Let’s Go Viral! �

Exploring Memes and Culture with

Learners �

“Imita'on  is  not  just  the  sincerest  form  of  fla4ery  -­‐  it's  the  sincerest  form  of  

learning.”    -­‐  George  Bernard  Shaw  

sequoia tries to pop his finger like chips - _MG_2092 by sean dreilinger, Flickr

The Last Cult of England By francistoms, Flickr

"an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person

within a culture.” ~ Merriam-Webster Dictionary

What is a meme? �

The Last Cult of England By francistoms, Flickr

"an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person

within a culture.” ~ Merriam-Webster Dictionary

It acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices that

can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable

phenomena.

What is a meme? �

The Last Cult of England By francistoms, Flickr

"an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person

within a culture.” ~ Merriam-Webster Dictionary

It acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices that

can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable

phenomena.

What is a meme? �

from the Greek word, mimeme, “to imitate”

Coined by Richard Dawkins in 1975

Meme. (2013). In Wikipedia, Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meme&oldid=579602404

What is the learning value? �

http://bit.ly/ispeakmeme

I Speak Meme by Nina Jerončič�

Can you name these memes? �

By Dan Nguyen, Flickr.com/photos/zokuga/5443393115/

Flash Attack By Yahoo, Flickr

“Did I do that?” ROTFL

Can you name these memes? �

Photo by Andrew Ferguson / Flickr

Present Rules �

Introduce a Difficult Topic �

Teach Idioms and Phrasal Verbs �

Writing Prompts �

Blog Prompts �

Give Tips �

Spark Discussion/Icebreaker �

ENGLISH  LANGUAGE  TEACHER  

What my students think I do

What we really do What I think we do

What parents think we can do

What People Think I Do/ What I Really Do….

What society thinks we should do

STUDENT,  TEEN,  COLLEGE  STUDENTS,  FOOTBALL  PAYERS  

What my teachers think I do

What we really do What I think we do

What my parents think I do

What People Think I Do/ What I Really Do….

What society thinks we should do

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What kinds of videos tend to go

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How to Make a Viral Video - Smash Mouth Parody�

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Why do these

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What does it say about society? �

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Shortened from Greek word, mimeme, “to imitate”

Coined by British evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkins, in The Selfish Gene (1976)

Meme Face App on Google HangOuts �

Imgur.com/memegen�

Memecenter.com/memebuilder �

Pic Collage IOS/Android App�

©http://pic-collage.com/

Image Chef IOS App�

©https://itunes.apple.com/cn/app/imagechef/id330357169?l=en&mt=8

ShellyTerrell.com Bit.ly/ELTLINKs