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Miss Carlin

Slapstick

Success Criteria

(I can ...) Explain what Slapstick meansWork safely and carefully when participating, to make sure no one gets hurt.

Learning Intention

(I will be ...) Exploring the characteristics of Slapstick Comedy

Learning Intentions / Success Criteria

Respect yourself and others

Apply yourself

Stay focused on the task

Listening Skills

Classroom Expectations

The slapstick was merely a paddle – two sticks tied together at one end designed to make a loud noise. The name stuck, but the stick disappeared.Slapstick is a style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity that exceeds the boundaries of normal physical comedy.

Slapstick

"Tit For Tat"

Extreme Physicality (Exaggered Movements)

Mild Comic Violence

Practical Jokes / Chases / Comical Trips or Collisions

Intentional Clumsiness

Slapstick Characteristics

The Mimic

Backwards Bump and Jump

The Steal

The Trip

The Shoulder Tap

Slapstick: Fundamental Moves

A homeless person is sleeping on the bench.

Two old friends sits next to the homeless person and offer some bread (They are feeding the ducks)

The homeless person takes things out of the friends bags when they aren’t looking.

The police officer walks by and signals for the homeless person to leave. 

The old friends stick up for the homeless person and are not happy with the police officer. 

As the friends and police officer discuss this the homeless person robs the old friends and leaves.

YOU MUST INCLUDE 3 OF THE SLAPSTICK MOVES WE HAVE LEARNED INTO YOUR SCENE

Follow The Script

Was their use of emotion clear? Could you tell by their FACIAL EXPRESSION?

Was SPECS Used? (Was the mime:)Slow?Precise?Exaggerated?Clear?Simple

Presenting & Evaluating

Plenary: True or False

1. Slapstick is a kind of comedy based on practical jokes, collisions, clumsiness and embarrassing events.2. A pair of sticks tied together at one end and used to create a slapping sound effect