Perdition's Flames: "Paradise Lost"
Michelle E. Morningstar, MAEd (PRIDETeaching)
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In this 7 week class, students will read and analyze Milton's "Paradise Lost" and look at Willard's"The Tale Of Paradise Lost."
Class experience
Fourteen weeks to explore the epic poem by Milton! Each week, we will take another step on one of two paths. We will witness the fall of man and take a closer look at how this poem shapes the ideas of mythology. We will bring in other mythology, such as Greek Mythology and pop culture.This class is taught from a literary perspective rather than religious discussion. We will look at the novel as an allegory for life and humanity. The novel we will use is written as a 'fairy tale'. In this...
14 lessons//7 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Introduction To John Milton And Mini Biography, Including Epic Poems And ExampleLesson 2Major Themes: Disobedience and RevoltMajor Symbols: Tree of Knowledge And Fruit (Book 1)Week 2Lesson 3Major Themes: Hierarchy and OrderMajor Symbols: The Human Condition And The HumLesson 4Major Themes: Guilt and InnocenceMajor Symbols: Grace And Love (Personified), Parody (Book 3)Week 3Lesson 5Major Themes: Love and MarriageMajor Symbols:Love, Hate And Rules (Book 4)Lesson 6Major Themes: Free Will and PredestinationMajor Symbols: Happiness and Free Will (Book 5)Week 4Lesson 7Major Themes: Hierarchy and OrderMajor Symbols: Gates, Burning, Falling and Fate Personified (Book 6Lesson 8Major Themes: Disobedience and Revolt RevisitedMajor Symbols: Revenge, Creation, Clay, Fallible Humanity (Book 7)Week 5Lesson 9Major Theme: Guilt and InnocenceRoyalty, Anger, Punishment, Death and Justice (Book 8)Lesson 10Major Themes: Free Will and PredestinationMajor Symbols: Misery, Death, Woe (Book 9)Week 6Lesson 11Major Themes: Hierarchy and Order, Disobedience and Revolt, Sin and Innocence,Major Symbols: Strength, Repentance and Restoration (Book 10)Lesson 12Major Themes: Hierarchy and Order, Sin and Innocence, Love and MarriageMajor Symbols:Tears, Faces, Solidarity (Book 11)Week 7Lesson 13Major Themes:: Hierarchy and Order, Disobedience and RevoltMajor Symbols: Free will, NimrodLesson 14Dante and Milton TogetherComprehension Final Student Project
The learner will be able to understand the themes and plot points of the novel as evidenced by completion of comprehension and critical thinking activities in and out of class.
I am offering this class as a literary analysis class. I have loved this book since I read excerpts from it when I was a freshman in high school as part of a literature lesson on epic poetry. I love that it can be viewed as applicable to today's situations and the take home point is that no matter what happens, all hope is never truly lost. The human condition just that, a uniquely human situation. I am a 7-12th grade certified Language Arts teacher and have spent a large part of my career in Special Education. I have experience with adapting and modifying material to meet student needs and interests levels. Novel studies are my favorite because we can discover the nuances and literary elements more fully with much more time! While we will be talking about some material that is of a mature nature, we will do so with sensitivity to varied beliefs and present the content as a literary piece open to interpretation. We will approach concepts of morality with sensitivity and an open mind to various viewpoints and without judgement.
Homework Offered
Students will be assigned a weekly reading and comprehension activity.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Learners will be assessed through participation in class, through the classroom forum discussions and completion of assignments and activities. There will be an optional final project Powerpoint for students to complete regarding comparisons.Grades Offered
The teacher will provide all learning materials. Students will need a copy of "Paradise Lost" and "The Tale Of Paradise Lost" which can be borrowed from the library or purchased for $4.99-7.99 for the novel or illustrated copy!
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Due to the graphic nature of some of the material, parental guidance is suggested for younger learners. There are artistic representations of paradise and punishment and there are also discussions of cultural and mythology in relation to the inferno, eternity and the fall of man as well as harsh judgments that are open for interpretation of the reader. While we will be using a 'softer' version of this novel, it is still graphic with its descriptions and representations. The version we will be using presents it as a 'fairytale' but it holds the same depictions and descriptions as the original.
We will base our discussion on the novel: "The Tale of Paradise Lost" by Nancy Willard and the original epic poem, "Paradise Lost" as told by John Milton.
Average rating:4.7Number of reviews:(431)
I am a Renaissance Renegade who is obsessed with the Bard (Shakespeare) and in love with language. I am also obsessed with dragons and love helping others tame that anger dragon that lives inside of all of us. Our family participates in local...
Group Class
$210
for 14 classes2x per week, 7 weeks
60 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 15-18
3-6 learners per class
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