LIFE SKILLS MEMES... NOT ONLY FUNNY STORIES The word meme comes from the Greek word , which means imitated thing. A meme is typically a piece of media, a photo or video, or sometimes, a block of text slightly modified and spread via social platforms. Their purpose is to comment on something in a humorous or silly way, or with more specific political or social aims. Thanks to the spread of social media, memes have become a worldwide social phenomenon. Over the years, memes have become so popular that there are now apps you can download that allow you to make your own in just a matter of seconds. mimeme 5. GROUP WORK Choose one of the two given memes and analyse it. Prepare a short commentary and relate it to your classmates. Follow the given steps. What does it represent? What can you say about the relationship between images and text? What is its main goal? How was the meme technically built? 6. PAIR WORK Design two memes, one with a humorous intent, and the other to stimulate a reflection on society.