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- Dante's Inferno: Allegory, Hero's Journey, or Epic Poem? Yes! (12th grade) (.html)
- Affinity Mapping Protocol (.docx)
- Daily Lessons (.docx)
- The First Sentence (.docx)
- Hero's Journey (.docx)
- Hero's Journey - Blank (.docx)
- KWL Chart (.docx)
- “Leaf by Niggle” Character Study (.docx)
- Presentation and Essay Guidelines (.docx)
- Dante’s Inferno Note-Taking Sheet (.docx)
- Model of Dante’s Hell (.docx)
- Quotes (and misquotes) from Dante’s The Inferno (.docx)
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Dante Alighieri's "The Inferno" is the central text in a unit designed for high school seniors. Scholars compare the Christian concept of Hell to Dante's. In addition, they examine the tale as an example of epic poetry, as an allegory, and as a model of the hero's journey. To conclude the unit, scholars create a representation of levels of the Inferno and place literary characters into a level of Hell.
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Instructional Ideas
- Follow the unit with a lesson on Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "Rappaccini's Daughter" and have class members identify the parallels in the tales
Classroom Considerations
- Presumes learners are familiar with the Affinity Mapping Protocol
- Class members should have completed reading Dante's "The Inferno"
- Instructors must prepare their own lectures to review the elements of epic poetry, allegories, and the hero's journey
Pros
- The 25-page packet includes detailed daily lessons and all necessary printouts
- Pupils may use their notes on the presentations in the quiz that follows
Cons
- No rubric is included for the presentations