Remember that the final essay is due Monday, June 7. Please arrive before 9:00 AM and have your portfolio assembled and ready to go.
You will all have a chance to present your work to other students in the grade.
Here is the Final-essay-checklist for your reference.
See you on Monday!
Just a reminder that the Dante final project is due Wednesday, June 7 at 9:00 AM. During our final “exam” you will each have a chance to present your project to the group. If you will need audio-visual or tech components for your presentation, please let me know in advance.
The Final Project handout is attached here just in case.
Final speeches on Friday, June 4 9:00-10:30 AM. [Monday section -Room 10, Tuesday section- Room 12, Thursday section – Room 13]
Please arrive at your assigned room by 8:45 AM. If you have tech or video to set up, please bring all necessary materials on a flash drive or loaded onto your own computer.
If you have not turned in your speech plan, you are currently incomplete/failing this class. Correct this immediately!
Final tips & reminders:
Looking forward to seeing you all on Friday!
Julia
This is the blog post about parallels between the TV show “Lost” and Christian notions of Purgatory. To be discussed more tomorrow…
http://blog.beliefnet.com/idolchatter/2010/05/lost-series-finale-purgatory-heaven.html
Wednesday 5/26 – Purgatrio take-home test due. Explain Final Project. Introduction to Paradiso. Read and discuss Paradiso, canto 1: What types of knowledge do we need to have to understand Paradise? Dante’s use of classical allusions and “neologisms” (invented words) in Heaven; preconceptions of Heaven as a peaceful place or “good” place; how does Dante’s vision differ?
HW: Read and annotate Paradiso cantos 1-2: astronomy, astrology, moon-spots, philosophy (packet).
Thursday 5/27 – FRIDAY SCHEDULE – CLASS MEETS
Group work: Paradiso cantos 3, 17 and 26. Compare Dante’s encounter with three women: Francesca (Inf. 5), La Pia (Purg. 5), and Piccarda (Par. 3). Compare the geographic and philosophical structure of the afterworld as explained in canto 17 of each book. Compare the use of language and implications about the power of speech/poetry in canto 26 of each book.
HW: Read Paradiso cantos 32-33 by going to “The Comedy” section on the Digital Dante website. You can choose either the Mandelbaum or the Longfellow editions. Choose topic/form of your final project.
Friday 5/28 FIELD DAY – NO CLASS
Monday 5/31 – MEMORIAL DAY – SCHOOL CLOSED
Tuesday 6/1 – Final project check in – topics, questions, etc.
Discussion of Paradiso 32-33. In-class writing: How does Dante’s journey through the after-world begin and end? Compare the experience of pilgrim, poet, and reader on this journey. Given all this, how will you structure the “journey” of your own after-life in the final project?
HW: Work on final project.
Wednesday 6/2 – Work period. [Julia out]
HW: Complete first draft of final project due Thursday, June 3.
Thursday 6/3 – NO CLASS
First draft of Final Project due. Work period/individual conferences.
HW: Work on final project.
Friday 6/4 – READING DAY – Individual conferences, as scheduled.
June 9: Final Project due at Final Exam
Speech plan due to Julia this week!
In class: observe and critique senior project presentation rehearsals.
HW: Write and rehearse your 5-minute speech. Presentations will take place on Friday, June 4 9:00-10:30 AM.
Monday 5/24 – Discuss Purgatorio canto 28, 30-33. Explain Purgatorio Take Home essay.
HW: Purgatorio take home test: Choose one of the prompts and write a detailed, analytical response using specific examples from the text. See handout for more details. 3 pages, typed, minimum, due Wednesday.
Tuesday 5/24 – Finish discussion of Purgatory. Introduction to Paradise. Read and discuss Paradiso, canto 1: What types of knowledge do we need to have to understand Paradise? Discuss preconceptions of Heaven as a peaceful place or “good” place; how does Dante’s vision differ?
HW: Finish take home test, due Wednesday.
Wednesday 5/26 – Purgatrio take-home test due. Read and discuss Paradiso cantos 2-3: astronomy, astrology, moon-spots, philosophy. Explain final project.
