Mardah Weinfeld
Mardah B. C. Weinfield has taught Latin at the secondary level for ten years. A 1999 recipient of the Illinois State Board of Education "Those Who Excel" Award, she has also presented papers on pedagogical and Roman topics at a variety of state professional conferences. Although her current focus is primarily on raising her young boys, Weinfield continues to mentor area teachers and to tutor students. Weinfield is coauthor with John Breuker of A Little Book of Latin Love Poetry: A Transitional Reader for Horace, Catullus, and Ovid (Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2006) and translator of How Many Animals? Quot Animalia? (Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2002), What Will I Eat? Quid Edam? (Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2002), Who Loves Me? Quis Me Amat? (Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2003), and What Color Is It? Quo Colore Est? (Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 2003).
Books by Mardah Weinfeld
A Little Book of Latin Love Poetry: A Transitional Reader for Catullus, Horace, and Ovid
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- 6013
- 978-0-86516-601-1
Love Poetry Readings for Comprehension and Review
This reader introduces intermediate Latin students to Catullus, Horace, and Ovid. It offers a transition to reading these authors by presenting slightly modified versions of poems before the students read the authentic Latin verse as review. Vocabulary, reading helps, grammar reviews with exercises, and discussion questions are included, as well as sections on metrics, poetic devices and a complete glossary.
A Little Book of Latin Love Poetry: A Transitional Reader for Catullus, Horace, and Ovid - Teacher's Guide
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- 978-0-86516-636-3
The Teacher’s Guide for A Little Book of Latin Love Poetry streamlines class preparation by providing answer keys for discussion questions, exercises, and drills; and literal translations and metrical scansion for all the poems. Ideas for student projects allow the teacher access to proven classroom assessments. It’s like having an experienced colleague just down the hall! The Guide allows busy teachers to concentrate on the things that matter most: what happens in the classroom and what extra attention individual students may need to succeed.
