Mr. Stephen c. Batchelder
Co-founder,
Director of School Operations

Contact

sbatchelder@madisonprep.org
480-345-2306 ext 221

online classes

All Latin students:  All links to lectures and assignments will be done through this page.  Please check this page each day, Monday-Friday.  All Latin students will definitely need your textbook.  If you have not yet picked it up from school, please let me know so we can figure out a time for you to do so.  If you have questions about content or assignments (or anything at all), please send them to my email address, which is sbatchelder@madisonprep.org.  Please clearly identify yourself when emailing me.  I will check my emails on a frequent and regular basis, and then I will do my best to answer your questions sufficiently. 

All tests will be open notes/open book, so there will be no vocabulary section on the tests.  Tests will only consist of translating Latin into English.  I still encourage you to make flash cards for the new vocabulary words and study your flash cards daily.

Tenth grade Drama students:  I had hoped that we would perform a play this spring, but that is now no longer possible.  Total bummer.  Anyway, we will pivot and have an online class that is centered around the history of theater.  There will be no textbook.  Links to lectures and theatrical performances will be found on this page.  Please check this page each day, Monday-Friday.   If you have questions about content or assignments (or anything at all), please send them to my email address, which is sbatchelder@madisonprep.org.  Please clearly identify yourself when emailing me.  I will check my emails on a frequent and regular basis, and then I will do my best to answer your questions sufficiently. 

Our class will be a study in the history of theater.  After a brief overview of theater from the 6th century B.C. through the Renaissance (some of which we covered in 8th grade Drama two years ago), we will look more closely at Elizabethan theater (Shakespeare), the beginnings of modern theater (Ibsen), 20th century American theater (Miller), and the American Musical.  This class will consist mostly of videos, on which you should take good notes.  All tests will be open note tests, so taking good notes will have a direct impact on your test scores. 

latin

LATIN 3 - 10th Grade

The Chapters 9/10 test will be emailed to each of you today (Thursday, 6/4/20).  If you do not receive the test via email by noon on Thursday, email me immediately.

This test will not be as long as previous tests.  It'll be somewhere between a quiz and a test. 

You will have until Friday, June 5th, at 11:59 pm to email your completed test to me. 

Once you've taken and submitted the Chapters 9/10 test - SUMMER!


Previous Latin 3 Assignments:
Assignment for Tuesday, June 2nd:  NONE
Assignment for Friday, May 29th:  Translate Chapter 10 Sententiae Antiquae 1-13.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Monday, 6/1/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please email me your questions, and please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
Assignment for Wednesday, May 27th:  Translate Chapter 10 Exercitationes 1-12.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Thursday, 5/28/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please email me your questions, and please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
Assignment for Tuesday, May 26th:  We are moving straight into Chapter 10 now.  Watch the video that is linked below and read the chapter carefully.
Video on Chapter 10 - click here
Assignment for Thursday, May 21st:  Translate Chapter 9 Sententiae Antiquae 1-9.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Friday, 5/22/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please email me your questions, and please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
Assignment for Tuesday, May 19th:  Translate Chapter 9 Exercitationes 1-10.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Wednesday, 5/20/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please email me your questions, and please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
Assignment for Monday, May 18th:  Read Chapter 9 thoroughly and watch the video, which is linked below.  I suggest making your flashcards as well, although I will not be checking them for points.  Chapter 9 is a little challenging.  It introduces us to demonstratives.  Please read carefully and watch the video attentively.  Do not hesitate to email me if you have questions. 
Video on Chapter 9 - click here

