Classical Conferences and Meetings in 2014
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NB: As best as possible, we also note presentations by B-C authors.
ICC—Illinois Classical Conference
September 26–28, 2014
Northside College Prep High School
Chicago, IL
Representatives: Laurel Draper and Don Sprague
Presentation: "eyeVocab: A Revolutionary Approach to Vocabulary Acquisition & Retention" Donald Sprague
CAAS—Classical Association of the Atlantic States
October 9–11, 2014
The Washington Marriott
at Metro Center
Washington, DC
Representative: Don Sprague
Presentations:
"Teaching Latin Pedagogy in a Latin MA(T) Program and a Classics PhD Program" Ronnie Ancona, author: Horace: Selected Odes and Satire 1.9: 2nd Edition, Writing Passion: A Catullus Reader, Second Edition, Writing Passion Plus: A Catullus Reader Supplement; coauthor: A Horace Workbook, Horace: A LEGAMUS Transitional Reader
"Increasing Fluency in Latin through the Use of Synonyms" Christine Meyer, author: Latin Synonyms for Language Lovers: A Select Thesaurus
CAMWS-SS—Classical Association of the Middle West and South-Southern Section
94th Anniversary Meeting
October 16–18, 2014
Fredericksburg Hospitality House Hotel and Conference Center at the at the invitation of University of Mary Washington and the National Latin Exam
Fredericksburg, VA
Representative: Don Sprague
Presentations:
"The Curious Career of C. Scribonius Curio" Jane W. Crawford, coauthor of A Cicero Workbook
"Cleo in Tune Town: Cleopatra in Cartoons and Anime" Gregory N. Daugherty, coauthor To Be a Roman
"eyeVocab: A Revolutionary Approach to Vocabulary Acquisition & Retention" Donald Sprague
"Latin in the 21st Century: Future Challenges" Thomas Sienkewicz, coauthor Vergil: A LEGAMUS Transitional Reader
TCA—Texas Classical Association
November 7–8, 2014
University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Representative: Rose Williams
Presentation:
"Pontifex Maximus: The Priestly Career of Julius Caesar" and "Nox Intempesta: Religious and Legal Oddities of Nocturnal Rome" Hans-Friedrich Mueller, author Caesar: Selections from his Commentarii De Bello Gallico and coauthor (with Rose Williams) Caesar: A LEGAMUS Transitional Reader
Special Opportunity: Hans-Friedrich Mueller and Rose Williams, authors of B-C Caesar texts, will autograph their books during the 10 am coffee break on Saturday.
ACTFL—American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language
Annual Convention and World Language Expo
November 21–23, 2014
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
San Antonio, TX
Representatives: Allan Bolchazy and Don Sprague
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Coauthors of Latin for the New Millennium, Levels 1 and 2: Milena Minkova and Terence TunbergLatin for the New Millennium and world-renowned oral Latinists Milena Minkova and Terence Tunberg were recently featured in The Washington Post. The following article references Tunberg.
This article features both Minkova and Tunberg, including some audio clips at the end. The two pioneers in the revival of spoken Latin show us how our presidents might sound if they could speak like Cicero in audio clips that feature famous presidential quotes translated into Latin.
ALL of Greek TragedyChicago’s storefront theatre company The Hypocrites is performing All Our Tragic, the visionary adaptation of the gifted director Sean Graney. All Our Tragic presents the extant 32 Greek tragedies in a twelve-hour marathon. Indeed, Chicago Tribune theatre critic Chris Jones is spot-on when he notes that the twelve-hour marathon echoes the Dionysiac Theatre Festival of ancient Athens.Check out Jones’s reviews of All Our Tragic. The show runs through October 5 and siren-like beckons you to consider pilgrimaging to theatre-vibrant Chicago this fall.
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Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers takes great pleasure in providing this fifth installment as a free download for classicists and students of mythology across the globe. Myth Is Truth, a series of interviews with Dr. Nancy Boyle as host and Dr. Lou Bolchazy as comparative mythology scholar, was broadcast by WLUC, Loyola University Chicago, in 1977, and by WRRG, Triton College, in 1978.Discover the universal myth of an original paradise with Dr. Bolchazy in this unique audio program that discusses the similar depictions in ancient religion of humanity's loss of innocence. Find out how the biblical Eden compares to the Greek Elysium and the Mesopotamian Dilmum. Peer into the various versions of the original paradise and the loss of immortality. Find out how ancient humankind's nostalgia manifested itself in stories of a lost paradise.
