English 12 · Week 7 · Heroes, Ambition, and Conscience
Satire and Social Change
A Modest Proposal and satire as protest.
- Students will
- Students analyze how a writer uses irony and exaggeration to criticize society.
- SEL skill
- Use outrage as information to judge an issue fairly before responding
- What it looks like
- Students use emotions like outrage to think clearly about injustice.
- Content focus
- Satire and social change
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Responsible decision-making
Responsible decision-making is choosing what to do by weighing ethics, safety, and the likely consequences for yourself and others. More responsible decision-making activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- RL.11-12.6: Reading: Literature, Grades 11 to 12, Standard 6
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.11-12.7 Evaluating language choices
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Meaning Making
- Works with: Any text
- Popular books named: Animal Farm
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 12, Unit 1: Epic Heroes
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 12 (British and World Literature), Unit 2: Reflecting on Society
- myPerspectives English Language Arts Grade 12 (British and World Literature), Unit 4: Seeing Things New
- HMH Collections Grade 12, Collection 3: Voices of Protest
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 18: Language, Gender, and Culture
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More responsible decision-making activities for English 12
- Shakespeare and Ambition Responsible decision-makingAmbition and its costs in Macbeth or another tragedy.
- Frankenstein and Responsibility Responsible decision-makingCreators' responsibility, from science to AI.
- Ethics of Technology Responsible decision-makingArguing a position on an AI or technology ethics question.
- Annotated Bibliography Responsible decision-makingEvaluating and citing sources with integrity.
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