CHAPTER 8 TEST - I'M STILL MISSING 4 TESTS. 
The test was emailed to each of you on 5/12/20.  If you did not receive the test, you were to email me immediately. 
Your answers and translations for the test were to be emailed to me at sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by no later than Friday, 5/15/20, at 11:59 pm.  Late submissions will have points taken off. 
You were to type out your answers and translations as part of the body of your email (this is best), or as an email attachment in a Word document or Google Docs.
As always, you were to email me if you had questions.
Assignment for Wednesday, 5/6/20 - Friday, 5/8/20:  Work through the Chapter 8 exercises near the back of the book in the section called "Self-Tutorial Exercises."  You do not need to email me your translations and work, but you should certainly feel free to email me at sbatchelder@madisonprep.org with any questions you have.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.  Please complete these exercises by the end of the day on Sunday, 5/10/20.
Assignment for Friday, May 1st:  Translate the Chapter 8 paragraph entitled "Cicero on the Ethics of Waging War."  Email me your translation to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Tuesday, 5/5/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
If you have questions, please email me at sbatchelder@madisonprep.org.  I will check my email several times each day until 5:00 pm, and I'll answer your questions as best I can.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
Assignment for Wednesday and Thursday, 4/29 & 4/30:  None
Assignment for Monday, April 27th:  Translate Chapter 8 Sententiae Antiquae 9-16.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Tuesday, 4/28/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
Assignment for Thursday, April 23rd:  Translate Chapter 8 Sententiae Antiquae 1-8.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Friday, 4/24/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
Assignment for Tuesday, April 21st:  Translate Chapter 8 Exercitationes 1-8.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Wednesday, 4/22/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
Assignment for Monday, April 20th:  Read Chapter 8 thoroughly and watch the video, which is linked below.  I suggest making your flashcards as well, although I will not be checking them for points, obviously.  Chapter 8 is challenging because it is on the 3rd Conjugation, which is the trickiest of the four conjugations.  Read carefully, watch studiously, think deeply, and do not hesitate to email me if you have questions.
Video on Chapter 8 - click here


LATIN 6 - 11th Grade

The Chapter 18 test was emailed to each of you on Wednesday, June 3rd. 

If you haven't received the test, email me immediately. 

You will have until Friday, June 5th, at 11:59 pm to email your completed test to me.  Once you've taken the Chapter 18 test, you're done with Latin, unless you want to take 3rd Year Latin next year, which would, of course, be awesome.
 

Previous Latin 6 Assignments:
Assignment for Monday, June 1st, and Tuesday, June 2nd:  NONE
Assignment for Thursday, May 28th:  Translate Chapter 18 Sententiae Antiquae 8-13.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Friday, 5/29/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please email me your questions, and please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
Video on Chapter 18 - click here
Assignment for Tuesday, May 26th:  Translate Chapter 18 Sententiae Antiquae 1-7.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Wednesday, 5/27/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please email me your questions, and please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
Assignment for Thursday, May 21st:  Translate Chapter 18 Exercitationes 7-11.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Friday, 5/22/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please email me your questions, and please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
Assignment for Tuesday, May 19th:  Translate Chapter 18 Exercitationes 1-6.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Wednesday, 5/20/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please email me your questions, and please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
Assignment for Monday, May 18th:  Read Chapter 18 thoroughly and watch the video, which is linked below.  I suggest making your flashcards as well, although I will not be checking them for points.  Chapter 18 is definitely challenging.  It introduces us to the passive voice, which is where the subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb instead of performs the action of the verb, as in the active voice.  Please read very carefully and watch the video attentively and more than once, if necessary.  Do not hesitate to email me if you have questions. 
Video on Chapter 18 - click here

