Objectives...
Students will continue analyzing their research and synthesizing/creating their argument based on factual support for their research paper. (English IV - Argument Paper Over a Controversial Issue ... College Prep English - Literary Analysis of Poetry). Students will document source information in MLA format and will gather research on both sides of the issue (or, in the case of the college prep class, the literature being compared/contrasted in the analysis). Students will complete the rough draft of their paper and share their work electronically.
CWoD - SARDONIC
Students will finish reading:
- Background on Swift and on Satire - pp. 620-621
- "A Modest Proposal" - pp, 622-631
You can also find Swift's essay (and other tools you might find valuable) here:
"A Modest Proposal" - Brief Explanation
"A Modest Proposal" - A Student's Literary Analysis
Literary Resource Center (Do Your Own Resource Search!)
Students will write a letter in their blog to a friend explaining what satire is - you can use the book's definition, but you'll need to explain in your own words as well. Then explain what purpose Swift's "A Modest Proposal" serves. What is the message? What is Swift hoping to accomplish? Why is this satire? Is it successful?
***DO NOT answer the questions in numerical or bullet point form - answer them over the course of your 300-400 word letter as a part of text within***
Letter is due - or must be posted by - 2/13.
Students who have not submitted or shared their RESEARCH PAPER ROUGH DRAFT must complete that assignment first. That needs to be in my hands ASAP.
Students who have not submitted or shared their RESEARCH PAPER ROUGH DRAFT must complete that assignment first. That needs to be in my hands ASAP.
