Satire!

Sa#re:•  TheuseofHUMORandWITwithacri#cala<tude,sarcasm,orridiculeintendedtoexposeordenouncethefaultsofmankind’sac#vi#esandins#tu#ons.

•  Vices,follies,abuses,andshortcomingsarehelduptoridicule,ideallywiththeintentofshamingindividuals,andsocietyitself,intoimprovement.

•  Althoughsa#reisusuallymeanttobefunny,itsgreaterpurposeisconstruc#vesocialcri#cism,usingwitasaweapon.

•  Commondevices:irony,sarcasm,parody,exaggera#on,juxtaposi#on,comparison,andanalogy.

WatchthisclipfromSNLandwewillanalyzeitasaclass

•  hOp://www.hulu.com/watch/34465/saturday‐night‐live‐palin‐‐hillary‐open

Ques#onstoponder:•  Q:Whatins#tu#onorac#vityisbeingcri#quedinthisvideo?•  Q:HowdoesSNLmaketheirpointeffec#vely?•  Q:Howdoeshumorplayintosa#re?(Entertainmentvalue?)•  Q:Whichofthe“commondevices”arebeingusedinthevideo?•  Q:Whatisthedeepermeaningofthissa#re,beyondthefunand

gamesofmakingfunofSarah/Hillary.WhatdoesthisvideosayaboutAmericanpoli#csandtheAmericanpublic?

Poli#calCartoons•  Whileviewingthefollowingpoli#calcartoons,thinkabouttheseques#ons:Q:Whatins#tu#onorac#vityisbeingcri#qued?Q:Howdoesthecartoonmaketheintendedpoint?Q:Howdoeshumorplayintosa#re?(Entertainmentvalue?)Q:Whichofthe“commondevices”arebeingusedinthevideo?Q:Whatisthedeepermeaningofthissa#re,beyondthefunandgamesofmakingfunofsomething?Q:WhatdoesthiscartoonsayaboutAmericanpoli#csand/ortheAmericanpublicand/oranAmericanins#tu#on?

•  Veep:fromV.P.(abbrevia#onforVicePresident).FirstKnownUse:1949

•  NRA:Na#onalRiffleAssocia#on,Conserva#veorganiza#on

TweedledeeandTweedledum:FromLewisCarroll’sThroughtheLooking‐GlassandWhatAliceSawThere

Jumping,wobbling,smilingmenacingly…Finisheachother’ssentences.

ADUNCEisdefinedasapersonincapableoflearning…

Dobby?

WhyisGWBushdrawnthatway?

WatchthisclipfromJibJabandanalyzeitwithapartner

•  hOp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adc3MSS5Ydc&feature=channel

Individualanalysis:HuckFinn

•  LookatthewayMarkTwainpaintsreligioninHuckFinn.

•  Inwhatwaysishesa#rizingtheins#tu#onofreligion,thosewhofollowthosereligiousprac#ces,andthesocietythatupholdsthereligion?

•  Usespecificexamplesfromthetextinyouranalysis!

•  Youmustanalyzeatleastfourexamplesthatmeetthecriteriaofsa#re.