Understanding Satire Worksheet

Part A: Twain and McCullough
Provide supporting evidence from the texts to support your responses to these questions. All answers should be in the form of complete sentences. 1. What is the issue Twain is satirizing?
1. The issue Twain is satirizing is that youths are being told how to live and how to act when they get older.
2. What techniques does Twain use to create his satire?
1. Twain uses a lot of humor and sarcasm throughout his story to create his satire.
3. What is the issue McCullough is satirizing?
1. The issue that McCullough is satirizing is that he wants us to be more of our own person. To think about ourselves first before we think of others. 4. What techniques does McCullough use to create his satire? 1. The techniques that McCullough uses to create satire are understatement and I believe hyperbole. 5. How effectively do the techniques used communicate Twain’s position? 1. The techniques used to communicate Twain’s position are a little far fetch because he exaggerates just a little to get his point across to the students he is talking to. 6. How effectively do the techniques used communicate McCullough’s position? 1. The techniques used to communicate McCullough’s position are also a little far fetch because he also exaggerates the truth to get you to see that if you want something you will fight for it; not let someone take it from you. 7. How are the messages communicated by Twain and McCullough similar? 1. The messages communicated by Twain and McCullough similar because they both explain that life doesn’t come easy and if you want to make a change in your life, you have to fight for what is yours.

8. Which message could you relate to more? Explain why in a minimum of three sentences. 1. I could relate to McCullough’s message more because he explains that life first starts with making yourself happy. Through life you have to overcome the terrible things to get to the happy moment in your life. Life is all about experiences and living for the moment and yourself, not living for others.

Part B: Search for Satire
Use the guided analysis exercises within the lesson as a model for this part of the assignment. 1. Locate an example of satire. Copy and paste it here, making sure to note the source where you found it in a proper citation. (Possible sources include television shows, humor magazines, the op/ed section of the newspaper, movies, comic strips, songs, and internet memes.) 1. Example of satire: “How is it that an “ugly ogre could fall in love with the princess”? Or how is it that the “princess can fall in love with an ogre”? 2. Picture Window Template. Powered by Blogger. Published Tuesday, November 27,2012 http://lochte1996.blogspot.com/2012/11/satire-is-expressed-everywhere-everyday.html 2. What is human institution or human weakness is being satirized in this piece? 1. Human weakness in this film is when he talks about how he doesn’t feel good enough to be loved by a beautiful princess.

3. Identify and explain the types of humor devices used to create the satire. 1. The types of humor devices used to create satire in this film are: hyperbole because he is exaggerating that he can’t be loved or that he won’t find love. 4. How effectively do the techniques used communicate the creator’s position? 1. The techniques used to communicate the creator’s position are okay because in the movie he does find love with the princess; knowing that in his head he was sure he was never going to find love. 5. Evaluate the overall effectiveness of the satire. Explain your reasoning in a minimum of three sentences. 1. The overall effectiveness of this satire is good because it gives a perfect example of the mysteries of life. It shows that you never know what the future will hold for you. You are unsure of the possibilities that surround you in your lifetime.