Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Ovid's Metamorphoses

Subject Area

World Languages

Grade(s)

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

This learning activity is created to follow Social Studies and Language Arts standards however, the content makes a perfect connection to the Latin literary figures addressed in the Latin standards for the state of Alabama. The activities are in English but provide insight into "The Metamorphoses" by Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid). It includes guiding questions, background information, an essay-based assessment, and multiple extensions that allow students to compare "The Metamorphoses" with later works of art and modern poetry.

    World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - Latin

    WL17.LAT.L1.7

    Investigate and describe elements of Roman material culture.

    World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - Latin

    WL17.LAT.L1.10

    Identify evidence of contributions of Roman civilization and language to diverse cultures.

    World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - Latin

    WL17.LAT.L1.12

    Recognize Latin derivatives, cognates, and language patterns in English and other languages.

    World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - Latin

    WL17.LAT.L1.14

    Identify world languages and communities connected by their common origin in Latin language and Greco-Roman culture.

    World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - Latin

    WL17.LAT.L2.7

    Investigate and describe Latin influences on modern academic disciplines, world languages such as English and the Romance languages, history, and philosophy.

    World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - Latin

    WL17.LAT.L2.8

    Describe Roman influences on contemporary arts and culture.

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