Courses

Status

Open

Estimated Completion Time

2 segments/36 weeks

Overview

History-changing battles, great poets and statesmen, classic art and architecture, and a language that was heard throughout most of the known world. In Latin I, students read the opening credits of this epic movie. In Latin II, the plots and the characters that populated ancient Rome come alive. In this course, students build on their knowledge of Latin grammar and vocabulary. In the process, they sense the beauty of the language and the passion of those who spoke it. A clear, expressive, and flexible language—a language in which students can communicate—supports Roman engineering, art, commerce, and system of laws.

This course gives students a solid grounding in the structure of the language. It also gives them a clear lens for looking into the heart and majesty of the Roman spirit.

Note: content varies depending on course version. For currently enrolled students, please refer to the syllabus located in the course information area for curriculum specifics.

Major Topics and Concepts

Segment 1:

Review of Latin I grammar and vocabulary
Latin Vocabulary and English Derivatives
Third Declension, masculine, feminine, neuter
Characteristics of Epic Poetry
The Odyssey
Relative Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
Third Declension “-i” stems
The Compound of Possum and Review of Sum
Third Declension Adjectives
Demonstrative Pronouns/Adjectives
Intensive Pronouns/Adjectives
People, Roles, Laws of the Period of the Monarchy
Historical Readings and Translations
Ablative Absolute and Future Participles
Reflexive Pronouns and Adjectives
Fourth and Fifth Declensions

Segment 2:

Latin Vocabulary and English Derivatives
Present, Perfect, and Future Participles
Historical Discussions
Roman Provinces
Famous Historical Quotes
People, Places, Events of the Republican Period
Life of Julius Caesar
Present, Perfect, and Future Infinitives
Roman Army, Great Battles: Alesia, Philippi, Pharsalus, Zama and Actium
Heroic Figures of the Republic: Cincinnatus, Regulus
Mottoes and Abbreviations
People, Places, and Events of the Empire
Fall of the Roman Empire
Historical Timeline
Indirect Statement
Mythology: Overview and Stories in English and Latin
Mythology Vocabulary
Comparison of Adjectives: regular, irregular and -er
Comparison of Adverbs
Community Mythology Survey
Optional comprehension review of the entire course

Credits 1

Competency Group Overview

Meets elective credit

Competencies

Declension Noun Forms and Uses, Verb Forms and Uses, Historical Elements
Students will demonstrate an understanding of 1st, 2nd and 3rd declension noun forms and uses, active and passive voice verb forms, tenses and uses for regular and irregular, and elements of mythological and historical culture of Rome’s founding by interpreting and communicating in written and spoken Latin with sentences and short stories.
Pronoun Forms, Clauses and Cultural Aspects of Rome’s Government
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the use of relative pronouns and pronoun agreement, independent and dependent clauses and cultural aspects of the founding documents of Rome’s government by interpreting and communicating in written and spoken Latin with sentences and short stories.
Interrogative Pronouns and Adjectives, 4th and 5th Declension, Intensive Pronoun Forms, and Cultural Aspects of Infrastructure
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the use of interrogative pronouns and adjectives, the use of intensive pronoun forms, 4th and 5th declensions and the cultural comparisons of infrastructure of the Roman city and the villas of the Roman countryside by interpreting and communicating in written and spoken Latin with sentences and short stories.
Comparative, Superlative, Irregular Adjective and Adverb forms and Cultural Aspects of Roman Wars
Students will demonstrate an understanding of comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs, irregular adjectives and adverbs and their comparative and superlative forms, and cultural aspects of Roman wars by interpreting and communicating in written and spoken Latin with sentences and short stories.
Participles and Infinitives and Cultural Aspects of Emperors
Students will demonstrate an understanding of participle forms and new infinitives forms and cultural aspects of emperors by interpreting and communicating in written and spoken Latin with sentences and short stories.
Indirect Statement Tense Use and Construction and Cultural Aspects of Roman Poets and Orators
Students will demonstrate an understanding of tense use in indirect statements, indirect statement construction, and cultural aspects of Roman poets and orators by interpreting and communicating in written and spoken Latin with sentences and short stories.

Pre-Requisites

Latin 1

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Latin 2