Modern Media Project

The 18th Century is sort of a "mini-unit" in lit made up of 3 pieces:

"To the Ladies" by Lady Mary Chudleigh
"The Rape of the Lock" by Alexander Pope
"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift

"To the Ladies" deals with the topic of Women's Rights
"The Rape of the Lock" deals with the trivial priorities of the upper class
"A Modest Proposal" deals with poverty and overpopulation issues


You have 2 options for this assignment:

1.  You must choose some element of modern culture (a song, tv show, movie or book) that highlights one of the three above issues. Explain why you chose this particular example of culture and explain what social issue (women's rights, apathy of the rich, poverty) that it draws attention to, and HOW it effectively conveys the message.

Questions:

a) What type of media is used?
b) What social issue is highlighted in the video/song/book etc?
c) Give 2 specific scenes/words/lyrics that make a powerful point about this issue?
d) Who is the target audience for this work?
e) How does the media specifically portray the message?
f)Why is this an effective way to get the message across?

OR

2. You must find an example of SATIRE that highlights an issue in society. Please explain what the issue is that is being highlighted and what SPECIFIC techniques are used to draw attention to the issue.
Please answer the following questions:

a) What type of medium is this?
a) What issue in society is being ridiculed?
c) Give 2 specific scenes/words/lyrics that make a powerful point about this issue.
d) HOW is satire being used (exaggeration, sarcasm, irony, etc.)
e) Who is the target audience?
f) Why is this an effective way to get the message across?