Friday, October 14, 2016

A storms a brewing

Image result for storm    So it was feeling a little like this today...batten down your hatches, kids, we are in for a ride this weekend.

English 
Finish reading chapter 8 and questions
Journal entry #5
1. Write a satirical newsflash that might occur on television this week. Use the same enthusiastic tone Orwell parodies. Relate your reported event to a larger drive for peace, prosperity, victory, or some other goal.
2.  Write a poem in which you either praise the peoples and landscapes of our country or satirize them. Bring out both virtues and weaknesses.

sat·ire
ˈsaˌtī(ə)r/
noun
  1. the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
    synonyms:mockeryridiculederisionscorncaricature
    • a play, novel, film, or other work that uses satire.
      plural noun: satires
      "a stinging satire on American politics"
      synonyms:parodyburlesquecaricaturelampoonskit
    • a genre of literature characterized by the use of satire.

Grad Trans
Complete the self-assessment sheet I gave you on Friday in class.

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