Something that is out of place for its time period They are either accidents or attempts at humor What modern expressions would be anachronistic if said in the year 2000 Defintion Pepsi Logo ID: 164057
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What is an Anachronism?Slide2
Something that is “out of place” for it’s time period.
They are either accidents, or attempts at humor.
What modern expressions would be anachronistic if said in the year 2000?
DefintionSlide3
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What is out of place?
How do you know?
Purpose?
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Interesting…Slide10
With a group of 4-6, write a brief paragraph that contains an anachronism. (5-7 sentences).
The paragraph can be about anything, but make the anachronism as subtle as possible.
Other groups will try to spot the anachronism. If they succeed, you lose. If they fail, your group gets a bonus point (4
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nine weeks).
The Game: