cane presentation - vergil, syntax, and caesar for final presentation
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Vergil, Syntax, and Caesar: Digital Diagramming for the
AP Curriculum
Bryce BancroftElizabeth Andrews
Tufts University
Depiction of Virgil, 3rd C. AD“Monnus-Mosaic”, Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Trier
Tusculum portrait, Museo d’Antichita, Turin, Italy
What is “Treebanking”? ponto nox incubat atra = “dark night lay upon the sea” (Vergil 1.89)
Benefits of Treebanking1. Easily accessible for Visual and Tactile Learners
2. Greater Command of Latin grammar and vocabulary
3. Access to Latin without the need for an L1 translation
4. Opportunities for students to take part in ongoing research
Multiple Modalities: A Treebank of Caesar DBG I.2.1Apud Helvetios longe nobilissimus fuit et ditissimus Orgetorix.Among the Helvetii, by far the most noble, and richest, was Orgetorix.
A Treebank of Caesar DBG I.2.1
Treebanking in Action!1.418 Corripuere viam interea, qua semita monstrat.
Meanwhile, they seized the road which the way showed.
Visit: http://sosol.perseids.org/sosol/publications/20057/treebank_cite_identifiers/31194/edit
Step One: Go to sosol.perseids.org & Sign in
Step Two: Start a New Treebank Annotation
Step Three: Add Your Text in ArethusaInput text from Caesar I.1.5:
Qua de causa Helvetii quoque reliquos Gallos virtute praecedunt, quod fere cotidianis proeliis cum Germanis contendunt, cum aut suis finibus eos prohibent aut ipsi in eorum finibus bellum gerunt.
Translation:“Because of which cause, the Helvetians also surpass the remaining Gauls in respect to virtue, because in almost daily battles they fight with the Germans, since either they keep them from their borders or they themselves wage war in their borders.”
Step Four – Exit to Perseids
Addendum #1 – XML?
Addendum #2 – Replace aldt with harrington
Step 5 - Treebank Away! (click on your sentence)http://www.perseids.org/tools/arethusa/app/#/perseids?chunk=1&doc=31195
Questions, Comments, Concerns?• Feel free to email us with any questions!
• Elizabeth - [email protected]
• Bryce - [email protected]
Addendum: Text Alignment
Text Alignments: Latin & English
Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres,
All Gaul is divided into three parts,
Align
Align Away! And SAVE!
Vergil? 1.427-429
sosol.perseids.org
Caesar DBG 1.2.1Is M. Messala, [et P.] M. Pisone consulibus regni cupiditate inductus coniurationem nobilitatis fecit et civitati persuasit ut de finibus suis cum omnibus copiis exirent: perfacile esse, cum virtute omnibus praestarent, totius Galliae imperio potiri.
Caesar DBG 1.2.1-2
What is “Treebanking”?
Caesar VI.17.5