Satire Unit – End of the Unit Calendar & end of Quarter 3
Writers use the written word to express ideas about social issues. Writing is social commentary.
Formative Assessments:
1)Two small class discussions to assess to what extent a small writing sample meets the criteria of “satire.” These two readings will also help you practice reading 18th century texts. Graded discussion will be based on preparation (annotated text) and participation, not on definitive accuracy.
2)Gulliver’s Travels notes, discussions, short responses, etc.
Summative Assessments:
1)Summative advanced writing assessment: The Annotated Satire (Conferenced Writing)
2)Conference: analysis of your Onion writing with a small introduction revision.
3)Summative analytical writing: On demand timed write.
Monday 2/27Chapter 1
HW: Annotate “Unburied.” / Tuesday 2/28
The Annotated Satire Assignment Overview
& Reading Time / Wednesday 3/1
Chapter 2 / Thursday 3/2
Chapter 3-4 / Friday 3/3
TBD
Monday3/6
Satire Proposal Due
Conference Week
Chapter 5-6 / Tuesday 3/7
Chapter 7-8 / Wednesday 3/8
Chesterfield
Discussion / Thursday 3/9
Quarter Three Ends
Hazlitt
Discussion / Friday 3/10
NO SCHOOL
Monday 3/13
Timed Writing Final
HW Why I Blog reading / Tuesday 3/14
Why I Blog discussion / Wednesday 3/15 / Thursday 3/16
Early release
All Final Satires are due by this date! / Friday 3/17
NO SCHOOL
Gulliver’s Travels. Age of reason writer – and contemporary of Jonathan Swift – Alexander Pope penned, “Know then thyself, presume not Got to scan/The proper study of Mankind is Man.” In Gulliver’s Travels, Swift uses satire to hold a mirror up to the follies of mankind. Lemuel Gulliver’s travels allow Swift to satirize everything from government and politics to academics and scientific study.
Similar to “A Modest Proposal,” Swift develops a narrator with a perspective different from his own in order to convey his point of view to the reader. For example, consider how Swift uses Gulliver’s vies of Europe’s superiority to highlight its inferior natures.