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Satire

Satire. Today…. We are going to look at three different forms of media ( video , text , and visual ) that have something in common. After looking at each, we’re going to talk about how they are all similar. Video. Nerdin' Ain't Easy from Portlandia (2012)

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Satire

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  1. Satire

  2. Today… • We are going to look at three different forms of media (video, text, and visual) that have something in common. • After looking at each, we’re going to talk about how they are all similar.

  3. Video • Nerdin' Ain't Easy from Portlandia (2012) • Is It Local? from Portlandia (2011) • Sanitation Twins from Portlandia (2011) • Horrifying Planet from The Onion (2012)

  4. Text • "Advice to Youth" by Mark Twain (1882) • "Area Man Relieved State of the Union...“ from The Onion (2013) • "Basketball Coach Sees Somethin” from The Onion (2013) • "SXSW“ (Word innovate said 650,000 times) from The Onion (2013) • 8th Grade Civics Teachers from The Onion (2011)

  5. Visual • "New Yorker Cover, Barack Obama” (2008) • The Party of Lincoln (2012) • Mitt Romney Charisma (2012) • Newswire on “The Onion”

  6. N-N-E • We’re going to look at a few of these a second time. For each, make a Notice/Name/Effect chart.

  7. N-N-E cont. • Talk with a partner(s) about the similarities of each. • Look specifically at shared devices and effect.

  8. What each has in common: • The three pieces of media all have different subjects and use some different rhetorical strategies. What each has in common, though, is a shared purpose! • What is the shared purpose of the pieces you’ve seen?

  9. Satire • “the use of mockery, irony, humor, and/or wit to attack or ridicule something (person, habit, idea, institution, societal custom) that is considered to be foolish, flawed or wrong; a satire is created to expose vice and folly for the purpose of improving human institutions and/or humanity.”

  10. Vice and Folly • Vice-any kind of anti-social behavior, ranging from moral depravity to trivial defects; covers everything from the completely reprehensible to the petty and mundane • Folly-a lack of common sense, prudence or foresight

  11. Satirical Techniques • Exaggeration/Hyperbole-making a small blemish or a hidden vice larger in order to make it more visible or readily apparent; satire can exaggerate a subject or an institution • Distortion-twisting or emphasizing some aspect of a condition or institution or event in order to highlight it; distortion can include juxtaposition of incongruous or inappropriate ideas or things. • Sarcasm/Verbal Irony-meant to highlight the incongruity/disparity between the beliefs of the satirist and the vice or folly being satirized

  12. Satirical Techniques • Understatement – when the vice or folly is especially evil or so great that it is impossible to exaggerate, understatement will serve the same effect. • Innuendo – an implication or indirect attack on a specific person or target • Diction - use of silly, bizarre, or intentionally humorous words to highlight the ridiculousness of the vice or folly being satirized

  13. Satirical Techniques • Pun/Malapropism-word play or double entendres; any construction of words that contain a double meaning (usually one mundane or common, the other bawdry) • Oxymoron/Paradox-purposeful contradiction to highlight the incongruity of the vice or folly • Parable/Allegory-work in a way similar to a pun or malapropism, as they allow a satire to work on multiple levels to deepen/enrich the meaning • Parody-meant to poke fun at or mock a target by taking the form of that which is being mocked

  14. Analysis of Satire • What are the underlying assumptions or unwritten attitudes in the piece (warrants)? • What vice or folly is being critiqued? (Can be more than one!) • What might the author’s argument look like stripped of humor? i.e.-if it were NOT satire • What resources of language or satirical techniques does each satirist use? How do these techniques ‘disarm’ or ‘take down’ the intended target to make the criticism more acceptable to the audience? • What is the goal of the satirist? i.e.-what change does the satirist wish society, the individual, etc. to make? • How effective are the methods of satire?

  15. Analysis of Satire • Opening Paragraph-Identify the vice, folly, or flaw being targeted; outline the characteristics of the audience; explain the goal or purpose of the satire (what change it is meant to bring about) • Body Paragraph-Address at least 2 specific techniques employed by the author (using textual evidence) and relate each back to the author’s PURPOSE!! • Conclusion-Predict the probable effect of the satire on its audience

  16. Analysis of Satire • For homework, select one piece of media from the choices provided and write a ONE-PAGE analysis of it, according to the specifications on the previous slide. • Be sure to use textual evidence!(You should ALWAYS use textual evidence when making any sort of argument or analysis.)

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