During our block days this week, we watched The Simpson's parody of Lord of the Flies. First, we viewed a power point and discussed the elements and purposes of satire and parody. We also discussed numerous examples from books, movies, and television. After viewing the episode, we went over the similarites and differences from the novel and discussed the various examples of satire. Please read through Chapter 11 tonight. If you haven't turned in your comic strip yet, please do so by Friday. View the episode here.
Satire Power Point
Also, check out this article about the (awful) show Kid Nation that we discussed in class last week - it mentions Lord of the Flies and civilization versus human nature, as well as our culture's treatment of children for the sake of entertainment. Interesting stuff!
"Call of the Wild: The dark truth behind Kid Nation" http://www.slate.com/id/2174385/
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