National Junior Classical League Convention "merry mask makers"

Ancient Voices: Conference Presentation for Educators:

Description: Explore poetry, myth and the 20,000 year-old art of the mask with the author during this hour-long, interactive, multi-media presentation.  Learn how Readers' Theater, a Greek chorus, Google and the world's great art can be used to bring the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece to life, and a new generation of students to the classics.

Past Appearances:

    California Reading Association
    Ventura County Reading Association
    California School Library Association
    Los Angeles School Library Association
    American Classical League National Convention
    J. Paul Getty Villa Summer Institute

 
J. Paul Getty Villa Summer Institute participants

Ancient Voices: Professional Development for Educators:

Description: During this daylong workshop teachers make poster board replicas of the large copper and leather masks used by the author in her performances. Participants are guided step-by-step through the design and construction process and shown simple techniques for adding depth and detail to their creations. Complete instructions are provided for making the masks with students and strategies developed for using their finished creations in a wide range of classroom projects.

 
Sue Sebesta, Lucy Hannah and Mark Hines at work during "Voices of the Past" workshop at National Louis University in Chicago

Voices of the Past: Mask-making Workshop for Language Teachers

Description: This full day of hands-on professional development was introduced at Chicago's National Louis University, renowned for its teacher education programs.  Participants learn to create and use large, hand-held masks representing mythical, historical, literary and cultural characters central to the teaching of world languages and develop lesson plans incorporating mask-making in a variety of classroom activities. Participants are guided step-by-step through the design and construction process and shown simple techniques for adding depth and detail to their poster board creations. Projects explored include Readers' Theater dramatizations and the writing and performing of dramatic monologues, dialogues, multi-voiced conversation poems and persona poems.

 
Amanda Stiver and Lisa Denja at work during "Voices of the Past" workshop at National Louis University in Chicago

View masks created at the
Fall 2010 National Louis University
Latin and World Language Pedagogy Workshop.