Category: Reading
Classification of Genre Features – Applied to Satire
We set up three categories for analysis of texts and then applied the observations we made about our own satirical pieces to this classification system
Grammar of Satire – A Postcard from Russia
The most exciting way of getting into Russia is to cross Germany in a sealed train and arrive at the Finland Station in St Petersburg to be greeted by a cheering revolutionary mob who promptly rename the city after you.
The Grammar of Satire – School, by Thabit Choudhury
School. It’s an amazing thing. There’s nothing a 15-year-old boy loves more than getting up at 6:30, eager to educate himself.
The Grammar of Satire – Advice to Youth
This language project forms an investigation into the underlying grammar of satirical writing. We’ll be exploring satirical work covering three centuries of social criticism and the project will culminate in your writing of your own …
What is Satire?
Some examples of political and social satire to get the conversation started