Assignment Check List
ASSIGNMENT 01
PRE-WORK/PLAY: (1) ACCEPT Discord Invitation https://discord.gg/B7hyjrFR (2) FILL OUT CLASS CHECK-IN/ABOUT YOU form https://forms.gle/5Ek19SE3S3hCyBD97 (3) CREATE a folder for yourself in the class Google drive here. (4) PREPARE a no longer than 4 minute presentation on your favorite comedian, show, movie, comic or video to present in the class. Provide a 2 minute or less excerpt for your reference. Answer the following questions:
What makes this funny?
To whom does it appeal?
What does it say (or not) about our current times?
What do you think comedy can do that other forms of entertainment or information can’t?
and finally (5) WATCH the UT student presentations of What They Found Funny from last Tuesday. You can find it here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E75CYi7KtF4ET-UFR8U5P2m89F8PW6In/view?usp=sharing
ASSIGNMENT 02
If you haven't done so: (1) ACCEPT Discord Invitation (https://discord.gg/3P25eeuR) (2) FILL OUT CLASS YOU FORM if you have not already (3) CREATE a folder for yourself in the class Google drive here
VRL (Viewing/Reading/Listening) Sociological Implications of Mainstream Comedy: (1) LISTEN to Marc Maron, “Canceled Comedy” http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1278-canceled-comedy-w-kliph-nesteroff-and-david-bianculli (2) READ "Why Women Aren’t Funny" https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2007/01/hitchens200701 (3) READ "Who Says Women Aren’t Funny" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/04/funnygirls200804 (4) WATCH DiversityInc 2021 virtual Fireside Chat, American humorist, stand-up comedian, actor, producer and writer Roy Wood Jr. spoke with Carolynn Johnson, CEO of DiversityInc., about how he got into comedy, how he puts his beliefs into action, and what he does to make equity a reality in our country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3QxRwePYsA&t=26s (5) CREATE a Process Blog and POST the url on the Discord Class server https://discord.gg/3P25eeuR in #processblogs . (6) WRITE & POST on your Process Blog.with your responses to the two Viewing/Reading/Listening (VRL) assigned. Do not write a summary. In other words, do not regurgitate what you absorbed. Discuss any epiphanies or insights that occurred while reading, what points of view you agreed with or that you didn't. (6) *NYU Students, please view Prof Lanina's presentation WHAT IS HUMOR "Lanina_class 1.pdf" here.
ASSIGNMENT 03
VRL (1) READ How comedy makes us better people https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160829-how-laughter-makes-us-better-people || In preparation for Charlotte Kent's visit next week:(2) VIEW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksL_7WrhWOc and (3) READ "The Myth of Sisyphus" by Albert Camus http://dbanach.com/sisyphus.htm (4) WRITE & POST on your✍ Process Blogyour responses to the two VRL assigned. Do not write a summary. In other words, do not regurgitate what you absorbed. Discuss any epiphanies or insights that occurred while reading, what points of view you agreed with or that you didn't. (5) PREPARE your "Cry Until you Laugh" Comedic Sketches to be presented in class next week.
ASSIGNMENT 04
VRL (1) WRITE & POST your responses to Charlotte Kent talk (2) VIEW "Can robots be funny" https://www.cnn.com/videos/international/2014/10/29/spc-leading-women-robot-comedy-heather-knight.cnn/video/playlists/intl-leading-women/ (3) WRITE & POST on your✍ Process Blogyour responses to the VRL (4) COMPLETE Microassignment 02 Absurdity and POST your work on your Process Blog
ASSIGNMENT 05
VRL (1) READ: “Artificial Intelligence Can Now Craft Original Jokes—And That’s No Laughing Matter” https://time.com/6132544/artificial-intelligence-humor/ (2) WRITE & POST on your✍ Process Blog your responses to the VRL (3) WORK on your MICROASSIGNMENT 03: "iComedy". Evidence of this work should be posted on your ✍ Process Blog.
ASSIGNMENT 06
NO VRL THIS WEEK (1) WRITE & POST on your✍ Process Blogyour responses to Nathan Philips & Joe Schiappa talk (2) WATCH & POST your responses to at least 5 students' MICROASSIGNMENT 04: "iComedy" - Iteration 02 (3) WRITE & POST for a total of 8 minutes about 2 things you love and WHY and 2 things that really bother you or get on your nerves and WHY. You absolutely don't have to be funny or try to write jokes, but you should absolutely add WHY you feel the way you do about these subjects. The why part is very important when it comes to comedy. This is in preparation for THE BASICS OF COMEDY WRITING FOR STAND-UP worskhop by Valerie Nies next week!
ASSIGNMENT 07
VRL (1)To Be Posted (2) WRITE & POST on your✍ Process Blogyour responses to the VRL( 3) WRITE & POST your responses to Nathan Philips & Joe Schiappa talk (because I forgot to ask you to do this last week) and your response to Valerie Nies (4) WATCH & POST your responses to all students' MICROASSIGNMENT 04: "iComedy" - Iteration 02 if you have not already done so.
NO ASSIGNMENT
ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK!
ASSIGNMENT 08
VRL (1) ASSESS your Google survey results (supplied by Class TA) (2) WRITE & POST on your✍ Process Blogwith your responses to the feedback you received, as well as your own review of your project and presentation. ( 3) CONTINUE to brainstrom and ideate on your 🛣 End Term Project (4) BE PREPARED to present your ideas in class next week.
ASSIGNMENT 09
VRL (1)To Be Posted (2) WRITE & POST on your✍ Process Blogyour responses to the VRL( 3) WRITE & POST your responses to Michael Rees talk ( 3) CONTINUE to brainstrom and ideate on your 🛣 End Term Project (4) BE PREPARED to present your ideas in class next week.
ASSIGNMENT 10
VRL (1) CONTINUE to work on your end term project for presentation in class. (2) POST your project process on your process blogs
ASSIGNMENT 11
PREPARE Your End Term Final Project for Presentation next week.
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