MR. GREG
ENGLISH
Unit 6: Satirical Voices
Final Product - Creating Your Own Satire
To conclude this unit, you will get creative and satirical by writing your own satire. You can find the details here.
Resources to use throughout the unit
Activity 1: "Undecided Voters"
Watch this clip from Family Guy and discuss:
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What is happening?
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Why is it funny?
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Who is the voice of reason?
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What is the message?
Activity 2: What is Satire?
Follow along with this presentation on satire. Don't forget to take notes!
Activity 3: How and Why to Annotate
Review this presentation on the importance of annotating a text.
Activity 4: "Some of Us Had Been Threatening Our Friend Colby"
Using the annotating techniques we reviewed in activity 2, read and annotate "Some of Us Had Been Threatening Our Friend Colby" by Donald Barthelme. Be ready to discuss the questions at the end.
Activity 5: Contextualizing "A Modest Proposal"
In order to study "A Modest Proposal," we need to understand the situation from which it arose. Follow along with this Prezi on Contextualizing "A Modest Proposal."
Activity 6: Making Rhetorical Annotations
So, we've finished reading and annotating "A Modest Proposal." Now, let's go through it again, but this time taking a look some of the rhetorical strategies used. Use this guide to rhetorical annotations to help.
Activity 7: Final Product - Creating Your Own Satire
Get your creative and satirical juices flowing! Now you get to put on your satirist hat and have a ball. Check out the details here.