11/5-8/13
OBJECTIVES:
To read and analyze a text
To discuss satire and meaning
To examine characterization
To cite textual evidence to support thesis
BELLRINGER:
Tuesday: 15 minute student survey in library lab
Wed: Australian Mockumentary
Thurs: If you could choose any profession without worrying about abilities, money, etc., what and why?
Fri: Imagine life as a fish of your choice in an aquarium. Explain it to your cousin, a fish in the ocean.
AGENDA:
Finish Chaucer poster presentations
Begin by continuing reading “A Modest Proposal” (p. 617)
We will continue by reading Gulliver’s Travels
Discussions and note-taking throughout
Wednesday: Write a thesis about setting with textual evidence support from text.
HOMEWORK:
Your own “Modest Proposal” (satirical reflection on an aspect of society today) is due Monday, November 18.