Being a clown is hard work — no joke! Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee's Laugh Clown Laugh, a short film about German clown Reinhard "Filou" Harstkotte, asks viewers to consider the various roles played by clowns and to consider the implications of Harstkotte's comment that about how a topic can be important, but not serious.

Concepts

clowns, satire, humor, entertainment

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Have groups research famous clowns and clown schools

Classroom Considerations

• A link to the film is attached

Pros

• The five-page packet includes a brief plan, background information, discussion questions, and writing prompts
• A Spanish language version of the plan is also included

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a SL.11-12.1.c