Latin 3A Syllabus School Year: 2016-17 Certificated Teacher: Desired Results Course Title : Latin 3A Credit: X one semester (.5) _ two semesters (1.0) Prerequisites and/or recommended preparation: Successful completion of Latin 1A & B, Latin 2A & B Estimate of hours per week engaged in learning activities: 5 hours of class work per week per 18 week semester Instructional Materials: All learning activities (resources, assignments, assessments) are contained within or referenced in the student s online course. The online course is accessed via login and password assigned by student s school (web account) or emailed directly to student upon enrollment, with the login website. Other resources required/resource Costs: Wheelock s Latin e-textbook Rosetta Stone Course Description: Foreign language study helps to develop respect for cultural diversity as well as confidence in basic skills of communication. Latin III is designed to increase the student s understanding of basic Latin, including a substantial increase in vocabulary and the mastery of fundamental grammar. More detailed Latin readings and background study further acquaint the student with aspects of Roman life, history, literature, and mythology. The student will become aware of the influence that Latin has had on our language and on the Romance languages. The text used is Wheelock s Latin, with selected readings from original Latin authors. Enduring Understandings for Course (Performance Objectives): 1: Learn the Latin Language 2: Gain awareness and appreciation of classical history, culture, geography, literature, and mythology 3: See connections on a linguistic and cultural level between the classical and modern world 4: Make interdisciplinary connections Course Learning Goals (including WA State Standards, Common Core Standards, National Standards): Goal 1: Learn the Latin Language A. Grammar: 1: Students will demonstrate mastery of all Latin l course objectives. 2: Students will be able to recognize and utilize the following grammatical concepts in order to comprehend and produce increasingly complex Latin sentences: Nouns: Locative case, place and time clues, additional uses of previously learned cases Pronouns: Declensions of relative, interrogative, personal, demonstrative, reflexive, and indefinite, pronouns Adjectives: Positive, comparative, and superlative degrees, substantive use Adverbs: Positive, comparative, and superlative degrees Verbs: Passive voice, deponents, participles: all tenses and uses, including ablative absolute
Infinitives: All tenses and uses, including indirect statement Subjunctive mood introduction B. Vocabulary: 1: Students will be able to recognize meanings of words from Latin to English and English to Latin. 2: Students will be able to recognize English derivatives and Latin root words, including suffixes and prefixes. C. Translation Skills: 1: Students will read and understand declarative, interrogative, and imperative sentences. 2: Students will read and understand increasingly longer passages of connected Latin prose. 3: Students will answer syntactical questions, such as; What is the antecedent of this relative pronoun? 4: Students will become familiar with patterns of sentence structure, including compound sentences and subordinate clauses. Goal 2: Gain awareness and appreciation of classical history, culture, geography, and mythology A. History: 1: Students will discuss and identify topics of an historical nature, such as: monarchy, republic, empire, historical heroes B. Culture: 1: Students will examine cultural aspects of Ancient Rome and compare them to modern society: Roman baths, meals and banquets, festivals, housing, education, weddings, funerals C. Mythology: 1: Students will discuss topics of a mythological nature, such as: mythological lovers, Fates, Muses, Underworld D. Geography: 1: Students will identify geographical features of the Roman Empire on a map. Goal 3: See connections on a linguistic and cultural level between the classical and modern world A. Linguistic 1: Students will examine the similarities between the modern and ancient world in one or more of the following areas: derivatives, syntactical relationships, suffixes and prefixes, mottoes and abbreviations B. Cultural 1: Students will examine the similarities between the modern and ancient world in one or more of the following areas: government, religion and holidays, art and architecture, entertainment and sports, baths and hygiene, food, education, weddings and funerals, laws and the legal system Goal 4: Make interdisciplinary connections 1: Students will make interdisciplinary connections in one or more of the following areas: A. Science/Technology Anatomical, medical, and scientific terminologies, astronomy B. Languages Romance languages, proverbs, etymological associations, cultural folklore derived from ancient myth C. Social Studies Contrast geographies and develop map reading skills, study ancient history and relate to more current historical events, compare and contrast celebrations and holidays. D. Arts Learn about art forms such as: mosaics, mural painting, pottery, or sculpture, drama and music Unit 1: Virgil and Wheelock s Latin Chapters 1-12 Content Standards 1. Learn the Latin Language A. Grammar: In addition to demonstrating mastery of all Latin 1 objectives, students will review: First, second, and third declensions Present, future, and imperfect tenses Cases and uses thereof
Demonstratives Verbs and how to conjugate them B. Vocabulary: Wheelock s vocabulary list New vocabulary used by Virgil in the Aeneid C. Translation Skills: Students will answer syntactical questions, such as; What is the antecedent of this relative pronoun? Students will become familiar with patterns of sentence structure, including compound sentences and subordinate clauses. 2: Gain awareness and appreciation of classical history, culture, geography, and mythology A. History Important historical figures of the late republic B. Culture Relationship between literature and culture 3: See connections on a linguistic and cultural level between the classical and modern world A. Linguistic Derivatives Syntactical relationships Suffixes and prefixes B. Cultural Compare and contrast Roman and modern values, ideals 4: Make interdisciplinary connections C. Social Studies Study ancient history and compare ancient social norms to modern social norms Compare and contrast celebrations and holidays. D. Arts Learn about paintings and sculpture of the period
