LP 3 weeks 5 and 6

LP 3 Weeks 5-6

Topic: Satire and Parody

Guiding Questions: How does humor become a serious strategy in political protests?

Instructions: Complete the assignments listed for ALL STUDENTS and then select one of the options from the columns below.

Week 5

From Collections 12, Collection 3: Voices of Protest, read the satirical essay, "A Modest Proposal" by Johnathon Swift, p. 199 and complete the Essay Response Chart.
Look up a current protest and write a summary explanation of its importance and impact.
Complete the English Course Self-Evaluation on your work for Fall semester.
Watch the videos below and write a summary of each one.

From Collections Performance Assessment Grade 12, write an Informative Essay as instructed: How can people stop diseases from spreading? p, 4
Choose one of the options below:
Complete the Fall Final Exam
Complete the English Course Self-Evaluation on your work for Fall semester.

Choose one of the following:

Creative Writing: Identify some problem in modern society and craft your own "modest proposal"... Hunger Games for the 1%? Complete deforestation to eliminate forest fires? Rubber boots for poor communities in flood prone areas? Nuclear winter to curb global warming?
Choose one of the two political cartoons pictured above. Write an explanation of the message conveyed and decide whether or not it is effective.

Choose one of the following:

Create your own political cartoon on a current political issue of your choice using imagery and symbolism.
Create your own satirical piece as a slideshow in Google Slides or AdobeSpark or storyboard that includes each of the following;

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