Satire

Satire

Satire

As you watch and listen, write down 3-4 things you notice that characterize the following video and audio clipsiphone 5Jon Stewart "Fox NewsGeorge Carlin "Icebox ManWeird Al "Amish Paradise"Video and Audio clips

In your groups, look at the political cartoon and the object. What do you notice?Look for commonalities among all of your observations.Decide on a group definition of SATIRE. What is it? What is it not? What techniques do people use to create it?Group activityDefinition of Satire:

Any work (TV, Movie, Short Story, Novel, Art, etc.) that uses wit or humor to critique or criticize human behavior, human nature, and/or social institutions (i.e. laws, school, government, religion, etc.). The point of satire is to change/modify its target (the thing it critiques/criticizes).

Techniques: Irony: the term used to describe the contrast between what appears to be and what really is. Irony often highlights a gap between reality and our expectations or beliefs.Verbal irony: a mode of expression in which the author says one thing, but means the oppositeSituational irony: an outcome of events that is contrary to what would normally be expected/hoped forDramatic irony: events or facts not known to a character are known to another character and the readerHyperbole: a figure of speech involving great exaggeration; the effect may be satiric, sentimental, or comicalUnderstatement: a figure of speech that downplays somethings importance; the opposite of hyperbole; the effect may be satiric, sentimental, or comicalInversion: a reversal, or twisting of something; turning something into its oppositeDark Humor: the use of humor to temper, or reduce the sadness or negativity of a situation; dark humor is often ironic, and uses the irony to make a point

The term used to describe the contrast between what appears to be and what really is. Irony often highlights a gap between reality and our expectations or beliefs.Verbal irony: a mode of expression in which the author says one thing, but means the oppositeSituational irony: an outcome of events that is contrary to what would normally be expected/hoped forDramatic irony: events or facts not known to a character are known to another character and the readerIronya figure of speech involving great exaggeration; the effect may be satiric, sentimental, or comical

Example: My mother is blessed with the trait of disorganization

Hyperbolea figure of speech that downplays somethings importance; the opposite of hyperbole; the effect may be satiric, sentimental, or comicalExample: ?Colbert-"Gatsby"Understatementa reversal, or twisting of something; turning something into its opposite

Example: Substitute teacher video

Inversionthe use of humor to temper, or reduce the sadness or negativity of a situation; dark humor is often ironic, and uses the irony to make a pointExample: The Bosnians First Day of School video

Dark Humor