Warm Up, April 19 If we need a catch-up day, we’ll do that here. If not, we’ll move onto Act I! If it’s determined that we need to catch up, get your materials from yesterday, and be prepared to share.

Learning Targets I can share these ten important points with a grouping of students who each worked with a different article. I can use the information I learn today as a historical/biographical basis for my reading of The Importance of Being Earnest.

Sharing the rest Review!

Clip about Earnest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgofZX1PQsk

Questions about Clip What does the background music convey about the tone of the play? Based on the costumes and character accents, where and when do you think the play occurs? Why is a man playing the character of Lady Bracknell? What does it mean to “send up” something? Do you agree with the statement one of the actors makes about “wit never ages---what was funny 105 years ago is funny now”? Do you think the clips from the play are funny? Why or why not? How do you think the actors prepared for their roles?

After going through all this background material, What information did you already know? What information was new for you? What was surprising, if anything? What can you anticipate regarding the application of comedy to Wilde’s Earnest?