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Teaching Social Justice in the Latin Classroom

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Introductions

Rachel

  • 17 years
  • M.A. from UF
  • Latin I
  • CI for 16 years

Miriam

  • 10 years
  • M.A. from UF
  • M.A. from SMUMN
  • Latin I, Latin II
  • CI for 10 years

Parkview

  • >700 students in Latin
  • roughly ¼ of our school
  • offer Latin I -Latin V
  • Completely CI Program
  • Reflects school demographic

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I don’t want you to feel welcome in my room. I want you to know that you belong in my room.

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EQUAL REPRESENTATION

Everyone has a right to see themselves in our classrooms and the content of our classes.

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Changing Perspectives

A Task

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Quick Debrief

  1. What happens when we leave out critical information?
  2. What happens when we misrepresent information?
    1. through ignorance?
    2. on purpose?

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Social Justice Throughout the Curriculum

  • The Story:
    • Gender Inequality
    • Mental Illness
    • Forced Marriage/Rape
  • Extension Activity: Juno Ubiquitous
    • Multicultural Representation in Rome and the Mediterranean (pic)

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Latin I: Juno

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Social Justice Throughout the Curriculum

  • The Story:
    • Rape and physical violence
    • The voice of women
    • Racism
    • Women in leadership
  • Considerations:
    • pre-reading
    • reading
    • post-reading

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Latin IV: Lucretia and Boudicca

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The Unreflected

Multicultural Students

Females

LGBTQIA+

Students with Disabilities

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But...

… is it really a problem?

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Practical Suggestion 1: Choose your art carefully

  • modern interpretations
  • amateur art
  • abstract art
  • photographs (plays)
    • maybe not movies…
  • other cultures

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Practical Suggestion 2:

Modify the Message

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YOUR STUDENTS LEARN

To question the textbook and that you question the textbook.

YOUR TEXTBOOK SAYS

Romans were kind colonizers and brought improvements

YOU CREATE CONVERSATION

Is there such a thing as a kind colonizer? What constitutes improvement? Who decides?

the basic process:

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Practical Suggestion 3: Nuntia

Consider talking about real things happening in the real world in Latin. Pull from good news sources and vary the topics.

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Practical Suggestion 4: Expand Your Scope of Reference

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  • ancient sources
  • medieval sources
  • neo-Latin
  • modern

ALL CAN BE INCLUSIVE

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https://tinyurl.com/actlsjlatin

THANKS!

Any questions?

Rachel Ash Miriam Patrick

@rachelcinis @miriampatrick

deabelli@gmail.com miriamcpatrick@gmail.com

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