Latin Project Form:
Form due date August 22; Project due date: December 5
The subject matter must fall between the dates of 753 BC and 450 AD and must reflect ancient Roman, Greek or Egyptian
culture. Other cultures such as ancient Britain may be used if related to the Roman Empire.
Circle the category:
3-D project categories:
Models - not to exceed 3 feet in any dimension. These may incl. replicas.
textiles and needlecraft (incl. dolls)
3-D Art (pottery/sculpture)
games
Miscellaneous (incl. jewelry, puppets on a stage, etc.)
2-D project categories cannot be larger than a standard poster board, but may be smaller. If there are two or
more parts they must not exceed the posterboard size when displayed.
drawings,
paintings,
2-D art (Mosaics, wood burning, stained glass),
photography
charts and posters
maps
Creative writing project categories:
Modern myth (write an original myth no longer than 1000 words with ancient Greek or Roman gods
in ancient or modern setting; or, create new ‘gods’ in an original myth.)
NJCL Creative Writing Contest (900-1200 words, check njcl.org for annual theme)
Illustrated writing (i.e.: children’s Latin alphabet book or numbers book; illustrated story describing your family, etc.)
Audio-Visual project categories:
Videos: create dramatization and perform. 5-7 min. max.
Computer projects: see State and National rules
Oral and costume project categories
dramatic readings (memorize a Latin story & recite for judges; check NJCL.org for passages)
declamations (4-5 min. original monologue representing a mythological or historical character)
orations (formal English speech)
NJCL 2015 Costumes:
Boys: Phaethon
Girls: Circe
Couples: Aphrodite and Hephaestus
Circe
Keep receipts, must not exceed $40.per person include estimated value of anything used that
you did not purchase. Judges prefer you make as much as possible yourself.
Phaethon
Refer to rules of the NJCL (find them in the convention white booklet under the creative arts section at NJCL.org)
Student Name: ___________________________________________Date: _________________Period ______
Materials:______________________________________________________________________________________
Plan: (timeline, steps in making the project) _____________________________________________________________
Signatures:
Student _______________________________
Parent________________________________