Happy TUESDAY! Get ready to take some more satire

notes. Absent yesterday for test? Please

stop by during Guided Study or AFTER school to make this up!

Satire and Summatives Today, we will be taking more notes

on satire, specifically on the difference between the author’s message and the speaker’s message.

You will be tested on Author/Speaker message Thursday, May 16.

A Satirist (person who writes satire):

Uses laughter as a weapon Mixes criticism with humor… …but does not stoop to insults or abusive

language Tries to get people to think critically about the

issue being discussed Tries to inspire people to improve or reform the

situation Tone: The attitude the writer or speaker takes

toward a subject. It reflects the feelings of the writer or speaker. The choice of words and details given help establish the tone, which might be serious, humorous, sarcastic, playful, ironic, bitter, or objective

A Satirist uses…… A fictional, calm observer as

a narrator.

Narrator addresses topic without revealing true emotions of satirist

Think of it like Sarcasm:Ms. B. says “That’s a great idea!”Sincere or sarcastic? Depends on

tone.Sincere:

Meaning of words = Meaning of Ms. B.

Sarcastic:Meaning of words = Opposite of meaning of Ms. B.

Another way to think about it:

Author = Satirist/Writer. Person who is being critical of something in society.

Ms. B’s real feelings: (This is not a good idea)

Speaker = Fictional Narrator of the satire, who seems totally sincere.

Ms. B’s words: (This is a good idea)

Ms. B says sarcastically: That’s a great idea!

Situation Who is the speaker?

Speaker viewpoint

Author viewpoint

Ms. B: That’s a

great idea!

Ms. B. That’s a great idea

That’s a terrible idea

Now let’s try with cartoons:

Cartoon Who is the speaker? Speaker viewpoint Author viewpoint

Mommy The Yard Teacher It is important not to do anything that ever might offend someone.

It is silly how concerned we have become with not offending people.

Video

Reality Show

Now, time to put it all together!

What group of people is the author trying to criticize in this satire?

What is the speaker’s message in this satire? Remember that the speaker is part of the group of people the author is trying to criticize. Explain the speaker’s message in a paragraph.

What is the author’s message in this satire? What flaws or problems in our society is the author trying to criticize? Explain the author’s message in a paragraph

SatireSelection

Who is the speaker?

Speaker viewpoint Author viewpoint

M.P. Holy Grail

The knights and kings

Knights and kings are noble and courageous

The idea of romanticizing this time in history negates the real issues of war and poverty on those that suffered the most: the common people. Kings and knights were not as noble as one thinks.

Now, time to put it all together!

What group of people is the author trying to criticize in this satire?

What is the speaker’s message in this satire? Remember that the speaker is part of the group of people the author is trying to criticize. Explain the speaker’s message in a paragraph.

What is the author’s message in this satire? What flaws or problems in our society is the author trying to criticize? Explain the author’s message in a paragraph

What group of people is the author trying to criticize in this satire?– The group of people being criticized are

those group of people who have power in this time period such as kings and knights.

What is the speaker’s message in this satire? Remember that the speaker is part of the group of people the author is trying to criticize. Explain the speaker’s message in a paragraph.– The speaker’s message (which would be

the knights and kings) is that knights and kings were necessary to instill peace to a group of people and that kings had the best interest in mind when it came to the people that served them and whom they ruled. Also, the speaker would want you to believe that knights were noble and courageous and that kings were wise and benevolent rulers.

What is the author’s message in this satire? What flaws or problems in our society is the author trying to criticize? Explain the author’s message in a paragraph.– The author’s message is that historically, this time

period in history is usually romanticized as being filled with brave and noble knights and kind ruling kings. Society likes to believe that Camelot was truly the example of a benevolent kingdom (same way we romanticized the JFK administration by calling it Camelot). However, this time period in history was quite chaotic and deadly for those living in this time in history. This was the time of the plague where millions of people died, holy wars were fought that killed thousands of innocent people just because they had a different religion as the ruling king, and lower classes had no choice in their rulers and democracy was a far-off dream. The film pokes fun at our ideas of this time period in history.

Cartoon Who is the speaker?

Speaker viewpoint Author viewpoint

Mommy The Yard Teacher It is important not to do anything that ever might offend someone.

It is silly how concerned we have become with not offending people.

Video The Kid (notice it is NOT the Dad)

Video games ARE real life. Violence is cool and normal.

Video games are making kids lose track of reality, and become dangerously desensitized to violence.

Reality Show

Now, time to put it all together!

What group of people is the author trying to criticize in this satire?

What is the speaker’s message in this satire? Remember that the speaker is part of the group of people the author is trying to criticize. Explain the speaker’s message in a paragraph.

What is the author’s message in this satire? What flaws or problems in our society is the author trying to criticize? Explain the author’s message in a paragraph

Sometimes, background knowledge is needed:

Cartoon Who is the speaker?

Speaker viewpoint Author viewpoint

Mommy The Yard Teacher It is important not to do anything that ever might offend someone.

It is silly how concerned we have become with not offending people.

Video The Kid (notice it is NOT the Dad)

Video games ARE real life. Violence is cool and normal.

Video games are making kids lose track of reality, and become dangerously desensitized to violence.

Reality Show

The reality TV host

Even horrible and graphic situations are fair game for reality TV and should be seen by public. The more graphic, the better.

It is ridiculous what will be made into reality TV these days and usually the more sensational something is the more likely it will be exploited for public viewing.

Now, time to put it all together!

What group of people is the author trying to criticize in this satire?

What is the speaker’s message in this satire? Remember that the speaker is part of the group of people the author is trying to criticize. Explain the speaker’s message in a paragraph.

What is the author’s message in this satire? What flaws or problems in our society is the author trying to criticize? Explain the author’s message in a paragraph

Your Turn With the examples we used last

week, fill out the speaker/author chart.

You will have a test on this later in the week.

If you are confused NOW, ask questions.

You may work with a partner, but you must turn in your own worksheet.

Examples Video #1 Video #2 Song Lyrics #1 Song Lyrics #2 2 Satirical Cartoons (there are 5; choose 2) 2 Essays 2 Poems