Satire-Parody

First Name: Leviticus Period:5 School:Chavez Definition #1: Satire: The use of irony, sarcasm, or ridicule.

Parody:An Ironic or sarcastic imitation of a peace of serious literature.

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Definition in your own "student friendly" words: Parody:Something making fun of a serious topic by imataiting it. Satire: Using irony to criticize people in a enjoyable way.

Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQHPYelqr0E&ob=av2e

2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example: This is a great example of parody because the intire video is the band doing things that were made very popular online and on TV. But they take thouse things and made them fit to the point of their own songs.

Example #2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yurKTKQr6E

The series of scary movie is another great example of this sense the concept of this is to make fun of popular horror movies. The movies main tool is irony just because of their plot twists.

First Name: Daniel Period: 3 School: Wootton Definition #1:
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Satire:‍ a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn‍.

Parody:a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule

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Definition #2: Satire:

primarily a [|literary genre or form], although in practice it can also be found in the [|graphic] and [|performing arts]. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to[|ridicule], ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement.[|[1]] Although satire is usually meant to be funny, its greater purpose is often constructive [|social criticism], using [|wit] as a weapon.

Parody:

an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, [|satiric] or [|ironic] imitation.

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Definition in your own "student friendly" words: Parody: Author imitates or copies another work in humiliating and entertaining ways, in order to make it humorous. Satire: A work that criticizes human behaviors in a comical way.

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2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example: This example parody's the "Get a Mac" campaign in which the original work comments on the flaws of a pc. The parody comically shows the flaws of both PC and Mac. Link to example #2 (text, advertisement, video, speech, etc): []

2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example: This is a parody of the Wii Fit commercial. It makes fun of and criticizes the Wii Fit by emphasizing the obvious contradictions that the Ad makes.

First Name: Kirsten Schroeder Period:4 School: Thomas S. Wootton

Definition #1: Satire: Writing that seeks to arouse a reader's disapproval of an object by ridicule. Satire is usually comedy that exposes errors with an eye to correct vice and folly. A classical form, satire is found in the verse of Alexander Pope or Samuel Johnson, the plays of Ben Jonson or Bernard Shaw, and the novels of Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, or Joseph Heller.

Source: [] Definition #2: Parody: A literary or musical work in which the  style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule

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Definition in your own "student friendly" words: Satire: A literary work that makes a point about humanity by making fun of certain behavior. Parody: Mocking a work by imitating it in a funny way. Link to example #1 (text, advertisement, video, speech, etc): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss_BmTGv43M 2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example: This is a musical parody by Weird Al of Lady Gagas hit song "Born this Way", renamed by Weird Al "Perform This Way". The lyrics make fun of Lady Gaga, and criticizes how she gets her fame/money. This is a good example because it is both a parody and also a satire. Link to example #2 (text, advertisement, video, speech, etc):

http://www.liveimagephoto.com/2010/10/tina-fey-amy-poehler-snl-opening-season.html

2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example: This is a skit parodying Sarah Palin and Hilary Clinton. It's a good example because it directly imitates the two politicians while at the same time makes political and social comments.

First Name:Marc Sibaja Period: 4th School:Cesar Chavez

Definition #1:Parody-A lirerary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic or ridicule.

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Definition #2:Satire-The use of irony,sarcasm,ridicule,in exposing,denouncing, or deriding vice,folly Source: []

Definition in your own "student friendly" words: Parody- Is a specific form of comedy, that uses satire, to mock or poke fun at a particular piece of work

Satire-Using humor to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices

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2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example:This is a good example of Parody, because the artist (weird al) is making fun of the song (gangster's paradise), by replaceing gangster with Amish people. And explaining the life of an Amish person, weird al is making fun of the style of the authors work and is funny.

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2-3 sentence explanation of why it is a good example:This clip by the daily show with John Stewart is a perfect example of satire because he use's ridicule, exposes and criticizes fox news for telling lies about new's events that where false, all while in a humorist way.