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The Pompeiiana Newsletter created and edited by Bernard Barcio ran from 1974 through 2003. The newsletter offered a place for Latin students to publish comics, stories, games, and articles, and was a beloved resource for Latin teachers. In 2008, Barcio granted Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers the rights for all of the Pompeiiana Newsletter. B-C is proud to serve as curator for this archive and has made the issues available for teachers, students, and friends of the classics. Check out http://pompeiiana.blogspot.com/
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Eheu! Where has summer gone! And, in particular, what happened to August? I’ve already completed a week of classes—I teach ethics and humanities Mondays and Wednesdays at Kennedy-King College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago. While I had to drag myself off to school on Monday, a vibrant and engaging group of students quickly energized me despite the lack of air conditioning on a monstrously humid day. I’m sure it’s the same for you—the students energize us and remind us of the important role we play as their teachers, mentors, Socratic gadflies, bar-raisers . . .
Indeed, as you may read below, the 1,700 students, who participated in the NJCL annual gathering in July at Emory University, constitute a magnificent testament to the impact of dedicated teachers and to how student enthusiasm is so energizing.
We look forward to a full fall line-up of webinars with some reprised presentations for those new to Latin for the New Millennium, those new to teaching the AP® curriculum, and those looking for a refresher. We also offer some brand new topics for all. Check out the preliminary webinar calendar.
Enjoy this issue of eLitterae. Enjoy the new school year.
Best wishes for a great year to you and your students!
Donald Sprague
Editor
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This past school year I discovered TedEd and I’m excited for it to be the focus of my column this month. TedEd is a very interesting tool that allows the teacher to build an online lesson around a video. Here’s how it works: the teacher selects a video as the base of the lesson and then composes a nice introduction to the lesson and some comprehension questions (either multiple choice or short answer). The teacher can add additional information, links for students to explore, and one or more questions for discussion. It is a well-designed interface that is easy to use and produces a polished final product. Teachers can easily share the complete lesson with students via a link.
The lesson’s anchor is a video so it is important to select a high quality video. When designing the lesson, you can use any existing TedTalk or YouTube video. I particularly enjoy using the “smarthistory” videos produced by Khan Academy as the base for my lesson. In my June column, I wrote about using the iPad app Explain Everything to generate your own short videos. If you are feeling adventurous, you could create your own video content, upload it to YouTube, and design a lesson around it using TedEd. I like TedEd for a variety of reasons. It provides an opportunity for me to check the degree to which my students have understood the content in the video through the use of multiple choice or open ended questions. As the teacher, I’m able to see how each student responded to the questions that I design. When writing the multiple choice questions, the teacher is able to indicate at what point in the video the answer is located. If a student responds incorrectly to a multiple choice question, she is cued back to that point in the video. I also really like that I can set the context for the lesson in the introduction as well as provide additional information and resources. This feature allows me to contextualize the video the way that is best for my students. Lastly, I like how easy it is for me to create and share a lesson with my students.To get started, sign up for a free account at http://ed.ted.com
Once you’ve made your first lesson and are ready to share it with students, your students will need to sign up for their own free accounts.https://www.ted.com/talks/browseLynne WestBellarmine Preparatory SchoolSan Jose, CA |
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 We have learned with sadness that Professor Stephen Daitz, a legendary figure in the oral Latin movement, died this past June. We share below his obituary from the New York Times. Our beloved late founder, Lou Bolchazy, was an oral Latin enthusiast and was honored to partner with Professor Daitz in the publication and distribution of the multiple recordings of ancient Greek and Latin that comprise the series The Living Voice of Greek and Latin Literature.
In honor of Professor Daitz, we present the following recording from Cicero’s In Catilinam 1.1–3. The excerpt runs for 4:27 minutes.
