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UBI EST MANTUA?

In this activity you will visit a web site, which will take you, in Latin, on a tour of an Italian city.

Pre-Reading

• In small groups, brainstorm on Latin authors, their birthplace, life, and works. Take notes in the space below:

• In class, share and discuss your group findings. Add to your notes in the space below:

• View the pictures from a city and predict which Latin author can they be related to. Write your prediction below:
• Review verbs of movement
• Ambulo
• Mitto
• ____________
• ____________
• ____________
• Review comparative and superlative of adjectives:

Positive	Comparative	Superlative

• Review relative pronouns:

Reading

Scanning

1. Go to the following web site: http://www.itis.mn.it/acqua/latino/head/main2.htm
2. Check the following that you find on this page: ____Name of city; ____Points of interest; ____Names of patrons; ____Names of Latin authors; ____Names of architects; ____Names of artists; ____Vivid descriptions
3. List here words that are familiar and helped your understanding:

    

    

4. List here words that you don't know, but suppose will help your understanding:

Careful Reading

1. Select one point of interest and read carefully about it. Write down the following information:

• Name of Point of Interest:

• Location:

• Name of Patron:

• List three examples of descriptive adjectives and figures of speech:

• List verbs in the subjunctive and explain their usage

• List relative clauses and explain their usage:

1. Answer the following questions:
2. Vergilii Lacus
3. Ubi est Mantua?
4. Urbs circumdata est __________lacubus.
5. Quis amabat lacos?

1. Basilica Illa Praeclara..
2. Quo gloriantur Mantuani?
3. Quis est architectus Basilicae?
4. Ubi est Rotundum Sancto Laurentio?

1. De Regia..
2. Ubi est castellum fusco colore denso?
3. A quo est palatium Sordello aedificatum?
4. Huius cadaver diu mansit in conclavi magno Palatii?

1. Tabulae Illae in Quibu
2. Quo modo est pulchrum ambulare per Mantuam?
3. Bartolomeus Manfredus est vir ______________.
4. Cur Andrea Mantegna relinquit Veronam?

1. Locus Deliciis Aptus..
2. Quod manet incertissimum?
3. Quod iusserat Franciscus Quartus?
4. Qui sunt nomines virorum, qui operam dederunt cum Iulio Romano?

Post-Reading

Applications and Extensions:

• Read Vergil's epitaph and compose an epitaph of one of the patrons mentioned in the description of the point of interest you read about.
• Simplify the text you read in depth and make it Latin I/II appropriate.
• In Latin, describe a point of interest in your hometown and post it (in the classroom; on the school Intranet; on the Internet; etc.).

UBI EST MANTUA?

Teacher: Svetlana J. Lazarova

Language: Latin

Level: III/IV

Objectives:

• Read a historical (tourist) description of a city in Italy
• Recognize descriptive language (adjectives, figures of speech, etc)
• Recognize relative clauses and their usage
• Recognize subjunctive and imperative moods and their usage

Materials:

• Computer with www access
• Student worksheet

Procedure:

• In small groups, students brainstorm on Latin authors: birthplace, life, and works (make sure Vergil is there with Mantua, major works, and his famous epitaph)
• As a whole-class activity, students share and discuss group information
• After viewing a print-out of the homepage, students predict which city they will visit on www
• Students review verbs of movement (ambulare, mittere); comparative and superlative of adjectives; relative pronouns
• Students log on http://www.itis.mn.it/acqua/latino/head/main2.htm
• Individually, students scan text (read headings and gain general understanding)
• As a whole-class activity, students share and discuss information
• From the homepage, students select a point of interest to read about and study in depth
• Students list descriptive adjectives and illustrate the figures of speech
• Students list verbs in the subjunctive and explain its usage
• Students match relative pronouns to their corresponding antecedent
• In Latin, students answer a series of comprehension questions in Latin (yes/no; either/or; specific answer)

Application and Extension:

• Students write the epitaphs of various leaders of Mantua and sponsors of the historic sites
• Students simplify the text and make it Latin I appropriate
• In Latin, students create a "time-capsule" of their place of residence and post it as a web site
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For questions or comments, write to Lewis Johnson at lcjohnson@eee.org.