Wednesday, January 27

F – Day

Today

Free Write & Collect HW English Restoration

Notes Satire Gulliver’s Travels

Reminder:– Journal #1 is due Friday– Lesson 10 Vocabulary

Quiz on Friday– Lesson 10 Vocabulary

Sentences due Friday– Read Chapters 1-4 of A

Star Called Henry by Tuesday

– Bring EOL text tomorrow

Free Write Topics

Describe in detail why you would never attend Regis High School.

You're walking through a cemetery and you pass the grave of a World War II veteran. Write a scene from his life story.

You're taking a business trip and, as luck would have it, you're upgraded to first class—something you've never done before. As you sit down in your new, more comfortable chair, you notice that the person sitting next to you is a famous musician. Write this scene.

The English Restoration

1660 – early 1800s What’s going on in England?

– Cross-Atlantic voyages Economic pursuits: furs, tobacco, timber, slave-trade

1660 – English Civil War finally ended after 20 years of fighting

King Charles II and the Stuart family was restored as Monarch.

Rough End to the 18th Century

Civil War finally ended Charles II returned from

France and crowned king. Oliver Cromwell’s corpse was

dug up and symbolically beheaded…

1700 – plague & fire kills thousands

– 2/3 of Londoners were homeless!

England in the 1700s

Relative Order and calm– Colonies were established around the world– The middle class grew– The upper class grew richer…

See p. 473

As the Economy Goes, so Goes…

Literature, Art, Philosophy, and Science– Augustan & Neoclassical Age:

These titles of this era pay homage to the Roman emperor Octavian, who returned Rome to a state of peace and clam after Caesar’s death.

The Stuarts, specifically, Charles II, did the same for London and England.

In literature and philosophy, authors and writers made a conscious effort to “return” to classical ideas and styles.

– These ideas represented permanence and universality. King Charles II officially called for a stripping down of English

prose.– Writing was “too pretty” desired more exact, precise, less

figurative language; and above all, SHORTER SENTENCES!

Enlightenment & Age of Reason

King Charles II was an amateur chemist himself, and founded the Royal Society of London and the Royal Society of London for the Promotion of Natural Knowledge

Science was the “cool” thing to do… People were not only interested in the “how” of phenomenon, but the “why”? Simple observation goes a long way in helping to add meaning to phenomena. The rise of Deism – God the Creator, but the universe/earth functioning on its own. When science can rationally describe why things happen, it leads to a crisis of

faith. Some notable figures:

– Francis Bacon– Edmund Halley– Robert Hooke– Robert Boyle– John Locke– Isaac Newton– Thomas Paine

Fashion

Read the insert on pp. 472 – 473. Reflection:

– What are the markers of wealth and luxury today, and how do you see the “correction”?

Satire

Perfected by Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift– A kind of writing that exposes serious, and often

corrupt or immoral situations and behavior, in politics, religion, culture, and human behavior in a comedic way.

– Heavy reliance on irony, specifically verbal and situational irony.

– Shortened version Criticism mixed with humor

Satire…

http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/103595/?autoplay=false

Satire in Gulliver’s Travels?

Travel stories exaggerated and exploit the worst parts of other cultures

Human nature keep a traveler as prisoner, yet he eats and drinks lavishly.– Boys and girls play games in his hair.– The breakdown of language and how trivial it can be

to express a single thought. Politics “diversions” Religion War

Thursday, January 28

A – Day

Today

Free Write Satire & Swift Gulliver’s Travels

Reminder:– Journal #1 is due Friday– Lesson 10 Vocabulary

Quiz on Friday– Lesson 10 Vocabulary

Sentences due Friday– Read Chapters 1-4 of A

Star Called Henry by Tuesday

– Bring EOL text tomorrow

Free Write Topics

Write about an intense game of (Scrabble, Risk, Monopoly, Halo, dodge ball, etc.) that takes an ugly turn for the worse.

Your best friend has been arrested for illegally downloading music. While in jail, he asks you to go to his house and clear everything off his computer. As you start deleting files, you notice a folder called "Top Secret." Out of curiosity, you open it—and are shocked by what you find.

Work on your journal entry.

Satire

Perfected by Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift– A kind of writing that exposes serious, and often

corrupt or immoral situations and behavior, in politics, religion, culture, and human behavior in a comedic way.

– Heavy reliance on irony, specifically verbal and situational irony.

– Shortened version Criticism mixed with humor

Satire

Perfected by Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift– A kind of writing that exposes serious, and often

corrupt or immoral situations and behavior, in politics, religion, culture, and human behavior in a comedic way.

– Heavy reliance on irony, specifically verbal and situational irony.

– Shortened version Criticism mixed with humor http://www.theonion.com/content/news/super_

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Jonathan Swift

Principal English prose writer of the early 18th century & England’s greatest satirist

Anglo-Irish– Lived in Ireland, but regarded himself as an Englishman– Not Catholic Anglican

Born in Dublin, but moved to England at 3 years old to live with his uncle Godwin

His uncle paid for his early education Got an “office job” opportunity for advancement Went to Oxford and was ordained a priest in the Church of

Ireland, a counterpart to the Church of England. Served in rural churches, which was not a good fit for him. Eventually, after appointments in England fell through, he became

the dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin.

Jonathan Swift

Most of his works were written anonymously.

– He wrote largely for the sake of critique:

Improve the nature of human conduct

Promote decency and morality

Satire in Gulliver’s Travels?

Travel stories exaggerated and exploit the worst parts of other cultures

Human nature keep a traveler as prisoner, yet he eats and drinks lavishly.– Boys and girls play games in his hair.– The breakdown of language and how trivial it can be

to express a single thought. Politics “diversions” Religion War

“A Modest Proposal”

Describes the desperate conditions in Ireland, which was under English rule, and the treatment of the Irish people.

Published in 1729:– Terrible farm crop– Little left to feed themselves after

they sold their crops, which went to English landlords for rent payments!

– Beggars and starving children were everywhere.

– Money was in short supply. Swift believed that most of the

money was essentially squandered by the landlords.

English policies kept the Irish poor.

What does “modest” mean?

Decency? Shyness? Other meaning?

Pay attention to…

Diction…– Word choice– Animalistic connotations

Rhetoric– Persuasive writing

Logical appeal– Political– Economic– Statistical

Emotional appeal Ethical appeal

– Values– Faith– Religious doctrine