10/26/07

Monday, October 29th

*6th Hour: Graczyk's Connection
*Check Dialogue Journal over Canto XXXIV
*Briefly review Canto XXXIV
*Small-group Discussions
1) Did you like it? Explain.
2) What, if anything, surprised you most about Dante's depiction of Hell? Explain.
3) In the Hollywood blockbuster version of this tale, who should play Dante the Pilgrim. Why?
4) Virgil? Why?
5) Do you imagine that Dante's poems were successful in popularizing the basic tenets of the Catholic faith? Why or why not.
*Debrief
*Deadline for Dante Connections: 11/8/07

Objective: By considering the above questions, we will analyze & evaluate connections between the text and the world (both Dante's & our own).

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