1. Elements
of Satire
Opinion Writing

2. Satire
Satire is a style of writing that makes fun of things to make a point using irony, sarcasm or ridicule.

3. Examples of satire
Several fake news outlets exist, such as The Onion or The Colbert Report, that use fake news or fake personas to mock the media and things going on in the news.

4. Satire is hard
Being goofy is easy. Being silly is easy. Being weird is normal. But in order to make people laugh, it usually takes a lot of thought

5. Elements of satire
Because everything is better when English teachers break it into studiable elements.
exaggeration
incongruity
reversal
parody

6. Exaggeration
Small problems are sad. Big ones are hilarious? Exaggeration takes a situation to its logical extreme, past that and keeps on going.
Students getting prom dates around Christmas may be a problem, but to exaggerate, show someone trying to get a prom date before the first day of school.

7. Incongruity
Incongruity is something that is out of place, inappropriate, unexpected.

8. Reversal
Reversal switches the roles of people or situations to make a point, often that things aren’t fair.
• Showing parents canoodling in front of their horrified teen might make the point that PDA is not fun.
• The principal asking the superintendent for permission to use the restroom may make the point that being a student is weird.

9. Parody
Parody mimics something to make fun of it. Imitating the writing style of a newspaper may be making a point about some other issue, but it can also point out how silly the way we cover the news can be, too.