Monday, March 5, 2012 on your paper, answer this: What is a parody?

1. A long, long time agoIn a galaxy far awayNaboo was under an attackAnd I thought me and Qui-Gon JinnCould talk the federation inTo maybe cutting them a little slackBut their response, it didn't thrill usThey locked the doors and tried to kill usWe escaped from that gasThen met Jar Jar in Boss NassWe took a bongo from the sceneAnd we went to Theed to see the QueenWe all wound up on TatooineThat's where we found this boyOhMy my this here Anakin guyMaybe Vader someday laterNow he's just a small fryHe left his home And kissed his mommy goodbyeSayin'"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi""Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"Did you know this junkyard slaveIsn't even old enough to shaveBut he can use the Force, they sayAhh, do you see him hitting on the queenThough he's just nine and she's fourteenYeah, he's probably gonna marry her somedayWell, I know he built C-3POAnd I've heard how fast his pod can goAnd we were broke, it's trueSo we made a wager or twoHe was a prepubescent flyin' aceAnd the minute Jabba started off that raceWell, I knew who would win first placeOh yes, it was our boyWe started singin'My my this here Anakin guyMaybe Vader someday laterNow he's just a small fryAnd he left his homeAnd kissed his mommy goodbyeSayin'"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi""Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"Now we finally got to CoruscantThe Jedi Council we knew would wantTo see how good the boy could beSo we took him there and we told the taleHow his midi-chlorians were off the scale And he might fulfill that prophecyOh the Council was impressed of courseCould he bring balance to the Force?They interviewed the kidOh, training they forbidBecause Yoda sensed in him much fearAnd Qui-Gon said "Now listen here""Just stick it in your pointy ear""I still will teach this boy"He was singin'My my this here Anakin guyMaybe Vader someday laterNow he's just a small fryAnd he left his homeAnd kissed his mommy goodbyeSayin'"Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi""Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"We caught a ride back to Naboo'Cause Queen Amidala wanted toI frankly would've liked to stayWe all fought in that epic warAnd it wasn't long at all beforeLittle hotshot flew his plane and saved the dayAnd in the end some Gungans diedSome ships blew up and some pilots friedA lot of folks were croakin'The battle droids were brokenAnd the Jedi I admire mostMet up with Darth Maul and now he's toastWell, I'm still here and he's a ghostI guess I'll train this boyAnd I was singin'My my this here Anakin guyMaybe Vader someday laterNow he's just a small fryAnd he left his home And kissed his mommy goodbyeSayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi""Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi"We were singin'My my this here Anakin guyMaybe Vader someday laterNow he's just a small fryAnd he left his home And kissed his mommy goodbyeSayin' "Soon I'm gonna be a Jedi" You Need: Writing Utensil Paper Monday, March 5, 2012 on your paper, answer this: What is a parody? Hunger Games $$!

2. Imitation • What is a parody or spoof? Examples? • Poems & songs • “Weird Al” Yankovic • “The Saga Begins” – “American Pie” • “Eat It” – “Beat It”

3. Copy/Change poem is just that • Take an original work… • …Create new meaning • …use humor if you want • = copy and change poem! • Other examples • “Ode to Day Camp” • “To snooze or not to snooze”

4. Copy and Change! At first I was afraid I was petrified Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong And I grew strong And I learned how to get along and so you're back from outer space I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face I should have changed that stupid lock I should have made you leave your key If I had known for just one second you'd be back to bother me When I first got to camp I was petrified Just thinking I could never live without Mom by my side But then I spent so many nights Itching and scratching all night long I grew strong I learned how to sing camp songs We stole your flag From maintenance place Then ran around to see that look of defeat upon your face You should have hid it somewhere else You should have played more secretly You didn’t know that in one second we would change history “I Will Survive” -Gloria Gaynor “Ode to Day Camp” (Based on “I Will Survive”) -Amanda, Danielle, Sam

5. Let’s write one… What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore– And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over– like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? What happens to a ______________? Does it _______ like a _______ in the _______? Or ________ like a _______– And then _______? Does it ______ like __________? Or _______ and ___________– like a _____________? Maybe it just _______ like a ___________. Or does it _________? “A Dream Deferred” -Langston Hughes Your poem When you are finished, hang on to your poem. Get a poetry book and/or write down songs you can use for an original copy/change poem.

6. Copy and Change! You Do! • Choose a poem or song. Get it approved. • Do you want your poem to be funny or serious? • Think about the original poem. Is it a story? A debate? Lovey-dovey? Intense? • Choose to follow that mood –OR- • Do the opposite • (“American Pie” = long saga = “The Saga Begins”) • (“I Will Survive” = empowering! vs “Ode to Day Camp” = silly) • Follow the structure, sound, and rhyme of the poem. Change words, and ideas to make it your own

7. Some suggested songs/artists • (Must choose by the end of the period!) • All songs must be school appropriate. When in doubt, rule it out. • The Beatles • Michael Jackson • “Eye of the Tiger” –Survivor • Check metrolyrics.com/rs/5

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