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Higher education latin cultural activities
The 12 Labors of Hercules - Google Earth tour + worksheets
Students learn and locate the 12 labors of Hercules, as well as the moral / symbolic significance of each labor.
Instruction sets (teacher/student), short answer worksheet, & matching worksheet included.
Required: DSL or faster Internet connection; Google Earth.
Suitable for Latin / Greek / Mythology / Humanities classes.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Greek Alphabet Bingo Cards (uppercase)
A set of 19 different bingo cards with an uppercase letter of the Greek alphabet in each square. The teacher calls out a random letter of the Greek alphabet, and students place a token on that letter if they have it. (A great source of tokens is that surplus of European coins that are no good because of the Euro.) I recommend laminating the bingo cards as well.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Septem Orbis Miracula: Seven Wonders | Latin Activity (participle practice!)
Practice and review Latin participles while exploring the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World! This activity makes meaningful, targeted distinctions between participles of different tenses/voices while also introducing engaging cultural knowledge. Latin descriptions of the Seven Wonders are adapted from ancient authors such as Caesar and Pliny and provide multiple opportunities for interacting with participles, especially the perfect passive. Exemplum:1. Magna Pyramis Gizaeantīquissimum altissimu
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Trivia: Greek Mythology (50 Slides)
50 Slides of short trivia questions on Greek mythology, each with one verbal and one visual clue. Tap/Click to reveal the answer.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
TIERED READINGS: Gregory of Tours on the Bubonic Plague
Explore the first appearance of the Bubonic Plague using PRIMARY SOURCES with your Latin 3 or 4 class! In this packet are 30 pages of tiered readings from Gregory of Tours' Historia Francorum. Also included are a few annotated selections from Suetonius and the Vulgate to help aid discussion, as well as a short original reading on a popular (and gross!) medical treatment at the time.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Hispanic History Month quiz- All Grades - 30 True/False Questions with Answer
Hispanic History Month is a time to recognize and celebrate the contributions, achievements, and rich cultural heritage of Hispanic and Latinx individuals and communities. This month honors the histories, cultures, and influences of those with roots. Here are 30 true and false statements about Hispanic History Month, along with solutions and explanations.
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Latin Activities: Quid vidēs? Set 1
Thomas Talboy presents a set of activities worksheets that you can use to have students start writing Latin sentences. These can be used easily in combination with the Quid facis? Quid agis? and Qualis tempestās est? posters.
You can photocopy the pages as many times as you need for use in the classroom. These activities also work well to measure progress: Give them to beginning students after introducing basic phrases. Then give them to intermediate students, asking them to use intermediate g
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Latin Dates and the Roman Calendar System
This handout and worksheet combo outline in a clear, but detailed way, the Romans' calendrical system and the fine points of creating and interpreting calendar dates in Latin. A brief cultural overview, plus a calendar 'cheat sheet' and worksheet for students based on examples culled from Latin literature are all one needs to get one's discipuli up to speed on the Roman calendar.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
5 Roman Map-Study worksheets
5 Map Studies - Students look up, label, and color key locations:
Designed to accompany the textbook "Lingua Latina per se Illustrata," but it could equally be used with other texts.
5 map-studies are provided:
(1) Pre-Roman Italy
(2) Roman roads in Italy
(3) The Underworld
(4) Hills etc of Rome
(5) Roman provinces
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
Powerpoint: Mythology: The Olympians
28-Slide PowerPoint presentation with images and short descriptions of the Olympian gods as well as select locations. Names are given in Greek and Latinized.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Roman Numerals: The Basics AND Beyond
This handout/brief worksheet is a sine qua non for anyone looking to cover Roman numerals in a serious way. Starting with the basics, these sheets quickly proceed to concise rules for Roman numerals that make the whole system, even at the upper number limits, easy for students to grasp. Information on the history of Roman numerals, as well as Pompeiian inscriptions illustrating their use will also make this a far more intellectual journey than the standard basics. Prosit!
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Pre-Roman Beginnings - Italian archaeological sites for Google Earth
Do digital archaeology: Fly to the ancient site, get an aerial view, click on nearby photos, and link to any available virtual 3D simulations.
Cultures included: Latin / Etruscan / Magna-Graecian / Samnite / Apulian / Picene.
Includes map-overlays of Cumae, Herculaneum, & Pompeii.
Google Earth + a DSL or faster internet connection required.
Most of the written site-descriptions are based on Strabo.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Prehistory Materials
Includes:
- Prehistory timeline from 80,000 B.C. to present, including general path of Y-Chromosome group dispersions.
- Map of modern World Language-Groups
- Google Earth overlays identifying the location and where you can read the story) of Atlantis.
- Timeline of the earliest Mediterranean cultures and writing scripts, from 1500-1000 B.C.
No narrative is provided, so to use this stuff in an activity you would . have to be quite knowledgable about the things, yourself.
These materials are b
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Using Twitter in the Latin Classroom
Twitter provides comprehensible input that covers a variety of topics with a range of grammar.
This packet provides the complete starter kit to using Twitter in your classroom: overview of Latin on Twitter, how to create your own Twitter list, how to use existing Twitter lists, and ideas for use in the classroom.
Take my Twitter List and classroom projects and use them as is or use the information here to get started yourself with Twitter; both are available in this packet.
Social-media-phob
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Roman Gods and Goddesses Wordsearch
Word search about gods and goddesses of Ancient Roman culture and literature.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Latin Electoral Dipinti: Anatomy & Exempla
This handout provides in handsome detail a visual delineation of the ins and outs of the Latin formulae involved in the Romans' painted electoral notices. The Grammar, formulaic language, and common abbreviations are highlighted, followed on the the second page with an another Roman original, as well as transcriptions of many more dipinti for students to translate. Perfect for students transitioning into upper-level Latin as well as for experienced hands looking for a fascinating cultural tidbit
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Roman Homes
This powerpoint is simply a collection of pictures that show the different living areas and features of homes in the Roman world. I have taken all of the photographs myself. Please feel free to distribute this freely in entirety or part without a charge. If you would like me to share my notes on Villae, Insulae et Domi, please contact me.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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