The Living Voice of Latin Literature: A Recital of Classical Latin Oratory and Poetry - Cicero In Catilinam 1: 1-3 Readings and Performance: Stephen DaitzListen to a sample DAITZ--Stephen G., died June 19, 2014 at home. He was Professor Emeritus of the Department of Classical Languages and Hebrew at The City College and the CUNY Graduate Center. His principal interest was the oral reading of ancient Greek and Latin, with great attention given to the "restored pronunciation" of those languages as well as the metrics of their poetry. Silent reading had no place in the study of the Classics, he maintained; their literature was composed to be recited aloud. He recorded the entire Iliad and Odyssey, Euripides' Hekabe, Aristophanes' Birds, Plato's Portrait of Sokrates, as well as selections of ancient Greek poetry and oratory. His recordings, made between 1978 and 1998, are still available from Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, as are those teaching the pronunciation and reading of Ancient Greek and Classical Latin. He gave recitals and workshops at universities and scholarly meetings throughout North America and Europe as well as in Australia and Argentina. In 1999 his recital of Greek literature was presented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to celebrate the opening of the newly restored halls displaying ancient Greek art. He was the first president of SORGLL, the Society for the Oral Reading of Greek and Latin Literature (see their web site). A group of students and teachers studied the Homeric hexameter with him on Saturday mornings in his Upper West Side apartment. Stephen Daitz's education at Yale, the Sorbonne, and Harvard initially led him to the publication of critical editions, but his love of music underpinned his resuscitation of the sounds of Classical literature. He taught at CUNY from 1957 to 1991 and at the University of Paris in 1971-73 and 1979-80. His teaching at the Ecole Normale Superieure inspired the creation of Theatre Demodocos, which presents staged productions of Classical drama in the original language. A confirmed Francophile, he spoke French at home, teaching all his children to speak the language. A lifelong outdoorsman, reaching the summits of the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc were among his proudest achievements. He spent forty-five summers at Great East Lake in Acton, Maine, near New Hampshire's White Mountains, where he enjoyed hikes with family and friends. Stephen Daitz was born on August 16, 1926 in New York City. He is survived by his wife, Mimi S. Daitz of New York City, his son Maurice and daughter-in-law Sharon Jaycox Daitz of Scarsdale, NY, his son Benjamin of New York City and Gardiner, NY, and his sister, Sonia Lazar of Culver City, CA. He was predeceased by his daughter, Francesca. A memorial gathering will be held Sunday, afternoon, September 21, 2014, place to be announced. See more. |
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Resources & Teaching Tips
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This image et alia are taken from Latin for the New Millennium, Level 3. For the full lesson, see below.
√ CARPE DIEM!
Last April, we featured the following materials for the arrival of spring. The recent tragic death of actor and comedian Robin Williams brought attention to the Latin phrase Carpe diem! and its use in the movie Dead Poets Society. So, seizing this teachable moment, we again provide those materials. This teachable moment affords us the opportunity to discuss the fragility of life, awareness of mental illness, and related topics. Discussion should, of course, be tempered by the community in which one teaches. Teachers may wish to view this three-minute scene about Carpe diem! from the movie. Before sharing it with students, recall that one of the students in the movie commits suicide. One might consider inviting the school psychologist or a counselor trained in this area to speak with your students.It’s spring—and a long awaited one at that! What better way for a Latinist to celebrate seizing the season than to read Horace’s Ode 1.11. To facilitate doing so, we present two lessons. For your second year students, try the version from Horace: A LEGAMUS Transitional Reader with its visual cues and other reader aids. For third and fourth year students, we provide a lesson from Latin for the New Millennium, Level 3 with plenty of vocabulary and other notes. These are both available for downloading and use with your current classes. Horace's Ode 1.11 from Horace: A LEGAMUS Transitional Reader (PDF download) Horace's Ode 1.11 from Latin for the New Millennium Level 3 (PDF download)
√ Ovid and the World of Myth
√ Spoken Latin
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ACL 2014 Institute Report
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The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia welcomed the American Classical League’s Institute with Pre-Institute workshops held June 25–26 and the full program June 26–29. Bolchazy-Carducci representatives included Allan and Marie Bolchazy as well as managing editor Bridget Dean and production manager and eProduct manager Jody Cull. B-C joined 22 other exhibitors and displayed its books and other learning materials on three filled-to-capacity tables that welcomed a steady stream of ACL participants including a number of teachers who were interested in adopting Latin for the New Millennium at their schools. At times, those purchasing B-C titles had to wait in line and others were disappointed that a title they wanted had already sold out. To avoid such inconveniences at future ACL Institutes, B-C will launch a pre-order opportunity. Folks can