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Learning goals

Identify themes and recognise ironic tone in modern satire, and analyse scenes from Shrek

Game Show

Film: Shrek

Speaking Exercise

🕒 ~20 minutes ✍️In Groups 🎯 Memory Retention

Welcome to the Game Show!

Test your knowledge of satire (and perhaps, something else?).

Glorious prizes to the winners!

🕒 ~30 minutes ✍️Watch together 🎯 Receptive Skills

We are going to watch Shrek (2001) until the 28 minute mark.

Before watching, the context is important to understand the tropes the movie builds upon:

Shrek (2001) is not just a children's movie; it is a direct parody of traditional Disney fairy tales
It features a parody and reversal of a "majestic kingdom"
The movie inverts many classic character ideas, such as how Shrek (the hero) is a grumpy and sacrastic ogre, or how Fiona turns out to be a martial arts expert.

Keep these in mind as we watch the movie.

🕒 ~20 minutes ✍️Think, Pair & Share 🎯 Speaking Skills

Take notes about the questions:

Shrek begins with a classic, beautiful fairy tale book being read aloud—and then Shrek rips out a page to use as toilet paper. Why do you think the filmmakers chose to start the movie this way
In traditional stories, monsters or ogres are mindless, bloodthirsty beasts that love to hunt humans. In Shrek, we see a differect picture. What kind of foolishness or issues in society do you think this is about?
Look closely at the scene where Lord Farquaad's guards are rounding up fairy tale creatures . What feeling do you believe the writers wanted to convey?

Try to analyse which main tools of satire that are used:

Then, discuss in pairs and record your conversation @ Flip (or Teams if it doesn't work).

Study the vocabulary and phrases

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