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Latin IV (HON) 350
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 of the Aeneid to the epics of Homer?
2. What are Vergil's motives as an author?
3. What is the relationship of the Aeneid to other Latin literature previously covered?
4. How are the grammatical and syntactical rules of Latin employed by Vergil to create desired effects in authentic texts?
5. How does Roman epic compare to other Latin literary works?
6. How does Vergil manipulate Latin to create poetic figures of speech?
7. What Roman values does Vergil promote?
8. How do the themes of the Aeneid relate to universal human issues?
9. What can Vergil reveal to us about his own milieu?
10. How does Greco-Roman civilization continue to influence the world today?




Latin IV focuses on the reading of authentic Latin literature with the further refinement of grammatical precision and aesthetic sensitivity. Reading selections are from the Latin Advanced Placement Vergil syllabus. Latin IV content includes the following:
--selections from Vergil's Aeneid (books I, II, IV, VI, X, XII),
--vocabulary building,
--continued refinement of grammatical skills,
--English derivatives and cognates,
--Romance language derivatives and cognates,
--ancient Roman and Greek cultural practices,
--ancient Roman and Greek values, as revealed by Vergil,
--topics in Roman history (Late Republic, Augustan Age),
--geography of the ancient Mediterranean world,
--the Trojan War saga,
--Homer and Homeric scholarship,
--allusion and intertextuality,
--classical mythology,
--ancient philosophy,
--Hellenistic poetry,
--Neotericism,
--dactyllic hexameter,
--literary figures of speech.





Students in Latin IV will develop the ability to exhibit the following skills:

-- Improve the level of profiency in reading, oral recitation, and writing,
-- Recognize, identify, and appropriately use or translate advanced and subtle grammatical constructions,
-- Increase vocabulary and grammatical skill in English and Romance languages through Latin,
-- Use cultural knowledge to make inferences about written source,
-- Translate accurately from Latin into English and from English into Latin,
-- Read unadapted, authentic Latin text with precision, sensitivity, and pleasure,
-- Read authentic Latin by sight,
-- Engage in literary analysis based upon close readings of texts,
-- Learn to use secondary sources appropriate for classical scholarship,
-- Meaningfully compare texts of different Roman authors,
-- Metrically scan Latin poetry.



Latin IV students will:

-- Improve the level of proficiency with the material described under the "Content" heading for Latin I and II,
-- Continue improving facility with the more advanced aspects of Latin grammar and syntax so as to read unadapted Latin texts (Ovid, Horace, or Vergil),
-- Note similarities between Roman poetry and contemporary literature,
-- Compose original sentences and paragraphs in Latin,
-- Learn scansion of Latin verse,
-- Learn the rhetorical figures of speech employed by Latin poets,
-- Establish a foundation of preparation for the Latin Advanced Placement Exams.





Latin IV 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 an authentic (unadapted) Latin text)
Research paper



Students may experience the following: occasional field trips, Italy trip (every 2-3 years),
appropriate movies



library
computer labs
video/dvd collection
texts, primary and secondary




The current text for Latin IV is either:
Clyde Parr: Vergil's Aeneid , I-VI or Ronnie Ancona: Horace: Satire I.9 and selected Odes.

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.