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Latin Courses Offered:
Latin I 193 Honors Grades 9,10,11,12 Full Year 5.0 Credits This course is an accelerated introduction to the grammar and syntax of the Latin language. It presupposes a student’s good verbal ability in English, and a high degree of self-motivation. Some fairly sophisticated language concepts are introduced early in the course, and a great deal of memorization is required. A student who is good with, and enjoys his own language—as a reader or writer— may find the honors level an exciting challenge. A student whose English skills are weak, or has difficulty reading or writing English or another foreign language, may find this level a frustrating experience. Special attention is given to understanding Roman culture of the first century C.E., in the context of daily public or private life, and to introducing more generally the cultural legacy of the ancient world. This course supports the following Academic Expectation(s): 1A, 1C, 2 This course assesses the following Academic Expectation(s): 3A, 3C, 3D, 4A Latin I 194 College Preparatory Grades 9, 10, 11, 12 Full Year 5.0 Credits This course is an introduction to the basic language patterns and constructions of Latin. It reinforces and strengthens English language skills by comparing the structure and vocabulary of the two languages. The introduction to Latin itself is less intense than in the honors level, with more emphasis placed on vocabulary building and grammatical drill. Students also study the cultural contributions of the ancient Romans, especially their myths and legends. Both levels will complete a project on some aspect of Roman life. This course supports the following Academic Expectation(s): 1A, 1C, 2 This course assesses the following Academic Expectation(s): 3A, 3C, 3D, 4A Latin II 195 Honors Grades 9, 10, 11, 12 Full Year 5.0 Credits Students who have been successful in middle school Latin, or in high school Latin I, and have demonstrated self-motivation, should continue their study of Latin at the Honors level II. This course begins with a thorough review of the material learned in Latin I, and continues the introduction to the language through more extended readings of adapted Latin. Emphasis on the various language skills, the connections between English and Latin, and the contributions of classical civilization remain the same, as the narrative structure of the textbook expands the repertoire of linguistic constructions, and broadens the view of first-century life in the Roman empire. This course will prepare students for the advanced levels of Latin. This course supports the following Academic Expectation(s): 1A, 1C, 2 This course assesses the following Academic Expectation(s): 3A, 3C, 3D, 4A Latin II 196 College Preparatory Grades 9, 10, 11, 12 Full Year 5.0 Credits This course completes the basic introduction to Latin grammatical forms, to give the student a clear understanding of the principals of an inflected language. Special emphasis is placed upon the contribution of Latin to English vocabulary, the use of Latin phrases and abbreviations commonly encountered in English, and strategies for recognizing and decoding Latin roots in English. Through supplementary readings and projects, students will also become more aware of Rome’s role in the development of Western civilization. This is the terminal course of the college preparatory program. This course supports the following Academic Expectation(s): 1A, 1C, 2 This course assesses the following Academic Expectation(s): 3A, 3C, 3D, 4A Latin III 197 Honors Grades 10, 11, 12 Full Year 5.0 Credits In this honors course, highly motivated students begin to master some of the more complex grammatical forms and syntactical structures of Latin prose, and will begin to develop some familiarity with the more common meters of Latin poetry. After a thorough review of previously learned material, students will continue their investigation of life in Rome in the first century through the narrative of the textbook, and through brief passages of authentic Latin of various authors. Students will examine both primary and secondary sources to gain insight into the life of the ancient world. This course supports the following Academic Expectation(s): 1A, 1C, 2 This course assesses the following Academic Expectation(s): 3A, 3C, 3D, 4A Latin III 187 College Preparatory Grades 10, 11, 12 Full Year 5.0 Credits In this course, students will continue to acquire Latin grammatical forms and syntactical structures. They will also examine more sophisticated transformations of Latin vocabulary forms to English derivatives, and increase their ability to decipher the Latin roots of complex English words. With a judicious use of English translations compared to authentic Latin, students will examine events, ideas, and people from the ancient world that have had a lasting influence on Western civilization. This course supports the following Academic Expectation(s): 1A, 1C, 2 This course assesses the following Academic Expectation(s): 3A, 3C, 3D, 4A Latin IV 198 Honors Grades 11, 12 Full Year 5.0 Credits At this stage the student will complete the introduction to Latin structures. All the ordinary forms found in classical Latin prose will have been used and practiced in the context of the continuing narrative of the text. Students will also consolidate their understanding of the history of the Roman Republic and Empire, and of the major features of the private and public life of the Romans. They will begin a closer investigation of the period of transition from Republic to Empire through the accounts of Eutropius, Cicero, Julius Caesar, Augustus, and Pliny. This course supports the following Academic Expectation(s): 1A, 1C, 2 This course assesses the following Academic Expectation(s): 3A, 3C, 3D, 4A Latin IV 101 College Preparatory Grades 11, 12 Full Year 5.0 Credits Students will complete their acquisition of Latin forms and structures. They will continue to increase their mastery of English word formation through an introduction to Greek roots. The focus in Roman culture will be the development of the Roman political system from kingship, through republic, to empire. This course supports the following Academic Expectation(s): 1A, 1C, 2 This course assesses the following Academic Expectation(s): 3A, 3C, 3D, 4A Latin V 185 Honors Grade 12 Full Year 5.0 Credits This is the culminating course of the high school honors sequence. It is a course in reading and interpreting Latin literature. The highly motivated, well-prepared, and independent student who undertakes this course will be expected to become engaged in selecting authors and genres of interest to him or her, to read extensively in both primary and secondary sources, to research and write at some length on the style, significance and content of the chosen authors. In recent years, students have read Pliny, Vergil, the lyric poets, and Petronius. Students will be expected to investigate their authors in English in the summer preceding this course. This course supports the following Academic Expectation(s): 1A, 1C, 2 This course assesses the following Academic Expectation(s): 3A, 3C, 3D, 4A |
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