Unit 2: Julius Caesar and Wheelock s Latin Chapters 13-20 Content Standards Goal 1: Learn the Latin Language A. Grammar: Pronouns, relative and reflexive Passive voice 4 th and 5 th delcensions Participles Begin review of Subjunctive mood B. Vocabulary: meanings of words from Latin to English and English to Latin. English derivatives and Latin root words, including suffixes and prefixes. C. Translation Skills: Students will read and understand increasingly longer passages of connected Latin prose. Students will answer syntactical questions, such as; What is the antecedent of this relative pronoun? Students will become familiar with patterns of sentence structure, including compound sentences and subordinate clauses. Goal 2: Gain awareness and appreciation of classical history, culture, geography, and mythology A. History: Caesar and his role in military and political actions of the period (ca. 50-20 BC) B. Culture: Military Politics Goal 3: See connections on a linguistic and cultural level between the classical and modern world A. Linguistic Derivatives, syntactical relationships B. Cultural Art and architecture, entertainment and sports, baths and hygiene, food, Goal 4: Make interdisciplinary connections 1. Students will make interdisciplinary connections in one or more of the following areas: a. Science/Technology anatomical, medical, and scientific terminologies, astronomy b. Languages Romance languages, proverbs, etymological associations, cultural folklore derived from ancient myth c. Social Studies Contrast geographies and develop map reading skills, study ancient history and relate to more current historical events, compare and contrast celebrations and holidays.
d. Arts Learn about art forms such as: mosaics, mural painting, pottery, or sculpture, drama and music Evidence of Assessment Performance Tasks: Blogs, quarter projects, weekly translations Other Evidence (self-assessments, observations, work samples, quizzes, tests and so on): Unit Tests, Semester Final Exam Types of Learning Activities Direct Instruction Indirect Instruction Experiential Learning Independent Study Interactive Instruction _x Structured Overview _x Mini presentation _ x Drill & Practice Demonstrations Other (List) _ Problem-based _ Case Studies _ Inquiry _x_ Reflective Practice _x_ Project _Paper Concept Mapping _x Other (List) _ Virt. Field Trip _ Experiments _Simulations _x Games x _Field Observ. Role-playing _Model Bldg. _Surveys _Other (List) _Essays _x_ Self-paced computer _Journals _Learning Logs _Reports x _Directed Study _x_ Research Projects Other (List) _x Discussion _Debates Role Playing _Panels _Peer Partner Learning _Project team _Laboratory Groups _Think, Pair, Share _Cooperative Learning x _Tutorial Groups _Interviewing _Conferencing _Other (List) Other: Translations Learning Activities These learning activities are aligned with the successful completion of the course learning goals and progress towards these learning activities will be reported monthly on a progress report. 1st Semester Learning Activities Unit1: Virgil and Wheelock s Latin Chapters 1-12 Duration: 9 weeks (24 tasks) Enduring Understandings: The importance and basic outline of epic poetry The storyline and importance of the Aeneid Conjugation of verbs Declension of nouns Relevance and usefulness of Latin in modern life What is the passive voice and how is it used in Latin and in English? What was important about the period of the late Republic of Rome? How does the addition of a prefix impact the use of a verb? Student Learning Targets: Review and understand basic noun, adjective, verb, and pronoun construction in Latin and English Increase your understanding of pronouns and adjectives in Latin
Learn about the Aeneid by reading passages in the original Latin Expand knowledge of Roman history and culture by reading segments of the Aeneid in English Learn about and understand participles Continue to expand your Latin vocabulary (all) Translate sentences from Latin into English. Learning Activities: Discussion Drill & Practice Mini presentation Reflective Practice Research Project Self-paced computer Structured Overview Translations Tutorial Groups Venn Diagram Unit 2: Julius Caesar and Wheelock s Latin Chapters 13-20 Duration: 8 weeks (25 tasks) Enduring Understandings: What will students understand (about what big ideas) as a result of the unit? Pronouns, passive voice Subjunctive mood Conflicts in the late republic (ca. 100-50 BC) Julius Caesar and his impact on the Roman world Essential Questions: What arguable, recurring, and thought provoking questions will guide inquiry and point toward the big ideas of the unit? What is the passive voice and how is it used in Latin and in English? What is the subjunctive mood and how is it used in Latin and in English? What was important about Julius Caesar of Rome? What were some of the conflicts Rome faced as it transitioned from Republic to Empire? Student Learning Targets: Expand your understanding of voices and moods in language Learn about and understand the Roman military functions Understand deponent and semi-deponent verbs Learn about the destabilization and collapse of the Republic and the rise of the Empire Learn about piracy in Rome Continue to expand your Latin vocabulary (all) Translate sentences from Latin into English.
Learning Activities: Discussion Drill & Practice Mini presentation Reflective Practice Research Project Self-paced computer Structured Overview Translations Tutorial Groups