This lesson on satire aims to get students excited about the topic and teach them the basics of what they need to know to get into the unit.

1. On Fire For Satire! This project was created Using the fair use guidelines

2. What Is Satire? An attack on someone or something by making it look RIDICULOUS or worthy of scorn

3. Satire is both HUMOROUS & CRITICAL But also aims to improve HUMANITY.

4. Who makes it fun?

5. We will be studying… George Orwell’s Alexander Popes’ 1984 The Rape of the Lock

6. While You Read Things To Think About WHO or WHAT is being satirized? HOW is satire being used? What method(s)? What is the overall TONE of the satire?

7. Who / What? Institutions Church, Education, Government, Marriage, etc. People Celebrities, Politicians, Yourself, etc. Controversial topics BP Oil Spill, Healthcare Plan, Technology, etc.

8. HOW? There are several popular methods that can be used to create a satire… Mock-epic Irony Analogy Parody Caricature Understatement Sarcasm Overstatement Allegory

9. TONE? Horatian Juvenalian Correcting through broad laughter Correcting through mocking ridicule Described as bitter, contemptuous, harsh, sardonic Described as witty, tongue-in-cheek, gentle, optimistic

10. Assignment Think of an example of modern use of satire Bring something in if you can! Write a short summary including the three important aspects of satire that we have discussed in class This should be one page, double-spaced, 12-pt Times New Roman Be prepared to discuss your classmate’s ideas and findings tomorrow!

11. Bibliography www.fullpics.com/wallpaper/fire-background.html http://tallhorsewines.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/the-simpsons-20-and-still-going-strong/ http://redmusi.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/weird_al_yankovic-straight_outta_lynwood_b.jpg http://letspout.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/zoolander_001.jpg http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Entertainment/images-2/jay-leno.jpg Microsoft Office PowerPoint http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire