After you read the assignment and look at Esolen's footnotes and endnotes for the canto, please feel free to solidify your understanding with material from the Leeds Centre for Dante Studies or from the Digital Dante Project at Columbia University. The material from the University of Texas is also helpful.
Thursday 29 February: Explication due; Dante/Purgatory introduction; Purgatory diagram; student-led discussions introduced; Canto 1 Friday 1 March: Cantos 2 and 3 Monday 4 March: Cantos 4 and 5; connections to Inferno 5; Paolo and Francesca Tuesday 5 March: Cantos 6-8; here is worksheet for 6–8 Wednesday 6 March: Cantos 9 and 10; here is worksheet for 9 and 10; here's a handout that reviews Cantos so far; here is a "Steps" handout for Canto 9; here are screencasts I made during the Covid lockdown, which review Cantos 1 and 2, Cantos 3-7, and Cantos 8-9 Thursday 7 March: Student-led discussions begin: Cantos 11 (Sofia) and 12 Friday 8 March: Cantos 13 and 14 Monday 11 March: No class; Gala practice Tuesday 12 March: Cantos 15 and 16 (Isabella, both Cantos); Canto 17, Review Cantos 1–17; Answers to the review Wednesday 13 March: Test Purgatorio 1–17 Thursday 14 March: Purgatory journals assigned; Cantos 18 and 19 (Georgia G.) Friday 15 March: Cantos 20 (Nati) and 21 Monday 18 March: Cantos 22 (Georgia A.) and 23 Tuesday 19 March: Cantos 24 (Gabby) and 25 (Susanna) Wednesday 20 March: Cantos 26 (Sarah) and 27 (Annie); here is the link to the Purgatorio organization chart we are developing collaboratively; journal ideas; here is journal brainstorm handout I have posted in the materials on Jupiter art images relating to Purgatorio for your classroom and Purgatorio journal use. Thursday 21 March: Cantos 28 (Valentina) and 29 (Kit) Friday 22 March: No school; Gala practice Monday 25 March: No class; Maryland Day Festival Tuesday 26 March: Cantos 30 (Monica) and 31 (Marie) Wednesday 27 March: Cantos 32 and 33 Review; here's the key to review; Conceptual Review, Purgatory; make sure you know the sins in the order of the mountain of Purgatory and the contents of the pageants, at the level of detail described on the review with blanks. Begin prepping for Dante Costume Party! Easter Break Tuesday 9 April: Class canceled for Cameron family Rosary; receive handout for Dante costume party Wednesday 10 April: Additional review for Purgatory test; sign up for Dante Costume Party Thursday 11 April: Purgatory test Friday 12 April: Dante Costume Party Monday 15 April: Purgatory journals due by class time (5 short[150–200 words], 5 long [400+ words]); begin Sense and Sensibility Comments are closed.
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