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| Latin 1 - CP1 & Honors |
| Class Meets: C block |
| Location: A-103 |
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| Course Description |
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| The major goals of this course are for students
to develop the vocabulary and grammar skills needed to read,
translate, and understand passages of both adapted and authentic
Latin and to
translate simple sentences accurately from English
into Latin. In addition, students will develop an understanding
of daily life in Rome as well as the history and mythology
of Rome and the Classical world. |
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| Classes use the Ecce Romani textbook
series, which takes a reading approach as it follows the story
of a Roman
family journeying from its country villa to the
city of Rome. Students begin with basic vocabulary and conversation and then
progress to learning the grammatical rules that govern Latin sentences. Because
Latin is no longer a spoken language, there is more focus on translation and
written composition than in a modern language class. There are, however, numerous
opportunities to use Latin orally in the classroom, including simple dialogs,
songs, recitations, and asking permission to do
various things (sharpen a pencil, go to the fountain, etc.) in Latin. Frequent
sententiae introduce students to Latin quotes, phrases,
and abbreviations that are commonly used in English as well as
other short bits of authentic Latin which
are philosophically and/or grammatically interesting. In March, all students
take the National Latin Exam and have the opportunity to earn recognition and
awards for high scores. |
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| Both the CP1 and Honors
levels will meet together in the same class and proceed
at a similar pace, yet each level will have differentiated
assignments and assessments. It is expected that all Latin
students will
come prepared to learn and memorize the material required to
read, write and even speak in simple Latin sentences. The CP1 level
is a standard level class and will cover a traditional Latin
1 curriculum. The Honors level is
designed for the highly motivated student and will include more
challenging
work and assessments. |
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Learning Goals by Quarter
(time frames are estimates) |
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| First Quarter |
Grammar and Syntax:
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Parts of speech (focus on nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions)
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Nouns: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Declension
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Cases: Nominative, Accusative, Ablative, Vocative
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Subjects, Direct Objects, and Complements
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Grammatical gender: masculine, feminine, neuter
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Adjective agreement with nouns
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Prepositions and prepositional phrases
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Transitive, intransitive, and linking verbs
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Grammatical person and number
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Personal endings for verbs
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Infinitives
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The verb sum, esse
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Pronouns: ego, tu, nos, vos
Roman Life:
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Roman books/scrolls and writing utensils
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Roman family
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Roman clothing
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Slavery in the Roman world
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Roman houses
Roman History and Mythology:
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Information about the hero Aeneas and Vergil’s Aeneid
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Major Roman/Greek gods and goddesses
Sententiae:
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Daily Latin phrases, mottoes, and abbreviations
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| Second Quarter |
Grammar and Syntax:
• Nouns: Complete charts of 1st/2nd/3rd declensions (all cases)
• Neuter Nouns: 2nd and 3rd Declension
• Genitive Case (possession)
• Ablative Case without prepositions (time, manner, means/instrument)
• Noun-Adjective agreement
• Adjectives: 1st/2nd Declension
• Verb Conjugations: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd-io, 4th
• Imperatives
• Imperfect Tense
• Irregular Verbs: esse, posse, ire, ferre, velle, nolle
• Adverbs
Roman Life:
• Roman names
• Family vocabulary
Word Study:
• Numbers and Roman numerals
Roman History and mythology
• The Founding of Rome
• The Kings of Rome
Sententiae:
• Daily Latin phrases, mottoes, and abbreviations
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| Third Quarter |
Grammar:
• Adjectives: 1st/2nd and 3rd Declension
• Perfect Tense
• Principal Parts
• Verb stems: present and perfect
• Dative Case
• Indirect object
• Dative with special verbs
Word study:
• Words formed from the 4th principal part of Latin verbs
Roman History/Mythology:
• Legendary heroes of early Rome
• The early Republic
Sententiae:
• Daily Latin phrases, mottoes, and abbreviations
National Latin Exam in March (Date TBA)
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| Fourth Quarter |
Grammar:
• Future Tense
• Pluperfect Tense
• Future Perfect Tense
• 4th and 5th Declensions
• Adjectives as substantives
• Partitive Genitive
• Ablative of cause
• Dative with compound verbs
• Demonstratives: hic, ille, is
• Personal pronouns
• Reflexive pronouns
• Possessive adjectives
Roman Life:
• Aqueducts
• City of Rome
• Chariot racing
Word study:
• Prefixes
• Compound verbs
Roman History
• The Punic Wars
Sententiae:
• Daily Latin phrases, mottoes, and abbreviations |
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