Exploring Satire with Shrek
Exploring Satire with Shrek
Description:
The movie Shrek, which satirizes fairy tale traditions, serves as an introduction to the satirical techniques of exaggeration, incongruity, reversal, and parody. Students brainstorm fairy tale characteristics, identify the satirical techniques used to present them in the movie, then create their own satirical versions of fairy tales.
Education Levels:
9, 10, 11, 12
Subject:
Process Skills, Writing (composition)
Resource Type:
Lesson plan
Fee Status:
Free
Online provider:
ReadWriteThink
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