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Incorporating Archaeological "Time-Outs" into the Latin Curriculum
Here is a lesson whose focus is on classical archaeology. In groups, high schoolers read various myths and legends to examine the how the culture was passed between different groups. They participate in a role-play activity in which they...
Curated OER
The Language Bank
Students work on the Internet to listen, read, and practice writing in a foreign language. They focus on the use of idiom and humor in other languages.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: "Marcus Cato," by Plutarch
A biography of Cato written about two centuries after his death by the famous Latin historian Plutarch.
Other
Classics Pages: Virgil's Page
Classics pages offers a summary and examples of Latin poetry by Virgil, like the Georgics, the Aeneid, and more.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
This is the complete text of the novel "Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Internet Classics Archive: "The Defense" by Apuleius
An English translation of Apuleius' Latin text of a legal defense.
National Library of France
Gallica: Paul Et Virginie (Bernardin De Saint Pierre)
This site features Gallica's digital version of this French classic.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Two Brothers by Honore De Balzac
Read the full text of "The Two Brothers" by Honore de Balzac, generally regarded as one of France's greatest fiction writers.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Magic Skin" by Honore De Balzac
This is the complete text of the novel "The Magic Skin" by Honore de Balzac.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Life Is a Dream by Pedro Calderon De La Barca
This is the full text of the four-act play Life Is A Dream by Pedro Calderon de la Barca including a list of characters. It is a philosophical Spanish allegory regarding the human situation and the mystery of life.
Able Media
Classics Tech Center: Using Latin Poetry at Low Levels
Site presents ten techniques for introducing authentic Latin poetry to students in lower level Latin classes. The author focuses on Martial and Catullus.
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biblioteca Virtual De Cervantes: Virtual Library
This site is a digital library containing a wealth of bibliographies, critiques, and documents from Spain and Latin America. One may search for literature by author or title.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: The Devil's Pool Vol. Xiii, Part 2
This reprint of the Harvard Classics edition includes biographical information, criticism and interpretation by Benjamin Wells and Matthew Arnold, as well as the text of "The Devil's Pool."
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Cousin Bette: Reading Guide
Critical background information, as well as a biographical sketch and discussion questions are offered here by the publisher.
Other
Abney Website: Ap Vergil's Aeneid
This comprehensive teacher-created resource provides many resources for teaching the "Aeneid." Lots of help on vocabulary, scansion tests, and figures of speech. Activities for every book.
Able Media
Figures of Speech Syntax Exercise
Wonderful exercise uses lines from Book II of Vergil's "Aeneid," to test mastery of rhetorical devices that pertain to syntax. Encourages practice of many skills.
Able Media
Figures of Speech: Rhetoric Exercises
This site is a great exercise that helps students practice identifying and translating rhetorical devices in Latin poetry. Uses examples from Book II of Vergil's Aeneid.
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