UNIT+THREE--SATIRE

HOW CAN WE USE SATIRE TO EDUCATE OTHERS? **SC:** Satire can be an effective way to bring attention to issues affecting our various environments. **AoI:** Environments -- How are environments portrayed differently within various genres and literary movements?



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Candide KIS 9 English Link This will take you to my old wiki so that you can see my students' video definitions of satirical terms.

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Vocabulary Links
Candide Chapters 1-10 Quizlet Candide Chapters 11-20 Quizlet

Notes on Satire
Voltaire wrote //Candide// as a **//roman à clef//** or roman //à clé// (French--"novel with a key"). This genre describes real-life events but masks it all through fictional characters and events. Often, the "key" of this type of novel is a famous figure or the author. Authors like Voltaire used this style to enhance their satire, write about issues that may prove too scandalous or dangerous to write about more directly, and to possibly change the ending to match what they want to happen versus reality itself.

This is why it is crucial for you to refer to the annotated notes when reading //Candide.// Whenever you see a number after a line of text, go to the back of the book and read the note related to it. You will notice that your book is designed with flaps on both covers. These will help you mark your place in the text and in the notes section. The notes will tell you which real people or events Voltaire is ridiculing in his work. Most people who read this during Voltaire's time would have easily known this when reading the text. Technically, this literary technique is called **allusion**, which means a reference to a statement, person, place, or event known from history, literature, politics, sports, science, or the arts. It will be important for you to recognize allusion in literature and reading moving forward. When reading //Candide//, try to take note of places in the work where Voltaire uses allusion to ridicule or criticize real people or events and how he does so.


 * Rules of Satire**


 * The opposite meaning is usually true. When Voltaire sounds like he is praising someone or something, he is usually not.
 * Exaggeration will get you everything. Read closely for exaggeration and how Voltaire uses it to make a point.
 * Shock value is okay. In traditional narratives, exaggeration would mislead and confuse the reader, but in //Candide//, it enhances the satirical effect.
 * Typical narrative devices can be used or not at the author’s whim. Voltaire is not bound by rules of time, place and action in his work.
 * Characters’ names typically have multiple meanings. This is true of almost every one of Voltaire's characters so read carefully.
 * Language is crucially important. It is not always what Voltaire says but how he says it.
 * Fantasy and reality can interplay without penalty.
 * Although satire is usually meant to be humorous, the purpose of satire is not primarily humour but criticism of an event, an individual or a group in a clever manner.

=**The Satirical Comic Book Project**= You will make a comic book that is satirical about a topic of your choice. Your comic book must include examples of __**six**__ of the following ideas:
 * Verbal Irony
 * Situational Irony
 * Dramatic Irony
 * Oxymoron
 * Pun
 * Juxtaposition
 * Sarcasm
 * Exaggeration/Hyperbole
 * It should clearly mock something -- society, school, government, etc.
 * It should be long enough to effectively mock the thing in question.
 * It should use photos, drawings, or other art to demonstrate creativity and originality.
 * It should use one of the following comic creators or a program approved by Mr. Brightman.

Hall of Fame Example from KIS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpbp0709/sets/72157604114868975/

Links to Comic Creators
ToonDoo http://www.toondoo.com/

StripGenerator http://stripgenerator.com/

GoAnimate http://goanimate.com/

Comic Life http://plasq.com/comiclife-win Buy or Download 30-day free trial

Comic Strip Generator http://www.comicstripgenerator.com/maker.asp

Comic Creator http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/

Example that I made:

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