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The Epic Part Two- The Inferno

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3rd PERIOD Calendar

4th PERIOD Calendar

TASK #1- Dante Background

Each student must answer the questions using the websites in the SOURCES LINK.
These responses must be handwritten into your notes or notebook. YOU MAY NOT TYPE THEM. They must be in your notes.
The answers to these questions should be in sentence form—You should not need to look at these questions to understand what is being discussed.

SOURCES ON DANTE

QUESTIONS ABOUT: Dante the Poet

Give the dates of Dante’s life.
With what city is Dante most closely associated?
Who was the great love of Dante’s life and the inspiration for many of his poetic heroines?
Who was Dante’s wife? Did she have an influence on his literature?
What occupations did Dante hold during his lifetime?
To what political party did Dante belong?
What tragedy befell Dante in the year 1302? What powerful historical figure is involved?

FACTS ABOUT: Dante's Influences

Read the following link: BEATRICE

WRITE 10 Facts about this individual including her importance to Dante and The Divine Comedy

Read the following link: VIRGIL

WRITE 10 Facts about this individual including his importance to Dante and The Divine Comedy

Task 2: The Divine Comedy BACKGROUND

How long is the Divine Comedy?
What was the original title of the work?
What genre of poetry is this masterpiece?
What is the purpose of the Inferno and its companion pieces?
What were some of the influences that helped to shape the Divine Comedy?
When was the Inferno published?
In what language was the poem published? Why is this important?
What verse form was the poem written in? Define this form. You may use a diagram.
What is the fictional date that the Inferno begins?
In the poem, who are BEATRICE and VIRGIL and why are they important?

Task 3: Define the Following:

VOCABULARY LIST #1 - QUIZ on MONDAY 4th and TUESDAY 5th

Use an online dictionary to define the following words:

Verbs: Flounder, Waver, Recount, Reproach, Bemoan

Nouns: Commemoration, Acquisition, Incontinence, Lamentation, Zeal

Adjectives: Perilous, Tremulous, Gaudy, Arduous, Piteous, Astray

Use an online dictionary to define the following SINS

GLUTTONY

HERESY

BLASPHEMY

USURY

SIMONY

HYPOCRISY

FALSE RHETORIC

DIVISIVENESS

TREACHERY

BEFORE YOU START TASK #4- SHOW THE ABOVE ASSIGNMENTS TO LUSK

Task 4: Virtual Tour:

VIRTUAL TOUR OF DANTE'S INFERNO

Take a tour of the first three sections of Inferno at the website above.

Record the events, individuals, creatures and geographical features that Dante encounters UP THROUGH LEVEL ONE!

START WITH "THE DARK WOOD"- move into "THE VESTIBULE" and then complete "CIRCLE ONE"

Also take notes on each of the significant features of THE FIRST THREE LEVELS and explain write down why they are important and what their meanings are.

PUT THIS INFORMATION IN YOUR NOTES

Task 5: Summary Sheets:

(PRINT OUT SEVEN COPIES)

Canto Summary Document Blank.doc

Task 6: DEFINE THE FOLLOWING

VOCABULARY LIST #2- QUIZ FRI 8 and MON 11

Use an online dictionary to define the following words:

Verbs: Venerate, Stagnate, Deter, Engender

Abverb: Forthwith

Nouns: Chasm, Discord, Guile, Benevolence

Adjectives: Obscure, Reprehensible, Credulous, Sage, Prudent

Task 7: Answer the following questions for Cantos (One - Four)