Discuss the following warm-up questions:
- Is it possible for news to be funny? How?
- Why is humor important?
Watch and discuss.
- Your teacher will open this link:
- US link: The Daily Show (click on full episodes)
- Canada link: The Daily Show
- Watch the most current episode of The Daily Show. Make sure to listen carefully for unfamiliar words. Your teacher will add these to the vocabulary document.
- Discuss the news story with each other.
- Questions to consider: Did you think this was funny? Why or why not? Is it good to make fun of important things? Is it possible to talk about serious things and still be funny?
Exercise
Open the exercise to begin the activity. Follow the instructions in the document.