For this final activity, you will use the links below to locate satire examples. When you find an example of satire/humor that you like, you will post a link to the specific example in a comment. Your comment will also include a brief synopsis of the example as well as identification of SOAPSTone for that example.
When you're finished, if time allows, please make sure you have the work for "A Presidential Candidate" (Mark Twain) done for Monday, and please also make sure you have the two articles in the green "Intersections" packet read and annotated.
The Onion
The Daily Show (please use ear buds for videos!!!)
The Colbert Report (please use ear buds for videos!!!)
The Borowitz Report
Satirical Political
Ironic Times
Political Cartoons
*If none of these work due to firewall settings, simply use Google to locate something by doing a search such as "satire news" or "satirical publications" or "political cartoons," etc.
Remember, in your comment you are posting a link to the example you found, and you are then identifying and explaining the SOAPSTone of that example. Remember to include your name. If time allows, respond to someone else's comment.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
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http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2012/10/romney-sets-new-personal-best-for-faking-empathy.html#entry-more
ReplyDeleteThis example is making fun of Romney by "praising" him for "pretending to care" about the nation for a record nintey minutes in the debate
S: Political news reporter
O: Presidential debate
A: Romney and republicans
P: Point out Romney's alleged vice of not caring about the country
S: Politics, problems with Romney
Tone: Official, serious, criticizing
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2012/10/romney-sets-new-personal-best-for-faking-empathy.html#entry-more
ReplyDeleteSpeaker: Andy Borowitz
Occasion: Presidential deabte
Audience: Liberal, Democrats, people opposing Mitt Romney
Purpose: To mock Mitt Romney for faking empathy
Subject: Mitt Romney's performance in the second round of the Presidential debate.
Tone: Mocking, to make fun of.
Nick Lange
Speaker Andy Borowitz
ReplyDeleteaudience people opposing Mitt Romney
Purpose mock Romney for faking empathy
Tone mimicking and making fun of Mitt Romney
Subject presidential debate
Occasion Presidential debate
Donovan Rhymes
http://www.theonion.com/articles/millions-head-to-internet-to-figure-out-their-own,29948/
ReplyDeleteChristine Ensch
speaker: an Onion author
occasion: the presidential debates
audience: people who watch the debates
purpose: to poke fun at how people turn to the internet and others to form their own opinions on the candidate's performances
subject: Americans going on to Facebook/Twitter to copy other's opinions
tone: uses fake quotes and people. serious but sarcastic
http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/thu-october-18-2012-barack-obama
ReplyDeleteS-John Stewart
O-Presidential Debate
A-Women Voters
P-To mock all the opinions from women on the debate
S-Romney and Obama's debate and the opinion of women
T-Mocking, sarcasm
--Mikala Spencer
http://www.humanities.umd.edu/technology/visuallit/seuss/intro.html
ReplyDeleteSpeaker: Advocate for equal rights within the military.
Occasion: Equal rights within the military (when it was an issue)
Audience: Someone following the civil rights movement
Purpose: To point out that the military would be more effective if we used more of our population.
Subject: civil rights, war
tone: satiric, formal, correcting.
Nick Hill
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2012/10/romney-sets-new-personal-best-for-faking-empathy.html#entry-more
ReplyDeleteS: Andy Borowitz
O: Presidential debate
A: Liberals/Those opposing Romney
P: TO show that Romney doesn't care about America and it is all a show to be elected president.
S: Second round of debate
T: Snobby, sarcastic, serious
jordy schdmit
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2012/10/romney-sets-new-personal-best-for-faking-empathy.html#entry-more
ReplyDeletespeaker: a political news reporter
ocassion: presidental debate between Romney and Obama
audience: republicans/ Romney
purpose: make fun of how Romney pretends to care about the U.S
subject: politics, Romney
tone: fake quotes, critizing
sydney croft
http://www.theonion.com/articles/what-are-we-changing-our-high-schools-native-ameri,29979/
ReplyDeleteS: A onion author
O:Schools changing mascot
A: Kids who go to the school/graduates from the high schools
P:To show the rediculousness having to change school mascots
S:Different mascots that they are being changed to
T:Serious but sarcastic
Vince Kuranz
http://www.theonion.com/articles/town-hall-attendees-still-standing-patiently-waiti,29960/
ReplyDeleteSpeaker: an onion author
Occasion: after the presidential debate where both candidates slightly skirted around key issues along with the questions asked by attendees.
Audience: Americans unhappy with the course that the debate followed.
Purpose: to point out that both of the candidates at times went around the questions that were being asked instead of directly answering them
Subject: november 2012 election
Tone: satiric, sarcastic
Zoey Stefaniak
http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/thu-october-18-2012-the-killers
ReplyDeleteSpeaker: Colbert impersonating a republican news reporter
Occasion: The debate
Audience: people with liberal views
Purpose: To point out the flaws in the presidential election/candidates.
