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Curated OER

Jump-Start the Reading of Authentic Latin

For Teachers Higher Ed
Are your advanced learners reading authentic Latin this year? Whether you're teaching Caesar, Cicero or Virgil, use some of these strategies to map out your unit. What do you focus on? Consider taking small passages and making that the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Preparing Students to Read the Aeneid

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Teaching the Aeneid this year? Read this quick article to develop some plans and strategies for teaching the epic poem to your advanced learners.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Aeneid Questions

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this literature comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer questions based on the poem "Aeneid," by Virgil.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Aeneid Theme of Fate and Free Will

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 4 short answer and essay questions based on the themes in Aeneid. Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.
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Handout
Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Reign of Augustus: Age of Augustus

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of William Morey's 1901 textbook discusses the culture of Rome under Augustus' reign.
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Handout
University of Pennsylvania

U Penn: The Vergil Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is excellent for readers of the Aeneid especially, providing the text, commentary, and other resources.
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Handout
Luminarium

Luminarium: The Works of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Clickable list to full-text examples of the sonnets and blank verse poems of this English renaissance poet.
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Other

Virgil.org

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is devoted entirely to the study and appreciation of the Roman poet Virgil and his work.
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Other

Abney Website: Ap Vergil's Aeneid

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive teacher-created resource provides many resources for teaching the "Aeneid." Lots of help on vocabulary, scansion tests, and figures of speech. Activities for every book.
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Handout
Middlebury College

Middlebury College: Publius Vergilius Maro

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article surveys the life and epic poetry of Vergil.
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eBook
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Classics Archive: Virgil

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives access to texts by Virgil in English. The translations given are NOT exact, but are poetic interpretations of the original Latin.
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Other

Virgil.org

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is devoted entirely to the study and appreciation of Virgil and his work. A great place to start a study.
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Website
Other

Mythological Background of the Trojan War

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Really good outline that gives more than just the basic information about the mythological background to the Trojan War. Shows the actions of both men and gods in this legendary tale.
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Website
Other

The Augustan Period, Vergil, and the Aeneid

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explores the relationship between the Augustan period of Roman literature, its most famous poet, and his greatest work. Provides good background to the life of Vergil and the genre of epic poetry.
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Other

Classics Pages: Virgil's Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Classics pages offers a summary and examples of Latin poetry by Virgil, like the Georgics, the Aeneid, and more.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Virgil

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This biography of Virgil, author of the famous Roman epic The Aeneid, is complemented by selected quotes from his works and a detailed bibliography.
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Able Media

Figures of Speech Syntax Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th
Wonderful exercise uses lines from Book II of Vergil's "Aeneid," to test mastery of rhetorical devices that pertain to syntax. Encourages practice of many skills.
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Handout
Able Media

Reading Vergil's "Aeneid"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Comprehensive site delves into the reading and study of Vergil's master work, "The Aeneid". Begins with discussions about the genre of epic and the historical events that influenced Vergil's work. Finally, the author gives a multitude of...
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Other

Uwm Libraries: Virgil

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief description of Virgil's life and the writing of the Aeneid.
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Able Media

Figures of Speech: Rhetoric Exercises

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a great exercise that helps students practice identifying and translating rhetorical devices in Latin poetry. Uses examples from Book II of Vergil's Aeneid.
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Middlebury College

Middlebury College: Vergil Aeneid Iv, Notes

For Students 9th - 10th
Middlebury College provides excerpts from late 19th-century study guides created for students to read the Latin text of Vergil's "Aeneid."
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Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Books and Writers: Virgil Biography and Quotes

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biography of the ancient Roman writer Virgil complemented by selected quotes from his works. Also provides a bibliography.
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eBook
Other

The Works of Publius Vergilus Maro in Latin

For Students 9th - 10th
The Aeneid, The Eclogues, and The Georgics in their complete Latin glory. No notes, no glossary, just straight Latin. Great for cutting and pasting for your own reading and translating!
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Handout
Other

Mythography: Roman Heroes and Heroines

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has basic dictionary entries on some of the legendary heroes and heroines of Ancient Rome. Most are characters from The Aeneid.