Objective: SWBAT find at least two instances of irony in "Gulliver’s Travels" and explain how the irony is used to create satirical humor. SWBAT relate Swift’s satire to modern society by comparing/contrasting politics in the US to one passage from "A Voyage to Brobdingnag."
Do-Now: Explain how Jonathan Swift uses irony in “Gulliver’s Travels” to create humor as Gulliver travels to Lilliput. Give examples.
Today: 1) The class will finish reading “from Gulliver’s Travels: A Voyage to Lilliput,” finding TWO more examples of Swift using irony to create satirical humor.
2) In groups, read "A Voyage to Brobdingnag" pp. 660-662.
3) Complete questions 3, 4 and 7 on pg. 659 and questions 3, 4, 5, and 7 on pg. 662.
Exit Slip: Based on what you have read from “Gulliver’s Travels,” how do you feel Swift truly felt about the people from his society based on his satire of them? Give examples from the story to support your answer.
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