Swift\u2019s \u201cA Modest Proposal<\/p>\n
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One of your classmates asked what he should write about in his journal. Swift\u2019s \u201cA Modest Proposal\u201d may seem intimidating, but you could certainly write about it. Below are some suggestions, but you might have your own take. Or you could write about the chapter reading this week, which is nowhere near as interesting as Swift! Suggestions:<\/p>\n
What is the speaker in Swift\u2019s piece literally proposing?<\/p>\n
You could offer a different, real, proposal to the \u201cproblem\u201d as it is outlined in the piece. You can use modern ideas.
You could compare\/contrast this \u201cmodest\u201d proposal with other proposals or schemes you have read about in the news or learned about in world or local history.
Swift writes his satire as a proposal. He could\u2019ve selected another genre, like documentation (instructions, guidelines).<\/p>\n
You might show what might be lost\/gained if Swift had instead written documentation.
How does the \u201cmodest\u201d proposal meet and not meet the criteria or standards of a \u201creal\u201d proposal?<\/p>\n
You could evaluate Swift\u2019s piece against criteria in your textbook for a proposal.
You could write about how the speaker manages to sound calm and reasonable in the drastic proposal.
A journal is just one page. As always, good luck with your writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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