Class assignment 1 (pair work, done orally): Read the following definitions of visual pun and say which of them better fits the pictures below or, maybe, one of them. 1. A pun is a play on words which have a similar sound but different meanings. from http://www.dpchallenge.com/challenge_results.php?CHALLENGE_ID=421&page=1 2. Visual pun is when a phrase which is usually used as a metaphor is instead done, and shown as being performed literally. from http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VisualPun 3. Visual pun is the use of symbols to suggest two or more meanings or different associations. Visual puns combine two or more symbols (picture and/or text) to form a new meaning. The viewer must mentally elaborate on the visual stimulus to interpret the message – from http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/high/puns.htm Class assignment 2 (pair work, done orally): Perform the same task for another set of pictures. Try to guess the captions of the pictures. "visual puns" Class assignment 3 (group work, done orally): Analyze the picture and the explanation of its meaning. Do you think such explanation adds something to the meaning of the picture? If yes, can you suggest a better explanation? Do you think the picture is a visual pun? "A call"