Lesson 1 introduces Dante and his poem before a fact-file activity on Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. Lesson 2 looks at Dante’s depiction of Lucifer in Inferno XXXIV and how it compares with our modern-day ideas about the devil and evil. Students write a book review of Dante’s poem by Lucifer or create a visual response to Inferno XXXIV.

Dive into the moral conundrums of Dante’s poem with this lesson on the structure of Hell and Dante’s Limbo of noble pagans.

To celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death, the University of Oxford is running a competition on Dante and his Commedia. For more details see: https://dante700.wordpress.com Lesson 1 introduces Dante as an Italian poet and his poem the Divine Comedy and includes an activity on the mythological monsters in Dante’s Hell. Lesson 2 continues the engagement with mythology and looks at Inferno XXVI where Dante meets Ulysses. Students write a diary entry or ships log by Ulysses or create artwork inspired by Inferno XXVI.

To celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death, the University of Oxford is running a competition on Dante and his Commedia. For more details see: https://dante700.wordpress.com Lesson 1 introduces Dante as an Italian poet and his poem the Divine Comedy and includes an activity on drawing Paradise. Lesson 2 engages with what love is and what its opposites might be, asking students to think about how we show love. Students create a visual response to the final lines of Dante’s poem: "the love that moves the sun and the other stars’.

A poster to advertise the competition in your school.