http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/ Mr. Sellers - Foreign Language Department en Copyright 2012 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:21:03 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification A lecture on Roman art.

Rhodes College - Monday, February 6 - 7:00 PM

Information is posted here.

]]> http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2012/02/voluptuous_possessions_reconst.html http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2012/02/voluptuous_possessions_reconst.html Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:21:03 -0600 The deadline to sign up for the convention is Wednesday, February 8.

Students must turn in the two permission slips AND the writing contest entry (with cover sheet) in order to sign up for the convention.

A reminder about the eligibility requirements:

Eligibility requirements:

1. The student must be a member of JCL.
2. The student must have earned a first semester A in Latin One or at least a strong B in Upper School Latin.
3. The student must have his Latin teacher's permission.

Participation requirements:

1. One pre-convention writing contest.
2. At least five academic tests.
3. One other competitive event.

The information booklet is posted here.

The TJCL convention information page is located here.

]]> http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2012/02/convention_deadline_approachin.html http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2012/02/convention_deadline_approachin.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:27:55 -0600 Latin One students have the choice of either continuing on to Latin Two or switching to French One or Spanish One.  For motivated students who can handle more than five academic classes, it is perfectly fine to take more than one language (e.g., Latin Two and French One, Latin Two and Spanish One).  We recommend at least a strong B+ in Latin One to continue on to Latin Two.

For current Latin Three students, there are three options for next year:

1. AP Latin -- The College Board is redesigning AP Latin to include one semester of Caesar and one semester of Vergil.  We recommend an A in Latin Three to take AP.

2. Advanced Readings in Latin -- This will also be a brand new course in the MUS curriculum.  It is open to any student who has successfully completed either Latin Three or AP Latin.  (In other words, we're opening up the old Latin Five course to include regular Latin Four students, too.)  This course may be taken for either one or two semesters.  At least a B- in Latin Three is recommended.

3. The third option, of course, is not to take Latin at all.  Latin Three fulfills the MUS graduation requirement, so there is no requirement to move on. 

We'll be sending home course selection sheets in a couple of weeks - right around the time of third quarter progress reports.  In the meantime, please let me know if you have any questions. 

]]> http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2012/01/course_selection_for_next_year.html http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2012/01/course_selection_for_next_year.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:37:26 -0600 "The 7-Shot Symphony"

Wednesday, January 25, 6:00 PM

Hardie Auditorium, Palmer Hall, Rhodes College

This is a combination of seven ancient myths from around the world, set against the backdrop of the American Old West.  Should be interesting.

]]> http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2012/01/rhodes_mythology_event.html http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2012/01/rhodes_mythology_event.html Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:03:14 -0600 Eligibility requirements:

1. The student must be a member of JCL.
2. The student must have earned a first semester A in Latin One or at least a strong B in Upper School Latin.
3. The student must have his Latin teacher's permission.

Participation requirements:

1. One pre-convention writing contest.
2. At least five academic tests.
3. One other competitive event.

Click here for the information packet.

The deadline to sign up (i.e., by turning in the writing contest submission and the two permission slips) is Wednesday, February 8.  Since space is limited, signing up early is strongly recommended.

TJCL does offer scholarships to attend the convention, and there are usually very few applicants.  Application information is posted in the TJCL Convention Packet.
]]> http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2012/01/2012_tjcl_state_convention.html http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2012/01/2012_tjcl_state_convention.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:09:51 -0600 Tuesday, December 6
OP
Wunderlich Auditorium

All Upper School and Lower School JCL members are invited.  We ask everyone to bring a small contribution ($1 - $5) for our Salvation Army Angel Tree project.
]]> http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/12/saturnalia_1.html http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/12/saturnalia_1.html Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:54:37 -0600 Posted here:

Latin One

Latin Three

I will not offer any special, large-group review sessions during exam week.  However, we will review during class as time allows, and I am happy to meet with individual students or small groups of students in my office by appointment.
]]> http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/11/2011_fall_exam_study_guides.html http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/11/2011_fall_exam_study_guides.html Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:32:21 -0600 Lower Level Certamen - The MUS A team won first place.