CHAPTER 17 TEST - GREAT JOB, JUNIORS!  EVERY TEST SUBMITTED ON TIME!  WELL DONE! 
I  am emailing the test to each of you today, 5/12/20. Your answers and translations for the test are to be emailed to me at sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by no later than Fri., 5/15/20, at 11:59 pm.
Assignment for Thursday-Friday, May 7th-8th:  NONE
Assignment for Friday, May 1st:  Work through the Chapter 17 exercises near the back of the book in the section called "Self-Tutorial Exercises."  You do not need to email me your translations and work, but you should certainly feel free to email me at sbatchelder@madisonprep.org with any questions you have.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.  Please complete these exercises by the end of the day on Wednesday, 5/6/20.
Assignment for Wednesday and Thursday, 4/29 & 4/30:  None 
Assignment for Monday, April 27th:  Translate Chapter 17 Sententiae Antiquae 11-12, and also translate the paragraph entitled "On the Pleasures of Love in Old Age.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Tuesday, 4/28/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
If you have questions, please email me at sbatchelder@madisonprep.org.  I will check my email several times each day until 5:00 pm, and I'll answer your questions as best I can.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
Assignment for Thursday, April 23rd:  Translate Chapter 17 Sententiae Antiquae 1-10.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Friday, 4/24/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
Assignment for Tuesday, April 21st:  Translate Chapter 17 Exercitationes 1-11.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Wednesday, 4/22/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
Assignment for Monday, April 20th:  Read Chapter 17 thoroughly and watch the video, which is linked below.  I suggest making your flashcards as well, although I will not be checking them for points, obviously.  Chapter 17 is formidable because it is on relative pronouns and relative clauses, which are a bit challenging.  But the challenge is what makes it fun!  Truth be told, Chapter 17 is my number one favorite chapter in the entire book.  Truly.  I love this chapter.  I only wish I could be in the classroom with you to teach it to you.  Oh, well.  What can't be helped must be endured.  Anyway, read the chapter very thoroughly and carefully, watch the video attentively, think hard, and do not hesitate to email me if you have questions.

Video on Chapter 17 - click here

drama

The last Drama test was emailed out to everyone on Wednesday, June 3rd. 

If you have not received the test, email me immediately.

You will have until Friday, June 5th, at 11:59 pm to email your completed test to me.  Once you've taken the test and submitted it to me, it's time for summer to kick in.  Have a good one, everybody!


PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNED VIDEOS AND STUFF
Assignment for Friday, 5/29/20:  Please watch the several videos (the links for which you will find below) over the next few days.  Obviously, finish Drama Test #2 first before you move on to this assignment.
These videos are on the history of Broadway, and specifically the American Musical, which is one of the few original American contributions to the world of dramatic literature.  Please watch the videos by Wednesday, June 3rd.  The test on the content of these videos will be posted on Wednesday, June 3rd, with the completed tests due to be emailed back to me by Friday, June 5th.  And that will be that, and summer can then begin.
Video 1-1 - click here
Video 1-2 - click here
Video 1-3 - click here
Video 2-1 - click here
Video 2-2 - click here
Video 2-3 - click here
Video 3-1 - click here
Video 3-2 - click here
Video 3-3 - click here
Video 4-1 - click here
Video 4-2 - click here
Video 4-3 - click here
Video 5-1 - click here
Video 5-2 - click here
Video 5-3 - click here
Video 6-1 - click here
Video 6-2 - click here
Video 6-3 - click here 
Drama Test #2 (the test on Realism, Henrik Ibsen, "A Doll's House," the Stanislavski Method, the Group Theatre, Arthur Miller, and "Death of a Salesman") was emailed to you on the evening of 5/26/20.  If you have not received the test through your email, please email me immediately.
Please email me your completed test no later than Friday, 5/29/20, at 11:59 pm. 
Please be sure your answers and essays correspond to the numbers of the questions on the test.  That is to say, I need to know which questions you are answering, so number your answers accordingly, please.  Also, be sure to clearly identify yourself when you email me back your completed test.
Please type out your answers and essays as part of the body of your email.  Do not send an email with an attachment of a Word document, a Google Docs document, or a photo of a handwritten test. 
Some of your photos are difficult to read because of sloppy handwriting, faint printing, or sideways orientation. Attachments have been problematic for me to open at times.  I have struggled with some of your attached documents both in Drama and in Latin this spring.  Sometimes they open, sometimes they don’t.  I have been unable to open several email attachments of the first Drama test of late, even though I could open them a couple weeks ago.  Therefore, I am not able to send those back to you at this time.  Luckily, I had graded them before the grade check, and whatever grade you got on the grade check is essentially the grade you got on that test.
Again, please simply type out your test answers and essays as part of the body of your email. 
Tests submitted after 5/29/20 will have points taken off.
Please do your best and please do your own work.  I have appealed to you to not cheat in both Drama and Latin this spring.  Some of you clearly have not cheated, and some of you clearly have.  Please resist the urge.
Good luck!  Email me if you have any questions whatsoever.
Assignment for Wednesday, 5/20/20:  Please watch three videos, the links for which you will find below.  The first video is an interview with Arthur Miller as he talks about the 1999 revival of "Death of a Salesman" on Broadway.  The second video is a continuation of the first video, but Miller and the interviewer are joined by Brian Dennehy, the actor who played Willy Loman in the 1999 Broadway revival.  The third video is just a fun, short little video of Dennehy's speech as he accepts the Tony Award for his portrayal of Willy Loman.  For those of you who don't know, the Tony Awards are to Broadway what the Oscars are to Hollywood.  Please watch these videos and any of the videos you haven't yet seen by the end of the weekend. 
Video of an interview with Arthur Miller - click here
Video of the same interview, but with the addition of Brian Dennehy - click here
Video of Brian Dennehy accepting the 1999 Tony for Best Performance
          by an Actor in a Play - click here
Assignment for Monday, 5/18/20:  Please watch four relatively short videos, the links for which you will find below.  The first video gives a short review of Arthur Miller's biography.  The second video covers key symbols and themes of "Death of a Salesman."  The third video offers ten interesting notes on Arthur Miller and "Death of a Salesman."  The fourth video presents an interesting analysis of the American Dream as it relates to "Death of a Salesman."  Please watch these videos by the end of the day on Tuesday, 5/19/20.  Email me if you have any questions.
Video with a brief review of Miller's biography - click here
Video on symbols and themes of "Death of a Salesman" - click here
Video giving ten interesting notes on the play - click here
Video offering a different take on the play and the American Dream - click here
