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| confusion, ridicule, exaggeration, surprise, understatement, and happy ending |
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| What are the six elements of comedy? |
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| True. Laurie DOES tell his mom that the kindergarten teacher spanked a student. |
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| True or False? Laurie tells his mom that the kindergarten teacher spanked a student. |
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| False. Laurie is not excited about the things he's learning in school. |
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| True or False? Laurie is excited about all the wonderful things he's learned. |
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| True. Laurie's parents DO begin to think Charles is a bad influence on him. |
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| True or False? Laurie's parents begin to think Charles is a bad influence on him. |
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| False. When Laurie plays a trick on his father, he is not punished at all. |
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| True or False? When Laurie plays a trick on his father, he is punished immediately. |
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| True. When Charles was good, his teacher DID give him an apple. |
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| True or False? When Charles was good, the teacher gave him an apple. |
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| False. Laurie's parents did NOT try to get hold of Charles's mom on the phone. |
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| True or False? Laurie's parents tried to get hold of Charles's mom on the phone. |
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| True. Laurie DOES stay after school and says it was to watch Charles. |
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| True or False? Laurie stays after school and says it was to watch Charles. |
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| True. When Charles is good in school, Laurie DOES act disappointed. |
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| True of False? When Charles is good in school, Laurie acts disappointed. |
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| False. The teacher NEVER asked Laurie's parents for a conference. |
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| True or False? The teacher finally asks Laurie's parents for a conference. |
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| False. By the time of the PTA meeting, Charles STILL DOES NOT EXIST!! :-) |
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| True or False? By the time of the PTA meeting, Charles is no longer in school. |
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| young, ordinary, gullible, vulnerable, clumsy, static/unchanging, silly, positive view |
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| What are the eight characteristics of the comedic hero? |
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| Comedy came from Ancient Greece, where plays were performed at the Festival of Dionysus, the god of wine and celebration |
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| Where did comedy originate/come from? |
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| The blocking character is usually older than the comic hero, holds some position of authority and is set in his/her ways. The character tries to BLOCK the hero from achieving the goal of happiness. |
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| What does a blocking character do? |
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| A literary archetype is a MODEL for a type of literature (comedy, romance, tragedy, or satire) |
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| What is a literary archetype? |
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The three key purposes of comedy are:
1) Comedy relieves stress
2) Comedy makes us laugh at ourselves
3) Comedy helps us better understand ourselves |
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| What are the three key purposes of comedy? |
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The four types of conflict found in literature are:
1) Man vs. Man
2) Man vs. Society
3) Man vs. Nature
4) Man vs. Self |
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| What are the four types of conflict found in literature? |
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| The Narrator is Laurie's Mom |
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| Who is the narrator of the story? |
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| Laurie is a young boy in kindergarten who creates stories about a make-believe student |
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| Mom and Dad are fooled into believing that Charles is a real boy; they become very interested in Charles's behavior at school |
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| What happens to the Mom and Dad in the story? |
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| Charles is Laurie's "alter-ego;" the supposed trouble-maker in Laurie's class |
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| The story is set in Laurie's house. |
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| Where is the setting of the story "Charles" ? |
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| The story takes place over the first two months of kindergarten for Laurie |
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| When does the story "Charles" take place? |
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| No, archetypes can apply to any genre. For example, a comedy could be science fiction, a fairy tale or a mystery. |
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| Are archetypes and genres the same thing? |
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1) separation to union (like the movie "Home Alone"
2) discord to harmony (like people who start out fighting but end up liking each other)
3) Isolation - Integration (from being alone to being together) |
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| What are the most common comic movements? |
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