Divine Comedy: Purgatorio Lesson Plan

Discussion: What Is Free Will?

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will further explore the text's core themes.

Common Core Standards:

CSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.3 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.4 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.6

Structure:

This activity has two parts. In the first part, students should organize themselves into groups of 2-3 people, and the teacher should watch the following video:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vCGtkDzELAI

The handout should also be accompanied by a worksheet with the following questions:

1. What do people generally mean when they...