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
- 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: mockery, ridicule, derision, scorn, caricature;
- a play, novel, film, or other work that uses satire.plural noun: satires"a stinging satire on American politics"
synonyms: parody, burlesque, caricature, lampoon, skit;
- a genre of literature characterized by the use of satire.
Grad Trans
Complete the self-assessment sheet I gave you on Friday in class.
