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Dante's Inferno Lesson Unit

Ms. Amditis' 10th grade English Class

The levels of Bloom Taxonomy used in this lesson plan are Synthesis,Application, Analysis, Comprehension, Knowledge and Evaluation.

__**OBJECTIVES**__ Students will
 * discuss the main ideas in // The Inferno //, by Dante Alighieri
 * utilize web resources to get a better understanding of the main ideas of the text
 * create a Powerpoint presentation in three days including elements of analyzation upon themes of each realm, important passages,etc.;
 * show that they know how to present properly through technology
 * compare passages and quotes within the text
 * utilize technology to create an appropriate presentation to display to other students


 * __MATERIALS__**
 * Computers
 * Microsoft Powerpoint
 * Online resources within wiki
 * Copies of //The Inferno//, or online text would suffice (In Student Activities Page)

__**PROCEDURES**__
 * Students will form into nine groups of three. They will explore online resources given on the "Student Activities" page and watch related videos as well as explore texts.
 * They will then answer study questions using Microsoft Word and answer appropriately as a group.
 * Also, they will create study questions of their own to share and quiz other groups on; this is an effective way to help the students comprehend this information.
 * Soon after they will begin a group project where each group will be assigned one of the nine circles of hell. They will be asked to complete various tasks within to essentially create a final Microsoft Powerpoint presentation. (All details on "Student Activities" page).
 * Final Powerpoint presentation will be orally presented to the whole class, and all aspects will be evaluated.

Use the following three-point rubric to evaluate students' work during this lesson.
 * __EVALUATION RUBRIC__**
 * ** Three points: **Students thought very creatively in developing their presentation of their assigned realm of hell, carefully summarized crime and punishment, identified residents of circle, elaborated on information, presentation had compelling graphics, and relevant text. Creative and clean.
 * **Two points**: Students thought very creatively in developing their presentation of their assigned realm of hell, somewhat summarized crime and punishment, identified residents of circle, presentation had decent graphics, and somewhat relevant text. Average looking.
 * **One point:** Students didn't use much effort to create presentation. Messy, irrelevant text. Little to no graphics. Lack of effort.
 * **Zero points:** Not able to evaluate, students didn't follow guidelines.


 * __STANDARDS (SUNSHINE STATE)__**
 * __[|LA.910.2.1.6: The student will create a complex, multi-genre response to the reading of two or more literary works, describing and analyzing an authors use of literary elements (e.g., theme, point of view, characterization, setting, plot), figurative language (e.g., simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, symbolism, allusion, imagery), and analyzing an authors development of time and sequence through the use of complex literary devices such as foreshadowing and flashback;] __
 * LA.910.2.1.7: The student will analyze, interpret, and evaluate an author's use of descriptive language (e.g., tone, irony, mood, imagery, pun, alliteration, onomatopoeia, allusion), figurative language (e.g., symbolism, metaphor, personification, hyperbole), common idioms, and mythological and literary allusions, and explain how they impact meaning in a variety of texts;
 * LA.910.6.4.1: The student will use appropriate available technologies to enhance communication and achieve a purpose (e.g., video, digital technology); and
 * LA.910.6.2.2: The student will organize, synthesize, analyze, and evaluate the validity and reliability of information from multiple sources (including primary and secondary sources) to draw conclusions using a variety of techniques, and correctly use standardized citations;
 * LA.910.6.3.3: The student will demonstrate the ability to select print and nonprint media appropriate for the purpose, occasion, and audience to develop into a formal presentation.