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The Challenge of
Comedy
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Unit Overview
If laughter is truly the best medicine, then a study of challenges would not be complete without a close examination of the unique elements of comedy. Overcoming challenges is often easier when we are able to look at the humorous side of life. However, nding humor is not always easy; it can be a challenge in itself. This unit explores the common elements found in humorous writing, as well as the difculties encountered when attempting to write or perform comedy. This unit denes common features of humorous texts through short stories, play excerpts, anecdotes, essays, poems, comic strips, and lm clips. You will use a variety of learning strategies to focus on the characteristics and specic challenges of comedy as you read, write, view, analyze, and perform humorous texts.
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How is humor created? How do people respond to humor, and why do responses vary?
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