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Slide 2 Rhythmic Fluency by Lance Piantaggini Slide 3 Overview - Why bother? Slide 4 Overview - Why bother? -Macrons Slide 5 Overview - Why bother? -Macrons -Scansion simplified scansion Slide 6 Overview - Why bother? -Macrons -Scansion simplified scansion -Cola Slide 7 Overview - Why bother? -Macrons -Scansion simplified scansion -Cola -Audio examples Slide 8 Overview - Why bother? -Macrons -Scansion simplified scansion -Cola -Audio examples -Lingua Latna card game Slide 9 Overview - Why bother? -Macrons -Scansion simplified scansion -Cola -Audio examples -Lingua Latna card game -Resources Slide 10 Why bother? inclusion. Slide 11 Why bother? inclusion. (oh, and its fun) Slide 12 Why bother? When do you start poetry...3rd year...4th year? Slide 13 Why bother? When do you start poetry...3rd year...4th year? What are your retention rates? Slide 14 Why bother? When do you start poetry...3rd year...4th year? What are your retention rates? (how many of your students REALLY get to read poetry?) Slide 15 Macrons required. Slide 16 Macrons so you say theyre used as a crutch? Slide 17 Macrons CAECILIVSESTPATER *This slide not approved by the North American Cambridge Classics Project for the purists... Slide 18 Scansion absurd. Slide 19 Scansion vs. Music about as silly as Slide 20 Scansion vs. Music about as silly as Slide 21 Music many music values... Slide 22 Music Slide 23 Slide 24 Scansion long or short Latin values... Slide 25 Scansion WHY MARK BOTH?! Latin values... Slide 26 simplified scansion arma virumque cano Troiae qui primus ab oris if you MUST scan... Slide 27 simplified scansion arma virumque can Triae qu prmus ab rs 0) Use macrons Slide 28 simplified scansion arma virumque can Triae qu prmus ab rs 0) Use macrons 1)Underline other long syllables Slide 29 simplified scansion arma virumque can Triae qu prmus ab rs 0) Use macrons 1) Underline other* long syllables (*2 consonant rule, diphthongs) Slide 30 Scansion vs. simplified scansion arma virumque can Triae qu prmus ab rs busy & destracting vs. clean & clear... Slide 31 Cola meaningful. Slide 32 Cola arma virumque can Triae qu prmus ab rs many parts (feet) vs. Slide 33 Cola arma virumque can Triae qu prmus ab rs two (cola)...many parts (feet) vs. Slide 34 Cola arma virumque can Triae qu prmus ab rs Look, the pause aligns with the meaning! Slide 35 Cola there are only a few rhythms, so use the power of music to help. Slide 36 Activities - Listen to audio files - Recite poetry - Scan some lines in groups (use Latin Scansion app) - Sort vocab by syllables (use Google Doc) - Play card game Slide 37 Standard Dactylic arma virumque can Triae qu prmus ab rs Slide 38 Standard Dactylic arma virumque can Triae qu prmus ab rs Listen to the natural accentuation (on 2nd from last unless short, in which case on 3rd) Slide 39 Standard Dactylic arma virumque can Triae qu prmus ab rs busy, boring, bad... Unnatural accents emphasizing the ictus (downbeat) of the foot! Slide 40 Dactylic Variations taliam, ft profugus, Lvniaque vnit Slide 41 Dactylic Variations ltora, multum ille et terrs iacttus et alt Slide 42 Dactylic Variations v superum saevae memorem Innis ob ram Slide 43 Dactylic arma virumque can Triae qu prmus ab rs taliam ft profugus Lvniaque vnit ltora multum ille et terrs iacttus et alt v superum saevae memorem Innis ob ram Slide 44 Hendecasyllables cnbis bene m fabulle apud m paucs s tibi d favent dibus s tcum attuleris bonam atque magnam cnam nn sine candid puell Slide 45 Sczn (Choliambic/Limping Iambic) Cr saepe sicc parva rra Nment Lremque vllae sordidum petam, quaeris? nec cgitand Sparse nec quiescend in urbe locus est pauper negant vtam Slide 46 Student Work Slide 47 Rhythm Practice - Google Doc (bit.ly/rfsyllables)bit.ly/rfsyllables - Lingua LatnaLingua Latna Slide 48 Advice avoid focusing on rules, but do teach them as needed: -cert, syllaba longa est quia duae consonae sunt. -litterae l et r, facil dict, interdum secundae consonae nn sunt. sc, syllaba est brevis. -diphthongus ae num sonum habet; syllaba longa est. Slide 49 Advice consider using different terminology for vowels and syllables: a est littera/voclis correpta est littera/voclis prducta ta in vocbul tabula syllaba brevis est cl in vocbul clmat syllaba longa est Slide 50 Resources for Teachers -magisterp.commagisterp.com audio files podcasts lessons rants -Hexameter.coHexameter.co -Latin Scansion (app)Latin Scansion