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Welcome to The SkyView Sentinel Reporting Team! Investigative Journalism Western Literature Objectives • Students will be able to investigate a Greek or Roman myth by evaluating their sources to determine the central idea or theme of the story. HOW? • Investigative Reporting : Greek Mythology Edition Closed Case Files • Each team will receive one copy of the case files for the myth. Each case file contains: – SOURCE #1: Page numbers to refer to Edith Hamilton’s Mythology – SOURCE #2: An original version of the myth from Ovid in his famous poem Metamorphoses – SOURCE #3: A famous painting featuring some of the characters of the myth – SOURCE #4: A poem that takes a unique depiction of the myth that you must figure out tone, mood, and theme Ovid’s Metamorphoses • Metamorphoses is a long narrative poem written in Latin by the famous Roman poet, Ovid around 8 A.D. • You will read excerpts from a translation by Charles Martin. He stays true to the verse form of the poem. • This is a challenging text. Collaborate and ask questions to understand the poem. “Read” The Painting • In your case files, you will have a painting that you must “read.” – Analyze what is in the foreground (the front of the painting) and what is in the background (the back of the painting). – Analyze the use of color and symbolism. – How are the characters portrayed in the paintings? Is it how you imagined the myth? What artistic interpretations exist in the painting? TO-DO LIST •STEP ONE: Read and analyze the sources for your myth. •STEP TWO: Complete your source evaluation (due Friday). •STEP THREE: Prepare your story pitch and visual aid for class on Monday (after break). Homework •Source evaluation chart is due on Friday!