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A meme is quite simply a concept, behavior, or idea that spreads, usually via the internet.

A meme is quite simply a concept, behavior, or idea that spreads, usually via the internet. . They're funny, clever, and great for social sharing. .

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A meme is quite simply a concept, behavior, or idea that spreads, usually via the internet.

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  1. A meme is quite simply a concept, behavior, or idea that spreads, usually via the internet. They're funny, clever, and great for social sharing. Memes most commonly illustrate themselves in a visual such as a picture or a video, but it can also take the form of a link, hashtag, a simple word or phrase or even an entire website.

  2. HARRY FREES Frees took photos of his pets, added text, and turned them into greeting cards. The birth of LOLcats. This photo is from 1870’s! WHAT’S DELAYING MY DINNER?

  3. DANCING BABY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5x5OXfe9KY One of the earliest examples of a meme Popular in 1996, this meme was spread through email Was so mainstream it was featured in “Ally McBeal”

  4. DANCING HAMSTER Popular in the late 90’s

  5. TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL MEME Your Images should appeal to a LARGE group of people Use Humour! Funny memes spread fast! Share your meme in popular places…

  6. MEME TALK • Snowclone – a template saying or phrase where the user can change certain words that keep to the original saying or change the picture with the same words

  7. MEME TALK • Advice animals – A photograph of an animal or human captioned with quotations typical of a that stock character or stereotype Manly man Caption stereotypical of how men think/feel, etc.

  8. FONT • Font Choice for most memes is IMPACT • Usually in all CAPITAL LETTERS • Text is usually white with black outline

  9. TYPES OF POPULAR MEMES LOST MY PHONE SUCCESS KID Starts with a potentially bad ending but then ends positively NO MORE ANNOYING TELEMARKETERS

  10. WHEN I WAS A KID… I THOUGHT SOAP TASTED LIKE IT SMELLED. I WAS SO WRONG CONFESSION KID The captions typically contain confessions about naive and embarrassing childhood beliefs.

  11. YOU KNOW WHAT REALLY GRINDS MY GEARS? PEOPLE WHO LEAVE THEIR XMAS LIGHTS ON UNTIL APRIL. YOU KNOW WHAT REALLY GRINDS MY GEARS? A memorable quote from Family. On the web, the expression is used to express annoyance or pet peeves about at topic

  12. X all the Y “X all the Y”, sometimes known as “X all the things”, is a snowclone and exploitable cartoon used to make a hyperbolic statement about performing an action. The person in the original comic panel is often manipulated to appear as a different character.

  13. I BLOW MY NOSE RICH RAVEN An Advice Animal who is extremely wealthy. His caption is meant to flaunt his money to all. WITH $100 BILLS Another variation refers an everyday item, but then presenting a ridiculously luxurious version.

  14. TECHNOLOGICALLY IMPARED DUCK PRESS ANY KEY TO CONINTUE? An advice animal who thinkshe knows about technology but is really clueless THERE DOESN’T SEEM TO BE ANY “ANY” KEY

  15. UGGG! NOT ANOTHER YOUTUBE AD! FACEPALMCOMPUTER GUY Internet and computer annoyances

  16. KEEP CALM… Keep Calm and Carry On is a catchphrase that originally appeared on a World War II-era British public safety poster. After one of the original posters was recovered and placed in a British bookshop in 2000, the inspirational message was shared online, sparking a series of image macros centered around the phrasal template “Keep Calm and X.” KEEP CALM AND SLEEP IN FONT I USED HERE: CALIBRI 

  17. MY STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE FLAVORED YOUGHURT IS MUCH MORE STRAWBERRY THAN CHEESECAKE FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS Too privileged to experience actual problems

  18. LOLcats Cute pictures of cats with funny text captions Captions usually are in lolspeak and words are often misspelled and in poor English

  19. SPRING IS HERE GRUMPY CAT nickname given to an angry-looking snowshoe cat that rose to fame online after its pictures were posted to Reddit in late September 2012. The cat is also known as “Tard” which is short for Tardar (Tartar) Sauce. Captions would be making any situation pessimistic or negative. SLUSHY, DIRTY, MUDDY YUCKY SPRING.

  20. ALL I SAID WAS… I DON’T WANT THIS WINTER TO END YET Saying something seemingly innocent that would spark an angry mob to get you. Caption usually begins with “All I said was…”

  21. TASK 1: You will create memes by captioning the meme images from this power point. You must pick 8. Images will be found in my OUTBOX. You can take them into Pic Monkey, Paint.net or Photoshop to add your text. NOTE: Outline text option is not available on picmonkey. I can do a quick demo in photoshop to get this effect.

  22. CRITERIA • You must follow the rules of the memes. No random phrases. • Memes MUST be school appropriate! You can be funny without being offensive. Keep it clean people! Rule of thumb, if you have to ask if it is appropriate…it probably isn’t • You must explain your use of humor or parody and how it relates to culture. Also explain how your memes would appeal to a large audience. Save each meme you create. Insert them into a word document. Under each meme, type your explanation of your creation. Each creation include the explanation of the Why. It is important to know the meaning behind your creation. Analyze it!

  23. TASK 2: Pick three of the memes from this powerpoint and evolve them into a new meme (snowclone them) Example: Use the same caption but with a different picture like the Fry example or the X all the Y meme • CRITERIA • You must follow the rules of the memes. No random phrases. • Memes MUST be school appropriate! You can be funny without being offensive. Keep it clean people! Rule of thumb, if you have to ask if it is appropriate…it probably isn’t • You must explain your use of humor or parody and how it relates to culture. Also explain how your memes would appeal to a large audience.

  24. TASK 3: Using the rules and tips that we have discussed, create 3 original memes. You can use any photos from the internet to create your meme. You can also look up ideas for your meme but don’t just copy what someone else did. Explain why you chose the image(s) and the text to support them Examples can be: Demotivational posters, LOLcats, Dog shaming, advice animals, take a movie or famous quote and mix it with pop culture(Gandalfflappy bird)

  25. MARKING 8 Captions with explanations completed /8 3 snowclones with explanations completed /3 3 original memes completed with explanations /3 Humor or parody is attempted /2 Memes are original and not just copied from somewhere else /2 Saved in proper format /2 (name_ict_memes.doc) TOTAL /20

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