Upper Level Certamen - The MUS A team won first place, with the MUS B team coming in second.

Roman World (Academic Test) - Yunhua Zhao placed first in the lower division, and Nicholas Rouse placed first in the upper division.  (For some unknown reason, only the first place winners were announced, so we don't know how many of our students finished second, third, etc.)

Overall, we had a strong showing at this event, and we hope to have just as much success at the state competition in the spring.
]]> http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/11/festivus_results_1.html http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/11/festivus_results_1.html Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:41:09 -0600 Festivus is this Saturday, November 19, at Rhodes College.  Students should arrive between 7:30 and 7:45 AM.  The event will end at 12:30 PM.

Click here for general information and instructions.

Click here for a schedule of events.

Click here for a campus map.

]]> http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/11/festivus_update.html http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/11/festivus_update.html Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:10:50 -0600 A reminder that all students (Upper School and Lower School) will be allowed to use a Latin-English dictionary on the sight translation portion of the semester exam.  (We're actually going to try doing this on the last regular class day of the semester this year.  But more on this later.)  Hopefully most of you already have a dictionary.  If not, however, now is the time to buy one.  I recommend the New College, but there are other ones on the market, too.

I will post the exam study guides here on the blog during the first week of December.
]]> http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/11/latin_dictionary.html http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/11/latin_dictionary.html Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:26:39 -0600 Here is the list of students who have signed up to attend the Festivus at Rhodes College on November 19.
]]> http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/10/festivus_registration_list.html http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/10/festivus_registration_list.html Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:23:16 -0600 1. JCL Chapter Photograph

Friday, October 21
Chapel steps, immediately after Chapel is dismissed
Upper School and Lower School students

2. Roman Halloween

Tuesday, October 25 during OP
Wunderlich Auditorium
Upper School and Lower School students

3. Festivus Registration

Due Wednesday, October 26
Upper School and Lower School students

4. Is it too late to join?

No, but anyone who wants to join at this point should bring in three separate checks - one made out to MUS for $24.00, one made out to TJCL for $4.00, and one made out to NJCL for $2.00.  Also, we cannot guarantee that anyone joining late will have a T-shirt.

]]> http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/10/latin_club_announcements_1.html http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/10/latin_club_announcements_1.html Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:37:11 -0600 Rhodes College will again host the Festivus this year, a mini-convention for Memphis-area Latin students.  The event will take place on Saturday, November 19 from 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM.  The event is open to all MUS Latin students.

Festivus Registration Form

All students who plan to attend the event need to fill out the registration form (both pages).  Do NOT send the form directly to Rhodes.  Instead, turn it in to me with the $5.00 payment no later than Wednesday, October 26.  Even if a student just plans to go to the Festivus for the social aspects of the event - which is perfectly fine to do - the form still must be completed, and the $5.00 fee still must be paid.

]]> http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/10/festivus_2011.html http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/10/festivus_2011.html Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:10:37 -0600 The updated list is posted here.  Please verify and let me know if there are any mistakes or omissions.

Here is the list of our recently elected club officers:

Garrott Graham and Eli Goldstein - Co-Consuls
Chris Galvin - Praetor
Salman Haque - Quaestor

Our first club event will be a Roman Halloween celebration on Tuesday, October 25.
]]> http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/09/latin_club_membership_-_update.html http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/09/latin_club_membership_-_update.html Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:25:22 -0600 Here is the list of students who have joined the Latin Club so far.  Please verify the spelling of the name, level of Latin, and T-shirt size.  Let me know if there are any mistakes.

It's not too late to join.  (A late fee, however, is now in effect.)  If you still plan on joining, please do so ASAP.  I plan to send our dues to TJCL and order the T-shirts and magnets before Fall Break.  Also, if you have any good T-shirt and / or magnet design ideas, please share those with me, too.
]]> http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/09/jcl_membership_list_1.html http://faculty.musowls.org/sellers/2011/09/jcl_membership_list_1.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:06:54 -0600