Prompt Swift wrote "A Modest Proposal" during a time of great strife in Ireland. Much of the population lived in stark poverty, while
the ruling class did little to improve the country's situation. Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal" carefully, paying
careful attention to the satirical devices Swift uses to build his argument. Then write a well-organized three paragraph essay
in which you describe how Swift uses satirical devices to achieve a specific purpose. Be sure to select and include specific
evidence from the text to help you develop and support your line of reasoning.
For full credit, be sure that your response does all of the following.
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Sufficiently addresses all parts of the prompt and incorporates your learning from the lesson (from 0 to 60 points)
• Provides supporting evidence from the text or resource as requested in the prompt (from 0 to 20 points)
Uses correct grarhimar and mechanics (from 0 to 20 points)
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Please note that point values are wide-ranging and approximate, as prompt specifications vary from lesson to lesson