This document provides instructions for revising a PowerPoint presentation on British comedy films. It lists several topics to cover in the presentation, including describing the comedy genre, discussing character types found in comedy films, analyzing how the case studies fit aspects of "Britishness" and British humor, and mind mapping responses to exam questions about genre conventions and what makes the films British. Students are asked to create a new slide for each topic, using the case studies Love Actually and Four Lions as examples, and email the completed PowerPoint to the teacher.

1. LO: To revise key points from the topic

2. What are we going to do?
 We are now going to revise the comedy topic we have
just finished – to make sure you are exam ready!
 You should create a PowerPoint over the course of this
lesson. The things you need to include in the
PowerPoint will become clear as you move through the
slides.
 Use a new slide for each topic discussed.
 Please email me your work

3. The Genre – answer the questions
on your PowerPoint
 How can we tell it is comedy?
 What locations would be typical?
 What kind camera work & editing would be typical of
British comedy?
 What themes and values would typically be present?
 Within your answers refer to ways in which the case
studies fit with the genre or break the conventions of
the genre.

4. Character Types
 Audiences know what to expect from the character if
they can be categorised- they understand the
characters role in the film.

5. Add to your PowerPoint
 For each type of character listed. Tell write about the
key features of the character type.
 Pick a character from the case studies: Love Actually or
Four Lion’s and explain how they fit the character type.
 The Square
 The Bully
 The Goofball
 The Charmer
 The Sage
 You can look on the Characters p/p on the blog to help

6. “Britishness”
 Social Realism and Social Commentary – Four Lions
 Romantic Comedy/Urban Fairytale - Love Actually
 On your PowerPoint discuss how the case studies fit
with these aspects of essential British films. For
example Love Actually fits the Romantic Comedy as …

7. British Humour
 Look back at the PowerPoint Miss Hill put on the blog
entitled British Humour.
We discussed (amongst others):
Sarcasm
Cruelty
Parody
Satire
Physical Humour
Create a PowerPoint slide for each of your case study films the
give examples of when the film has used the aspects of British
humour - e.g Love Actually uses physical humour when….
The purpose/effect was ….

8. Finally
 Mind Map responses to the following exam questions:
 Include:
 The key points you would make – and any counter
points
 How you would link it with the case studies?
 Explore how the films you have studied for the topic use
genre conventions
 In what ways can the films you have studied for this
topic be said to be “British”