This book has a really special way of
taking topics that I thought were pretty simple to an entirely new level. I
love memes, and they are one of my favorite topics to brows on Pinterest J Anyways, I was really surprised to read
that the idea of memes has been around for 80 years! The original definition of
memes is based around biology though. The key characteristics of successful
memes are fidelity, fecundity, and longevity. Memes need to be memorable,
widely shared, and attractive in order to survive.
After
conducting an in depth study on the development on memes, researchers made
several interesting findings. The most successful memes were ones that had been
changed or adopted into new memes. Humor is also a highly important factor in
the success and reproducibility of memes. In a similar fashion to Fan fiction,
memes are constantly changing as people edit them and making additions. Memes
can also have different purposes such as social commentary and absurd humor.
I
think creating memes would be a fun classroom activity. The writing in this
form of literature is usually very short, approximately one to two lines.
However, the memes do take a certain amount of creativity. The memes could be
based on a topic being learned in class, testing strategies, or maybe even
classroom rules. I think anytime pop culture and trends can be incorporated
appropriately into the classroom it is engaging and interesting for students.
Kelly, I completely agree that our students would love this! Technology and pop culture is such a big part of their daily lives. Integrating memes into a writing assignment would definitely get them excited about learning!
ReplyDeleteI saw where a teacher used memes as part of her classroom rules and it was hilarious! It would definitely grab students' attention rather than a rules poster hanging on the wall. I agree with your point that anytime we can integrate pop culture appropriately it makes learning engaging and interesting. Good points!
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