Teacher’s Guide to Martha Marchina

Description

This teacher’s guide includes supplemental readings, handouts, and activities designed to help reinforce vocabulary knowledge and increase reading comprehension for 20 of Martha Marchina’s poems. You can pick and choose which collections you would like to teach to your students. Please review the included materials and the complete table of contents. All materials are included in this instant digital download. For a sample of what the guide contains, including biographical information, visit this page.

Included Materials & Handouts

• Materials for the Biographical Thematic Collection
  • Marchina Dictato – PowerPoint
  • Vita Marthae Marchinae – Reading
  • Rogata – Reading Comprehension Questions
  • Vita Marthae Marchinae (Paulo Simplicius et Brevius) – Reading
  • Rogata – Reading Comprehension Questions for the Paulō Simplicius Reading
  • How to Suppress Women’s Writing – PowerPoint
  • Martha Marchina Biography Packet – Handout
• Materials Included in the Correlative Verse Collection:
  • The Latin poems with English translations
  • “Dē Beātissimā Virgine” – PowerPoint
  • “Dē Eādem” – PowerPoint
  • “Religiōsus” – PowerPoint
  • Versus in Poculō: A manipulable poetry activity
  • In Eadem – Christus – PowerPoint
  • Martha Marchina Mad Libs – Handout
  • Marchina Poem Prompt for writing a poem – Handout
• Materials Included in the Replacing the Pagan Collection:
  • The Latin poems with English translations
  • Story Listen with script for “Ad Beatissimam Virginem.”
  • Tiered readings of “Ad Beatissimam Virgindem.”
  • Movie Talk with script for preteaching “Luna ad Eandem Virginem” with accompaying vocabulary PowerPoint
  • Tiered readings of “Luna ad Eandem Virginem.”
  • A Picture of Prisca and the Lion with script for a picture talk
  • A short biography of Prisca written in Latin with reading comprehension questions
  • A picture of the Nemean Lion with script for a picture talk.
  • A short non-fiction text about the Nemean lion and the Leo Maior et Minor constellations with reading comprehension questions
  • A short biography of the life of the martyr Martha and her family with reading comprehension questions
  • A short text describing Mucius Scaevola and accompanying activity.
  • Tiered reading for the poem “D. Marthae”
• Materials Included in the Witty Epigrams Collection:
  • The Latin poems with English translations
  • Martha Marchina & Indoctus Poeta Acrostic – Handout
  • Tiered Reading of “In Indoctum Poetam”
  • Tiered Readings for “In Loquacem” and “In Vetulam Loquacem” – PowerPoint Format
  • Circulatōrēs Cinnamī reading and accompanying reading comprehension questions
  • “Peddler” – Image from the Dance with Death series.
  • In Quendam – Comic Strip Handout
  • “Festina Lente” – PowerPoint
  • “A Serious Business” – Enrichment Reading
  • De Epigrammatis – PowerPoint with discussion questions
  • Libri Expurgati – Reading on expurgated books
  • In Librum – Spanish Translation, image of poem in a Spanish book
• Materials Included in the Biographical Poems Collection:
  • The Latin poems, with English translations
  • A short non-fiction text explaining the concept of the “Swan Song”
  • Tiered reading for “In Antonium Querengum”
  • “Tumulus Magdalenae Marchinae Sororis” – A PowerPoint
  • Tiered Reading for Martial Epigram 1.101 with discussion questions
  • “Gementem, Plangentem, Plorantem” – A PowerPoint
  • Comparing Marchina, Martial, and Mamma Handout
  • “Innumerās Mendās – Vocabulary” – A PowerPoint
  • Prose tier for “In Frātrem Suum”

Table of Contents

About Martha Marchina 6
About This Teacher’s Guide 7
About the Dictionary 8
Martha Marchina Biography 9
Marchina Dictatio 10
Vīta Marthae Marchinae 11
Rogāta dē Vītā Marchīnae 16
Vīta Marthae Marchīnae (Paulō Simplicius et Brevius) 18
Rogāta dē Vitā Marthae Marchinae (Paulō Simplicius et Brevius) 21
Marchina Posters 23
Discussion: How to Supress Women’s Writing 24
Martha Marchina Biography Packet 27
Correlative Verse 32
The Latin Poems, with English Translations 33
Dē Beātissimā Virgine. 33
Dē Eādem. 33
Religiōsus 34
In Eādem 34
Teaching “Dē Beātissimā Virgine” 35
Teaching “Dē Eādem” 36
Teaching “Religiōsus” 37
Versus in Poculō/Saccō 39
Martha Marchina Mad Libs 41
Martha Marchina Mad Libs 42
Write a Classroom Poetry Book 43
Marchina Poem Prompt 44
Replacing the Pagan: A Collection of Poems 46
The Latin Poems, with English Translations 47
Ad Beātissimam Virginem. 47
Lūna 47
D. Prīsca Virgō, & Martyr Leōnī Obiecta 48
Dē Eōdem Leōne. 48
D. Marthae 49
Teaching “Ad Beātissimam Virginem” 50
Story Listen: “Ad Beātissimam Virginem” 51
Tiered Readings of “Ad Beātissimam Virginem” 52
Teaching “Lūna ad Eandem Virginem” 53
Movie Talk: “Sun Knapping” 55
Tiered Reading for “Lūna ad Eandem Virginem.” 58
Teaching “D. Prīsca Virgō” & “Dē Eōdem Leōne” 59
Picture Talk of Prisca 60
Vita Priscae: Lectiō & Roganda 61
D. Prīsca Virgō, & Martyr Leōnī Obiecta 64
Picture Talk of the Nemean Lion 65
De Leone et Sideribus: Lectio & Roganda 66
Dē Eōdem Leōne Prīscae. 69
Teaching “D. Marthae, S. Marii Coniugi, & Matri S.S. Audifacis & Abachii.” 70
Dē Vītā Marthae, Coniūnx et Māter 71
Dē Mūciō Scaevolā, Lectiō & Roganda 74
Tiered Reading for “D. Marthae” 76
Witty Epigrams: A Collection of Poems 77
The Latin Poems, with English Translations 78
In Indoctum Poetam 78
In Loquacem, 78
In Vetulam Loquācem. 79
In Cinnamum Circulatorem. 79
In Quendam 80
In Eundem 80
Dē Epigrammatīs. 80
In Librum 81
Teaching “In Indoctum Poetam” 82
Martha Marchina Vocabulary Acrostic & Vocab Circling 83
Tiered Reading for “In Indoctum Poetam.” 84
Draw 1-2-3 “In Indoctum Poetam” 85
Teaching “In Loquacem” and “In Vetulam Loquacem” 86
Cessa Fundere in Poculum 87
Quid Potes Fundere? 88
Tiered Readings for “In Loquacem” and “In Vetulam Loquacem” 89
Teaching “In Cinnamum Circulatorem” 90
Circulatōrēs Cinnamī 91
Picture Talk: Circulator Saltans cum Morte 93
Teaching “In Quendam” and “In Eundem.” 94
Quid Tu Facis, Catte? A Movie Talk 95
In Quendam Comic Strip 96
Festina Lente 97
Teaching “De Epigrammatis” and “In Librum.” 98
“De Epigrammatis” – Discussion Questions 99
Enrichment Activity on Humor 100
In Librum (Expurgatum) 101
Biographical Poems: A Collection 104
The Latin Poems, with English Translations 105
In Antōnium Querengum. 105
Tumulus 105
In Frātrem Suum 106
Teaching “In Antonium Querengum.” 107
Who Was Antonius Querengus? 108
Read and Discuss: Carmina Moritūrī Cycnī 109
One-Word Picture: Cycnus Moriturus 111
Tiered Readings for “In Antonium Querengum” 112
In Antōnium Querengum 113
Teaching “Tumulus Magdalenae Marchinae Sororis.” 114
Story Listening: Learning about Magadalena 115
Tumulus Predictions & Poem 116
Teaching Martial Epigram 1.101 117
Teaching Epigraphy and a Mom’s Bereavement 131
Marchina, Martial, and Mamma 132
Timed Write with Martha and Magdalis 134
Teaching “In Fratrem Suum” 135
Tiered Reading for “In Fratrem Suum.” 136
Rejected—Letter from a Publisher 139