Yes, you will have to teach all 4 Strands. Some of the books are specified - The Aeneid, the Odyssey, the play, Arrian and Plutarch.
But depending on whether your students will be using a digital devise or not might affect what versions of the books you get.
Firstly, if they have devises of any kind, I would highly recommend that you have them buy the books for Kindle, and download and install the Kindle App to their devise. They will just have to log the app into the Amazon account that bought the Kindle books using the email. These versions are cheaper and you can have them buy a few different sources. Also, all the best and most up to date translations are usually available - or if you prefer the old penguin ones. There is also a wonderful Graphic Novel adaption for the Odyssey that is very accurate and translates most of the dialogue from the text. The Kindle App allows students to zoom in on particular sections too. It is a great benefit for any learners who struggle with lots of reading. And, if you have some notes in pdf format (many of these notes can be got from our website for the individual plans) you have add them to the Kindle App so they have everything in one place. One final advantage is that they can highlight sections of the text in different colours, write notes for these highlighted sections, and create flashcards to practice learning.
But, if they don't have devises... for this new course, I wouldn't recommend you have them buy a individual copy of every book. They would break there backs! My students don't have devises this year. Instead, I put together a "textbook" of my notes and some free online sources for them to use. But even if you don't use this there are free translations online that could be a great help. My students only bought the Graphic Novel of the Odyssey, Emily Wilson's translation of the Odyssey, Seamus Heaney's translation of the Aeneid Book VI, and the Penguin edition of Medea. Next year, I may not have them buy any new books and instead select the poems of Horace, passages of the Crito, and selections from Arrian and Plutarch myself.
Of course, this all depends on the teacher's approach. Many other teachers will have different approaches and may have students buy the penguin editions (which was the norm for the old course) and provide notes in class. Traditionally Classical Studies has been taught with no textbook.
Hi Seamus,
thanks for your help!
it’s highly appreciated!
Hi Kyriaki,
Yes, you will have to teach all 4 Strands. Some of the books are specified - The Aeneid, the Odyssey, the play, Arrian and Plutarch.
But depending on whether your students will be using a digital devise or not might affect what versions of the books you get.
Firstly, if they have devises of any kind, I would highly recommend that you have them buy the books for Kindle, and download and install the Kindle App to their devise. They will just have to log the app into the Amazon account that bought the Kindle books using the email. These versions are cheaper and you can have them buy a few different sources. Also, all the best and most up to date translations are usually available - or if you prefer the old penguin ones. There is also a wonderful Graphic Novel adaption for the Odyssey that is very accurate and translates most of the dialogue from the text. The Kindle App allows students to zoom in on particular sections too. It is a great benefit for any learners who struggle with lots of reading. And, if you have some notes in pdf format (many of these notes can be got from our website for the individual plans) you have add them to the Kindle App so they have everything in one place. One final advantage is that they can highlight sections of the text in different colours, write notes for these highlighted sections, and create flashcards to practice learning.
But, if they don't have devises... for this new course, I wouldn't recommend you have them buy a individual copy of every book. They would break there backs! My students don't have devises this year. Instead, I put together a "textbook" of my notes and some free online sources for them to use. But even if you don't use this there are free translations online that could be a great help. My students only bought the Graphic Novel of the Odyssey, Emily Wilson's translation of the Odyssey, Seamus Heaney's translation of the Aeneid Book VI, and the Penguin edition of Medea. Next year, I may not have them buy any new books and instead select the poems of Horace, passages of the Crito, and selections from Arrian and Plutarch myself.
Of course, this all depends on the teacher's approach. Many other teachers will have different approaches and may have students buy the penguin editions (which was the norm for the old course) and provide notes in class. Traditionally Classical Studies has been taught with no textbook.