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Materials Useful for Promoting Latin
| CAMWS B&W CAMWS Color (2004 version) |
These two flyers are great for promoting CAMWS
membership. Choose the black and white one if you intend to
photocopy a bunch or the color one if you are going to print some
off your color printer. Combine this with the CAMWS Membership form and you have a great handout. A promotional poster is under development but is currently only available here (at cost). We hope to have them in print by CAMWS or sooner. |
| Latin for LD Students | This brilliant and detailed brochure explains not
only why Latin is a good fit for students with learning disabilities
but also describes qualities in a Latin teacher that make him or her
suitable for teaching LD students. The author, Barbara Hill, teaches
at the University of Colorado. Make sure you share this brochure with administrators, counselors, and those training future Latin teachers. |
| Why Study Latin (2003 version) | This handy brochure is complete with the latest SAT
stats plus an abridged version of an article by Conrad Barrett
about the usefulness of studying the classics. NCLG |
| The TCA Survey of College Admissions Counselors | This is exceptional and elegant set of flyers,
developed by the Texas Classical Association, covers the following
topics:
NCLG |
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This new brochure is designed specifically for college students who have declared their interest in becoming a certified teachers. "So You Want to be a Latin Teachers" is a guide to developing strong reading skills and accurate oral pronunciation and fluidity, and plus it explores available pedagogical materials both in print and online. This is a must for any department training teachers. |
For a short description, click on each item. Single copies of print-based materials are available free of charge to all individuals. Copies in bulk are available free of charge to CAMWS members.
To obtain PRINT copies please contact Prof. Tom Sienkewicz, Past CPL Chair at Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois 61462. (309) 457-2371 toms@monm.edu.
For questions or further information, please contact Ginny Lindzey, CPL Chair, Porter Middle School, 2206 Prather Lane, Austin TX 78704, 512-841-4040 (classroom), 512-445-0803 (home), ginlindzey@lindzey.us.
For additional materials and articles check out The National Committee for Latin and Greek.
Available in print form from CPL
CAMWS / "Classica
Africana" / "The Classical
Languages and College Admissions" / "Consider...Teaching
Latin in the 21st Century" / "The
First Three African American Members of the APA" / "Latina
Resurgens" / "Latin
for Students with Learning Disabilities" / "The Latin Teacher
Shortage: A Call to Action" / "Latin. Try it-You'll Like
It!" / Minority
Scholarships in the Classics / "Reflections
of a Casual Classicist" /
Available here in
electronic form
ACL
Survey of Classical Languages and College Admissions /"The Art of
Reading Latin" / "Breathing
New Life into a Dead Language: Teaching Latin On-Line" / "Bring Back Caesar's Tongue"
/ CAMWS / Classica
Hispania / "Continuing
Importance of Learning Ancient Languages" /
"Consider...Teaching Latin in the 21st Century"
/ Fabellae
Lusoriae / Famous
Classics Majors / Grex
Latine Loquentium /
Inner-City
Latin Programs Raise Reading Scores /
Knowing Latin Could Save Your Life
/ Latin
Derivatives in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution / Latin:
The Basic Language / "Liberal
Arts Grads Finally Make the Grade" /
The Practical
Benefits of Studying Latin /
The Role of Latin in American Education / Standards for Classical Language Learning /
Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Preparing for the 21st Century /
Teaching Latin to Elementary School Students: An Annotated Bibliographic
Resource / "Why Latin?" / "Why Latin?" by Nicolas
Humez" / "Why
Your Kids Should Learn Latin" /
CAMWS [PRINT]
This poster describes the Classical Association of the Middle West and South and
its activities, including awards and scholarships, conferences and publications,
and services and support. Also available
here in electronic form.
"Classica
Africana" [PRINT]
"Classica Africana: The Influence of Classical Studies on People of African
Descent." This pamphlet by Michele Valerie Ronnick of
Wayne State University in Detroit was originally printed by the National Committee for
Latin and Greek. It is available here in
electronic form or in print form from the CAMWS Committee for the Promotion of Latin.
