- Writer’s Notebook-View the clip from Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update portion of the tv show. Answer questions 1-3 after.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l4NYspZLsU
- 1.What is the real news story being satirized in the clip? Who or what are the main targets of political satire in this source? What method of satire does this source seem to use the most?
- 2.Was this sketch effective? In other words, did it use the methods successfully? Did it expose or criticize its target? Did the way the anchors presented the information help you to understand their message and their point of view? Explain.
- 3.If you were tasked with writing a satire, what would the subject be? School, family, politics, etc.? Explain specifically what you would write about concerning that subject.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l4NYspZLsU
- SSR-Read/Conference/Vocab Log
- Be sure to read at home each night!
- Honors–Animal Farm Chapters 5 & 6. Work on individual task for Lit. Circles. Thursday is Discussion Day.
- LA 2-Political Cartoon
- Political Cartoons
- Find an example of the themes, “The Importance of Education and Knowledge” (blue), “Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely” (green) and “Power of Propaganda” (yellow). Using the cartoon, you will explain through annotation how the drawing is an example of this theme. Label your annotation with the theme title.
- Highlight the part of the cartoon you are referencing using your highlighters.
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