MODERN FAMILY CHARACTERS

TV COMEDY CHARACTERSWATCH THE EPISODES

THEN FILL IN THE POWERPOINT & ADD IN SOME DETAILS ABOUT THE CHARACTERS:

1. DRESS CODE

2. BODY LANGUAGE

3. ATTITUDE

4. LANGUAGE USE

5. WHAT STEREOTYPE DO THEY FIT? TRADITIONAL OR MODERN?

6. DO THEY PLAY A ROLE IN THE NARRATIVE? WHAT DO THEY DO?

7. DO WE LIKE THE CHARACTER? CAN WE EMPATHISE WITH THEM?

8. OR ARE WE LAUGHING AT THE CHARACTER?

JAY PRITCHETT

GLORIA DELGADO-PRITCHETT

MANNY DELGADO

CLAIRE DUNPHY(NEE-PRITCHETT)

PHIL DUNPHY

HALEY DUNPHY

ALEX DUNPHY

LUKE DUNPHY

MITCHELL PRITCHETT

CAMERON TUCKER

LILLY TUCKER-PRITCHETT

OUTNUMBEREDCHARACTERS

PETE BROCKMAN

SUE BROCKMAN

JAKE BROCKMAN

BEN BROCKMAN

KAREN BROCKMAN

AUNTIE ANGELA

GRANDAD(FRANK)

TV COMEDY CHARACTERSOUTNUMBERED & MODERN FAMILY

• NOW YOU’VE ALL GOT NOTES ON THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN THE TWO COMEDY

PROGRAMMES ON THE POWERPOINT PRINT OUT.

• PLEASE MAKE NEAT COPIES OF THESE NOTES IN YOUR WORK BOOK. THESE

NOTES SHOULD INCLUDE BIOGRAPHICAL COMMENTS – WHO THE CHARACTERS

ARE, WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE, WHAT DO THE DO.

• THEY SHOULD ALSO INDICATE WHAT KIND OF A STEREOTYPE (OR COUNTER-TYPE

THESE CHARACTERS ARE)

• REMEMBER TO USE HEADINGS FOR THE CHARACTERS.

• COMPLETE THIS TASK FOR HOMEWORK.

• IF YOU HAVE MISSING NOTES – PLEASE COMPLETE THESE TOO.

• THERE IS AN SLT BOOK INSPECTION IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE . . .