Group Project: Jonathan Swift, Gulliver S Travels

Group Project: Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels Twenty Point MAJOR Grade presented Tuesday-Friday, March 4-7

Each group must create a presentation teaching the class all about one of Gulliver’s voyages.

 Each presentation MUST answer these questions: o What’s “weird” about the “people” Gulliver encounters on this voyage? Connect any weirdnesses to our discussions of Swift’s satiric perspective. o How do ideas and events advance Swift’s critique of the Age of Reason – i.e., of our belief that Reason can solve human problems? o What “follies and vices” are targeted as “abuses” of a “serious, solemn, sacred” idea? How does Swift want us “to mend the world as far as [we] are able”?  In addition, a good presentation should address some or all of these issues: o Neoteny o “Apocalypse” that goes past “cozy catastrophe” to “reveal” something about us o “Utopia” and “dystopia” o The “double-edged” nature of Swift’s satire  A good presentation will QUOTE from the text in support of its points.  A good presentation will make this voyage come alive for the class, and be Swiftian about it. PowerPoints, posters, etc. are okay but for an “A” make it active, even interactive.  Each group member must be actively involved and speaking to receive credit.  Each presentation group is responsible for a class period’s worth of material. With all of the above to do, this should not be a problem. Project Rubric: Gulliver’s Travels

\ Score Standard Standard Standard met Standard met Standard Exceeded Criteria \ Not Met; Not Yet Met PASSING WORK GOOD WORK EXCELLENT! No Credit 20-60% credit 70 – 80% credit 80 – 90% credit 90 – 100% credit Group Work: Most work All do some work Work shared Work shared All members fully done by one but not equally +/- equally equally involved at all stages _____/10 points of discussion, writing Group/membe Group or member Group or member Group members and presentation r frequently often needs needs redirecting need no redirecting, needs redirect redirect or is or is disruptive are not disruptive or is disruptive disruptive

Presentation: No discussion: Three are thin: 1-2 are thin: Good on required; Hit all required points in addition, hit 1-2: plus most of the others Content - weirdness - weirdness - weirdness - neoteny Cited and explained _____/50 points - critique Age - critique of - critique of 4+ quotations of Reason Reason Reason - Apocalypse/ uncozy catastrophe - “mend world” - “mend world” of - “mend world” of “vices” to “vices” to defend of “vices” to - utopia/dystopia defend “sacred” “sacred” defend “sacred” - “double-edged” -no quotations - no quotations - 1-2 quotations satire - 3 quotations

Presentation Presentation Presentation runs Presentation runs Presentation runs Presentation 35+ AS runs <20 min. 20 – 24 mins. 25-29 mins. 30-34 mins. min., ROCKS: Presentation Some group Speaker(s) Speaker(s) have a Good group focus, _____/30 points members not frequently few stumbles over no stumbles focused, disrupt stumble over words; otherwise, presentations, names / words good group focus fail to participate Some “dead air” No “dead air” meaningfully Much “dead air”

“Swift Factor” Presentation Presentation Only Imaginative, Big, bold, daring, consists only of includes more PowerPoint, engaging work yet impeccably ____/20 points reading notes than reading Poster, or other beyond reading intelligent. (any well- from notes, but Passive aid; from notes. A Brobdingagian trained Yahoo not a lot more. unimaginative, Smart, dignified, lesson! could do that!) Lilliputian Laputan like a Houyhnhnm. effort.

Group Project Score = ______/ 100