What action(s) should be taken to solve this problem?

If needed, use the video below to help you understand Dante’s Inferno; then pick one of the prompts below to write an essay on. You will need to write a rough draft first 50 points, save your research (URLs, Author, Date Accessed) in order to put together a Works Cited page 25 points of the 100 points for your final draft, and a final draft 100 points.

Considering Your Prompt
The goal for this activity is to help you clarify the expectations for the writing task and begin to generate ideas for responding to the prompt. In order to do this, you will first unpack the prompt independently using the notice and note protocol you have practiced earlier in the module:
Unpacking the Prompt – Notice and Note
Underline words that you notice from the vocabulary chart.
Circle any new words that you are unfamiliar with.
Put a question mark (?) next to sections you need more information about.
Write notes in the margins as you begin to form ideas for your response.
Prompt
Pick a celebrity, historical individual, or fictional character for each circle of Hell and argue your choice. Define what punishment his or her soul deserves.
Express the significance of Dante’s “Inferno” in modern culture. How do the views of Dante differ from today’s opinions? How would Dante’s circles look if he was born in the 21st century?
Why has Dante written “Inferno”? What did he want his audience to learn from it?
Why did Dante divide violence into three categories: the violence against self, God, and others? Explore the connection to the ideas of sin and divine justice.
Why has Dante chosen a trip to Hell as a psychological journey to develop self-knowledge?
Evaluate the accuracy of the inscription on the gate of Hell and whether the poem fully supports these words. “Abandon All Hope”
There is a saying: “You have to go through Hell to get to Heaven” Do you agree? Why? Use the text Dante’s Inferno to support your answer.
Answer the Guiding Questions for the points for this activity:
Introduction: What problem are you discussing?
Background: How did this problem come to be? Why is it important now?
Possible Positions: What is the core issue? What are some positions that people might take? What position do you take? What is your solution to the problem? (This is your thesis.)
Support: What are the arguments in favor of your position? How can you support them?
Counter-arguments: What do people who disagree with you argue? Why do you disagree with them? How can you refute their arguments?
Conclusion: What action(s) should be taken to solve this problem?
Thesis Statement Development
1. What is the topic you are addressing?
2. What is your simple answer to the question?
3. What reason(s) do you have for the response to the question? This is your “because factor.”

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