“A Modest Proposal” MySpace.com Profile Quiz
Name: _______________ Blog:
Gender: ______________
Relationship Status: ______
Mood/Tone:___________
Country: _____________
Ethnicity: ____________
Occupation: __________
Favorite Food: ________
How Favorite Food Is Best
Prepared: ____________
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Thesis for Solving Hunger: _________
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Thesis for Solving Poverty: ________
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How to Make a Political Satire: 3 Parts ______________
Position on Abortion:______ 1 Part _______________
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Principal Breeders in His Country: _________________
Four Motives for the Public Good of His Country: _____
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MySpace.Com Profile Quiz
Directions: Imagine you are the narrator for “A Modest Proposal” and you’ve decided to
create a MySpace profile. For each heading, provide an accurate response according to
events in the plot and create a blog that focuses on your life.
Heading Directions: For each major heading, fill in the appropriate answer that most
accurately describes the narrator’s profile. For headings that have more than one line
for a response, a longer answer is necessary. While the name and profession of the
narrator are never specifically mentioned, use the name of the author for “A Modest
Proposal” and infer his occupation based on the nature of his arguments in the essay.
Blog Directions: In 75 to 100 words, provide a blog entry that would reveal the
narrator’s thoughts about the plight of the poor in his country. In your blog, succinctly
write about the six reasons he gives to support the thesis of his proposal. Your response
must be no fewer than 50 words or you will not receive any credit. Be sure to write this
in the box provided for the blog. Yes, you’ll have to write small, but hey, there are worse
things in life: dinner at the Swift house!
Blog Rubric:
 Written from the narrator’s point of view, using “I,” “me,” “our,” etc.
 Specifically summarizes each of the six major reasons of his proposal
 Written in a satirical tone
 Response is at least 75 words long
 Written neatly and small enough to fit in blog box
“How to Make a Political Satire” Directions: For this part of the MySpace profile,
identify the three common things satire uses to make its point. When mixed together,
they will clearly define political satire.