LESSON 52

TODAY’S AGENDASatire and other terms defined (p. 226)“Let’s Hear It for the Cheerleaders” Activity 3.16 pp. 227+

Make a chart to identify elements of satire

OBJECTIVE:

Students will identify the elements of satire in a text.

Analyze how an author uses humor to develop a position.

WHAT IS SATIRE?

What is Satire?

We're Gonna Have To Let You Go

Global Warming and President Bush

What makes this funny? The “extra” is the singer’s arrest record and it is a long, long, long paper.

What makes this not-so-funny? It’s a sad, but TRUE, account of many who have found fame and fortune. They have also found themselves in trouble with the law.

Who is the target of the satire? Famous people/musicians

What makes this funny? Teenager believes her

teacher knows nothing about spelling and is revealing her own ignorance.

What makes this not-so-funny?

True story: I had a junior who turned in an essay that contained texting lingo (“y” instead of “why,” “b/c” instead of “because,” and

Who’s the target of the satire?

teenagers

OTHER TERMS TO KNOW Irony

Difference between the expectation and the outcome Verbal

something SAID is different than what was MEANT

Situational something HAPPENED is different than

what was EXPECTED Dramatic

audience knows something the characters do not

Hyperbole exaggeration; overstatement

Litotes makes an affirmative point by denying

its opposite

Caricature exaggeration representation

Wit clever expression

Sarcasm cutting remarks “to tear flesh like dogs” Sheldon Gets Sarcasm

Ridicule words that belittle a person or idea

Parody an imitation, usually focuses on a

certain aspect of the original subject Spartan Cheerleaders

“LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE CHEERLEADERS” PP. 227++

“LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE CHEERLEADERS” As you read the story, mark passages you find humorous.

Then, create a chart like the one below. (example on page 229)

HUMOROUS PASSAGE HUMOROUS TECHNIQUES

IMPLIED MESSAGE