{"id":1519,"date":"2024-11-03T19:49:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T19:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seizethedayinela.com\/?p=1519"},"modified":"2024-11-03T19:52:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T19:52:41","slug":"a-modest-proposal-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seizethedayinela.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/03\/a-modest-proposal-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun and Engaging: A Modest Proposal Lesson"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1519\" class=\"elementor elementor-1519\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79edde2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79edde2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a4bcd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a4bcd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In my British Literature course, I teach this <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Modest Proposal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> lesson.\u00a0 And I have success with it year after year.\u00a0 Check out how I successfully implement this activity in my secondary English classroom.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08cedf1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08cedf1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb7c02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fb7c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A modest proposal: Activator<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d3b658 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d3b658\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a9526c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a9526c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key to success with this <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Modest Proposal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> lesson is establishing a timeline for your students.\u00a0 To do that, I suggest introducing the time period.\u00a0 That would include its historical details as well as socioeconomic factors.\u00a0 In my classroom, I use a one-page informative article with my students.\u00a0 We read about the time period and discuss prior knowledge so we have a starting point for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Modest Proposal.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 I have also used some YouTube videos to introduce the time period.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd63b34 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd63b34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a2a39d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a2a39d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Proposal <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lesson definitely centers around the text itself.\u00a0 I provide students with their own copy and we work through it together.\u00a0 To help aid understanding, I modify the text so it features comprehension questions throughout.\u00a0 These are along the lines of summary, as opposed to analysis, so we can get through the text more quickly.\u00a0 I also have a Spanish translation of the text (and comprehension questions) that I use with my non-native speakers for my <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Modest Proposal <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lesson.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc2a4a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc2a4a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff1e0ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff1e0ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Modest Proposal: Activity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a52b6f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a52b6f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bce81e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bce81e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The activity I use with this lesson invites students to interact with the satire of the text.\u00a0 To make it more fun and engaging, I give each small group a \u201cdeck of cards.\u201d\u00a0 I\u2019ve created these to look just like playing cards, but each card features a quotation from the text.\u00a0 Students use these cards to complete a graphic organizer that has students investigate five satirical elements Swift uses.\u00a0 For an added challenge in this <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Modest Proposal <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lesson, you could withhold these cards and have students look in the text on their own.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6952cbd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6952cbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8dcec 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of the hard work completed to start the lesson culminates in the final task.\u00a0 For this, I have students write a one-page essay that critiques a modern day issue.\u00a0 Students use a handful of satirical elements already covered as they mimic Swift\u2019s style.\u00a0 I provide them with a skeleton to brainstorm as well as the rubric.\u00a0 The result ends up being a ton of fun!\u00a0 Kids love to \u201cspill the tea,\u201d so to speak, and this assessment allows them to do just that.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74cbe76 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74cbe76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c34e4aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c34e4aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary of A Modest Proposal Lesson<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d75aecb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d75aecb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f61dff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f61dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In sum, teaching Jonathan Swift\u2019s satirical essay is such a fun <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Modest Proposal <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lesson.\u00a0 Especially with seniors like I have in my British Literature course.\u00a0 If this activity sounds up your alley, check out a ready-to-print resource I have on my TpT page.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-138aadf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"138aadf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/A-Modest-Proposal-Complete-Lesson-with-Assessment-and-Spanish-Translation-12470200\">Click here to check out a ready-made resource you can use in your classroom today<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Satire-Notes-and-Activity-9103641\">And 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