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February 10, 2016

2/10/2016

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Today, in class, we started a discussion on Benjamin Franklin's "A Witch Trial at Mount Holly". We discussed the Enlightenment, satire, and began reading and annotating the text. 

Homework: Continue reading in the text and bring annotations to class tomorrow.

​Notes:
The Enlightenment
-Era from 1700-1780
-Places were established for people to gather and discuss new ideas
-Encouraged independent thought, investigating, reasoning and problem solving
-Science fields were expanded, such as astronomy, politics and medicine
-Established scientific theories and facts still used today

Satire
-Type of literature that exposes problems in society by making fun of them
-Instead of using a serious tone to persuade, writers use humor
-Often has a narrator who observes without emotion
-Irony: using words to say the opposite of what is expected or truly meant
-Exaggeration: making something seem better or worse than it actually is

​-Parody: imitating an author/their work to make fun of the author, their ideas, or their work

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Walter P link
11/26/2020 08:02:29 pm

Thanks for writing thiss

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