October 21 & 22, 2025

Agenda

1. Starter: HTRLLAP Quiz

2. Complete #1 of the Cognitive Reading Strategies Notes while you view the presentation.

   • Practice #1: A Modest Proposal

     • Respond on Canvas:

       • What is the message or big idea of this text?

       • What in the text makes me think about the big idea?

       • How did my thinking about the meaning of the text change as I read?

       • Modern readers are well aware that “A Modest Proposal” is ironic, but how do you think readers knew this in 1729? Where in the text does Swift (as author) reveal his true satiric intentions?

       • How can I relate the big idea to events or experiences in my own life?

     • Writing Response: Does this text propose any non-ironic solutions to the problems poor Irish people face? Cite evidence from the text that indicates any “real” solutions from the text that Swift introduces.

       • Rubric

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