5/14/20: We are now going to move on to Realism in American plays of the 20th Century.  One of America's most celebrated playwrights is Arthur Miller.  Many of you studied his play "The Crucible" in Mrs. Schilling's class.  We are going to focus on his most famous play, "Death of a Salesman."  This play opened on Broadway in 1949 and was Miller's most successful play.  He redefines the tragic hero with this play.  The tragic hero, Willy Loman, is not a person of exalted station, such as a king or thane, but is a simple, common man.  [Lo(w)-man : Get it?]  This was an innovation for a tragedy.  With respect to the nature of the tragic flaw, the hero's character and psychology, and the haunting of the hero by his past, one can draw a straight line from Sophocles to Shakespeare to Ibsen to Miller.  "Death of a Salesman" is sad (it's a tragedy, after all), but it says much about the pursuit of the American Dream, the priority of materialism within the context of self worth, fantasy vs. reality, and honesty and truth within a family and in one's life.  Watch, think, and enjoy.  
Assignment for Thursday, 5/14/20:  Please watch three videos, the links for which you will find below.  The first video gives an overview of Arthur Miller and his life in the theater.  The second video covers the characters in "Death of a Salesman."  The third video is a film production of "Death of a Salesman," which stars Dustin Hoffman, John Malkovich, Stephen Lang, Charles Durning, and others.  Please watch all three videos over the next few days.  I will post up more videos next week, so stay tuned.  Take good notes as you watch the videos.  As always, don't hesitate to email me if you have questions. 
Video on Arthur Miller - click here
Video on the characters in "Death of a Salesman" - click here
Video of the 1985 film production of "Death of a Salesman" - click here
Assignment for Monday, 5/11/20:  Please read the short paper linked below on Realism and the new style of acting that emerged from the era, which was invented by the Russian Konstantin Stanislavski.  Then watch three videos, the links for which you will find below.  The first two videos will continue to look at Realism, and they also focus on Konstantin Stanislavski's acting Method.  The third video is longer and takes a full look at the Stanislavski Method in America, as well as the Group Theatre, which was highly influential to some of the biggest names in American stage and screen acting over the last 90 years.  Please take good notes.  Please complete the videos by Wednesday, May 13th, at 11:59 pm.  Please email me at sbatchelder@madisonprep.org if you have questions.
Two page paper on Realism and realistic acting - click here
Video on Stanislavski reinventing the craft of acting - click here
Video on the Stanislavski Method of acting and Realism - click here
Video on the Stanislavski Method and the Group Theatre - click here 
Assignment for Thursday, May 7th:  Watch the following two videos, the links for which please find below.  These are videos with summary and analyses of Ibsen's "A Doll's House."  Please take good notes.  Please complete the videos by Sunday, May 10th, at 11:59 pm.  Please email me at sbatchelder@madisonprep.org if you have questions.
Video on "A Doll's House" summary and analysis - click here
Video lecture on "A Doll's House" - Theatre and Individualism - click here
Assignment for Friday, May 1st:  Watch the following video, the link for which please find below.  It is a film production of Ibsen's "A Doll's House."  Please watch the whole movie and jot down notes as you go.  Please complete the video by Wednesday, May 6th, at 11:59 pm.  Please email me at sbatchelder@madisonprep.org if you have questions.
Video of "A Doll's House" - click here
Assignment for Wednesday, April 29th, through Thursday, April 30th:  Watch the following video on the life and work of Henrik Ibsen, the link for which please find below.
Video on Ibsen - click here
Assignment for Tuesday, 4/28/20:  Please watch the following two short videos, the links for which you will find below.  These videos will continue to look at Realism, as well as focus on one of Ibsen's most famous plays, "A Doll's House."
Video on Realism and Anti-realism - click here
Video on Realism and "A Doll's House" - click here
Assignment for Monday, 4/27/20:  Please watch the following three short videos, the links for which you will find below.  These videos will get us started on Realism, which is the beginning of Modern Theater.  The three main playwrights we will be introduced to are Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, and Anton Chekhov, with particular focus on Ibsen.  I will post up more videos this week, so stay tuned.  Be sure to take good notes and email me any questions you have at sbatchelder@madisonprep.org. 
Video on Realism - click here
Video on Modern Theater - click here
Video on Realism - click here
Assignment for Friday, 4/24/20:  NONE
DRAMA TEST ON MACBETH was emailed out to each of you on April 20th and due at 11:59 pm on April 23rd. 
I am still missing a couple tests. 
I emailed the test to each of you on 4/20/20.  If you did not receive the test, you were instructed to email me immediately. 
You were to email me your completed test to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by no later than Thursday, 4/23/20, at 11:59 pm.  You were instructed to type out your answers and essays as part of the body of your email, or as an email attachment in a Word document or Google Docs.  The reason for that directive was because some of your photos are difficult to read because of sloppy handwriting, faint printing, or sideways orientation.  I was clear that tests submitted after 4/23/20 will have points taken off, unless you have been given an extension by me for good reason.
