Week of 11/23
- Compare the movie Harrison Bergeron with Vonnegut's short story. Rough draft due Monday, 11/23. Final draft due Monday, 11/30. BOTH ROUGH AND FINAL DRAFTS MUST BE TYPED, DOUBLE SPACED, AND 2 -3 PAGES.
- HANDOUT: "Parody Project" due Wednesday, 12/16.
Week of 11/16
- Watch Harrison Bergeron this week; take notes. Access essay prompt comparing the movie with Vonnegut's short story. Rough draft due Monday, 11/23. Final draft due Monday, 11/30. BOTH ROUGH AND FINAL DRAFTS MUST BE TYPED, DOUBLE SPACED, AND 2 -3 PAGES.
Week of 11/2
- Quiz on satirical terms: Tuesday, 11/3.
- Make a bulleted list of all the ironies evident in Langston Hughes' story "Who's Passing for Who." Due Friday, 11/6.
- Write a one page response to the following questions.
- How is "Killed at Resaca" similar/dissimilar to Twain's and Moore's piece about war? What ironies emerge in Beirce's story? And, of course, explain why the topographical engineer tells the "detestable creature" that Brayle died because he was "bitten by a snake"? Due Thursday, 11/5.
Week of 10/26
- Imitation of "A Modest Proposal" due on Wednesday, 10/28.
Week of 10/19
- Create 5 questions for journey #3. Due Monday, 10/19.
- Read Swift's "A Modest Proposal"; write your own in your group. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THIS MORE ON MONDAY & I WILL GIVE YOU EXAMPLES -- SO PLEASE DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, AND DON'T WORK ON IT THIS WEEKEND!
Week of 10/12
- College essay (optional): Due anytime this semester.
- This week we are watching Gulliver's Travels and taking notes on what is being satirized.
- Create 5 questions for journey #3. Due Monday, 10/19.
Week of 10/5
- HANDOUT: (Reaction #2) "Political Satire" -- one page, single-spaced typed. Due Monday, 10/5.
- HANDOUTS: "The Perfect Satirical Candidate" project. Due Wednesday, 10/7. BE READY TO PRESENT!
Week of 9/28
- In class write: "Now that you know a little more about satire and a little more about The Daily Show, has you opion of the show changed? Do you think it is a good example of satire? Is it effective in bringing about change? Explain." Due Monday, 9/28.
- HANDOUTS: "The Perfect Satirical Candidate" project. Due Wednesday, 10/7. BE READY TO PRESENT!
- HANDOUT: (Reaction #2) "Political Satire" -- one page, single-spaced typed. Due Monday, 10/5.
Week of 9/22
We are in the computer lab Tuesday, 9/22 to finish researching our assigned satire topic. Due dates are as follows:
- Works Cited page due Monday, 9/21.
- 25 notecards due Tuesday, 9/22. (I'll check these in the computer lab -- DON'T PRINT THEM!)
- Top ten list with parenthetical documentation (citations) due Thursday, 9/24.
- Redo OSS/TAT for political cartoon assignment according to the instructions given in class. Due on Monday, 9/28.
Week of 9/14
- Find satirical comic; cut it out, and fill out OSS/TAT sheet TO SHOW YOUR UNDERSTANDING & MASTERY OF THE SATIRICAL COMIC (kind of like a take home test). Due Tuesday, 9/15.
- We are in the computer lab Thursday, 9/17 and Friday, 9/18 to research our assigned satire topic. Due dates are as follows:
- Works Cited page due Monday, 9/21.
- 25 notecards due Tuesday, 9/22.
- Top ten list with parenthetical documentation (citations) due Thursday, 9/24.
Week of 9/9
- Please print a copy of the SYLLABUS, read it, sign it, and bring it to class on Thursday, 9/10.