LESSON 26 EXEMPLIFICATION USING SATIRE

Writing Process Descriptive Essay Narrative Essay

Exemplification Essay Personal Essay

Common Writing

Mistakes

Writer’s Prompt

Your best friend smokes a pack of cigarettes a day. What examples would you use to

persuade him or her to quit?

Assignment

• Exemplification Essay

Assignment Review

• “There Was A Child Went Forth” page 180 of Great Writing

• #1 and #2 under Language and Form

Walt Whitman – “Poet of Democracy”

(born May 31, 1819, West Hills, Long Island, N.Y., U.S.—died March 26, 1892, Camden, N.J.) American poet, journalist, and essayist whose verse collection Leaves of Grass is a landmark in the history of American literature. Whitman's greatest theme is a symbolic identification of the regenerative power of nature with the deathless divinity of the soul.

Satire as an Exemplification Strategy

The Onion.com - satire

Understanding Satire

• Lampoons a problem through the deft use of humor and wit

• Endeavors to call the reader’s attention to a real problem and possible solutions to that problem through the use of hyperbole and analogy

FOR YOUR PERUSAL

New Law Forces CEOs To Humbly Shrug Before Receiving Massive Bonuses2 hours ago WASHINGTON—The crackdown follows the 2010 bonus season, during which not one CEO was observed to look at the floor meekly, sink his hands into his pockets, or dig his right toe awkwardly into the ground before taking some of the estimated $55 billion in payouts.…more»

Geologists: 'We May Be Slowly Running Out Of Rocks'

RALEIGH, NC—A coalition of geologists are challenging the way we look at global stone reserves, claiming that, unless smarter methods of preservation are developed, mankind will eventually run out of rocks."If we do not stop using them up at our current rate, rocks as we know them will be a thing of the past," renowned geologist Henry Kaiser said at a press conference Tuesday.

News Flash…Dinosaurs in Hiding

Mean Man Shuts Down Candy Factory

Satire Handouts

• In groups, read the handout• Discuss as a group the points made in the

satirical essay. • What is being satirized?• What satirical examples were used?• Did the essay reveal to you a point of view you’d

never considered?• Did the essay change your opinion about the

issue? Why or why not?

Your own Persuasive Satire

1. Write a short satirical essay on some part of popular culture that drives you crazy and that you would like to see changed

2. Or write a short satirical essay on a topic of your choosing

3. Next time we will discuss these essays in groups and pick the most satirically persuasive essay to be presented to the entire class.

Possible Satirical Topics

• Why does everyone need to go to college?• Why do you need to have money to live?• Why do we need parents?• What’s up with no cell phones in school?• The Mystique of Sports• Why Nerds Get No Respect