Assignment for 4/14 through 4/19:  Please watch the following four videos, the links for which you will find below.  Also read the text and interpretations of the "Tomorrow" soliloquy, which also has a link below. 
The first video is a short lecture on Macbeth.  The second video is a long lecture on Macbeth.  In addition to providing you with a good number of insights on the play, this second video will also give you a very good idea of what a college lecture feels like.  You will notice that the students are engaged, both asking and answering questions.  You may also notice that the students aren't flawless, and neither is the professor.  Plenty of mistakes are made in a college classroom, as this video clearly shows.  And you know what?  That's just fine.  No one gets hurt.  No one gets injured.  The quest for knowledge and education is not necessarily a smooth ride, but the results are worth the bumps along the way.  I quite enjoyed this video, and it made me wish I was on the cusp of going to college myself, as many of you are.  Anyway, I had my chance at college, and pretty soon you will too.  I hope you make the most of it, and I hope this video demonstrates to you that a proper college lecture is nothing to be afraid of. 
The third video is a short lecture by the famous actor Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings movies) on the immensely famous soliloquy of Macbeth's from Act 5, Scene 5.  ("Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow," etc.)  This is one of Shakespeare's most famous soliloquies of all, so I want us to delve a little deeper into it than into any other soliloquy. 
The fourth video is interesting in that it shows several different actors - most of them quite famous - as they deliver their interpretation of this soliloquy.  From Orson Welles to Sir Ian McKellen to Sir Patrick Stewart to Michael Fassbender (Magneto in the X-Men movies) to Sir John Gielgud to Paul Scofield to Alan Cumming to a scene from the Best Picture Oscar winner Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), this video is a fascinating look at the way different actors emphasize different aspects and plumb the depths of this rich piece of English language poetry. 
The "Tomorrow" soliloquy was a favorite of my father's (he could recite it by heart), and it most definitely is a favorite of mine as well.  It is total awesomeness.  The text of it has a link below the video links, and this also includes four different interpretations of the soliloquy.  Be sure to take good notes on all this stuff. 
We will have a test on all the content of the class so far on Monday, 4/20/20.  Check this space on Monday to get instructions for the test.  You will have two or three days to complete the test.  Obviously, it will be an open-note test.  When you are done with the test you will email it to me.  After that we will move on to a new era of theater:  the beginning of the Modern Age of Theater.
As always, email me with any questions you have.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.  Have a good week ahead!
Short lecture on Macbeth - click here
Long lecture on Macbeth - click here   (Start this lecture at the 5:44 mark.)
Sir Ian McKellen's talk about the "Tomorrow" soliloquy - click here
Various actors and their renditions of the "Tomorrow" soliloquy - click here
Text and analyses of the "Tomorrow" soliloquy - click here
Assignment for 4/13:  Please watch the following videos, the links for which you will find below.  These four videos will provide you with more thematic depth when you are considering Macbeth.   There will be a couple more videos assigned this week.  We are driving toward a test on everything covered by the beginning of next week.  Stay tuned for updates.  Be sure to take good notes and email me any questions you have at sbatchelder@madisonprep.org. 
Macbeth theme:  Guilt - click here
Macbeth theme:  Religion and Temptation - click here
Macbeth theme:  Tragic Hero - click here
Macbeth analysis:  Critical Interpretations over Time - click here
Assignment for 4/8-4/9:  Please watch the following videos, the links for which you will find below.  These videos will summarize Macbeth by act.  There are also four other videos that explore some themes found in Macbeth. 
Summary of Macbeth Act 1 - click here
Summary of Macbeth Act 2 - click here
Summary of Macbeth Act 3 - click here
Summary of Macbeth Act 4 - click here
Summary of Macbeth Act 5 - click here
Macbeth theme:  Appearance and Reality - click here
Macbeth theme:  Fate - click here
Macbeth theme:  Ambition - click here
Macbeth key quotes - click here
If you have questions, please email me at sbatchelder@madisonprep.org.  I will check my email several times each day until 5:00 pm, and I'll answer your questions as best I can.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
Over the next few days (Thursday, 4/2 - Tuesday, 4/7), please watch the following two videos.  The third link is to a text of the play.
Video on the Globe - click here
Video of a performance of The Tragedy of Macbeth - click here
Text of the play The Tragedy of Macbeth - click here
Over the days Monday, 3/30 - Wednesday, 4/1, please watch the following several videos.
Ancient Greek Theater click here
Roman Theater click here
Liturgical Theater click here
Medieval Theater click here
Italian Renaissance Theater click here
Elizabethan Theater click here
Elizabethan Theater extended length click here

