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Needham, MA - April 13, 2005 - Masterworks on ancient literature are woven into a compendium with the luster of bronze, silver, and gold in the Masters Work™ Teaching Classical Literature Well. It is the latest Netshot™ found only on the Classics Technology Center on the Web (CTCWeb, http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb). “This Netshot is a collection of award-winning works taught in courses and classrooms around the world. It reflects decades of work by classroom teachers in every teaching situation. It is a unique Web-interactive guide for teaching ancient Greek and Roman literature well. It could only emerge from the growing collection of honored works on CTCWeb,” said Wendy E. Owens, CTCWeb Editor-in-Chief.

Teaching Well combines CTCWeb’s resources for teaching Latin and Greek literary texts. This online anthology includes literary analyses, innovative teaching strategies, and interactive materials to support teaching and learning. This Masters Work Netshot includes musical recordings of Latin poetry, original artwork, and online dictionaries. This collection is harvested from AbleMedia Bronze, Silver, and Gold Chalice award-winning postings from 1998 to 2005. All of the resources provided in this Netshot are linked to the CTCWeb Global Glossary and other CTCWeb learning resources, as well as resources beyond CTCWeb on the Internet.

The Teaching Well section “Teachers Teaching Latin Literature” explores a variety of texts, authors, and genres. In this section, songs help Latin teachers convey the rhythm of Catullus’ poems; 38 of Phaedrus’ animal fables help students develop translation skills; Pliny’s letters tell students about lifestyles and mores during the Roman Empire; Caesar and Cicero help students begin translating “real Latin”; and Petronius’ Satyricon introduces students to manipulations of Virgil’s Aeneid and social values during the Roman Empire.

In the Teaching Well section “Teachers Teaching Greek Literature,” CTCWeb authors enlighten CTCWeb’s users about the major ancient Greek authors and their literary labors. Homer’s Iliad is wrought through vase paintings, textual explications, political interpretations, and poetic interactions. Authors from the US and Japan explore the thematic emphasis and technical theatrical choices of the Greek tragedians Aeschylus and Euripides; and teachers and students can ponder an alternative version of Odysseus’ journey home in Spanish. It is the best the world has to offer and it is only on CTCWeb.

Each week AbleOne’s sponsor, AbleMedia, salutes contributors for outstanding submissions to the AbleOne Consortium (http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/), the CTCWeb Showcase (http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/showcase/), and CTCWeb Netshots™ (http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/netshots.html). Each receives the Bronze Chalice award. AbleMedia awards Silver Chalices for the outstanding submissions of the month. At the end of each year, AbleMedia awards Gold Chalices for the outstanding submissions of the year.

AbleOne serves millions of educators, students, and other users in over 100 countries and the number of users is tripling annually. AbleOne’s CTCWeb is a repository of practical tools, for classicists and other educators, to enhance the use of computer technology in Classics education. At CTCWeb, students, educators and others find the free dissemination and open exchange of practical educational materials, systems, and applications by individuals and organizations involved in the Classics community. AbleMedia sponsors CTCWeb as part its AbleOne Education Network.

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