"The Office" - Satire Lesson
To Brie or Not To Brie
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Grade Levels
9th - 12th
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRL.11-12.1
CCSSRL.11-12.2
CCSSRL.11-12.4
CCSSRL.11-12.6
CCSSRL.11-12.10
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- Google Drive™ folder
Pages
2 pages
To Brie or Not To Brie
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Description
A supplemental worksheet to help students understand satire and satirical techniques using a familiar sitcom, The Office.
By using Season 2 Episode 15, "Boys and Girls," students will be able to analyze the ways in which different gender, race, and socioeconomic stereotypes are commentated on throughout the course of the episode. Following the 22-minute episode, students can engage in a class discussion and fill out the worksheet attached as a form of individual assessment.
In this purchase, you will receive both a digital copy (Google Doc) and a printable copy of the worksheet for your students.
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Total Pages
2 pages
Answer Key
Does not apply
Teaching Duration
45 minutes
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.11-12.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
CCSSRL.11-12.2
Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSSRL.11-12.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful.
CCSSRL.11-12.6
Analyze a case in which grasping point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g., satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement).
CCSSRL.11-12.10
By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 11-CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.
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