Go Deep to the Sewer

Bell Ringer:  Write about a childhood memory:  Think back and recall a time when you were having fun playing with your friends.  Describe the game/ activity.  ( be specific and use details) Who was there?  What specifically made this moment fun?

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Goal: Students will read, comprehend and interpret a personal narrative
Students will recognize situational humor

Situational Humor- Recognizing what is funny about a particular set of circumstances.  In "Go Deep to the Sewer," there are wildly inappropriate settings.

Story Vocabulary
1. Scalper -noun- A person who buys tickets and sells them later at a higher price than regular prices

2. Lateral-adj- Sideways

3. Yearned- verb- Longed for; desired

4. Decoy-noun- Person used to lure others into a trap

5. Interpretation- noun- explanation

Bill Cosby

(b. 1937)

As a child, Bill Cosby was already showing signs of a budding comedy career. His sixth grade report card called him "an alert boy who would rather clown than study." In addition to idolizing Jackie Robinson and Buddy Helm, Cosby was himself a gifted athlete. He earned a track-and-field scholarship to Temple University in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Cosby has drawn from his boyhood experiences in a wide variety of projects. He created Saturday morning cartoon characters based on his neighborhood friends. Also, his television series, The Cosby Show, was based in part on his own family experiences.

Bill Cosby grew up in the housing projects of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although he left high school to join the navy, he earned a diploma through a correspondence course.

Finding Humor During the 1960s, Cosby began performing stand-up comedy. He based many of the characters in his early comedy routines, including Fat Albert and Junior Barnes, on school friends. Cosby has won numerous awards for his television shows and for his books. He has also earned He has also earned a doctoral degree in education and several honorary degrees.

Bill Cosby talking about his childhood experience playing football in the streets of Philadelphia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmZ0tVOTr3o

Read: "Go Deep to the Sewer"

1.2.9.A:
Evaluate text organization and content to determine the author’s purpose, point of view, and effectiveness according to the author’s theses, accuracy, thoroughness, and patterns of logic.

1.3.9.C:
Analyze the use and effectiveness of literary elements used by one or more authors, including characterization, setting, plot, theme, point of view, tone, mood, and style