- "A Modest Proposal" Study Guide: A nice study guide from an Oxford-trained teacher in the U.K.
- "Jonathan Swift" from Samuel Johnson's "Lives of the Poets": From the Penn State archive.
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| After a discussion of satire, we will read portions of the essay in class. We will brainstorm together as we go along to analyze Swift's use of satire and to compare what Swift says (the literal, satirical text) with what we think he actually means. The central question we will explore is what idea(s) Swift was exploring through this piece (e.g., the intrinsic value of human life, compassion for the needy, etc.) For homework, each student will read the entire essay for himself and will write a 1 - 2 page summary-response paper describing ideas about people and their lives (and the student's own life) they realized after reading and discussing the text. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| - Jonathan Swift: List of useful web links compiled by Bedford St. Martin's. - "A Modest Proposal" Study Guide: A nice study guide from an Oxford-trained teacher in the U.K. - "Jonathan Swift" from Samuel Johnson's "Lives of the Poets": From the Penn State archive. |
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