HW: Read and annotate Paradiso cantos 3, 17, 26. Compare these cantos to their parallel cantos in Inferno and Purgatorio to prepare for group work on Thursday.
Thursday 5/27 – FRIDAY SCHEDULE – CLASS MEETS
Group work: Paradiso cantos 3, 17 and 26. Compare Dante’s encounter with three women: Francesca (Inf. 5), La Pia (Purg. 5), and Piccarda (Par. 3). Compare the geographic and philosophical structure of the afterworld as explained in canto 17 of each book. Compare the use of language and implications about the power of speech/poetry in canto 26 of each book.
HW: Read and annotate Paradiso cantos 32-33.
Friday 5/28 FIELD DAY – NO CLASS
Monday 5/31 – MEMORIAL DAY – SCHOOL CLOSED
Tuesday 6/1 – Discussion of Paradiso 32-33. In-class writing: How does Dante’s journey through the after-world begin and end? Compare the experience of pilgrim, poet, and reader on this journey. Given all this, how will you structure the “journey” of your own after-life in the final project?
HW: Work on final project.
Wednesday 6/2 – Work period. [Julia out]
HW: Complete first draft of final project due Thursday, June 3.
Thursday 6/3 – First draft of Final Project due. Work period/individual conferences.
HW: Work on final project.
Friday 6/4 – READING DAY – Individual conferences, as scheduled.
June 7-9: Exam Week – Final Project due at Final Exam (date, time TBD)
Monday (5/24) FIRST DRAFT DUE. In class conferences (see schedule on blog).
HW: Continue rewriting and revising your essay.
Tuesday (5/25) NO CLASS
Wednesday (5/26) In class conferences (see schedule on blog).
HW: Continue rewriting and revising your essay.
Thursday (5/27) In class conferences (see schedule on blog).
HW: Continue rewriting and revising your essay. Finish second draft by Thursday, June 3.
Friday (5/28) FIELD DAY – NO CLASS
Monday (5/31) SCHOOL CLOSED – MEMORIAL DAY
Tuesday (6/1) NO CLASS
Wednesday (6/2) Discussion: Writing Workshop #5: Writing a conclusion. Review of process piece and components of portfolio (final checklist).
HW: Continue revising your essay. Bring complete, “near final” second draft to class on Thursday for peer editing. YOU MUST PRINT YOUR DRAFT BEFORE CLASS.
Thursday (6/3) In class: Peer editing.
HW: Finish revising your essay.
Friday (6/4) READING DAY. Final day to meet with Julia. Meetings by appointment, only.
HW: Write your process piece and assemble final portfolio according to the instructions on the checklist.
Monday (6/7) ESSAY DUE: STUDENT SHARE OF CRITIQUES IN PAC, 9:00-11:00 AM.
English 10 – Final Essay Conferences
Monday, May 24
9:00-9:15 EMMA
9:15-9:30 OLIVIA
12:55-1:10 JESSE
No conferences on Tuesday, May 25
Wednesday, May 26
8:45-9:00 SIMON
9:00-9:15 ZAC
9:15-9:30 MAYA
11:35-11:50 LISA
11:50-12:05 SOLOMON
12:05-12:20 ROBBIE
Thursday, May 27
8:45-9:00 TIFFANY
9:00-9:15 MANNY
9:15-9:30 TAYLOR
12:30-12:45 JACK
12:45-1:00 ISABEL
No conferences on Friday May 28 (Field Day)
All students will have the opportunity to have a second conference the week of June 1-3 or on Friday, June 4 (Reading Day).
Poverty by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
Dream of Leah by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
Rachel and Leah by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882) shows Leah on the right occupying herself with a spray of flowers and Rachel lost in thought (Dante’s Vision of Rachel and Leah, 1855).
Matilda gathering flowers by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828–1882)
Matilda submerges Dante in Lethe by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
Processional, Purg. 29, by Gustave Doré (1832-1883)
Chariot (symbol of Church) by William Blake (1757-1827)
Madonna and angels Cimabue (1240-1302) compare to Beatrice and angels
Ugolino, sculpture by Rodin (1840-1917) part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