pre-order their books with the conference discount and pick up their order at the B-C booth! We, at B-C, are committed to providing the best service we can. B-C representatives took full advantage of the Pre-Institute workshops as an opportunity for professional development and to assess the current needs of our classroom colleagues. Jody Cull attended "Create Your Own App," presented by Julian Morgan. The workshop demonstrated how to create an app using LiveCode. The workshop was hands on and the participants created a vocabulary test app. Bridget Dean attended the workshop "Teaching Students to Read Latin in the Digital Age: Embracing the Whole Experience." The session focused on teaching the reading method through the Cambridge Latin Course. Bridget found the workshop a useful vehicle for familiarizing herself with the Cambridge series and for experiencing teachers’ reactions to both the series and the reading method.Allan presented at the workshop "Catching Them in the Middle 2014: Considering What Textbooks to Use in the Middle." Organized by Joseph Davenport (Norwell Middle School, MA), Rickie Crown (National Louis University, Skokie IL), and Caroline Kelly (Mitchell Community College, Statesville NC), the workshop featured three Latin textbook programs: Cambridge Latin, Ecce Romani, and Latin for the New Millennium. For LNM, Allan gave the publisher's overview and Steve Sullivan (middle school teacher at Renbrook School in West Hartford CT) spoke about his positive experiences with the series and gave strategies for use. Steve Sullivan also provided a tour of the LNM Teachers' Lounge. B-C was pleased to cosponsor the opening reception on the evening of June 26. It featured a very interesting Roman Caupona organized by Legio XX. B-C offered two bundles of books for a raffle. Joseph Davenport (Norwell Middle School, MA) and Cynthia Swanson (Frederica Academy, St. Simons Island, GA) each won a set of Bolchazy-Carducci favorite titles.Peter Howard, ACL president, once again demonstrated his wit and enthusiasm as emcee for the annual awards ceremony. He recognized dozens of first-time attendees whose attendance is due to the efforts of fellow ACL members and the Institute's organizers. Many of the newcomers were able to attend thanks to ACL grant monies. President Howard delivered highlights from the APA (now the Society for Classical Studies) commendation remarks for Lou Bolchazy's 2014 APA Distinguished Service Award.Bridget, Jody, and Marie attended the Saturday night banquet, which honored distinguished classics teachers Robert Patrick, Mark Keith, Thomas Sienkewicz, Caroline Kelly, and David Perry as recipients of the ACL's 2014 Meritus/Merita Awards. Tom Sienkewicz, a B-C author and series editor for the LEGAMUS Transitional Readers, was kind to remember Lou Bolchazy in his acceptance talk. The Institute specially honored Geri and John Dutra for their longtime service to ACL. John was given the title of ACL Vice President for Life. Geri's retirement is scheduled for November and Sherwin Little will be taking over her responsibilities as administrative secretary. To celebrate, honor, and commemorate Geri's yeowoman 31 years of service, ACL has established a goal of raising $31,000 for a scholarship fund honoring her. We encourage you to consider making a donation of whatever size to this most worthy cause. |
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NJCL 61st Annual Convention Report
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Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia welcomed the National Junior Classical League for its annual national convention July 28–August 2, 2014. Editorial assistant Laurel Draper and editor Don Sprague, who also serves as B-C liaison to the high school classics community, represented Bolchazy-Carducci and hosted four tables of titles at the book and teaching materials exhibit July 30–August 1. The exhibit space was spacious and comfortable and Emory's student and other workers could not have been more helpful but its location meant it had to be a destination visit for the teachers and the handful of students who made the special trek. Nevertheless, Don and Laurel maximized the opportunities afforded for more in-depth conversations with interested teachers. They were able to spend time showing various features of texts and demonstrating digital products on the laptop. Though at a distance with the other exhibitors, Laurel and Don did find the NJCL participants they encountered around the campus a very spirited and inspiring group.
This slide show contains the following: the toga spirit assembly, a "toga wrap," participants crossing the street dressed and made up for the "living dead language" spirit event, the B-C book display with editorial assistant Laurel Draper, and an aerial view of the gym filled with various "material culture" contest displays.
On Thursday afternoon when the exhibit room was closed, the editors thoroughly enjoyed the impressive and comprehensive collection of ancient art at Emory's Michael C. Carlos Museum. Don remarked "O fortunati magistri magistraeque Atlantae et terris proximis!" as the collection is ideal for teaching about Greek and Roman material culture as well as for seeing firsthand the visual representations of classical myth and legend.
This slide show highlights some stellar objects from Emory's Michael C. Carlos Museum: an Apulian krater depicting the "Iliupersis: the Sack of Troy" and on this side, the theft of the Palladium from the Temple of Athena; a krater illustrating the Rape of Europa, a portrait bust of the "blind" Homer, and a vase showing Odysseus clinging to the belly of a sheep in order to escape Polyphemus's cave.
