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1.02. Jokes and anecdotes –

Part 2

1o bimestre – Aula 02
Ensino Fundamental: Anos Finais
● Temático: jokes;
● Gramatical: Simple Present,
usado para escrever
narrativas.
● Compreender a estrutura de
piadas e anedotas, conhecendo
suas características;
● Usar o Simple Present em uma
narrativa e realizar a escrita de
uma piada;
● Fazer uma apresentação oral
de uma piada.
Are you joking?

In today’s class, we are going to tell jokes.

Do you have a favorite joke?
Do you have a classic joke in your family?

Personal answers.
As we saw last class, a joke can be a short story with a setup and a
punchline, and an anecdote is a story that involves a real or fictional
character.
To tell those jokes, you can use the Simple Past:
“Arthur Conan Doyle once went to Paris. He hired a cab…”
“Three people found a magic lamp in the desert…”
But you can also use the Simple Present to talk about the past:
“A man walks into a bar…”
“Two people meet at the corner of a street…”
“A man goes to the doctor and says, …”
The structure of a joke
Last class, you made a draft of a joke.
Now we are going to write and tell those jokes.
Let’s start by the structure of a joke (remember, it is not fixed).
The two more important elements are the setting and the characters.
The setting is where the joke takes place, like a specific location or
situation.
The characters are the people, animals, or entities involved in the joke.
“A chicken walks into a store...”
character setting
Using the Simple Present to tell jokes
We can use the Simple Present Tense to tell jokes and other narratives.
When the subject is in singular form, the action verbs usually end with
“s”. Here's a joke using Simple Present and its key elements:
The setting and the characters:
A cat walks into a coffee shop.
The cat looks at the barista and says, “I'd like a cup of coffee, please.”
Using the Simple Present to tell jokes
The momentum:
As the barista prepares the coffee, the cat continues, “You know, I'm a
huge fan of espresso because it's always purr-fectly strong.”
The punchline:
The barista hands over the coffee and says, “Well, you've got to be kitten
me with these puns!”
Start writing your joke.
After the setting and the characters, prepare the momentum.
As Judd Apatow says:
“All good jokes are based on two important things:
A good joke is part storytelling and part social commentary. It gives people
a way to process and reflect on the world around them through humor.”

The 10 Most Popular Types of Jokes

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/the-10-most-popular-types-of-
jokes#1kOU4eItYT9j5f67pfdFFc
“Every good joke disrupts expectations. If someone’s mental momentum
is going one way, a good punchline changes that direction. The element of
surprise is the foundation for any good joke.”

Judd Apatow. The 10 Most Popular Types of Jokes.

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/the-10-most-popular-types-of-
jokes#1kOU4eItYT9j5f67pfdFFc

With that in mind, create the momentum:

The momentum is the flow or development of the joke, keeping the
audience engaged.
Creating the momentum and the punchline
The momentum is usually the interaction between characters that creates
an expectation for your audience that will probably be broken.
Remember the example from last class:
“Thank you, Sir,” the cabman replied. “But another fact also helped me to
identify you.”
“What is it?” asked the writer.
Now, it is time to create the punchline.
The punchline is the concluding part of the joke that delivers the humor.
As the name says, it has to be quick and, of course, funny.
It is the end of the joke.
If your audience laughs, the joke worked.
Otherwise, it does not help explaining (remember, it is not your fault if
this happens).
After writing your joke, it is time to tell your joke to your classmates.
You can tell a partner or the whole class.
Professional comedians say it is important to test the jokes with family
and friends before going to a larger audience, so go ahead!
You can also record a video telling the joke.
Tag us on social networks! #EunoMDSP
● Compreendemos a estrutura de piadas e
anedotas, conhecendo suas características;
● Usamos o Simple Present em uma narrativa e
escrevemos uma piada;
● Fizemos uma apresentação oral de uma piada.
APATOW, Judd. The 10 Most Popular Types of Jokes. Masterclass. Disponível em:
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/the-10-most-popular-types-of-jokes#1kOU4eItYT9j5f67pfdFFc.
Acesso em: 29 dez. 2023.

SÃO PAULO (Estado). Currículo em Ação: Linguagens, Tecnologia e Inovação e Projeto de Vida – Ensino
Fundamental Anos Finais – Caderno do Professor – 1º semestre. São Paulo: Seduc-SP, 2023. Disponível
em: https://efape.educacao.sp.gov.br/curriculopaulista/wp-
content/uploads/2023/01/EFAF_1sem_professor_INGLES_web.pdf. Acesso em: 29 dez. 2023.