SATIRE Presentation Shared with me via googledocs by Friday February 12 th.

1.Find 3 examples of satire that are appropriate to share with the class. (Cartoon, short youtube clip (under 3 minutes), mime, tweet, article) 2.Create a powerpoint presentation to present and defend your analysis of satire. 3.For each example, explain why it is a satire, in writing on your PowerPoint. 1.What is being satirized? 2.Why is it foolish or is being ridiculed? What is wrong with it? 3.Why is the author attempting to point this out? 4.How is this going to improve our society or fix the thing that is being satirized? 4.For each example, also point out the uses of literary elements to satirize the object. Assignment

 Feel free to adjust the slide show design and formatting to your tastes.  However, keep the same order of slides for each presentation as presented in the sample.  Make sure topics are appropriate as viewed by the teacher, administration, and student handbook.  Be prepared to present in class. Formatting

Parody vs Satire  Parody and satire are two words that often people get confused with. The difference between the two terms is very complex. It can sometimes be hard to make a distinction, as Satire and Parody are both related to humor.  Parody is just a mimicry of an established concept, idea, or a person and satire is something spoken in humor without reproducing the subject directly.  One of the major differences that can be noted between a parody and satire is in regard to their goals. Though both parody and satire conveys humor, they impart different roles in society. Satire is stands for a social or political change. It depicts an anger or frustration trying to make the subject palatable. Satire can be termed as humor and anger combined together. Parody is really meant for mocking and it may or may not incite the society. Parody is just pure entertainment and nothing else. It does not have a direct influence on the society

This picture is a great example of satire because it points out the foolishness and dangers of censorship. Because the censorship of the button keeps us from learning what the worst part of censorship is, we see the goal of censorship realized; ignorance. This is satire because it is ridiculing those who would censor, or those who allow censorship because it immediately results in a lack of knowledge. The author or creator of this button is using situational irony, because a button about the pitfalls of censorship is being censored itself. Again, this shows how bad censorship is, a denial of knowledge resulting in ignorance. EXAMPLE #1 Analysis

This cartoon uses situational irony by showing the unexpected censoring of a button speaking out against censoring. It also uses imagery by showing in a sloppy, almost violent way, how something can be censored EXAMPLE #1 Literary Elements

Satire is a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule. It intends to improve humanity by criticizing its follies and foibles. A writer in a satire uses fictional characters, which stand for real people, to expose and condemn their corruption.humorironyexaggeration Satire Definition

 Satire and irony are interlinked. Irony is the difference between what is said or done and what is actually meant. Therefore, writers frequently employ satire to point at the dishonesty and silliness of individuals and society and criticize them by ridiculing them.irony  Other literary elements they might use could be personification, hyperbole, juxtaposition, imagery, pun. Literary Terms