Divine Comedy: Purgatorio Lesson Plan

For this section, students should read Cantos I through VI of Dante's Purgatorio.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.7

   Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1

   Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.3

   Evaluate a speaker’s point of...