English 12Chu
Paradise Lost Excerpts
Directions:
In groups of four, you will be responsible for deciphering, summarizing, and illustrating a section of lines from Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost. To earn full credit for this assignment, you must creatively and thoughtfully complete the following requirements:
- Summarize your section of lines within the context of the entire poem. This may be neatly handwritten and submitted separately from your poster on the assigned due date.
- Illustrate your assigned section as dynamically and with as much imagination as possible. Your illustration must primarily depict events occurring in your assigned lines. (Overlap is inevitable, however.)
- Prominently title your poster using significant words and/or lines from the text. Your title should be creatively illustrated and easy to read.
- Clearly write the line numbers you were assigned directly below your title.
- As a group, discuss Milton’s purpose behind writing Paradise Lost: “To answer the question of why God permits human creations to suffer and die.” Further, discuss the question, Why does evil exist? Write your collective or differing viewpoints in a well-organized, handwritten narrative to be turned in with your summary. You do not need to identify each group member’s opinions in your writing.
- List, identify, and explain the use of the following literary devices (if applicable to your section): diction, tone, mood, alliteration, allusion, rhyme, setting, and imagery.
Due Date:______
Line Numbers:______
Paradise Lost Excerpts
Directions:
In groups of four, you will be responsible for deciphering, summarizing, and illustrating a section of lines from Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost. To earn full credit for this assignment, you must creatively and thoughtfully complete the following requirements:
- Summarize your section of lines within the context of the entire poem. This may be neatly handwritten and submitted separately from your poster on the assigned due date.
- Illustrate your assigned section as dynamically and with as much imagination as possible. Your illustration must primarily depict events occurring in your assigned lines. (Overlap is inevitable, however.)
- Prominently title your poster using significant words and/or lines from the text. Your title should be creatively illustrated and easy to read.
- Clearly write the line numbers you were assigned directly below your title.
- As a group, discuss Milton’s purpose behind writing Paradise Lost: “To answer the question of why God permits human creations to suffer and die.” Further, discuss the question, Why does evil exist? Write your collective or differing viewpoints in a well-organized, handwritten narrative to be turned in with your summary. You do not need to identify each group member’s opinions in your writing.
- List, identify, and explain the use of the following literary devices (if applicable to your section): diction, tone, mood, alliteration, allusion, rhyme, setting, and imagery.
Due Date:______
Line Numbers:______