Template Worksheet for in-class activity



Reading Lesson Plan—English Class

Prepared by: Cheryl Flory

School: LHS

Date: Fall 2006

|Step |Plan |

|Grade Level |Seniors |

|Professional-Technical Area |English |

|Subject Area | |

|(Ex. Reading, Language, Mathematics) |Reading |

|Idaho Achievement Standards Addressed |12.LA.2.2.2 Define the purpose and audience |

| |12.LA.2.1.3 Clarify understanding of text with a chart |

|Lesson Title |Understanding the Satirical intent of “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift |

|Lesson Overview |“A Modest Proposal” is the most outrageous proposal in literature. Students will define the |

| |audience of this piece, analyze the content of the argument and identify the satire. |

|Learning Objectives |Upon successful completion of this lesson the student will be able to: |

| |Identify the intended audience and purpose |

| |Outline the arguments of the proposal |

| |Discuss the satire |

|Assessment of Objectives | |

| |Successful completion of the graphic organizer |

| |Prepared testing materials Elements of Literature |

|Time Allotment & Materials List |2 day lesson |

| |Elements of Literature, 6th course Literature of Britain |

|Lesson Plan |Students will read introductory history material from the text to understand the time period |

| |Literature selection will be introduced as an outrageous satire. |

| |Students will individually read the selection and fill out a graphic organizer, then check their|

| |answers with a partner. |

| |Final assessment will be the book test. |

|Resources |Graphic organizer handout (Below) |

Name:_____________________

In the chart below describe the problems the personna in “A Modest Proposal” associates with each group listed. Next, explain the personna’s solution to the problem and in the final column, describe the supposed “benefits” which will result from the implementation of this “modest proposal”.

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| |Children Ages 1 - 12 | |

|Problem: |Solution: |Benefits: |

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| |Elderly, Maimed, or Ill | |

|Problem: |Solution: |Benefits: |

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On the lines provides, write a paragraph in which you describe the ACTUAL solution which Swift wants to be implemented.

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