Political Cartoons

This PowerPoint contains the following aspects:Definitions of satire and parodyAccompanying links to access/take notes on about

satire and parodyAn assignment slide with instructionsPolitical cartoons for you to browse for the assignment

Satire Satire: a work that pokes fun at people, events, ideas, etc. for the

purpose of making a point about the faults of society

-Can be written like The Canterbury Tales, visual like political cartoons or TV shows such as “The Simpsons”, or oral like songsFor examples of satirical songs, access the following link!

http://www.popmatters.com/post/178255-5-modern-pop-songs/

Parody Parody: a work that mocks existing works, people, events, or ideas,

etc. for the purpose of entertainment.

-Can be written like Don Quixote, visual like memes or TV shows such as “Family Guy”, or oral like songs (such as Weird Al)

Satire and parody are often used in an integrated manner. For example, skits on “Saturday Night Live” are often a mixture of the two.

Parody is also sometimes considered a technique used within satire instead of being seen as its own genre.

For more on satire and parody, access this super cool Prezi!

https://prezi.com/enz_f-jnzyqk/satire-lesson/

Assignment Choose three of the political cartoons that follow in this

PowerPoint, or find ones on your own, and analyze how they are satirical.

Note that the cartoons are broken up into different categories for you to browse according to interest.

Pay particular attention to why the content of the cartoon is satirical in relation to its context. Also, note the visual features of the cartoon and explain how they create/enhance the satire.

You should write a paragraph analysis for each to put in your Unit 6 folder. Label each paragraph with the category and number of your political cartoon if it’s from this PowerPoint, or if you found ones on your own, please copy and paste the image or link to the image into the assignment.

GENERAL POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS

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2012 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

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CURRENT ISSUES AND THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

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