bias and satire elements booklet. what are we going to do? we will create a resource booklet that...
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Bias and Satire Elements Booklet
What are we going to do?
We will create a resource booklet that holds the elements of satire and bias.
As you prepare to use write your longer satirical analysis, you will refer to this information.
Step 1: Create bookletTake 4 sheets of paper and fold them in half so
you have a booklet.
On the cover, write:
Satire and Bias Elements
At the bottom, write your name and AP English OR English 101
Open the booklet. The page on the left 1; the page on the right is 2. Keep going.
Step 2: Distinguish between types of humor
At the top of page 1, write: SATIRE
At the bottom, write: humor that positively influences, educates, and encourages deep contemplation
In the middle, create a visual representation of this GOOD type of humor
Step 2: Continued
At the top of page 2, write: SARCASM
At the bottom, write: humor that humiliates or offends
In the middle, create a visual representation of this BAD type of humor
At the top of page 3, write: OBJECTIVE
At the bottom, write: information that allows the audience to make own decision or conclusion
In the middle, create a visual representation
At the top of page 4, write: BIASED
At the bottom, write: information that aims to sway the audience to agree with speaker or writer
In the middle, create a visual representation
At the top of page 5, write: LITERAL or PERSPICUOUS
At the bottom, write: information that is obviously read, seen, or heard
In the middle, create a visual representation
At the top of page 6, write: SUBTEXTUAL or SUBTLE
At the bottom, write: information that is implied (suggested) and requires deep thinking to discover
In the middle, create a visual representation
• At the top of page 7, write: Us vs. Them
• At the bottom, write: The humorist presents that he / she and the audience are in a conflict against a strong person or group.
• In the middle, create a visual representation of this satire element without using letters or numbers.
• At the top of page 8, write: Imposition of Authoritative Voice
• At the bottom, write: The humorist presents him or herself as the expert
• In the middle, create a visual representation of this satire element without using letters or numbers.
• At the top of page 9, write: Hyperbole
• At the bottom, write: Exaggerating a situation to a ridiculous point
• In the middle, create a visual representation of this satire element without using letters or numbers.
• At the top of page 10, write: Understatement
• At the bottom, write: Downplaying a situation to a ludicrous point
• In the middle, create a visual representation of this satire element without using letters or numbers.
• At the top of page 11, write: Pun (Paronomasia)
• At the bottom, write: Word play that substitutes one word for a similar one or an expression with a double meaning
• In the middle, create a visual representation of this satire element without using letters or numbers.
• At the top of page 12, write: Put Down
• At the bottom, write: Insulting someone or something
• In the middle, create a visual representation of this satire element without using letters or numbers.
• At the top of page 13, write: Silliness
• At the bottom, write: Goofy behavior or speech
• In the middle, create a visual representation of this satire element without using letters or numbers.
• Leave the page on the right blank for now.
• At the top of page 14, write: Surprise
• At the bottom, write: Using a word, behavior, or expression in an unexpected way (profanity is part of this)
• In the middle, create a visual representation of this satire element without using letters or numbers.
• At the top of page 15, write: Silence
• At the bottom, write: A period of time without speech or noise
• In the middle, create a visual representation of this satire element without using letters or numbers.
• Leave the page on the right blank for now.
Fun Friday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbppTv4pCGQ
5 Types
1. Main Idea
2. Purpose or Tone
3. Mode of Writing and Organization
4. Rhetorical Decision
5. Word Choice
Look at big parts of text
Look at small, specific parts of text