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Latin I (ACP) 311
Course Description

TIME FRAME: One semester
GRADE: 9-12
CONTACT:

         MAP LEVEL: 1

30.0 WORLD LANGUAGE --- 30.0.1.9.6 --- 30.0.1.9.7 --- 30.0.9.9.5 --- 30.0.2.9.1 --- 30.0.2.9.5 --- 30.0.3.9.3
30.0 WORLD LANGUAGE --- 30.0.3.9.5 --- 30.0.4.9.1 --- 30.0.4.9.2 --- 30.0.4.9.4 --- 30.0.4.9.5 --- 30.0.4.9.6
30.0 WORLD LANGUAGE --- 30.0.5.9.1 --- 30.0.5.9.2 --- 30.0.5.9.3 --- 30.0.5.9.4 --- 30.0.6.9.1 --- 30.0.6.9.2
30.0 WORLD LANGUAGE --- 30.0.7.9.1 --- 30.0.7.9.2 --- 30.0.8.9.5 --- 30.0.8.9.6 --- 30.0.9.9.2 --- 30.0.9.9.3
08.1 SOCIAL STUDIES - HISTORY --- 08.1.1.9.2 --- 08.1.1.9.3 --- 08.1.1.9.5 --- 08.1.3.9.2 --- 08.1.3.9.4 --- 08.1.4.9.4



1. What is the relationship between Latin and other languages?
2. How does an inflected language work?
3. What are the grammatical and syntactical rules of Latin?
4. What are the parts of speech, and how does each function?
5. What influences shaped Rome's political and social development?
6. What were the cultural values of the Greeks and Romans?
7. How does Greco-Roman civilization continue to influence the world today?




Latin I is focused on the first stages of language acquisition for the purpose of reading proficiency. The goal of the Latin sequence is for students to read authentic Latin literature with precision, sensitivity, and pleasure. The content of Latin I includes:

--the pronunciation of Classical Latin,
--Latin's place in linguistic history,
--vocabulary-building,
--English derivatives and cognates,
--Romance language derivatives and cognates,
--parts of speech,
--inflection,
--syntax,
--noun cases,
--first declension,
--second declension,
--third declension,
--verbs of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd-io, and 4th conjugations,
--present, imperfect, future, perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect tenses,
--active and passive voice,
--adjectives (attributive, predicative, and substantive uses),
--demonstratives,
--personal pronouns,
--reflexive pronouns,
--intensive pronouns,
--cardinal and ordinal numerals,
--relative and interrogative pronouns,
--ancient Roman & Greek cultural practices,
--ancient Roman and Greek values,
--topics in Roman history (Republic to early Principate),
--geography of the ancient Mediterranean world,
--classical mythology,
--ancient philosophy,
--classical literature.





As stated in Connecticut's 2005 World Language Curriculum Framework, there are six domains and nine content standards which frame world language content:

COMMUNICATION
1. How do I use another language to communicate with others?
2. How do I understand what others are trying to communicate in another language?
3. How do I present information, concepts, and ideas in another language in a way
that is understood?

CULTURES
1. How do I use my understanding of culture to communicate and function
appropriately in another culture?

CONNECTIONS
1. How do I use my understanding of another language and culture to reinforce and
expand my knowledge of other disciplines, and vice versa?
2. How do I use my understanding of another language and culture to broaden and
deepen my understanding of that language and culture and access and use
information that would otherwise be unavailable to me?

COMPARISONS AMONG LANGUAGES
1. How do I demonstrate an understanding of similiarities, differences, and interactions across languages?

COMPARISONS AMONG CULTURES
1. How do I demonstrate an understanding of similiarities, differences, and interactions across cultures?

COMMUNITIES
1. How do I use my knowledge of language and culture to enrich my life and
broaden my opportunities?

Additional skills specific to Latin include:

-- Attaining a novice level of profiency in reading, oral recitation, and writing.
-- Recognizing, identifying, and appropriately using the different parts of speech.
-- Increasing vocabulary and grammatical skills in English and Romance languages through Latin.
-- Using cultural knowledge to make inferences about written sources.
--Translating accurately from Latin into English and from English into Latin.






All Latin I students will:
-- Participate in grammar and vocabulary-building activities.
--Read and translate texts in both adapted and authentic Latin.
-- Compose sentences and brief paragraphs in Latin.
-- Grammatically parse sentences from Latin texts and student work.
-- Orally recite Latin from Latin texts.
-- Listen to the oral recitation of Latin texts.
-- Discuss (in English) aspects of Greek and Roman culture and civilization.





Latin I students will be assessed by means of the following:

Completion of daily assignments
Quizzes (vocabulary and morphology)
Tests (vocabulary, morphology, translation, composition, cultural information)
Class presentations
Oral recitations
Latin compositions
Latin translations
CAPT-style essays (in English) on cultural and historical topics
Final examination (25% multiple choice, 75% translation, essay, and grammatical exegesis of a Latin text)



Students may experience the following: occasional field trips, appropriate movies



library
computer labs
video/dvd collection
texts




The current textbook for Latin I is Wheelock's Latin Grammar, 6th edition.

Students who have maintained an A average in Latin I and II may apply to join the Latin Honor Society.

After-school tutoring is available for all Latin students on assigned days.

Tutoring is available for all Latin students on assigned days.