The first article explained how artists have used recognized, authoritative formats like charts, graphs, maps, encyclopedias, etc. to present their own ideas and/or to mock the authority of certain formats. To create parody, insert fictional content into an authoritative format. From this it is possible to spread out in many directions of thought and commentary, for example an evolution chart starting with a monkey and working it's way up to man with "your political figure of choice" as the graphic of the man--you can be commenting on your personal ideas of current political climate, etc.
The first article also tells techniques in successfully appropriating formats to convey your own ideas. Appropriate the same conventions of detail, typography, graphic elements, structure, and layout as the format you have chosen. For example, a newspaper has columns, headlines, bylines, dates, etc.
The second article on cabinets of curiosity and wonder
In the age of wonder people made up their own truths about strange new objects, everything was new so anything was possible, no one knew otherwise. Since now we do know otherwise the parodies/commentary that we chose to make in this assignment will likely be apparent to our classmates if we successfully appropriate the format of our choosing to convey our own ideas.
"the alternative to doubt is authority" -Feynman
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