TERM 3 PROJECT: Declamation of Caesar’s De Bello Gallico 1.1
OBJECTIVE: SWBAT reinforce proper pronunciation of Latin words, recite a memorized section of the Latin text of Caesar’s De Bello Gallico Book 1 Chapter 1 before an audience of your peers CONFIDENTLY AND WITH COMPREHENSION.
DEADLINES:

**April 9-10, 2015: REHEARSAL of FIRST HALF of assigned lines. I will ask at least 10 students to volunteer each day. If no one volunteers, I will select students. If not enough students volunteer, I will select the rest. **April 13-15, 2015: RECITATION of ENTIRE SET of assigned lines. I will ask at least 10 students to volunteer each day. If not enough students volunteer, I will select the rest. If no one volunteers, I will select students.

TIPS: If you are unsure of pronunciation, please see me OR LISTEN to the audio files below. For the dramatic presentation portion here are some things to think about: Did I deliver my speech too quickly? Did I mumble or speak unclearly? Did I pause unnaturally? Did I say “um” or “uh” often. Did I forget to gesture with my hands, make eye contact with the audience, or move about appropriately?

AUDIO FILES

Lines 1-5 per page 240 in LFA II Textbook

Lines 6-10 per page 240 in LFA II Textbook

Lines 10-14 per page 240 in LFA II Textbook

TEXT

A. Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae, aliam Aquītānī, tertiam eī quī ipsōrum linguā Celtae, nostrā Gallī appellantur. Hī omnēs linguā, institūtīs, lēgibus inter sē differunt. Gallōs ab Aquītānīs Garunna flūmen, ā Belgīs Matrona et Sēquana dīvidit. (41 words) B. Hōrum omnium fortissimī sunt Belgae, proptereā quod ā cultū atque hūmānitāte Provinciae longissimē absunt, minimēque saepe mercātōrēs ad eōs veniunt atque ea quae ad effeminandōs animōs pertinent important. Proximī sunt Germānīs, quī trāns Rhēnum incolunt, quibuscum semper bellum gerunt. (39 words) C. Quā dē causā Helvetiī quoque reliquōs Gallōs virtūte superant, quod ferē cotīdiānīs proeliīs cum Germānīs contendunt, cum aut suīs fīnibus eōs prohibent aut ipsī in eōrum fīnibus bellum gerunt. Eōrum ūna pars, quam Gallōs obtinēre, initium capit ā flūmine Rhodanō, continētur Garunnā flūmine, Ōceanō, fīnibus Belgārum…(46 words)

GRADING

The declamation will be graded on Accuracy, Voice and Articulation, and Physical Presence. PLEASE have this rubric on BOTH days (rehearsal and final recitation).