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Fall 2014 Webinar Schedule
Tuesday, October 7, 6–7:30 pm EST
Implementing Latin for the New Millennium Levels 1 and 2
Presenter: Kelly Northrup, Webb School, Bell Buckle, Tennessee
Highly recommended for those new to teaching LNM as well as for those who have been using LNM and would appreciate insights from a colleague.
Kelly will provide practical advice, suggestions, and tips for using the various components of levels 1 & 2 of LNM and pacing the many materials the program offers. She will be happy to field questions from webinar participants.
Kelly Northrup of the Webb School, Tennessee has been using Latin for the New Millennium from its very beginning! An LNM enthusiast and frequent contributor to the LNM Teachers' Lounge, Kelly is a dynamic teacher and an inspiring webinar presenter. She is excited to give a reprise webinar.
Following a brief stint as a visiting instructor at Knox College, Kelly Northrup has taught Latin at all levels from seventh grade to AP at the Webb School, Bell Buckle, Tennessee, since 2007. In 2006 she was awarded one of the five Student Teacher of the Year Awards at Indiana University, and in 2007 she received the Amy High Scholarship to study at Papal Latinist Fr. Reginald Foster’s Aestiva Romae Latinitas (Summer Latin in Rome) program. Kelly again studied in Rome the summer of 2013 as an American Classical League scholarship award recipeint. At Ursinus she was valedictorian and inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.
Tuesday, October 14, 6–7:00 pm EST
eyeVocab: A Revolutionary Approach to Vocabulary Acquisition & Retention
Presenter: Thaddeus Lisowski, Head-Royce School, Oakland, California
Excellent introduction to this new vocabulary system with its applications for AP® Latin—high frequency words in Caesar and Vergil—as well as for LNM.
Frustrated that your students so frequently forget the vocabulary they need to know and supposedly “learned”?
This webinar will present the documented success of eyeVocab, an innovative second-language acquisition software program, in stimulating Latin vocabulary learning and retention. Master teacher Thaddeus Lisowski will share his enthusiasm for using eyeVocab with his own Latin classes and its success in improving students’ mastery of vocabulary.
eyeVocab maximizes state-of-the-art technology and revolutionizes second language vocabulary acquisition. Far more than an electronic flashcard, eyeVocab uses “distinctive affective images in isolation” in combination with audio recitation and keyboard input so that students hardwire the new vocabulary in their memory. Classes using eyeVocab, designed for the language lab as well as for individual use at home, experience dramatically significant improvement in vocabulary retention.
Thaddeus Lisowski received his AB from Harvard University in Classics and his Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley in Comparative Literature (emphasis in Ancient Greek and Latin). While at Berkeley, Thaddeus taught English Composition and Literature courses and Latin and Greek language courses (including intensive summer workshops in both languages). He taught four years at Maybeck High School in the English and Math departments, including AP English and AP Calculus, where he also was co-leader of a student trip to Machu Picchu over the Inca Trail. Since 2007, Thaddeus has taught Latin in the upper school at the Head-Royce School in Oakland, CA. During off hours, Thaddeus enjoys biking with his two young daughters and hiking in the East Bay hills or in more far-flung places.
Tuesday, October 28, 6–7:00 pm EST
Check Out the Materials in the LNM Teachers’ Lounge and Other Ideas for Teaching LNM
Presenter: Stephen Sullivan, Renbrook School, West Hartford, Connecticut
Steve Sullivan has been using LNM for five years now and will demonstrate the riches to be found in the Teachers’ Lounge as well as share teaching tips based on his own classroom experience.
Wouldn’t you like to learn more about what can be found in the Latin for the New Millennium Teachers’ Lounge? Hate to reinvent the wheel? Love to put your colleagues’ teaching tips to work? Looking for some ideas to add to your LNM repertoire? This webinar will be a boon to all using Latin for the New Millennium or considering its use.
Stephen Sullivan has experience teaching Latin at all levels. He started out teaching Introduction through Advanced Placement Latin at a high school in central Massachusetts, where he published an article that appeared in the AP Journal. After taking a two-year hiatus to work in a family-run insurance business, he taught Latin 2 and 3 at a boarding school in New Hampshire. Having followed the love of his life down to Connecticut, he has taught Latin in grades 6-9 for the past four years. He has just begun his second year at the Renbrook School near Hartford, Connecticut. Steve enjoys bringing his students to his alma mater, Holy Cross for Classics Day. At Renbrook, he coaches football, ice hockey, and baseball, and also serves as a study hall proctor and a class advisor.
