{"id":315,"date":"2012-11-10T03:25:32","date_gmt":"2012-11-10T08:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/seriouslyfunny\/?p=315"},"modified":"2012-11-10T08:49:30","modified_gmt":"2012-11-10T13:49:30","slug":"prka-process-writing-mudpit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/seriouslyfunny\/2012\/11\/10\/prka-process-writing-mudpit\/","title":{"rendered":"PRKA: Invention Work & Mudpit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mindmap<\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s what I want you to learn during this unit.<\/a><\/p>\n

Invention work: Listing<\/em><\/p>\n

Satire often starts with a grain of irritation. The satirist wants to point out something that’s wrong, and push the rest of us toward change. Ready to get irritated?<\/p>\n

-What pisses you off? Take five minutes and list as many things as possible (if you put 750s on the list, I will make you eat your paper).<\/p>\n

-Richard Nixon had an “enemies list.” On it were his top political enemies. Make your own enemies list of public figures.<\/p>\n

Pick your top 3 in each list. Expand and explore those three by writing out their vices & follies, their biggest flaws, what you really can’t stand about it\/them.<\/p>\n

Finally, let’s make these things concrete. Let’s embody these flaws. For each of your irritations, pick one representative person and action (e.g. lack of empathy irritates me, so I might portray a trust-fund kid telling a homeless guy to get a job). For each one of your top enemies, pick one action that embodies their biggest flaw. This action can be real or an exaggeration.<\/p>\n

Process Writing<\/em><\/p>\n

“PRKA” is a super-short piece, and I’d like you to read it at least twice. The first time, just read Saunders’ text. The second time, read my comments on the side, too.<\/p>\n

I included the comments for a couple of reasons: to help you make meaning with the text, and also to model annotation, so you can continue to develop your skills in this area.<\/p>\n

Here are some process-writing prompts:<\/p>\n

Is this satire? \u00a0If so, what makes it satire? \u00a0If not, why not?<\/p>\n

Why did Saunders use the form of a manifesto?<\/p>\n

Who are the targets (remember to support all your claims with evidence from the text)? What do the targets have in common?<\/p>\n

What’s the underlying message?\u00a0 What change or reform does Saunders want?<\/p>\n

What abstractions is Saunders talking about?<\/p>\n

This manifesto makes me think of horrible, depressing things \ud83d\ude00 . \u00a0Why should people bother to read it? \u00a0(Or why shouldn’t they read it?)<\/p>\n

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