Also available in .pdf format on the website
of the National Committee for Latin and Greek.
"The Classical Languages and College Admissions"
[PRINT]
This article by Richard A. LaFleur of the University of Georgia was
originally published in The Classical Outlook 68 (1991) 124-132. It provides
information about the policies and attitudes of college admissions officials towards
applicants who have studied the classical languages and is a useful response to high
school counselors who tell students that colleges do not accept Latin for foreign language
credit. For some highlights of this survey on the internet see ACL
Survey of Classical Languages and College Admissions.
"Consider...Teaching
Latin in the 21st Century" [PRINT]
This attractive color brochure, designed for CPL by Prof.
Richard
A.LaFleur of the University of Georgia, contains sections entitled "Why
Teach...Latin?", "Career Opportunities," "Certification",
"Scholarships", and "Finding a Job". Also available as a poster.
Note: These materials are also available in electronic form
below.
“The First Three African American Members of the APA” [PRINT] by Michele Ronnick of Wayne State University. The brochure describes the remarkable careers of three scholars who joined the society soon after its inception in 1869: Richard Theodore Greener (1844-1922); Edward Wilmot Blyden (1832-1912); and William Sanders Scarborough (1852-1926). Their lives are interesting in themselves and shed light on the heated debates over the education of newly freed slaves in the late 1800’s.
"Knowing Latin Could Save Your Life"
[PRINT]
One of an ongoing series of interviews on NPR's Weekend Edition
Saturday with A.J. Jacobs (see
http://www.npr.org/programs/wesat/features/2003/
apr/encyclopedia/index.html),
a senior editor at Esquire magazine, who is on
a quest to become the smartest guy in the world. In his efforts to improve
himself, he's attempting to read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica from
A to Z. When he's finished, Jacobs plans to share his newfound knowledge in a
forthcoming book, The Know It All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the
Smartest Guy in the World. Jacobs says he might even challenge a Nobel
laureate to a game of Trivial Pursuit. In
this interview (aired March 29, 2003) Jacobs explains how a
knowledge of Latin saved the life of playwright Ben Johnson.:
Knowing Latin Could Save Your
Life.
"Latina
Resurgens"[PRINT]
"Latina Resurgens: Classical Language Enrollments in American Schools and
Colleges" by Richard A. LaFleur." This article, which originally appeared in The
Classical Outlook 74 (1997) 125-130, includes useful annual statistics on the National
Latin Exam, the Advanced Placement Latin Exams, etc.
"Latin for Students with Learning Disabilities"[PRINT]
CPL has produced a flyer entitled "Latin for Students with Learning
Disabilities" based upon a presentation by Barbara Hill, Coordinator
of the Latin Program at the Department of Classics of the University
of Colorado at Bolder. The flyer includes eight reasons why Latin is a good choice for LD
students, describes the organizational characteristics of an ideal Latin class and one
appropriate for students with learning disabilities, and provides a bibliography.
"The Latin Teacher Shortage: A Call to Action"
[PRINT]
A collection of five papers read at the 2000 annual meeting of CAMWS in Knoxville,
Tennessee, and edited by Prof. Kenneth Kitchell of the University of
Massachusetts for
publication in The Classical Outlook 78 (2000) 1-19. Includes "Is
There a
Shortage of Latin Teachers" by Peter N. Howard of Troy State University, "A Bird
in the Hand is Indeed Worth Two in the Bush" by Cathy P. Daugherty of Hanover Co.
Public Schools in Virginia, "Latin Teachers and Current Trends in Education" by
Daniel Tompkins of Temple University, "Putting Classicists in the K-12 Classroom: The
Role of the APA" by Adam D. Blistein of the American Philological Association, and
"The Latin Teacher Shortage--A Call to Action" by Kenneth Kitchell.
