| AP Literature & Composition-Unit Two |
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| Essential Questions: 1. Why is satire difficult for students to identify? 2. Can satire accurately be categorized as realism? 3. ‘Whatever is, is right?’ (Pope) Is satire and/or comedy the ultimate truth? 4. Does the diction/syntax change if irony is constructed for humor or serious purposes? 5. Shakespeare and Wilde are masters of syntax in developing their characters. What implications does this have on their works as a whole? 6. What are the social implications Shakespeare is making by crafting A Midsummer Night’s Dream as a Green World Comedy? Is he commenting on society during his time? The institution of marriage? Are Shakespeare and Wilde, although from different time periods and writing styles making the same comments on marriage and society? |
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| Unit Vocabulary |
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| Reading Selections The New Yorker-political cartoons and sources from www.cagle.com Quotes from: Dave Barry, Scott Witt, Jon Stewart, Mark Twain from Mambo Mouth: Pepe (John Leguizamo) “Rodeo” (Jane Martin) “A Modest Proposal” (Jonathan Swift) -on line version “Essay on Man” (Alexander Pope) -on line version Excerpts from The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde) A Midsummer Night’s Dream (William Shakespeare) |
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| Writing Process 1. “Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody’s face but their own; which is the chief reason for that kind of reception it meets in the world, and that so very few are offended with it."--Swift 2. Compare the tone of Pepe’s Monologue with that of Jane Martin’s “Rodeo” 3. How do you think a Marxist critic would interpret Pepe’s monologue? 4. Comment on the language of the four satirical pieces. Was it appropriate for the characters/speakers? How does it add to the overall humor of the piece(s)? Has satire changed since Pope and Swift’s time? 5. Student created satirical essay 6. Student Explication essay on “A Modest Proposal” or “Essay on Man”. Writing focus is based on Trimble’s concept of ‘Middles’ in Writing With Style and effective use of textual support. 7. Introduction to Analytical writing. Students will do a Close Reading and rough draft using excerpts of the Importance of Being Earnest. Writing Focus: Extending writing from an explication to an analysis |
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| Author Focus |
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| IMAGES: Jervas, Charles. "Jonathan Swift." 1718. Painting. Public domain. Wikimedia Commons. 13 April 2008. 10 Aug. 2008 <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/ Jervas-JonathanSwift.jpg>. "A Midsummer Night's Dream." No date. On line Image. The King of Prussia Players. 2007-2008. 10 Aug. 2008 <http://www.kofpplayers.org/KingOfPrussiaPlayers/Shows/MidSummerNightsDream_2007/Images/midsummer3.jpg>. "Oscar Wilde." No date. On line Image. Oscar Wilde. 2008. 10 Aug. 2008 <http://www.cmgww.com/historic/wilde/photo.htm>. Richardson, Jonathan. "Alexander Pope and His Dog, Bounce, Circa 1718." Painting. Public domain. All Posters. 2008. 10 Aug. 2008 <http://imagecache2.allposters com/images/pic/BRGPOD/72319~Alexander-Pope-and-His-Dog-Bounce-circa-1718-Posters.jpg>. |
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| Last Updated On: Aug 10, 2008 |
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| Satire & Comedy |
| Unit Vocabulary Reading Selections Writing Process Tools Author Focus |
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Terms |
| Comedy Satire Travesty Burlesque Parody Malapropism Farce Invective Sarcasm Knaves & Fools |
High Comedy Low Comedy Comic relief Connotation Denotation Hyperbole Epigram Dramatic Irony Verbal Irony Tragic Irony Situational Irony Cosmic Irony Oxymoron Paradox Pun |
| "Mambo Mouth" |
| "Rodeo" |
| "A Modest Proposal" |
| "An Essay on Man" |
| Satire Power Point |
| Political Cartoons |
| Satirical Essay Handouts |
| Explication Essay Handouts |
| Author Biography |
Author Links |
| Jonathan Swift |
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| Alexander Pope |
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| William Shakespeare |
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| Oscar Wilde |
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| Jane Martin |
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| John Leguizamo |
