The Parodyfor Classroom Use Mike 2006
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This document discusses the use of parody in the classroom. It defines parody as closely imitating an author or work's style for comic effect or ridicule. Parody can be an effective teaching tool as it increases understanding of the original work and strengthens literary analysis skills. The document provides an example of how a teacher uses parody of The Glass Menagerie in their English class and encourages participants to write their own parody of a poem. Suggested resources for parody examples are also listed.
![Justification In his essay “Using Parody to Teach Some Writing Elements,” John Hurley described parody as “an effective pedagogical device [that] provides a neat way of teaching recognition of, and appreciation for, form.”](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/the-parodyfor-classroom-use-mike-2006-1196036028434597-4/85/The-Parodyfor-Classroom-Use-Mike-2006-4-320.jpg)
The Parodyfor Classroom Use Mike 2006
- 1. The Parody for Classroom Use WMWP Summer Institute Thursday July 20, 2006 Michael B.
- 2. Humor in the Classroom What is its value and how do you use it? Write for 5 minutes. Share with your group for 5 minutes.
- 3. What is parody? A parody is “a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule.” Satire is “a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn.” (definitions courtesy of www.m-w.com)
- 4. Justification In his essay “Using Parody to Teach Some Writing Elements,” John Hurley described parody as “an effective pedagogical device [that] provides a neat way of teaching recognition of, and appreciation for, form.”
- 5. Justification Reading or writing a parody increases understanding of the original work, and puts it in a new perspective. What literary skills are strengthened by comparing an original and its parody?
- 6. How I use parody with my 11 th grade Drama/English class Read Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie Analyze the four characters Read Durang’s “For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls” Write a response paper on how this parody reflects/changes/exaggerates the original Write a parody of a play we read in class this semester Perform the parodies for the whole class Write a reflection of the process, investigating what you did to make your parody
- 7. Your Turn Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “A Psalm of Life” Oliver Wendell Holmes’s “Parody of ‘A Psalm of Life’” Discuss this parody with your group Now write your own parody of the poem on your table
- 8. Applications How might this be useful in your classroom?
- 9. Resources Hurley, John. “Using Parody to Teach Some Writing Elements.” Williams, Tennessee. The Glass Menagerie . Durang, Christopher. “For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls.” Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “A Psalm of Life.” Holmes, Oliver Wendell. “Parody of ‘A Psalm of Life.’” Dahl, Roald. Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes . Pretty much any film by Mel Brooks The Onion newspaper Greeting cards by Dug Nap Stephen Colbert’s TV show and web site