- Journal: We went over the last two paragraphs from the worksheet from last time and analyzed them in greater detail, determining what he was really communicating.
- I gave students their project choices for the satire final project.
Satire Assignment
Choices
Satire: the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize
people's stupidity or bad behavior.
Irony: the expression of one's meaning by using
language or images that normally signify the opposite, typically for humorous
or emphatic effect.
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Choice #1
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Choice #2
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Choice #3
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SATIRICAL VIDEO
Example
shown in class:
Go to youtube and type in, “How to be a
Good Student” by Kendall Uyegi
Basic
Requirements:
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Video must be 3-5 minutes long
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You must base your video on a topic of your
choice. Here are some examples: how to get a date, how to win a dance
contest, reasons to sign-up for yoga, how to become famous, etc.
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Your video must be edited so the clips flow in
a logical manner. In other words, there must be a pre-determined structure to
the video.
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SATIRICAL CARTOONS
Examples
shown in class:
 
Basic
Requirements:
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You must complete 2 cartoons
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You must base both cartoons around one social
issue of your choice. For example, the two cartoons above both express the
idea of poverty.
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Your cartoon needs to have a satirical
caption.
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Cartoons must be in color, drawn by hand, and
presented neatly without eraser marks.
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SATIRICAL ESSAY
Example
shown in class:
Go to this website http://ahscw.weebly.com/satire.html
and click on, “How to Get Girls: A Guide” or “Benefits of Smoking”
“A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift
Basic
Requirements:
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Essay should be 2-3 pages long.
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Structure should be similar to a persuasive
speech with several reasons given as to why your point of view is “correct,”
along with at least one counter argument that you will refute.
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You are welcome to do a numbered list like the
essays we read in class, or propose a “solution” to a “problem” like Jonathan
Swift did.
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Remember, it’s very effective if you take something
that’s partly true and twist it. You
also need to explain yourself- don’t just make a statement that isn’t true
and leave it there.
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This assignment is worth 100 points and will be due on Thursday, May 5th. Any projects received after that day can only
receive a maximum of half credit.
- Students were required to turn in an outline by the end of the class that had their name, which project they were doing, and a brief outline of their project. I reviewed these with each student.
- Work on satire project (due Thursday, May 5th).
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