Bad Luck Brian

Bad Luck Brian in literacy



Description, explanation, and examples
The Bad Luck Brian meme contains a picture of a teenager in a sweater vest and shirt. The captions usually describe a series of embarrassing or even simply tragic situations, with the top caption introducing an action or event and the bottom caption describing the outcome.





Programming suggestions and activities
Students could use the meme to practice their ability to synthesis and summarize texts. For example, they could be given a short narrative and asked if any of the characters remind them of Bad Luck Brian. They could then try to describe what happens to the characters succintly with two captions and an image.

As a metonymic displacement, the meme could also be used in journaling, especially for adolescents who might feel too embarrassed to write about some embarrassing events.