"Latin.
Try it-You'll Like It!"[PRINT]
CPL has produced a flyer entitled "Latin. Try it-You'll Like It!" which includes
data from the 1997 SAT test and the preamble to the U.S. Constitution with English words
derived from Latin printed in boldface.
Minority
Scholarships in the Classics
[PRINT]
This brochure describes the scholarship sponsored by the American
Philological Association (APA) to encourage talented members of minority groups
to pursue a career in the Classics. Since 1994 the APA has awarded one $3000.00
award each year, which the recipient uses towards summer study or research,
either in the United States or abroad.
"Reflections
of a Casual Classicist"[PRINT]
The Classical Assn. of Minnesota website offers a splendid essay entitled "Reflections of a Casual
Classicist" (also known as "Eight Reasons to Study Latin") by Bruce Johnson, former
Minnesota Commissioner of the Department of Children, Families and Learning. This essay
was originally presented at the CAM meeting of November 2, 1996. This essay is available here in electronic form or
in print form from CPL.
The following materials are available in electronic
form.
For a short description and a link, click on each item:
ACL
Survey of Classical Languages and College Admissions
ACL Survey
of Classical Languages and College Admissions. This website provides the
highlights of a survey conducted by Richard LaFleur of the University of Georgia
in 1991 and published in The Classical Outlook 68 [1991]: 124-32;
“Foreign Language, the Classics, and College Admissions,” ADFL Bulletin
24.3 [1993]: 29-35. For information on how to obtain the entire survey in print
form click here.
"The Art
of Reading Latin"
"The Art of Reading Latin: How to
Teach It," by William Gardner Hale, professor of Latin in Cornell University.
Boston: Ginn & Co., 1887. AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE
ASSOCIATED ACADEMIC PRINCIPALS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, DECEMBER 28, 1886. This
speech was placed on the web by Anne Mahoney of the Classics Department at Boston
University.
"Breathing New Life into a Dead Language: Teaching Latin Online," by Sue Shelton in THE Journal (March 2000) 64-66. THE = Technological Horizons in Education. Available at http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A2720.cfm A subscription to the hardcopy of the journal is free for educators. Contact them through their web site.
"Bring
Back Caesar's Tongue"
From "Bring Back Caesar's Tongue," an article published in the Minneapolis
Star Tribune on October 13, 1999, Katherine Kersten, director of the Center of the
American Experiment in Minneapolis, says the following: Why should
we study Latin? In Kopff's memorable phrase, "studying the ancient tongues allows us
to hear our ancestors talking and thinking." Perhaps at the dawn of the new
millennium, we couldn't spend our time more profitably. Kersten is quoting from E.
Christian Kopff's "The Devil Knows Latin: Why America Needs the Classical
Tradition."
CAMWS
This poster describes the Classical
Association of the Middle West and South and its activities, including awards
and scholarships, conferences and publications, and services and support.
Classica
Hispania: The
Influence of Classical Studies on People of Hispanic Descent by
Michele Ronnick of Wayne State University.
Provides a list of Spanish-speakers who have made a significant contribution to
Classical studies. Included are people like Don Enrique de Villena (1384-1434)
made the first translation of Vergil's Aeneid into a vernacular language
and Antonio de Nebrija, (c. 1441-1522) a brilliant humanist, wrote the
best Latin/Spanish and Spanish/Latin dictionaries of their time. He also wrote a
Latin grammar entitled Introductiones Latinae.
Available in electronic form or in printable .pdf format on the website
of the National Committee for Latin and Greek.
"The Continuing Importance of Learning Ancient
Languages"
This paper was written in 1998 by Anna Tagliabue for
a high school English class in Houston, Texas. She has graciously given CPL to make it
available here.
"Consider...Teaching
Latin in the 21st Century"
This attractive color brochure, designed for CPL by Prof.