Subject: Mitt Romney/ election topics
Tone: satiric, sarcastic, witty, mocking
-Valerie Armstrong
http://www.theonion.com/articles/cancerstricken-chuck-pagano-annoyed-colts-couldnt,29986/
ReplyDeletespeaker: an Onion reporter
occasion: Chuck Pagono's cancer, Colts win over Packers and loss to Jets
audience: NFL and sports fans, the Colts
purpose: to show that although it was a good win for their team, one win doesn't make their season a success
subject: Colts losing to Jets after beating the Packers
tone: very sarcastic
Derek Wulff
http://www.theonion.com/articles/tearful-mitt-romney-announces-he-has-rare-disease,29959/
ReplyDeleteSpeaker - Onion Reporter
Occasion - Heat of presidential race, 2nd presidential debate was Tuesday.
Audience - Political enthusiasts, undecided and maybe Republican voters.
Purpose - to call attention and poke fun at Romney's habit of interrupting Obama and the mediator at debates.
Subject - Mitt Romney not being able to keep his mouth shut
Tone - Very sarcastic, joking, almost trying to annoy Romney himself.
- Joe M
http://www.theonion.com/articles/cancerstricken-chuck-pagano-annoyed-colts-couldnt,29986/
ReplyDeletespeaker: onion reporter
occasion:Chuck pagano being diagnosed with cancer and his team(colts) losing their second game while he has been in the hospital
audience:sports fans, mainly NFL and colts fans
purpose:to show how winning just one game against the packers does not determine the rest of their season.
subject:After beating the packers, the colts lose to the jets the next week
tone: sarcastic, bitter and scornful
http://www.theonion.com/articles/tearful-mitt-romney-announces-he-has-rare-disease,29959/
ReplyDeleteS:Onion reporter, probably liberal
O:Presidential race, second debate was last Tuesday
A:Political enthusiasts, undecided and maybe Republican voters.
P:Criticize and call attention to Romney's habit of interrupting Obama and the mediator.
S:Mitt Romney interrupting during the debates
Tone: Sarcastic, mocking, satirical
Isaac Marti
http://www.theonion.com/articles/romney-to-town-hall-audience-i-own-horses-and-care,29943/
ReplyDeleteSpeaker: Onion Reporter
Occasion: Romney at Town Hall Debate
Audience: Voters, people interested in politics
Purpose: Satirically show how unrelatable Mitt Romney is to the voters
Subject: Romney To Town Hall Audience: 'I Own Horses And Care For Them, And You Are All Like Horses'
Tone: Informative, satiric
Jaime Due
ReplyDeletehttp://www.theonion.com/articles/romney-to-town-hall-audience-i-own-horses-and-care,29943/
Speaker: onion reporter intrested in politics
Occasion: Second presidential debate
Audience: Democrats, middle class
Purpose: To show Romney's failure to understand connect with the everyday american
Subject: Mitt Romney
Tone: humorous
http://www.theonion.com/articles/romney-tells-heartbreaking-lie-about-single-mother,29945/
ReplyDeleteSpeaker: Onion Reporter
Occasion: Presidential Debate
Audience: Americans who watched the debate
Purpose: To make fun of the ridiculous and random stories Mitt Romney told during the debate.
Subject: Mitt Romneys stories during the debate
Tone: sarcastic, light hearted
Lexi Jokisch
Speaker:Anonymous
ReplyDeleteOccasion: AP Lang blog questionnaire and response. Misinterpretation of satire and its intent.
Audience: The class and those of you in seven hour
Purpose: To highlight the subsequent issues with this assignment
Subject: A simple copy and paste reply to the forum.
Tone: Annoyance. Misunderstood.
On a side note why does everyone simply say an onion reporter with regards to the speaker.
A Report: 12 Actual Speaker: 2
http://www.theonion.com/articles/50-years-of-beatlemania,29774/
ReplyDeleteSpeaker: Onion reporter
Occasion: Anniversary of the beginning of Beatlemania
Audience:Beatles fans/people familiar with The Beatles
Purpose: To celebrate the legendary career of the group the best way The Onion knows how...by making fun of them!
Subject: Highlights of the Fab Four's career, with a twist
Tone: Jocular, slanted
http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/thu-october-18-2012-barack-obama
ReplyDeleteS-John Stewart
O-Presidential Debate
A-Women Voters
P-To mock all the opinions from women on the debate
S-Romney and Obama's debate and the opinion of women
T-Mocking, sarcasm
R!C#@RD GOM3z
ReplyDeletehttp://satiricalpolitical.com/2012/10/23/romney-foreign-policy-debate-john-lennon/
s- anyone watching the presidential debate
0-presidential debate
a- romenys choice of words
p- to mock Romney and his slip of the tongue
t-sarcastic and snarky
Deja Mitchell