1. Lesson 52

2. Today’s Agenda Satire and other terms defined (p. 226)
“Let’s Hear It for the Cheerleaders” Activity pp. 227+
Make a chart to identify elements of satire
OBJECTIVE:
Students will identify the elements of satire in a text.
Analyze how an author uses humor to develop a position.

3. What is SATIRE? What is Satire? We're Gonna Have To Let You Go
LINK: Satire video – includes clips from shrek, the onion, etc.
Big-chinned president is attempting make peace with alien
Criticism of typical alien movie “peaceful protest” = helicopters drop missles
What is Satire?
We're Gonna Have To Let You Go
Global Warming and President Bush

4. What makes this not- so-funny?
What makes this funny?
The “extra” is the singer’s arrest record and it is a long, long, long paper.
What makes this not- so-funny?
It’s a sad, but TRUE, account of many who have found fame and fortune. They have also found themselves in trouble with the law.
Who is the target of the satire?
Famous people/musicians

5. What makes this funny?
Teenager believes her teacher knows nothing about spelling and is revealing her own ignorance.
What makes this not-so- funny?
True story: I had a junior who turned in an essay that contained texting lingo (“y” instead of “why,” “b/c” instead of “because,” and
Who’s the target of the satire?
teenagers

6. Other Terms to Know Irony Hyperbole Litotes Caricature Wit Sarcasm
Difference between the expectation and the outcome
Verbal
something SAID is different than what was MEANT
Situational
something HAPPENED is different than what was EXPECTED
Dramatic
audience knows something the characters do not
Hyperbole
exaggeration; overstatement
Litotes
makes an affirmative point by denying its opposite
Caricature
exaggeration representation
Wit
clever expression
Sarcasm
cutting remarks
“to tear flesh like dogs”
Sheldon Gets Sarcasm
Ridicule
words that belittle a person or idea
Parody
an imitation, usually focuses on a certain aspect of the original subject
Spartan Cheerleaders
Litotes - "Are you also aware, Mrs. Bueller, that Ferris does not have what we consider to be an exemplary attendance record?" (Jeffrey Jones as Principal Ed Rooney, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, 1986)

7. “let’s Hear it for the cheerleaders” pp. 227++

8. “Let’s Hear it for the cheerleaders”
As you read the story, mark passages you find humorous.
Then, create a chart like the one below. (example on page 229)
HUMOROUS PASSAGE
HUMOROUS TECHNIQUES
IMPLIED MESSAGE