Richard
A.LaFleur of the University of Georgia, contains sections entitled "Why
Teach...Latin?", "Career Opportunities," "Certification",
"Scholarships", and "Finding a Job". Also available as a poster.
Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your
computer. To obtain this software, please click
here.
Click for
Brochure or
Poster.
(Note: Print copies are also available from CPL.)
Fabellae Lusoriae
These Latin skits (with Latin translations) were written by John Kevin Newman, Professor
of Latin, University of Illinois. They were performed at the 1999 meeting of the Illinois
Classical Conference by Frances' Newman's Latin students at University High School. CPL is
grateful to Prof. Newman for his permission to make them available here to a wider audience.
This poster displays the photographs of about twenty famous people who studied Classics in college, including Ted Turner, Willa Cather, and J.K. Rowling. It was designed by Rick LaFleur at the University of Georgia. It is in .pdf format requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to open. Click here to open.
Grex Latine Loquentium
The Grex Latine Loquentium, where everything is in the Latin language, is essentially an ephemeral exchange of communications on a wide variety of topics using Latin, to which one can subscribe by sending a message to draco@mi.com.pl, or by the simple message SUBSCRIBE to LISTSERVE@plearn.edu.pl.
Inner-City
Latin Programs Raise Reading Scores
by
Martha G. Abbott and Virginia M.
Barrett.
Click
here for a brief
summary federally funded, Latin-based programs (1970s to 1980s)
which significantly improved scores of students of
all ethnic backgrounds on standardized tests of English reading skills, as
compared with control groups. Test results showed dramatic improvement in
vocabulary, comprehension, and reading skills. See also
Teaching Latin
to Elementary School Students: An Annotated Bibliographic Resource.
Latin
Derivatives in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
Click here
for a document in which all the words in the Preamble to the U.S.
Constitution derived from Latin are highlighted to demonstrate the influence of
Latin on the English language.
"Latin for
the Millennium"
The National Committee for Latin and Greek (NCLG) has developed a promotional packet
entitled "Latin for the Millennium, a Publicity Packet for Teachers" which is
available from the Teaching Materials Resources Center of the American Classical League.
For a more detailed description of this material and ordering information, please click here.
Latin: The Basic
Language
Originally published in the
THE FORUM edited
by AUSTIN M. LASHBROOK in The
Classical Journal.
(Vol 64., no. 4. January 1969. Pages 162 – 166), this material consists of
endorsements for the study of Latin by famous Americans of the 1960's, including
Richard Nixon, Edward Kennedy, and Nelson Rockefellar. Click here.
"Liberal Arts Grads Finally Make the Grade"
"Liberal Arts Grads Finally Make the Grade with Firms," an article by Richard T.
Cooper in the Los Angeles Times on October 5, 1999. Click here are a few quotes from the
article.
"Look Who Studied the Classics"
This poster, designed by Rick LaFleur at the University of
Georgia, depicts photographs of famous people like Ted Turner, Willa Cather,
William Cohen, and James Baker, who have studied Classics.
Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. To
obtain this software, please click
here.
Click here for the
POSTER
Standards
for Classical Language Learning
The National Standards written as a collaborative
project of the American Classical League, the American Philological Association
and various regional classical associations (including CAMWS) are published here
with the permission of Sheila Dickison,
President of the American Classical League. Note: This file requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. To obtain this software, please click
here.
Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Preparing for the 21st Century
The national standards written under the auspices of the American Council
for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) are available
here.
Note: This file requires Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. To
obtain this software, please click
here.
Teaching Latin to Elementary School Students: An Annotated Bibliographic Resource. Click here for an annotated list of teaching resources which accompanies Inner-City Latin Programs Raise Reading Scores by Martha G. Abbott and Virginia M. Barrett.
"Why Latin?"
Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, which distributes the Artes Latinae series,
maintains an excellent website entitled "Why Latin?" with new articles and
materials on the study of Latin added on a regular basis. Click here to access "Why
Latin?"
