- “CNNNN” was a satirical programme by The Chaser which parodied the 24hour news channels. Imagine that the programme was to be resurrected. Consider ONE current news topic (within the last month) and write the script which the newsreader would give from behind the desk. Include at least one live cross to a reporter “on the spot”. You do not have to read out the segment, but as a guide to required length it should last for 1.5 – 2 minutes when read. (15 marks)
It seems that once again, Julia Gillard has been spotted sticking her big nose into boats ONCE AGAIN, with the PM trying to formulate a plan with Malaysian gov’t to send the ‘terrorists’ packing. These malicious weapons that they are holding against Australia are indeed a great threat to our national security. Let me put this in perspective for you: how often have you been held up against your own will and been forced to hand over your valuable job for the evil, menacing, hard-working boat people. It’s un-Australian in Ms Gillard’s eyes. Now we cross live to our field reporter, Oliver, who is at the detention centre in Malaysia. Oliver are you there?
Yes, hello there, I am standing outside a detention centre in Malaysia were the malicious boat people are plotting their methods of wicked proportions. Clear this young boy is preparing to overrun Australian boys and take over Australia. These people have been banished to a detention centre to ‘think about what they have done’ like disobedient school children. I mean the sinister act of leaving their home country to seek refuge in Australia is mindboggling. Near death, starvation and endless struggles is obviously a crime, or so in Julia Gillard’s eyes. We will cross back to you in the studio.
Now this detriment to the Australian society has been short lived by the recommitment by the Malaysia government and that they no-longer want to play the malevolent deputy in Australia’s school yard games. Julia Gillard’s response to this is to start a-learn-to-swim program for all the refugees. This would help the situation immensely because now they can swim back to where they’ve come from and limit the amount of boat related deaths because of shabby boats. She as appropriately named the motto ‘Swim to a better freedom’
(Video of Julia Gillard) ‘Once they have learnt to swim, they are no-longer Australians problem’
We now cross back to Oliver who is with the public to find out their opinion on the matter. Oliver, what’s the public’s opinion?
Well the public thinks that this situation is getting out of control and that Julia Gillard is clearly having an Orangutan response. She needs to think of a better way that letting to refugee’s drown in the ocean
(Person 1) – Is she really thinking about doing this to people? I want the weird speedo guy as our Prime Minister now…
(Person 2) – I can’t believe that she would be so heartless so all of the people in Australia. This is our country!
Well from the looks of this, the general public very against Julia Gillard and her views. Let your view be heard on her learn-to-swim initiative website at www.swimtoabetterfreedom.gov.au
- Write a satirical poem about school life. A poem of up to 12 lines is worth 10 marks; a poem up to 20 lines is worth 15 mark.
- Left, Right, Left
- As the boys march in lines
- Like soldiers
- with blank looks on there face
- the sun shines past the gates
- but dark gloom shadows swarm the school.
- with neutral tone of the same bell
- commands even the strongest willed people
- from there great discovers of technology
- shut down by the monotone sound
- 'what a great experience you have'
- is a common thought by those who see from a far
- but why does the school feel of jail
- by the Gothic fences
- repetition of rules
- or is it the laptops
- and the way they consume our life
- our world revolves around them
- and perishes as they go
- the blue screan of death
- is only a fear of
- Write a submission as to why your favourite satirical television show should be shown to the class. Your submission should include a brief synopsis of the plot, and a listing of all the elements of society which are parodied in the episode, as well as a listing, with examples, of techniques used. If your submission is chosen (assuming the programme is of a suitable censorship rating and is available on DVD or on-line) we will watch it together in class. (5 marks)
- Design a worksheet, suitable for Year 9 students, which could be completed after viewing your suggested programme. It must have at least 5 short answer/multiple choice questions; 2 questions which require 3-4 sentence responses; a research question (such as the history of satire in English literature) which requires at least a paragraph response. (5 marks)
