Divine Comedy: Paradiso Lesson Plan

Scavenger Hunt: The Life and Times of Dante Alighieri

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

To give students a better understanding of the background behind the text.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.5 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.8 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.4 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.5 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.6

Structure:

The teacher should begin this activity by opening a discussion about the life of The Divine Comedy's author, Dante Alighieri, and how it may relate to the story's content. As various ideas come to students' minds, the teacher...