Objective: SWBAT describe how Jonathan Swift uses satire to make fun of his society. SWBAT relate Swift’s satire to modern society by filling out a compare/contrast chart.
Do-Now: Explain how Jonathan Swift uses irony in “Gulliver’s Travels” to create humor as Gulliver travels to Lilliput. Give examples.
Today: 1) Class will continue to read “from Gulliver’s Travels,” looking for instances where Swift uses satire to mock society.
2) In groups, students will finish reading “from Gulliver’s Travels,” finding examples of Swift using satire to mock society. Students will make a list of the ways Swift makes fun of his own society and use a compare/contrast chart to relate Swift’s society to their own.
3) Complete questions 3 and 4 on pg. 659 and questions 3, 4, 5 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.
Homework: Finish questions
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