Latin 1 Syllabus School Year: 2012-13 Certificated Teacher: Course Title (example: Geometry A and B): Latin One A and B Desired Results Credit: one semester (.5) x_ two semesters (1.0) Prerequisites and/or recommended preparation (example: Completion of Algebra 1): Student should be secondary school status 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: (Examples: This course requires a MathXL account which will be provided by your course instructor. Holt McDougal Geometry 2011 online videos, examples, and activities. These additional resources will be provided at no additional cost. OR There are no additional textbooks, materials, or resources required for this course.) Rosetta Stone online Level One curriculum; Latin/English dictionary (online); Aamsco 1st year workbook on line; vocabulary flashcards (Latin for Americans website); online videos and research activities. Course Description: Latin One includes an oral component and a reading component. This includes pronunciation, vocabulary acquisition, and forms (declension and conjugation) recognition. Roman history, art, architecture, political and social institutions and their influence are important areas of exploration. The National World Language Standards of Communication, Culture, Connections, Comparisons and Communities are followed. Daily activities include vocabulary acquisition and review, conversation practice, listening to the language on audio and video recordings, reading comprehension and writing practice. Enduring Understandings for Course (Performance Objectives): What will students understand (about what big ideas) as a result of the course? Latin pronunciation, vocabulary acquisition, sentence structure. Noun and adjective forms and their agreement (declensions). Verb tense, voice and mood forms (conjugations). Uses of the linking verb. Reading (translation) strategies. Conversational Latin: statements, commands, questions, greetings. Roman history, art, architecture, family life, government, amusements.
Course Learning Goals (including WA State Standards, Common Core Standards, National Standards): What is the key knowledge and skill needed to develop the desired understandings? Unit: One: A Roman Family focused? 1st and 2nd declension nouns and their case structure. 1st conjugation verbs in the present tense. Use and forms of the linking verb. Gender and case agreement of nouns and adjectives. Conversational Latin in a family setting. Roman food and customs. The lessons of Pompey. Roman dress and appearance. Unit: Two: the Roman Empire. focused? Second conjugation verbs. First and second conjugation verbs in the present, imperfect and future tenses. Prepositions and their objects; uses of the ablative case. Asking questions in Latin. Roman numerals. Maps of Roman origins and explansion. Romans gods and goddesses. Roman festivals, army and roads. Unit: Three: Roman Education and Government. focused? First and second conjugation verbs in the perfect tense. The imperative mood for verbs. The vocative case for nouns. Second declension masculine -r nouns, second declension neuter nouns. Roman class structure and slavery. The Roman Senate and political offices. The Seven Hills of Rome and her buildings. Greece's impact on Roman institutions. Unit: Four: The Founding of Rome focused? Third conjugation and third conjugation -io verb forms in the present, imperfect, future and perfect tenses. Principal parts of verbs and their uses in verb formation. The third noun declension and its forms. The stories of Aeneas and Ulysses introduced. Additional uses of the ablative case. Rome and Romans through art history. Unit: Five: The Adventures of Aeneas. focused? Fourth conjugation verbs and their forms. The past perfect and future perfect verb tenses for all four conjugations. The passive voice of all conjugations. The ablative of agency with the passive voice. Roman gods and goddesses, their temples and influence. Unit: Six: The Adventures of Ulysses. focused? Personal pronouns, relative pronouns, interrogative pronouns and their uses. Further uses of the accusative and ablative cases. Roman baths, games, festivals. Unit: Seven: The Further Adventures of Ulysses. focused? Use of the ablative absolute construction; use of participles (present forms as adjectives, perfect passives introducing subordinate clauses). Third declension adjectives and noun agreement. Roman weaponry. Unit: Eight: Famous Roman gods, goddesses and people.
focused? Uses of the infinitive (present, future, passive, perfect passive). Comparision of adjectives and adverbs. Use of the verb forms possum, absum and adsum. Reflexive Pronouns and their uses. Roman gods, goddesses and heroes/leaders in art history. Evidence of Assessment What evidence will be collected to determine whether or not the understandings have been developed, the knowledge and skill attained, and the state standards met? [Anchor the work in performance tasks that involve application, supplemented as needed by prompted work, quizzes, observations, and assessments] Performance Tasks: Formative assessments (oral and written); writing samples; participation in blogs; internet research on cultural topics; unit tests. Other Evidence (self-assessments, observations, work samples, quizzes, tests and so on): Self-assessments; vocabulary quizzes; online vocabulary games; online grammar usage games; quizzes and tests. Types of Learning Activities Indicate from the table below all applicable learning strategies that may be used in the course. Direct Instruction x Structured Overview x Mini presentation x _Drill & Practice x Demonstrations _Other (List) Indirect Instruction _Problem-based _Case Studies x _Inquiry x Reflective Practice x _Project _Paper _Concept Mapping _Other (List) Experiential Learning x _ Virt. Field Trip Experiments Simulations x _Games Field Observ. Role-playing x _Model Bldg. Surveys Other (List) Independent Study x _Essays _x Self-paced computer _x _Journals _x Learning Logs Reports Directed Study x Research Projects _Other (List) Interactive Instruction x _Discussion Debates Role Playing Panels x _Peer Partner Learning Project team Laboratory Groups _x Think, Pair, Share Cooperative Learning x _Tutorial Groups Interviewing x _Conferencing Other (List)
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