The literary term that we focused on during this lesson was SATIRE.
HOMEWORK: Read "The Lowest Animal" by Mark Twain p. 535 and answer yellow box questions 1-10 within the text. Complete your Satire Prewriting Guide.
The skill that you will be tested over from this lesson are the elements of satire, identifying satire, and understanding what change a piece of satire is trying to make in society.
Think back to the Bell Work question, do any of your favorite comedic movies, TV shows, or comedians use satire?
Watch this video from one of my favorite TV shows, It's Always Sunny in Philadephia.
What are some examples of irony/verbal irony?
What does the video satirize?
What does the video satirize?
Your task will be to write your own SHORT one page double spaced/200 word satire piece. The following video will provide you with instruction on how to write a satire as well as some ideas on what to write about.
You will need to complete the Satire Prewriting Guide worksheet before you write your satire. It's an easy points portion of your grade. By doing this, your writing and your satire will be much stronger. See me for a printed version. If you want to go ahead and get started, copy and paste everything below, print it out, and start filling in the blanks. You will need to turn this in with your finished product.
What is something that you think is stupid, awful, or ridiculous? (Make sure this is something or someone that deserves be satirized. If you choose a person, it can’t be someone that you know personally. Celebrities, political figures, and professional athletes are fair game though.)
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List as many reasons as you can why that person, place, or idea is stupid, awful, or ridiculous. (This is the most important step. Five reasons should be the absolute minimum of reasons you write. The more reasons that you have, the better your paper will be. It will also be easier for you to write!)
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Choose whether you will satirize by imitation (parody, mocking) or false praise (sarcasm). If you choose parody, write exaggerations of the things you listed in the box above. If you choose false praise, write sarcastic statements about the things you listed in the box above.
These ironic statements that you write should be obviously untrue.
(For example, if you were writing a parody of an informative piece about Justin Bieber, you could state that to get his hair “just right” he puts gel on each strand of hair individually.)
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Remember that satire isn’t just sarcastic statements. It should be funny, but it should also set an example for the reader. Your goal as a satirist is to persuade the audience to agree with you that the thing/person you’re satirizing is indeed ridiculous. Satire is a tool for humor, but it’s also a tool of change. Make your readers want to change or remove that same stupidity in themselves or the world. State what you’re hoping to behavior or idea you’re hoping to change by below.
Click Read More to see the rubric for your satire writing assignment.
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CATEGORY
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Commitment (Voice)
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The writer successfully uses several reasons/appeals to try to show why the reader should care or want to know more about the topic.
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The writer successfully uses one or two reasons/appeals to try to show why the reader should care or want to know more about the topic.
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The writer attempts to make the reader care about the topic, but is not really successful.
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The writer made no attempt to make the reader care about the topic.
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Grammar & Spelling (Conventions)
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Writer makes no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
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Writer makes 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
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Writer makes 3-4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
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Writer makes more than 4 errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
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Author Purpose
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The writer shows impressive use of verbal irony to satirize a stopic. It is very obvious and apparent how the writer feels about the topic and why he/she chose to satirize it.
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The writer shows a basic understanding of verbal irony and how to use it to create a satire. The reader could sense the writer\'s true feeling on the topic or the purpose for satirizing it.
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Inadequate use of verbal irony. It was difficult to understand how the writer really felt about the topic or the purpose for satirizing it.
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Poor use of verbal irony. Impossible to understand how the writer really felt or why he/she would satrize the topic.
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