6/7/2023 0 Comments Teaching satire with the onion![]() While I had plenty of ads from magazines for students to deconstruct, I had not yet developed an activity that involved creation, until I saw my first tobacco ad parody. One of my earliest media literacy experiences with parody came when I was developing an activity centered around analyzing cigarette ads in magazines.Īs in most media literacy activities, students should be engaged in both analyzing and creating some form of media. ![]() Think of it as a license to have some fun! My Own Roots in Parody In the new Common Core ELA standards, parody is listed as one of the genres educators should use with students (see Standard 10: Range, Quality & Complexity for grades 6-12). But first, the audience must make the connection between the parody and the subject/topic being parodied. ![]() Parody is poking fun at something in hopes the audience will find it amusing. Parody is defined as imitation, sometimes exaggerated for comic effect. Whether it’s MAD Magazine, The Simpsons, The Onion, Saturday Night Live, or some recently altered image on the web, parody seems to be not only popular but also everywhere (both MadTV and Cracked have recently been resurrected.) Perhaps it’s a response to “coming of age” and realizing that there’s a lot of hypocrisy in the world (parody’s favorite target).Īnd I think we can agree that it’s not just middle school students who love parody-many of us do. Adolescents seem to have a special attraction to parody.
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