Day 1: Ask students to read background information on satire as a genre. You can ask them to read the Encyclopaedia Britannica's entry on satire, which introduces the concept, gives historical background, and includes examples. You may refer students to the following link or print the article and distribute it as a handout: https://www.britannica.com/art/satire.
Using online resources such as the Encyclopaedia Britannica entries on Swift's life and the events of the Glorious Revolution, give students instruction on Swift's biography and the political turmoil that characterized the years in which he lived. The introduction by Carole Fabricant in A Modest Proposal and Other Writings also...
