Classics as a Cross-Curricular Core in the Middle School
Austin Preparatory School

Books

Cambridge Latin Course, Unit I, North American Third Edition: Cambridge University Press.

Pompeii, Peter Connolly: Oxford University Press.

"Death Wears a Mask" and "The Disappearance of the Saturnalia Silver," from The House of the Vestals, by Steven Saylor.

d'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths, Ingri & Edgar P. d'Aulaire: Doubleday.

Aeneas, Emily Frenkel: Bristol Classical Press.

The Aeneid, Book 3, Fitzgerald Translation.

Black Ships Before Troy, Rosemary Sutcliffe: Delacorte Press

The Iliad, Book 23, Lattimore Translation.

Videos

Rome and Pompeii.

Roman City, David Macauley: PBS Home Video.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, (1966, Zero Mostel)

Colosseum, NOVA program.

Gladiators: Sports & Entertainment in the Roman World, Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Cincinnati OH.

Spartacus - first half hour -(1960, Kirk Douglas)

In the Shadow of Vesuvius, National Geographic.

Volcano: Nature's Inferno, National Geographic.

Pompeii, Educational Video Network.

Software from CTCWeb

RAM: Reading Acceleration Machine.

Roots of English: an Etymological Dictionary.

Additional Materials (to be brought to every class by each student)

1. Passport made at the beginning of the year.
2. Notecard box: red, blue, yellow, & white notecards.