The Department of Classics
Summer Classics Program 2009
;Classics Program for Teachers 2009
(formerly "Summer Classics Program")
PLEASE NOTE: IN RESPONSE TO REQUESTS WE HAVE RESCHEDULED THE 2009 SCP. THE NEW DATE IS NOVEMBER 14 2009.
A continuing education opportunity for colleagues in middle and high schools.
Planning is well underway for our third annual Classics offering, this year (in response to suggestions last August) on mythology and history.
The date for the 2009 Classics Program is RESCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 14, a Saturday, and we hope you will be able to attend. Please pass the word along!! As always, CEU credit will be offered. We are eager to continue to increase our contact with and offerings to our colleagues at middle and high schools.
For further information and to register contact Peter Anderson at anderspe@gvsu.edu or 616-331-3611.
A G E N D A
8:30am Registration
8:45am Welcome and introductory comments
Session A Greek and Roman Mythology
9:00am - 10:00am Introduction to sources, themes, and genres
10:00am - 10:30am Case Study: Hesiod
10:30am - 11:00am Small group discussion
11:00am - 11:30am Case Study: Ovid
11:30am - 12:00pm Small group discussion
12:00pm - 12:30 pm Group Reports and Discussion
12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch
Session B Primary Sources and Greco-Roman History
1:30pm - 2:30pm Inquiry: Herodotus and Thucydides
2:30pm - 3:30pm Biography: Suetonius
3:30pm - 4:00pm Group Discussion
Session C Final Reflections and Evaluation
4:00pm - 4:30pm Group discussion and evaluations
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