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A Turbulent Time The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries 1625-1798

Day 3. A Turbulent Time The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries 1625-1798.

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A Turbulent Time The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries 1625-1798

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  1. Day 3 A Turbulent TimeThe Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries1625-1798

  2. Reading 3.5c Evaluate the philosophical, political, religious, ethical, and social influences of the historical period that shaped the characters, plots, and settings. 3.2 Analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on life, using textual evidence to support the claim. 3.1 Analyze characteristics of subgenres (e.g., satire, parody, allegory, pastoral) that are used in poetry, prose, plays, novels, short stories, essays, and other basic genres. 3.7c Evaluate the philosophical, political, religious, ethical, and social influences of the historical period that shaped the characters, plots, and settings. 3.9 Analyze the philosophical arguments presented in literary works to determine whether the authors' positions have contributed to the quality of each work and the credibility of the characters. (Philosophical approach) Reading 3.7b Relate literary works and authors to the major themes and issues of their eras. Reading 3.3 Analyze the ways in which irony, tone, mood, the author's style, and the "sound" of language achieve specific rhetorical or aesthetic purposes or both. • Writing 1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of discourse (e.g., purpose, speaker, audience, form) when completing narrative, expository, persuasive, or descriptive writing assignments. • Students will be able to… • Identify and discuss the relationship between a time period and the literature produced during that time. • Analyze how literature shapes or reflects a society. • Identify and evaluate the use of satire, irony, and sarcasm. • Create original works using satire, irony, and sarcasm.

  3. Directions: You will have 45 minutes to plan and write an essay on the topic assigned below. Before you begin writing, read the passage carefully and plan what you will say. Your essay should be as well organized and as carefully written as you can make it. In a recent editorial essay, a working mother of four laments being made to feel guilty for not "being there" every minute for her children. She notes, "The school nurse has taken me to task for not being immediately accessible, and my kids--who live in a world where instant gratification has become the norm--complain about my intermittent unreachability. To which I say, hey, deal with it. I'm not cavalier about my mothering responsibilities.... I'm an involved parent. We modern moms and dads are not only expected to make sure our kids are perfectly nourished, endlessly enriched, and absolutely safe at all times: now, with cell phones and pagers, we are also supposed to be instantly reachable and immediately responsive.... We cannot and should not orchestrate every moment in our children's lives for them--partly because the effort turns out to be futile, but more importantly because it prevents our kids from learning skills they need to succeed in the real world. There are times they need to ad lib. There are times they need to wait. There are even times they need to turn to someone else." Explain the author's argument and discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with her views. Support your position by referring to the passage and by providing reasons and examples from your own experience, observations, or reading. EPT Writing

  4. Discuss with your group: • After rereading “A Modest Proposal” write your response to it, addressing the following questions: • Do you agree with Swift about the severity of the problem he is addressing? Why or why not? • Do you feel that Swift made the right choice to address the problem in the way he did? Why or why not? • Do you feel like Swift was successful in making his point in this essay? Why or why not? • Pass up your response. Response

  5. Discuss: • Swift was writing on several issues, the biggest of which being the current state of affairs concerning the poverty and hunger, as well as the ruling and upper class’s ineptitude at fixing the problem. Do you feel Swift was able to make a difference? Do we still have these issues today? What has changed, if anything? Do we need more people like Swift ? • Prepare a response: • After discussing the above questions with your group put together an individual statement that reflects your views and what you think needs to happen or be done. Group Seminar

  6. Begin thinking about an issue that you would like to criticize in a “Modest Proposal” type way and research it so you can write on it.

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