Golden Bay in the top north-west corner of the South Island of New Zealand.

Contents

Introduction4
Curriculum links5
Overview of activities6
Types of comedy-related language7
Glossary of language features10
Written language10
Visual language14
Oral language15
1. Non-fiction – explaining comedy16
Example: "What's so funny?"
2. Nonsense poetry21
Example: "Jabberwocky"
3. Spoken comedy26
Examples: "Super-primed comedy machine" and "Littering"
4. Cartoon32
Your choice: A single picture frame
5. Non-fiction – biography37
Example: "Charlie Chaplin – silent screen superstar"
6. Comic or graphic novel43
Your choice: Many picture frames
7. Comedy play script48
Example: "Cinderfella"
8. Comedy on screen54
Your choice: Comedy programme
9. Comedy fiction (short and long)59
Your choice: Favourite funny fiction

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