Social Commentary Key Terms and Definitions

Social Commentary Key Terms and Definitions

9th - 12th Grade

12 Qs

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Social Commentary Key Terms and Definitions

Social Commentary Key Terms and Definitions

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English

9th - 12th Grade

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CCSS
RL.11-12.6, RL.11-12.3, RI.11-12.5

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A social commentary is a criticism of some aspect of society for the purpose of informing the public about a problem, promoting change, and appealing to one’s sense of justice.

Inferred

Social Commentary

Satire

Parody

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

Social Commentary

Satire

Parody

Caricature

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Exaggerating something so much that it becomes ridiculous

Irony

Satire

Hyperbole

Understatement

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An appeal that uses emotions and feelings in order to persuade someone.

Logos

Ethos

Pathos

Jambos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues or current events.

Social Commentary

Satire

Parody

Caricature

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When you mock or make fun of someone or a situation; it’s a form of verbal irony (When you say the opposite of what you really mean for an effect).

Diction

Logos

Sarcasm

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When something entirely different happens from what the audience may be expecting, which creates a comedic effect.

Hyperbole

Pathos

Parody

Situational Irony

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