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This Pronoun Guide from GLSEN answers many common questions related to pronouns and links to several additional resources at the end. Insider magazine’s “ What to know about gender pronouns, how to use them and why they are important” written by Canela Lopez and published in 2021 and “ How to Use Gender Inclusive Language, and Why It’s Important” written by Kim Elsesser for Forbes provide good overviews of the discourse surrounding pronouns, and the social shift taking place. Salve!Firstofall,that'sawesomethatyou'redecidedtoteachyourselfLatin!It'ssouseful,contrarytowhatmanypeopleseemtobelieve,andyou'llreallyenjoyit! Beginning at the beginning: Why do pronouns matter? What resources can help me better understand the conversation around pronouns and why “he/she” aren’t the only options?

It’s sometimes said that New York is one of the biggest cities in Latin America. Latino people are its largest non-white ethnic group, constituting nearly a third of the city’s population — but this isn’t always evident at local museums, which have relatively limited Latin American art in their collections. The gender style guide that is housed on Lupercal’s blog presents a framework for using inclusive language when speaking or writing Latin. The post is thoughtful, thorough, and presents explanations for the committee’s decisions on creating the style guide. I find this resource especially helpful if you have students who are interested in writing or speaking Latin and want to be gender-inclusive. Salve!Firstofall,that'sawesomethatyou'redecidedtoteachyourselfLatin!It'ssouseful,contarytowhatmanypeopleseemtobelieve,andyou'llreallyenjoyit!

What legal/governmental resources are available to help me understand what rights and protections my students have at school?

We can also stay aware of the potential outcomes for students when they are not safe and supported at school. Whether we have the personal experience of being trans or not, we know that a student’s ability to learn and perform at their best in school is tied to their feeling supported and included (not questioned or shamed) for who they are. Lastly, we can get familiar with Title IX, which protects a student’s right to have educators use their preferred name and pronouns (with exemptions for some schools). To learn more about these rights, and about contributing to schools and Latin classrooms where all of our students can thrive, see the U.S. Department of Education’s factsheet, “Supporting Transgender Youth in School.” Becoming more informed about pronouns can feel overwhelming. Here is a curated list of resources arranged by subtopics related to pronouns and inclusive language. Use of cases; Verb tenses; Adjectives, adverbs, comparatives and superlatives; Direct questions; Relative clauses; More complex relative clauses; Connecting relative; Prepositions, prefixes and compounds; Present subjunctive; Jussive subjunctive; Wishes for the future; Potential subjunctive; Deliberative questions; Purpose clauses; Sequence of tenses (1); Direct commands; Indirect commands; Verbs of fearing; Perfect subjunctive; Result clauses; Indirect questions; Sequence of tenses (2); Periphrastic future (and future-in-the-past) subjunctive

CaveatemptorIfoundLatinlessengagingthanotherlanguagesandthushaven'treallyutilisedanyofthosethatmuchpersonally(althoughdoownseveralofthem ).A Guide to Using Pronouns and Other Gender-Inclusive Language in the Office” written by Stav Ziv for The Muse is about the workplace, but is very applicable to our school environments as well.

The article “ Found in Translation: Engendering Inclusive and Conscientious Pronoun Pedagogy in Ancient Greek and Latin Language Classrooms” written by Michael Goyette and published in the Classical Journal in 2021, explores ways in which traditional pronoun pedagogy is at odds with evolving pronoun usage in English, and examines ways in which our practice can create an inclusive classroom, but also “stimulate conscientious, informed and impactful discussions of grammar, linguistics, translation theory, and ancient literature, myth and history.”

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