Monday December 11th
Minutes: Stella, Abraham
Reading HW: "Women Just Aren't That Funny" by Christopher Hitchens
HW: Interview four people. Who is funnier? Men or women? Why?
Tuesday December 12th
Minutes: Raymond, Bishal
Reading HW: Read and print attached excerpt from Tina Fey's "Bossypants" for class!
HW: How does Fey characterize fe/male comedians? What point does she try to make through her work about gender and comedy? How did Fey bring new perspective to the SNL writer's room? Watch these clips from the excerpt:Kotex Classic, Mom Jeans.
Wednesday December 13th
Minutes: Jordan, Adrian
Reading HW: Draft Day.
HW:
Thursday December 14th
Minutes:Stephanie, Israt
Reading HW: "Rape Jokes Can Be Funny", Patricia Lockwood's "Rape Joke", Sarah Silverman's "Rape Joke" (read the comments as well!), "Can Rape Be Funny?", "What's So Funny About Rape?"
HW: Should rape be an "off-topic" subject for comedy?
Friday December 15th
Minutes: Anika, Peter
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.
NO SCHOOL MONDAY - MLK'S BIRTHDAY
Tuesday December 19th
Minutes: Felicity, Ho Yin
Reading HW:
HW:
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