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Use these essay questions as writing and critical thinking exercises for all levels of writers, and to build their literary analysis skills by requiring textual references throughout the essay.
Differentiation Suggestion: For English learners or struggling writers, strategies that work well include graphic organizers, sentence frames or starters, group work, or oral responses.
Scaffolded Essay Questions
Student Prompt: Write a short (1-3 paragraph) response using one of the below bulleted outlines. Cite details from the essay over the course of your response that serve as examples and support.
1. In his satirical essay, Swift uses the voice of the narrator to convey a message far different from his own beliefs. Compare and contrast the beliefs of Swift to those of his narrator.
2. Swift uses this essay to highlight the Dehumanizing Attitudes that many wealthy people felt towards those experiencing poverty.
By Jonathan Swift