Today, you read the essay "A Modest Proposal", by Jonathan Swift. If you were not here, it can be located on line (google search it).
I handed out a sheet on how to answer questions properly as well.
You then answered the following questions:
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following questions fully. Keep in mind that some of the answers have more than one possible “reason” or comparison. (value: 90 PLUS 10 for flipping the question into a statement and answering it fully = 49).
Make sure you also put a title on these questions (as that is also worth an additional mark).
What is the topic of this essay (one or two words). (value: 1)
What is the thesis of this essay? (value: 1)
What are the points he is attempting to support in this essay? (value: I am not saying but it is more than 3!).
What facts does he present in this essay? (value: again, lots… )
As this essay is, in fact, satire, what alternatives do you think Swift might have in mind? (come up with at least two)
What is the tone of this essay? What does “tone” in an essay mean? (value: 2)
What is the mood of this essay? What does “mood” in an essay mean? (value: 2)
Who is the intended audience of this essay? Explain (value: 2)
How many paragraphs is this essay? (value: 1)
In point form, create an outline of this essay (ie: 1. Introduction (paraphrase or point: 2. Body paragraph One (paraphrase or point form what it says; etc.) (value: 66)
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