AP
Latin: Translation & Multiple Choice
Offered 3 times:
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St. John Fisher College, Pittsford, NY: June 30-July 3
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The Taft School, Watertown, CT:
July 6-11 (B Week)
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St. Joseph College, Standish, ME: July 20-25
Initial
topics for discussion:
·
Course and Exam Description Document
·
Reading at Sight (and where to find passages/write questions)
·
Strategies for writing analytical essays (and how to write essay
questions)
·
How to integrate visuals, online resources and iTunes U
·
Themes and Essential Questions
·
What is contextualization?
·
Curricular Requirements for the Course Audit
·
Terminolgy: Grammar & Syntax and their importance in
instruction
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Literal Translation: how
literal is literal?
·
Vocabulary learning and retention
·
The Online Community
·
Equity and Access
Both new and experienced AP Teachers will benefit from the week;
the topics are flexible and designed to meet the specific needs of the teachers
present. Participants will leave the
week with a wealth of resources. For
further information, contact Jill Crooker at jmcrooker@aol.com
AP
Latin: Essays and Short Answers
The Taft School, Watertown, CT: July 13-18 (C Week)
This week is in-depth and new for everyone. We will focus on the classroom threads of
discussion of Latin text that lead to effective writing of analytical
essays. We will devote much time to
developing lists of lines from the Aeneid
and portions from De Bello Gallico
that might be compared.
Topics for discussion:
·
Course and Exam Description Document (Which portions are
particularly helpful.)
·
Sight authors which teachers should access
·
Strategies for writing analytical essays (and how to write essay
questions)
·
How to integrate visuals, online resources and iTunes U
·
Themes and Essential Questions
·
What is contextualization?
·
Curricular Requirements for the Course Audit
·
Terminolgy: Grammar & Syntax and their importance in
instruction
·
Literal Translation: how
literal is literal?
·
Vocabulary learning and retention
·
The Online Community
·
Equity and Access
We will translate significant portions of the syllabus lines
from both Vergil and Caesar and develop a chronology of passages that have some
relationship to one another. In
addition,7-8 types of questions which require short answers will also be an
important part of our week. Participants will leave the week with a wealth of
resources. For further information,
contact Jill Crooker at jmcrooker@aol.com