LESSON 26 EXEMPLIFICATION

USING SATIRE
 Descriptive
Writing Process Narrative Essay
Essay

Common
Exemplification
Personal Essay Writing
Essay
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 S
hrug Before Receiving Massive Bon
uses
2 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