AL FRANKEN: GIANT OF THE SENATE - POLITICAL SATIRE
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      Subject Social Studies — US Government
      Grade Level Grades 9-12
      Resource Type Assessment, Lesson Plan
      Standards Alignment
      State-specific
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      About This Lesson

      ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

      HOW TO WRITE AND ANALYZE POLITICAL SATIRE?

      Objective:

      SWBAT to understand satire; become familiar with the underlying concepts behind satire; analyze the interaction between satire and current events and apply their knowledge at satire and the news to create their own satirical pieces.

      Citations:

      Book:  Franken, Al (2017) Al Franken:  Giant of the Senate.  New York:  Hachette Book Group (Pgs. 79-81, 130)

      Warm Up Video:  The 2016 Top Tremendous All-You-Can-Trump Luxury Presidential Debate – Stephen Colbert (8:11 mins)(1/28/16)

      http://www.cbs.com/shows/the-la/?nm

      Activity:  How to Write a Satire (7:47 mins)

      https://youtu.be/PuvjDK3mpA0

      Reference:  Satire’s role in current events – Lesson Plan

      PBS Newshour Extra

      http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons_plans/satires-role-in-current-events

      Standards

      understand how citizenship includes the exercise of certain personal responsibilities, including voting, considering the rights and interests of others, behaving in a civil manner, and accepting responsibility for the consequences of one’s actions (Adapted from The National Standards for Civics and Government, 1994)
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      take, defend, and evaluate positions about attitudes that facilitate thoughtful and effective participation in public affairs
      Read More About 5.4.3
      consider the need to respect the rights of others, to respect others’ points of view (Adapted from The National Standards for Civics and Government, 1996)
      Read More About 5.4.4
      Active and engaged citizens must be effective media consumers in order to be able to find, monitor, and evaluate information on political issues. The media have different venues, which have particular strengths and serve distinct and shared purposes. Knowing how to critically evaluate a media source is fundamental to being an informed citizen.
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