Dante HW 5/3-5/10

Monday  (5/3) Discuss Inferno, cantos 26-28 (students teach cantos).
HW: Read and annotate Inferno, cantos 29-30.

Tuesday  (5/4) Close reading due. Discuss Inferno, cantos 28-30.
HW: Read and annotate Inferno, canto 31-32.

Wednesday  (5/5) Discuss Inferno, canto 31-32.
HW: Read and annotate cantos 33-34. Response #3: How does Dante’s description of the Devil resemble or differ from your own image or expectations of the Devil? (2 pages, typed, double-spaced, due Monday, May 10).  Extra Credit: Draw, paint, or build your own depiction of the Devil.  Submit illustration with response #3 on Monday.

Thursday (5/6) NO CLASS

Friday  (5/7) ARTS FESTIVAL – NO CLASS

Monday   (5/10)  Response #3 due. Share responses (pair-share or read aloud) and discuss.  How does Dante’s description of the Devil resemble or differ from your own image or expectations of the Devil?  How does the ending of Inferno compare to your expectations of this text?

HW: Night off – handouts to come on Tuesday.