Central Dauphin School District



Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” A Webquest

First of all, you need to know that this piece is an essay; therefore, it is not long. However, this essay is satirical. Swift is making a point about the life and times in Ireland during his lifetime…so…you’ll need to do some research prior to reading his essay so that you can better understand the point he is making and why what he says in the essay is funny. Answer the following in as much detail as possible. You have this class period to work on this—we will have a discussion about this tomorrow, so it would behoove you to type this out and have it printed for class tomorrow (

1. What is satire?

2. What are some modern examples of satire?

3. Find a recent (within the past 5 years) of an example of satire and write about what it is actually saying? Who or what is the author poking fun at?

4. Who was Jonathan Swift? When was he born? When did he die? What was his upbringing like? (be detailed in this response—the more you know about him, the better off you’ll be).

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