Create a work of satire. In writing your satire, please follow these steps:
- Decide on an object (target) for your satire. Keep in mind that the best objects are clear, current, and well-known.
- Decide on a genre: fiction, essay, or mock journalism.
- Create a rough draft. Your draft should be approximately one page long (typed, single-spaced).
- Revise your rough draft. (Make sure you leave yourself at least one day to revise your draft.)
Formatting guidelines:
Your work should adhere to standard MLA formatting guidelines. In other words:
Your work should adhere to standard MLA formatting guidelines. In other words:
- typed
- single spaced*
- standard 12 pt. font
- name
- date
- title
- 1" margins
*MLA documents are normally double-spaced.
2. Find three examples from Cat's Cradle to use in your timed, in-class essay.
The essay will be based on the following prompt:
"Discuss one object of satire in Cat's Cradle. Explain what Kurt Vonnegut satirizes and how. Provide three examples from the novel to support and clarify your discussion."
