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Stage 21: ‘Aquae Sulis’
Language Perfect Passive Participles and Partitive Genitive;
lists made and learned
vocabulary test
Background Aquae Sulis – The Baths
dvd: “Bath Waters” and.”Julian Richards in Bath”
Stage 22: ‘defixio’
Language Perfect Active Participles. Genitive Phrases
lists are compiled, learned
worksheets on PAPs and GPs
vocabulary test
Background Lead Curses. Magic and Superstition
curses explained and translated
pupils write their own
Stage 23: ‘haruspex’
Language Neuter Plurals
worksheet on above
participle revision sheet
vocabulary test
Background Divination and Religion
discussion of religious differences
CLC website
Stage 24: ‘fuga’
Language ‘sum’ with subjunctive
3 person singular and plural plus the imperfect and pluperfect subjunctive
revision sentences
vocabulary test
Background Travel and Communication
worksheet on T and C
map of Roman Britain coloured and labelled
diagram of cross-section of a road
dvd: “What The Romans Did For Us”
Information sheet on travel
Stage 25: ‘milites’
Language Indirect Questions
1 and 2 persons singular and plural
Imperfect and pluperfect subjunctive
worksheet on indirect questions and subjunctives
vocabulary test
Background The Legionary Soldier
worksheet on TLS
dvd: “Roman Soldiers To Be”
questions on duties of legionaries and officers
list: attractions of the army
Stage 26: ‘Agricola’
Language Purpose Clauses
Gerundives of Obligation
worksheets on purpose clauses
gerundives sheet: examples tabulated and learned
“Kennedy and the Gerundives”
vocabulary test
Background Agricola
Stage 27: ‘in castris’
Language Indirect Commands
Result Clauses
Impersonal Verbs
worksheets on ICs, RCs and IVs
impersonals listed and tabulated
vocabulary test
revision sheet
Background Chester: the legionary fortress
poster of legionary fortress
worksheet on fortresses
military word search
Stage 28: ‘imperium’
Language Ablative Singular and Plural
Prepositions
Time Phrases
ablative phrases tabulated and learned
prepositions learned
time phrases listed and learned
vocabulary test
revision of subjunctive uses: worksheet
Background Sources for Roman Britain
archaeology discussed
dvd: “Indiana Jones”
inscriptions discussed plus follow-up worksheet
Stage 29: ‘Roma’
Language 3 Person Singular and Plural
Present and Imperfect Passive
Purpose Clauses with “qui” and “ubi”
passive tenses: sheets of exercises
worksheet of passive sentences
tabulation of new endings
vocabulary test
Background The Forum in Rome
The Siege of Masada
extracts from Josephus are read
dvd: “Masada”
pupils write imaginary essay
CLC website
Stage 30: ‘Haterius’
Language Perfect and Pluperfect Passive
both tenses are tabulated and learned
worksheet
vocabulary test
Background Roman Builders and Buildings
question sheet on buildings
dvd: “What The Romans Did For Us” “ Episode 3 )
Stage 31: ‘in urbe’
Language Ablative Absolute
Purpose Clauses and Indirect Commands with ‘ne’
past participles tabulated and learned
ablative absolute phrases learned and translated
“Moon Landing”
vocabulary test
Background The City of Rome
Patronage
information sheets on Rome
extracts from Juvenal 3 are read
patrons and clients discussed
pupils do worksheet ‘for’ and ‘against’ the system
extracts from Martial, Horace and Juvenal read
Stage 32: ‘Euphrosyne’
Language Deponent Verbs
Gerundive of Obligation (with transitive verbs)
Future Participles
deponent verbs are listed and learned plus exercises and test
“Rogue Elephants”
exercise on gerundives
future participles tabulated and learned
declensions 4 and 5 learned
vocabulary test
Background The Structure of Roman Society
Astrology, Philosophy and Other Beliefs
structure of society discussed
astrology, philosophy, Mithraism discussed.
Stage 33: ‘pantomimus’
Language Future Tense, tabulated and learned
worksheets on the future
vocabulary test
elementary numbers are learned
Background Pantomime Actors
Christianity
Chariot Racing
all the above topics are discussed.
Tacitus’ account of the Great Fire of Rome is read
dvd: the Chariot Race from ‘Ben Hur’
worksheet on chariot racing.
passages from Pliny, Ovid, Lewis and Rheinhold are read
epitaph of charioteer
Stage 34: ‘libertus’
Language Present Passive Infinitive
Future Passive Tense
all the above are tabulated and learned
ablative phrases learned
future passive exercises
summary sheets of unit grammar given out
vocabulary test
Background Freedmen
discussion and inscriptions studied
worksheet on Freedmen
CLC website
Stage 35: ‘rus’
Language 1 and 2 Persons Singular and Plural
Present, Future, Imperfect Passive
Indirect Statement with Present Infinitive
passive tenses tabulated and learned
indirect statement
worksheets
revision sheet
vocabulary test
Background Country Villas are discussed
Stage 36: ‘recitatio’
Language Present Subjunctive Active
Noun and Adjective Phrases in Verse
worksheet on present subjunctives which are tabulated and learned
revision of the other tenses
poetry word order discussed
vocabulary test
Background Martial and his Epigrams;
Recitations discussed
pupils write versions of Martial or epigrams on life today
worksheets on recitations, books and publishing
appropriate Pliny letters are read
Stage 37: ‘consilium’
Language Indirect Statement with perfect infinitives active and passive
worksheets on above
infinitives revised and learned
examples of indirect statement after a past main verb are introduced
vocabulary test
Background The Emperor’s Council; the Senatorial Career discussed
careers of Pliny and Agricola
Members of the Council
coins: used by Emperors for propaganda
article from Omnibus: decus et tutamen
Stage 38: ‘nuptiae’
Language Indirect Statement with future infinitive active and present
infinitive passive
worksheets on above
infinitives tabulated and learned
Perfect Subjunctive - already learned and tabulated
vocabulary test
Background Marriage discussed
similarities and differences with today are noted
worksheets on marriage and the role of women
Stage 39: ‘studia’
Language Verse Word Order
1 and 2 Persons Plural
Present, Future and Imperfect Passive and Deponent
exercises on above
revision sheets: accusative and infinitive
verse word order discussed
numbers learned
vocabulary test
Background Authors, Readers and Listeners
- read and discussed
worksheet on above
Ovid’s life and times discussed
Stage 40: ‘iudicium’
Language Indirect Statement after past verb
Gerundive with ‘ad’
exercises on indirect statements and gerundives
revision sheets: passive tenses
vocabulary test
Background Roman Law Courts
discussion
Salvius’ trial discussed
dvd: “The Salvius Trial”