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=Welcome to the Latin IV Wiki! =

Welcome to the Latin IV and the age of the digital portfolio! Each student will have his/her own page. You may access your classmates' wikis for inspiration or commentary. You will use the Latin IV wiki as an opportunity to demonstrate your comprehension of Latin poetry and its application to modern humanities.

During each marking period (see Due Dates), you will submit two pieces of analysis on your wiki page (100 points each) in which you compare one poem we've translated in class to a more modern work of art that shares the same themes and content as the poem. Your 1-2 paragraph analysis will feature several references from both works of art in order to maintain a substantial link. After all pages have been set, you will offer commentary on one of your classmate's selections (25 points). I will leave a comment on your page with my feedback for each submission; if there is no number grade given, you will have earned a 100. My feedback will explain the rationale for any grade less than that. Feel free to engage me in further conversation about the content of your page. After the first wiki assignment, please add subsequent entries to the top of the same page, keeping your old submissions alive and well, so as to create a retrospective portfolio.

Enjoy the opportunity to think creatively and introspectively about the Latin poetry and the chance to see your classmates doing the same!

Final Assessment Evaluation:
Please use the following Google Doc to evaluate your teammates and the alternative assessment! Thank you!

Google Doc!



Digital Portfolio in the Land of Ovid
Read through these summaries of Ovid's //Metamorphoses// (warning: Summaries NOT created by me, probably created by a student). Then, you will choose a work of art that depicts a similar story of transformation. Songs will rarely, if ever, work for this assignment. Instead, consider movies, television shows, and paintings/sculpture. Don't just do a Google Image search, though, take some time to examine the piece of art and evaluate it for analysis. For the portfolio submission, consult this website in order to get a summary of the whole story so that you can present a well-informed analysis. The only topic you may NOT write about is Romeo and Juliet as a model of Pyramus and Thisbe. Consult my sample page for an example and inspiration if you wish! The first due date is now FRIDAY MARCH 11. Comments will be due TUESDAY MARCH 15. Good luck!