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OLD LATIN 3 ASSIGNMENTS
CHAPTER 7 TEST.  I  emailed the test to each of you on Wednesday, 4/15/20, at 11:35 pm.  If you did not receive the test, you were to email me immediately. 
Your translations for the test were to be emailed to me at sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by no later than Friday, 4/17/20, at 11:59 pm.  It was made clear that late submissions would have points taken off.  As always, you were to email me if you had questions.
For April 8th through April 9th:  Translate the paragraphs entitled "The Rape of Lucretia" and "Catullus Dedicates His Poetry Book."
Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Thursday, 4/9/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
For April 6th through April 7th:  Translate Chapter 7 Exercitationes (English to Latin) 11-14.  Also translate Sententiae Antiquae (Latin to English) 11-13.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Tuesday, 4/7/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
For April 2nd through April 3rd:  Translate Chapter 7 Sententiae Antiquae 1-10.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Friday, 4/3/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
For March 30th through April 1st:  Read Chapter 7.  Watch the video on Chapter 7 by clicking on this link.  Translate Exercitationes 1-10.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Wednesday, 4/1/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.

old latin 6 assignments

CHAPTER 16 TEST - April 16-17.  I am emailing the test to each of you.  Check your email.  If you did not receive the test, please email me immediately. 
Please email me your translations for the test to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by no later than Friday, 4/17/20, at 11:59 pm.  Late submissions will have points taken off.
For April 8th through April 9th:  Translate Chapter 16 paragraph entitled "Juvenal Explains His Impulse to Satire." 
Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Thursday, 4/9/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
If you have questions, please email me at sbatchelder@madisonprep.org.  I will check my email several times each day until 5:00 pm, and I'll answer your questions as best I can.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
For April 6th through April 7th:  Translate Chapter 16 Sententiae Antiquae 11-16.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Tuesday, 4/7/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
For April 2nd through April 3rd:  Translate Chapter 16 Sententiae Antiquae 1-10.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Friday, 4/3/20, at 11:59 pm.  Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.
For March 30th through April 1st:  Read Chapter 16.  Watch the video on Chapter 16 by clicking on this link.  ​Translate Exercitationes 1-11.  Email me your translations to sbatchelder@madisonprep.org by Wednesday, 4/1/20, at 11:59 pm.   Please clearly identify yourself when you email me.

 

Years teaching and administrating at JMPS:  Since the beginning. (2000-2001, i.e., 19 years) 
Before JMPS:  I owned and ran a retail toy store (The Toy Chest) in Minnesota and concurrently owned and ran a commercial leasing company (Audax, Inc.). Before that I worked at a hotel in Minneapolis.  I have worked as a bookkeeper, a movie theater cashier, a sales worker for R.J. Reynolds, a little league baseball coach, a youth football coach, a youth ice hockey coach, a youth baseball umpire, and a youth baseball league commissioner.
Educational History:    B.A. in history from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.  1986.
Courses taken in radio broadcasting at Brown Institute in Minneapolis.
High School diploma - Faribault Senior High School, Faribault, Minnesota. 1982.
Activities involved with in college:    Four Years Intercollegiate Baseball (Captain in Senior Year), One Year Campus Newspaper (Sports Columnist), Three Years Gregorian Chant Group (Schola Cantorum)
Activities involved with in high school:    Varsity Baseball, Varsity Ice Hockey, Theater, Orchestra, Yearbook, Speech
Educational Philosophy:    I believe in small schools and small classes.  I believe in a traditional education with a particular emphasis on American history and government.  I believe in closed campuses, orderly classrooms, dress codes, full school days, and full school years.  I believe in a positive, upbeat, and busy school campus.  I believe high school is a place where young people should explore a wide variety of traditional subjects and extracurricular opportunities; college is where specialization should begin.  And I believe that school should emphasize good character just as much as strong academics.  I agree with Teddy Roosevelt, who said, “To educate a person in mind and not morals is to educate a menace to society.”
Hobbies:    Reading nonfiction – particularly history, biography, and philosophy
Lifelong sports fan – particularly baseball, football, basketball, golf, and tennis.  Playing the piano.  I enjoy a wide variety of music including classical, ragtime, classic rock, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, some jazz, R & B, and, of course, show tunes.  I guess I like pretty much everything except country western and rap.
Favorite Movie:    “The Sting” starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Robert Shaw.
Favorite Books:    “Witness” by Whittaker Chambers; “The Road to Serfdom” by Friedrich von Hayek; “Patton.  A Genius for War” by Carlo D’Este; "The Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell; "The Razor's Edge" by W. Somerset Maugham; "Act One" by Moss Hart; "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis; "Eat Bacon, Don't Jog" by Grant Petersen; "Good Calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes.

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