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Radnor High School Course Syllabus Created 5/2/2011 Latin 1 College Prep 0581 Credits: 1.0 Weighted: College prep Length: 1year Format: meets daily Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12 Prerequisite: grade level reading Overall Description of Course Prerequisite(s): Reading on Grade Level I. Course Description This course is intended to introduce the student to the structure and syntax of the Latin Language. The students study basic communication skills by using learner-centered instruction and collaboration. They learn an appreciation of language from the Classical period to the present. Students are expected to read and comprehend elementary Latin passages as well as learn Latin vocabulary and English derivatives. Students are also expected to do self-directed research in order to produce projects involving the domestic culture, history and mythology of the ancient Romans. Student Objectives: 1. Students will conjugate four conjugations of regular verbs and some basic irregular verbs in the indicative in the present tense. 2. Students will decline, recognize and properly translate nouns of first three declensions (nominative, genitive, accusative, ablative, and vocative cases) 3. Students will pronounce/speak Latin sentences with ease and inflection. 4. Students will have an awareness of the structure and syntax of the Latin language. 5. Students will be required to master an elementary Latin vocabulary. 6. Students will read and comprehend simple Latin sentences 7. Students will read and comprehend simple Latin stories with comprehension. 8. Students will translate simple Latin sentences and stories into proper English syntax. 9. Students will be able to ask and respond to simple Latin questions/statements germane to the readings. 10. Students will develop an incipient appreciation of the ancient world as part of our historic and linguistic tradition. Materials & Texts MATERIALS II. Materials & Equipment Student Workbook I A – Language Activity Book A Notebook or binder specifically dedicated to Latin Selected Videos on Roman history, mythology and culture TEXTS Ecce Romani I – A Latin Reading Program – I A - Meeting the Family – Second Edition Student Workbook I A – Language Activity Book Activities, Assignments, & Assessments ACTIVITIES FIRST QUARTER Chapters 1 – 4 Introduction to the structure and pronunciation of the language Parts of speech Subjects and Verbs Direct Objects – singular Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Cultural items – Women, Dress, Introduction to Roman Slavery Introduction to the Story of Troy SECOND QUARTER Chapters 5– 8 Complementary Infinitives- Use of infinitives with possum, volo, nolo, paro Nouns and Adjectives – Gender Agreement – Masculine, Feminine, Neuter Use of the terms Declensions and cases Nominative, and Accusative – singular and plural Cultural items – More on Slavery, More on the role of the woman in the household, Villa Romana THIRD QUARTER Chapters 9–12 Introduction to the idea of 4 conjugations Conjugation of Present tense for all four conjugations Present Tense of the irregular verb esse Imperative Mood of verbs – singular and plural Vocative Case for first and second declension nouns Ablative Case Prepositions that take the ablative and the accusative Cultural Items – Patria Potestas, Roman Gods and Goddesses, The Roman Gladiator, Further study of Slavery Project – Example – Research and poster on a particular god/goddess FOURTH QUARTER Chapters 13- 17 Genitive case Further study of the ablative case Imperfect tense – regular verbs Imperfect tense – irregular verbs Cultural Items – Founding of Rome, Roman Names Project – Example – compose a short illustrated story in Latin about a slave ALL YEAR ACTIVITIES Work on derivatives that originate from each chapter Practice in reading, comprehending, and translating edited Latin Some English to Latin translation practice Reinforcement of study skills and techniques ASSIGNMENTS Assessments and Assignments Teacher made tests based on the grammar, vocabulary, and derivatives from each chapter Projects that require research and a variety of the following components, written, visual, and oral (relating to the cultural topics of the course) Homework- based on textbook and workbook exercises Completion of grammatical paradigms Completing sentences with correct grammatical endings Quizzes – on various grammar, vocabulary, and cultural points Evaluation of individual student recitation and translation Oral and written practice using elementary Latin vocabulary and structures Educational games/puzzles Class participation ASSESSMENTS Grading Based on the school’s Grade Scale Terminology Declensions, conjugations, parts of speech and tenses. Gender, number, case, adjective-noun agreement. Familia, villa rustica, villa urbana, domus, Pompeii and Herculaneum, SPQR= Senatus Populusque Romanus Media, Technology, Web Resources District webpages (with links), homework pages, podcasts, PowerPoints, www.quia.com, www.perseus.tufts.edu, www.vroma.org, www.promotelatin.org, www.thelatinlibrary.com et al.