"Why Latin? by Nicholas
Humez"
"Why Latin?" by Nicholas Humez, author of books like Latin Pro Populo
and Alpha to Omega, is available at http://www.octavo.com/marginalia/latin.html.
This delightful essay answers questions like: Why Newton chose to write and to publish
sections of his Opticks
in Latin? How Latin came to be and remained the common tongue of European scholars up to
the nineteenth century? Includes maps and illustrations.
"Why
Your Kids Should Learn Latin"
"Why Your
Kids Should Learn Latin" An excellent resource for Latin teachers on the
miningco.com website!
Programs in Crisis Kit
Emergency (reactive) | Prevention (proactive)
Emergency
If you find yourself suddenly facing the unthinkable--the closure of your program--these are the following steps you should take.
- Get help with a letter writing campaign.
- First, get all addresses and emails of individuals needing contact (school board members, etc).
- Next, send this information to the CPL chair (Ginny Lindzey, ginlindzey@lindzey.us) or your State Vice President or both.
- Write your own letter of support. Use data and information from this website or the National Committee for Latin and Greek website.
- Organize your most effective troops/get the following people
involved. Feel free to distribute your own letter to these people as
an example and encourage them to write their own letters.
- Current parents and parents of former students
- Former students
- PTA members
- Members of the community
- Write a letter to the editor of you local newspaper.
- Distribute downloaded brochures and materials from this website or the NCLG website. You might find the TCA Survey of Admissions Counselors particularly helpful.
Preventative
With budget cuts looming it never hurts to protect your Latin program, no matter how safe you feel it is. The following are suggestions for ensuring that Latin is valued in your area. Be sure to make use of materials on this page or the NCLG website.
- Educate parents on the importance and value of Latin.
- Educate your principal, counselors and even school boards on the importance and value of Latin; keep them informed on Latin activities in your area, awards won, etc.
- Thank the above people in advance for recognizing the value of Latin.
- Have a letter or flyer on hand at all times explaining the value of studying Latin and the classics. You never know when you may need it.
CPL Award for Best High School Activities
In order to support high school programs and activities in a positive way, the CAMWS Committee for the Promotion of Latin (CPL) annually recognizes with a plaque and a certificate the high school group which develops the most outstanding and effective activity for promoting Latin in CAMWS territory during each academic year (including the preceding summer). The winner of this award is announced every spring at the annual CAMWS meeting.
Any group wishing to compete for this award must be sponsored by a current CAMWS member and must submit a letter of application to the CPL chair by March 15th of each year. (Applications for CPL grants may also serve as applications for this award.) The application letter must include the following: a 100-word summary of the project and a more detailed project description not to exceed 500 words in length. Applicants are encouraged to attach supporting materials such as photographs, flyers, pertinent newspaper articles, etc.
Previous recipients:
- 2003-2004: North Carolina's Orange County JCL, (Peggie Murray, Sponsor)
- 2002-2003: NW Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina (Sarah Wright, sponsor)
- 2001-2002: Elizabeth City High School in North Carolina (Mary Carroll, sponsor)
- 2000-2001: Mount Vernon High School in Indiana (Judy Grebe, sponsor)
- 1999-2000: Monmouth High School Latin Club in Illinois (Jackie Urban, sponsor)
- 1998-1999: Mount Vernon High School in Indiana (Judy Grebe, sponsor)
Please send all inquiries and applications to:
Ginny Lindzey, Chair
Committee for the Promotion of Latin
Porter Middle School
2206 Prather Lane
Austin TX 78704
Classroom Phone: 512-841-4040
Home Phone: 512-445-0803
E-Mail: ginlindzey@lindzey.us
Links to Other Useful Sites
- Standards for Classical Learning PDF file
- CAMWS Awards & Scholarships
- TCA's New Teacher page
- Greek Too
- National Committee for Latin and Greek
- National Latin Teacher Recruitment Week
Last update: October 1, 2005.