Tuesday, November 4, 6:00–7:00 PM EST
“Helping AP® Latin Students Explore Themes & Make Connections”
Presenter: Mary Pendergraft, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Professor Pendergraft’s presentation geared for AP® Latin classes attracted capacity participation three times last year. For those new to the AP® syllabus for Caesar and Vergil or who missed this informative webinar . . .
The new AP® Latin curriculum expects students to be able to make connections between Caesar’s De bello Gallico and Vergil’s Aeneid. Students may also be asked to make connections between two passages from the DBG or two passages from the Aeneid. Dr. Pendergraft’s presentation will explore themes that connect Caesar and Vergil.
Mary Pendergraft is a professor of classical languages at Wake Forest University where she serves as faculty sponsor for Eta Sigma Phi, the classics honors society. She was honored by the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS) this past spring with an Ovatio, the organization’s highest award for service to CAMWS and the Classics profession. CAMWS celebrated Pendergraft’s efforts promoting the study of Latin in North Carolina and throughout the United States and for her work as Chief Reader for Advanced Placement Latin (2007–2011). In 2011, she was the recipient of the American Classical League’s Emerita Award. Pendergraft is a regular presenter at the ACL Institute and for various AP Latin workshops and conferences. She earned a PhD and an AB with honors in Greek from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Tuesday, November 11, 6:00–7:00 PM EST
Julius Caesar and Roman Religion
Presenter: Hans-Friedrich Mueller, Union College, Schenectady, New York
Professor Mueller has canvassed the country since the publication of his text of Caesar’s De Bello Gallico giving talks on Caesar at the invitation of various groups. In this webinar, he will share some insights of Caesar and Roman religion and looks forward to audience participation.
This webinar examines Roman religion in Caesar’s day. It illuminates Caesar's religious persona from his role as pontifex maximus to that of general referencing Fortuna in his narrative. This webinar provides a fuller context for understanding the complex individual who was Julius Caesar.
Hans-Friedrich Mueller is the Thomas B. Lamont Professor of Ancient & Modern Literature and Department Chair at Union College in New York. Under his direction, the classics program has flourished and is noted for its cross-curricular outreach. He received a 2007 APA Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Classics and two Florida State awards for excellence in teaching. Dr. Mueller has published numerous articles as well as the book Roman Religion in Valerius Maximus. Mueller’s high school teaching experience has served him well as coauthor of Caesar: A LEGAMUS Transitional Reader and as author of Caesar: Selections from his Commentarii De Bello Gallico.
Tuesday, November 18, 6–7:00 pm EST
Sabinus and Cotta in Caesar’s Bellum Gallicum
Presenter: John Jacobs, Montclair Kimberly Academy, Montclair, New Jersey
The Caesar component of the AP® Latin Curriculum is here to stay. Master Teacher John Jacobs presents a case study for how to help make the Bellum Gallicum more interesting and exciting for students.
Jacobs will talk about how Caesar works Sabinus and Cotta into the earlier narrative of the Bellum Gallicum in books 2, 3, and 4 in anticipation of their critical appearance in book 5. He also examines the reception of Sabinus and Cotta in subsequent reports of the debacle in Greek and Latin literature. He will show how AP® Latin teachers can offer their classes something of the reading I offer for the Caesar, but also perhaps make use of the later sources for either papers or projects or else for assessment. The Common Core expects students to be able to marshal primary sources for the defense of an argument. As Jacobs will demonstrate, Latin teachers have been doing this all along.
John Jacobs has taught Latin in the upper school at Montclair Kimberly Academy in New Jersey for four years. He also serves as dean for the 11th grade and as a middle school soccer coach. This past year, John was honored with the MKA Founders’ Cup for Teaching Excellence, based on recommendations received from parents, alumni, students and colleagues. In addition, the 2014 MKA yearbook was dedicated to this beloved teacher. Previously, John taught Classics at Loyola University Maryland, at Seton Hall University, and as a graduate student instructor at Yale University. He has written for a variety of publications, including national and international conference papers, book reviews and articles. John serves as the treasurer for the Classical Association of the Atlantic States. John began his classics studies at Brown and earned a MA, MPhil, and PhD from Yale.
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