Write your own reactionary poem or essay in which you challenge a popularly held opinion or attitude.

Over the centuries, many idealists dreamed of creating Utopias. Writers such as Aldous Huxley forewarned of dystopias. Report on the origins of both terms, and trace their development in society and literature.

Contrast the inventions you find indispensable with those you wish had never been created.

Working in a group, develop a set of criteria, a rubric, for judging contemporary satire. Then choose one such satire (an essay or editorial, a cartoon, a video of a standup comic), and evaluate it according to your standards.

Media Adaptations

McGinley's poems are included in Volumes 2 and 4 of The Poetry Hall of Fame, a 1993-94 release of the PBS series Anyone for Tennyson by Monterrey Home Video

In 1986, The Library of Congress produced an audio cassette Nine Pulitzer...