25. The Inferno Circle 1 - Those in Limbo Circle 2 - The Lustful Circle 3 - The Gluttonous Circle 4 - The Hoarders Circle 5 - The Wrathful Circle 6 - The Heretics The Inferno
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Editor's Notes
Overview of PowerPoint Presentation -Keep Q&A to a minimum and have students save questions for the end– otherwise, this will drag on forever. It should take no more than two class periods to deliver TOPS. Estimated Reading Time for Inferno Each page takes readers 2-3 minutes if they read carefully, consult the notes in the edition they are reading, use the dictionary or glossary regularly, and take notes for study purposes. Since there are 291 pages in the Penguin Classics edition, this means that the student will need 291 times 3 minutes, or 873 minutes (about 15 hours) . It is evident, then, that the estimated reading time for this book is longer than for a typical narrative. Reading The Inferno according to the natural canto breaks is the best approach. The average silent reading rate for a secondary student is 250 to 300 words per minute. Since each page contains approximately 11 stanzas of 27 words, the average number of words per page is 300 words. The words in Dante’s Inferno include many which most students have never heard or seen; since these words relate to the geography of a foreign country, people who are not well-known, and lesser mythological characters, students should adjust their reading rate accordingly. Since it is important that students consult the endnotes, glossary, and/or a dictionary, the reading rate will be slowed further. A. P. Davis. &quot;Dante's Inferno: Introduction.&quot; Epics for Students . Ed. Marie Rose Napierkowski. Vol. 0. Detroit: Gale, 1998. eNotes.com . January 2006. 21 July 2006. <http://www.enotes.com/inferno/3165>.
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