Using Humor

Educational Objective: The student will apply humor to situations using sensitivity to others feelings.
Language Arts Standard: Listening & Speaking

• Identify Need
• Introductory Activity: Review concept of Registers
• Define Steps and Sequences of Skill
1. Evaluate the situation. Is this a good time and place for humor?
2 . Evaluate the speaker. Read his or her body language. Interpret his or her facial expression. Would he or she appreciate humor at this time? Be aware that a fall or a mistake might be funny at a later time, but immediately following the incident the person may be hurt or sad.
3 . Is the subject of the humor appropriate?
4 . Make eye contact with the person.
5 . Share the humor.
6. Be sure the humor was taken correctly.

• Model the Skill
• Role Plays/Classroom Discussion
• Applications
• Independent Uses

Rubric for the Role Plays

Student (Speaker)____________________________ Student (Subject)____________________________

Date: _____________________ Observer's Name:___________________________________________

Social Skill: ___________________________________

Observations: (Dramatic asides may be used)	No	Yes
Did the student evaluate the situation? Is this a good time and place for humor?
Did the student think if he or she appreciate humor at this time?
Did the student think the subject of the humor appropriate?
Did the student make eye contact with the person?
Did the student share the humor with the other person?
Did the student check to make sure that the humor was taken correctly?
Score or Points

Additional Comments: _______________________________________________________________________

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