19 January 2017 Please pick up the Satire Project instructions and list of satire terms from the table as you enter. Begin reading project instructions.

Satire Unit English IV Honors Review of Major Terminology

What is satire? An art form (literary, dramatic, visual) that uses humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, and/or society itself into improvement or reform.  Although satire is usually humorous, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using wit as a weapon and as a tool to draw attention to both particular and wider issues in society. Tina Fey as Sarah Palin—as you watch, consider what it is that Tina Fey is satirizing. Teenage Affluenza—as you watch, consider what it is that is being satirized.

Satire and the Law The relations of satirists to the law have always been delicate and complex. In the United States, satirists attack individuals only at the risk of severe financial loss to himself and his publisher. In totalitarian countries, he risks imprisonment or death. Under extreme conditions, satire against the reigning order is out of the question. Such was the case in the Soviet Union and most other communist countries. For example, a poet was sent to a concentration camp and his death for composing a satirical poem on Stalin. Why would the law care about satire?

Main types of satire Juvenalian: any bitter and ironic criticism with personal attacks, angry and moral indignation, and pessimism Horatian: meant to delight and humor using laughter and ridicule in a non- accusatory manner to highlight vice and folly

Satirical Techniques (this is where the project comes in) Exaggeration/hyperbole Distortion/reversal Understatement Invective/diatribe Pun/malapropism Incongruity Parody/allegory

English IV Honors 24 January 2017 Goodafternoon!! Pick up the two handouts as you enter. You will need a pen and a sheet of notebook paper.

Satire Projects due Monday Take notes about the following topics while you read the selection: 1. What does the author/writer assume about the attitudes of the audience in the piece? 2. What aspect(s) of society is the author satirizing? Give examples from text. 3. What is the goal or purpose of the satire? 4. What methods/techniques does the author employ to create the satire? List at least two specific techniques with an example from the text. Satire Projects due Monday

25 January 2017 English IV Honors What is being satirized in the cartoon? What techniques are used to communicate the message? Today’s Agenda: Look at examples of diatribe and reversal. Draft satire using planning pages. Classes are scheduled for computer lab on both Thursday and Friday.

Diatribe- a harsh criticism, often using abusive language, directed at one individual. Back in Black- Artisanal Foods Invective- speech or writing directed at an idea, individual, or cause: uses harsh or emotive language # notmypresident

26 January 2017 Agenda: Work on satire project See megastrawn.wordpress.com for examples, instructions, and rubric. Use MLA format (headings, spacing, etc.) for explanation of satirical elements found in your “modest proposal” that is submitted to turnitin.com by 8 am Monday morning.

Understatement Example For an example of understatement at work, see this famous scene from Monty Python’s The Holy Grail. In it, a knight understates his injuries: Here are a few examples from the scene: When the knight’s arm is cut off, he says: ‘Tis but a scratch!” and “I’ve had worse! When he loses his second arm, he says, Had enough, eh?” “It’s just a flesh wound! Lastly, when he loses all limbs, he says, Alright! We’ll call it a draw! These comedians use understatement to make us laugh by reducing serious injuries to minor issues. An amputation which is normally a serious injury is described as “a scratch” and “flesh wound.” Likewise, a terrible defeat and the loss of four limbs is only “a draw.”

Incongruity Example Incongruity To present something that is out of place or absurd in relation to its surroundings Oxymoron, metaphor, and irony are often used here.

Reversal Example To present the opposite of the normal order (the order of events, hierarchical order) Order of events…ex. serving dessert before the main dish or having breakfast for dinner. Hierarchical order…Like having a young child make the decisions for a family or a delivery boy making the decisions for a company president.

Exaggeration/Caricature To enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen. Caricature is the exaggeration of a physical feature or trait and is often seen in political cartoons.