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"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift Text & Reading Questions | Editable

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Save tons of prep time with this "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift Text & Reading Questions resource! This resource includes the full text of "A Modest Proposal" with line numbers and helpful footnotes as well as guiding questions.

Scaffold your reading of "A Modest Proposal" with a helpful copy of the text. The included version of the text has numbered lines for easy referencing in class. It features footnotes throughout that offer additional historical context or definitions for difficult vocabulary.

Reading questions focus on the speaker's message and Swift's satire. The questions include a mix of comprehension questions and questions about Swift's satirical tone.

Tweak this resource to suit your class! Use the editable Google Doc version of the questions to tweak the resource to better suit your class. Alternatively, you can assign the Google Doc version of the questions for remote teaching.


This "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift Text & Reading Questions Resource Includes:

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Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.
By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
Analyze a case in which grasping point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g., satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement).

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