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Course assignments

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Course assignments

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 ==AV clusters==
-'''Cluster 1:'''
+{| class="wikitable" border="1"
 *Mayeth Martin
 *Ava Sweeney
 *Daisy Hudson
+| valign="top" |
-'''Cluster 2:'''
+'''Group 2'''
 *Archi Bommena
 *Zach Foley
 *Josh Mellott
+| valign="top" |
-'''Cluster 3:'''
+'''Group 3'''
 *Logan Busbee
 *Sam Sompayrac
 *Alex Landgraf
+| valign="top" |
-'''Cluster 4:'''
+'''Group 4'''
 *Kate Paras
 *Marguerite Sprain
-*Gardner Herren
+|}
 == Texts & resources ==

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 ==Study groups==
-'''Group A:'''
+{| class="wikitable" border="1"
 *Archi Bommena
 *Gardner Herren
 *Ava Sweeney
+| valign="top" |
-'''Group B:'''
+'''Group B'''
 *Daisy Hudson
 *Josh Mellott
 *Kate Paras
+| valign="top" |
-'''Group C:'''
+'''Group C'''
 *Alex Landgraf
 *Logan Busbee
 *Marguerite Sprain
+| valign="top" |
-'''Group D:'''
+'''Group D'''
 *Mayeth Martin
 *Sam Sompayrac
 *Zachary Foley
 ==AV clusters==

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 *Sam Sompayrac
 *Zachary Foley
 == Texts & resources ==

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 == Course assignments ==
-===A (mostly) visual analysis===
+Follow these links for more details:
-Each student will analyze the visual humor in a short film by [[w:Buster Keaton|Buster Keaton]].
+#[[A (mostly) visual analysis]]
-#You will be assigned a short
+#[[A (mostly) verbal analysis]]
-#*[[Keaton shorts|View list of Keaton shorts here.]]
+#[[A comic piece]]
 == Online study guides ==

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 ==Study groups==
 '''Group A:'''
-*Architha Bommena
+*Archi Bommena
-*Anna Gardner	Herren
+*Gardner Herren
-*Ava	Sweeney
+*Ava Sweeney
 '''Group B:'''
-*Daisy	Hudson
+*Daisy Hudson
-*Josh	Mellott
+*Josh Mellott
-*Kate	Paras
+*Kate Paras
 '''Group C:'''
-*Alex	Landgraf
+*Alex Landgraf
-*Logan	Busbee
+*Logan Busbee
-*Marguerite	Sprain
+*Marguerite Sprain
 '''Group D:'''
-*Mary Elizabeth	Martin
+*Mayeth Martin
-*Sam	Sompayrac
+*Sam Sompayrac
-*Zachary	Foley
+*Zachary Foley
 == Texts & resources ==

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 Performances could be:
-<?-- MadLibs -->
+<!-- MadLibs -->
 #Screenplay (perform as a table read) for ''a single scene''. It can be a spec script for an existing TV comedy, fan fiction, or an original work.
 #Narrative video (maximum 5 minutes) or PowerPoint slide show.

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 #**Use the theories of humor we discussed to explain ''why'' they are comic.
 #**Submit ''in print'' in class Tuesday, 10/4.
 ===A (mostly) verbal analysis===
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 #*Present your findings to the class during the week before Thanksgiving (11/15 and 11/17).
 #*Collect your findings into a 1,500-word essay and submit it via Blackboard/TurnItIn. Due Tuesday, 11/18, 11:59 p.m.
-===A comic performance===
+===A comic piece===
-Each student will create a short comic performance to be presented during the final exam period, Wednesday, 12/7, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Performances could be:
+Each student will create a short comic performance to be presented during the final exam period, Wednesday, 12/7, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Worth 10 points.
 <?-- MadLibs -->
 #Screenplay (perform as a table read) for ''a single scene''. It can be a spec script for an existing TV comedy, fan fiction, or an original work.

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 #The course will introduce students to various makers of humorous stories.
-== Course analyses ==
+== Course assignments ==
 ===A (mostly) visual analysis===
 Each student will analyze the visual humor in a short film by [[w:Buster Keaton|Buster Keaton]].
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 #Learn basic Wikipedia editing and create a Wikipedia-style article for your short on Screenpedia. (The best articles will be uploaded to Wikipedia.)
 #Learn how to make screenshots (probably with [https://www.videolan.org/ VLC Media Player]) and capture at least one from ''every'' shot in the short.
-#*Submit your screenshots.
+#*Submit your screenshots. Due in class Tuesday, 9/20.
 #*Select a short segment (minimum 5 minutes) and identify comic moments in it.
 #**Use the theories of humor we discussed to explain ''why'' they are comic.
 ===A (mostly) verbal analysis===
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 #Discussion of ''specific'' examples of theories of humor: superiority, relief/release, and incongruity
 #*Explain the theories of humor first and then provide at least two examples for each theory
-#*Use the analysis of ''Modern Family'' in ''The Sitcom'' as a model for analysis
+#*Use the analysis of ''Modern Family'' in ''The Sitcom'' as a model for analysis.
 == Online study guides ==

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−	'''Blount 301 Funny Story''' is a seminar taught in the [https://blount.as.ua.edu/ Blount Scholars Program] by [[wikipedia:User:Jeremy Butler\|Jeremy Butler]], professor emeritus of television and film, the University of Alabama.	+	'''Blount 301 Funny Story''' is a seminar taught in the [https://blount.as.ua.edu/ Blount Scholars Program] by [[wikipedia:User:Jeremy Butler\|Jeremy Butler]], professor emeritus of television and film, the University of Alabama, during the fall 2022 semester.

	== Course objectives ==		== Course objectives ==