Tues 4/5 Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

Learning Target
Analyze satire, verbal irony, and fantasy

1. Journal: Would others find it dumb? Think about your dumbest daily rituals. Write about it.
2. Notes: Techniques used in satire (handout).
3. Read: 623 (intro) to end of Gulliver's Travels selection: this is a long selection, so you can expect to spend the class period completing this. Pay attention to the footnotes as it will clue you in to important historical references.
(Complete study questions after reading)

Reminders/Due Dates:

Vocab quiz Thursday
Open book quiz on Gulliver: Wed, likely