Communicative Context… Black Out Poetry: Create compelling class discussion centered in a new text. 16 Dec 201814 Dec 2018 I find it difficult to approach new texts in upper level courses. Last week I was searching the web for inspiration on a new way to introduce text to level…
Communicative Context Why I think “Active” versus “Grammar-Translation” misses the point. 7 Dec 2018 I'm burnt out today. Lately, the Active Latin versus Grammar-Translation debate has popped up in my social media feeds. I need to do something different so I watched a lecture…
Communicative Context… Quis me amat?: An introductory Latin reading. 14 Jun 201815 Jun 2018 As my classes completed a first semester of Self Directed Reading there were still some students who fought the idea of reading or who read begrudgingly. Even though I attempted…
Communicative Context… Iter Mirabile Dennis et Debrae: The ancient world meets modern in an intermediate level story. 11 Jun 20186 Apr 2020 Other intermediate Latin titles in level F Cupido et Psyche - The famous story that demonstrates the jealous the goddess Venus had for the mortal, but beautiful woman Psyche. For…
Communicative Context… Lucia, Puella Mala 31 May 20186 Jul 2021 Level C books should be around the Novice high range. Other titles in level C are: Coronis - An adaptation of Ovid's story about Coronis and Apollo. Will Andromachus acquire…
Communicative Context… Pluto: fabula amoris – An introduction to Classical mythological characters for the Novice reader. 30 May 20186 Jul 2021 Level C books should be around the Novice high range. Other titles in level C are: Coronis - An adaptation of Ovid's story about Coronis and Apollo. Will Andromachus acquire…
Activities that create input… Creating Student Driven Input: GooseChase 17 May 201817 May 2018 GooseChase is an app that allows you to create scavenger hunt type games for groups. I first experienced GooseChase in Katherine Gales' classroom at Xavier High School last year. Here…
Communicative Context… 4 Square Story Map 5 Apr 2018 My school district is a plc (professional learning community) district. The idea is that teachers of common courses work together to improve instruction. Much of this work is centered around…
Communicative Context… Find Someone Who Task: Task based learning builds community and creates novelty. 11 Mar 201829 Apr 2019 Communicative context. How do we create it in a classroom setting? It is a challenge because our classrooms simply do not offer many situations for authentic communicative context. The farther…
Comprehensible Antiquity 