1. Shrek and Donkey on another whirlwind adventure
Exploring Satire
Shrek and Donkey on another whirlwind adventure

2. Short response
Answer the following questions on a sheet of paper (2-3 sentences each)
What makes a fairy tale a fairy tale?
What are the typical characteristics of the genre?

3. Let’s discuss: Common elements
Fairy tale begins with "Once upon a time...”
Fairy tales happen in the long ago.
Fairy Tales have fantasy and make believe in them.
Fairy Tales have clearly defined Good characters vs. Evil characters.
Royalty is usually present in a fairy tale, a beautiful princess/handsome prince.
There may be magic with giants, elves, talking animals, witches or fairies.
Fairy tales have a problem that needs to be solved.
It often takes three tries to solve the problem.
Fairy tales have happy endings – “they all lived happily ever after.”
Fairy tales usually teach a lesson or have a theme.

4. What is Satire? What do you know about it? Literal definition:
A literary work that ridicules its subject through the use of techniques such as exaggeration, reversal, incongruity, and/or parody in order to make a comment or criticism about it.

6. Satire and the Four Techniques
Exaggeration:
To enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen
Incongruity:
To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to their surroundings
Reversal:
To present the opposite of the normal order (e.g. order of events, hierarchical order)
Parody:
To imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing

7. Let’s watch again
Identify at least one example from the clip for each of the four techniques of satire:
Exaggeration
Incongruity
Reversal
Parody

8. So what?
What do you think is the primary comment or criticism about society being made the satirical techniques in this clip from Shrek?

9. Choose a fairy tale to satirize
It should be familiar to you
You must be able to tell the whole story

10. Establishing literary elements
Complete a character map for the key character from your fairy tale:
The hero/heroine
The villain

11. For next time…
Identify four to five things from your fairy tale that could be used in satire.
Be specific
Explain how they might be used
Keep in mind the purpose of satire
How would your ideas translate into satire