HW Reminders: •Satirical piece will be due on Friday, February 3.
•You can propose an extension with me but it needs to be prearranged and approved today. •Get your January notebook checks together for next class. Wamr-ups I will be checking for January: •“The President Elect” –January 18 •“Creating your own Satirical Piece”—January 24 •“Obama in The New Yorker”– January 20 With a partner or individually... •Finish reading “A Modest Proposal” out loud or on your own. •Stop, discuss, and write about all of the annotation prompts in the margin (you will be turning this in). •In your notebook, decide together what you think Swift’s tone is in this essay. Make a claim about what the specific tone is and together find five examples of words and phrases he uses to convey this attitude. You will turn this in with your packet. Work time on satire piece HW Reminders: Satirical piece will be due Friday, February 3
Warm-up: Starting to plan your satirical piece... •Use the rubric to start to outline: ▫1) Decide which medium you might be interested in. Jot down some details about you will approach this medium. ▫2) Decide what tone you want to use: bitter, sarcastic, light-hearted, comedic, silly, angry, mocking, playful, ridiculing, serious, tongue-in-cheek. ▫3) Write a detailed description of your problem (1 and 2 on the rubric). ▫4) Describe the satirical solution, add detail to the solution, and offer at least two points about why your solution would be effective (3 and 4 on the rubric). ▫5) One description of why there can’t be any objections. ▫6) One description of a real solution and why that solution would not work. Continue reading "A Modest Proposal" together No hw reminders
Agenda: Warm-up: Creating your own satire... •Last week you read through an example student satirical piece. Have those materials out AND your Civic Position Statement. 1) What problem is the student tackling in his satirical essay? Find a line that supports your thinking. 2) What problem are you tackling in your Civic Position Statement? Find your thesis and jot it down. 3) What satirical solution does the student in the example offer? Find a line that supports your thinking. 4) Here’s the fun part. What solution do you offer in your CivPo? Time to flip it! Brainstorm a possible satirical solution to the issue you wrote about last semester. Continue reading and annotating "A Modest Proposal" No hw reminders Agenda: Warm-up: Obama in The New Yorker •When Does Satire Go Too Far? ▫Are there any topics that should be off limits for satire? If so, which topics in particular? Why do you feel this way? ▫While satire can be funny, is it truly effective for persuading people to alter their opinions about a given topic? Why or why not? ▫Take a look at the cartoon image from The New Yorker. Did the cartoonist go too far? Why or why not? In class activity--being "A Modest Proposal"
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Partner Warm-up: get hand out from Ms. Chase in class Student example of satire--annotate and respond to questions--see Ms. Chase for materials No hw reminders Agenda: Warm-up: Part one: Is it satire? see Ms. Chase Warm-up: Part two: what device is being used? •Lexus commercial Warm-up: Part three: What devices are being used? See Ms. Chase. SNL small group work--turn in group assignment www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/obamacare-cold-open/n41321?snl=1SNL cold open link No hw reminders
Agenda: Warm-up: What is satire? What do you already know about the purpose of satire? See Ms. Chase for the second part of this warm-up Satire notes Satire pracitce with "Understanding Satire" questions Today's schedule:
Block 1 8:00-8:35 Tiger Time 8:45-9:05 Block 2 9:15-9:50 Block 3 10:00-10:35 Block 4 10:45-11:20 Block 5 11:30-12:05 Lunch 12:10-1:00 Block 6 1:05-1:40 Block 7 1:50-2:25 Block 8 2:35-3:10 No homework reminders Warm-up: Just for laughs? •As we view the following two clips, jot down responses to the following questions: ▫Describe why these clips are funny. ▫Describe the core issues each commentator is discussing. •Colbert- The Poor Are Still With Us •Stewart- Snacks of Life |
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