Latin IThis course provides an introduction to Latin, through the in-depth study of its pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. Students will familiarize themselves with the fundamental concepts of the ancient language – including noun declensions, verb conjugations, cases, tenses, adjective agreement, syntax, etc. – in order that they may, in time, come to enjoy the richness of the Roman culture, left to us through its literary sources. While the primary objective is to learn to pronounce, read, comprehend, and translate Latin into intelligible English, this course also seeks to give:
Latin III HonorsThis course will provide the opportunity to read, comprehend, and translate more complex Latin sentences through an in-depth study of the verb system. By now, students are already familiar with four of the five characteristics of Latin verbs – its person, number, tense, and voice. This year, we will introduce the final characteristic – mood – through the study of the Subjunctive. We will also see how these different aspects of a single verb can communicate a large number of grammatical concepts – including indirect clauses, statements of result or circumstance, and participial use. In addition to these goals, this course also seeks to give:
AP LatinAP Latin is a college-level course intended for students in their final year of study in Latin. The AP curriculum focuses on selections of Virgil’s Aeneid, as an example of Roman poetry, and Julius Caesar’s De Bello Gallico, as a sample of Roman prose. Course work provides students the opportunity to demonstrate their proficiency in reading, comprehending, translating, and analyzing Latin in its original, unedited form. While engaging with two of Rome’s most enduring works, students will be able to:
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Latin II / II HonorsThis course will provide the opportunity to read, comprehend, and translate more complex Latin sentences. While Latin I explored the most basic subject-object-verb constructions, Latin II will build on that foundation, introducing the use of new grammar, such as participles, subordinate verb clauses, adjectives, and adverbs. While the primary objective is to refine students’ pronunciation, reading, and translation skills, this course also seeks to give:
Latin IV HonorsThis course will provide the opportunity to read, comprehend, and translate Latin in its unedited form. Our focus for this year will include selections from Virgil’s Aeneid and Julius Caesar’s De Bello Gallico, but may vary each year to include other Roman authors. By engaging with two of Rome’s most enduring works, students will not only learn to apply their grammatical understanding, as gained in their previous Latin courses, and to distinguish the intricate nuances of Roman poetry and prose, but they will also experience, first-hand, the ideas and opinions that defined Rome’s transition from a republic into an empire during the first-century AD. In addition to these goals, this course also seeks to give:
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