Gents: Today, y'all took a quiz over Swift's "A Modest Proposal," followed by a lovely, Mrs.-Eble-interrupted seminar over the text and satire, focusing particularly on the following questions:
For homework, please complete your seminar evaluation; besides the normal format (summary / interesting points, connections to other texts and ideas for writing, self-evaluation), please utilize the Satire notes (PPT) in your response, identifying and analyzing Swift's use of various terms. Please bold the terms in your seminar response. Also, please write in part two about connections you can make between this discussion and your quarter project (PDF).
And thanks for having a great discussion; it was one of my best birthday gifts.
- What is Swift's claim? How dos his persona and his real voice serve as evidence of that claim?
- How does "A Modest Proposal" connect with World War Z, particularly the Redeker Plan?
- Would such a piece of satire serve its purpose in today's world?
For homework, please complete your seminar evaluation; besides the normal format (summary / interesting points, connections to other texts and ideas for writing, self-evaluation), please utilize the Satire notes (PPT) in your response, identifying and analyzing Swift's use of various terms. Please bold the terms in your seminar response. Also, please write in part two about connections you can make between this discussion and your quarter project (PDF).
And thanks for having a great discussion; it was one of my best birthday gifts.