Essential Question: In what situations are satirical techniques frequently used?
A. Opening Assignment: Read Satire Wire article and answer the following questions.
1. What is this article spoofing? (Literal)
2. What types of information does this article assume its audience has? (Interpretive)
3. Which techniques of satire are used in this article? (Interpretive)
4. What is this article's tone? (Interpretive)
B. Discuss active reading strategies (handout).
C. Closing: Read Mark Twain's "Advice to Youth." Annotate the text and then answer the above questions about the article.
A. Opening Assignment: Read Satire Wire article and answer the following questions.
1. What is this article spoofing? (Literal)
2. What types of information does this article assume its audience has? (Interpretive)
3. Which techniques of satire are used in this article? (Interpretive)
4. What is this article's tone? (Interpretive)
B. Discuss active reading strategies (handout).
C. Closing: Read Mark Twain's "Advice to Youth." Annotate the text and then answer the above questions about the article.