Gulliver's Travels Lesson 27-10-20

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

In one sentence, describe what you saw in this clip.

At the end of the lesson, you know:

- What Gulliver's Travels is

- What we are going to do in the next weeks

Gulliver's Travels - a book about fantastical travels

Jonathan Swift

(1667 - 1745)

- Born in Ireland, English parents

- Tension between Ireland & England

- Writer / satirist

- Conflict government

What is a parody?

What is the difference between a parody and a satire?

Parody

- exaggerating to make people laugh

- making fun of something for fun

Satire

- exaggerating to make people think

- uses humor as a weapon: deeper meaning

How and why does Jonathan Swift use satire?

- Choice between literal satire and unrealistic satire. 

- Fantastical stories about travels

- Talking about serious topics in a fun way

What will we do in the next weeks?

6 parts of the story:

Each week: read a part of the story with audio.

After each lesson: discussing the chapter with questions.

End of these 6 weeks: book test. 

1. What is Gulliver's Travels?
2. What are we going to do in the next weeks?

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