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Help Sessions:

  • After school except on club meeting days (normally Mondays): 215. 

 

Lunch Shift Friday, Feb. 12 Thursday, Feb. 11
1st lunch    
2nd lunch

 

 

3rd lunch    

 

 


 

Latin One

 

  • Upcoming testing from chapter 12:
    • Chapter 12 vocab
    • Ablative understanding/identification
  • Chapter 12 flashcards for Wed., Feb. 10
  • Exercise 12b for Tues., Feb. 9
    • Translate the sentences.
    • Write out all the ablative elements in Latin.
    • Label them according to our notes.  (ex horto = ablative of place from which)
  • Study for chapter 11 vocab quiz.
  • Translate the chapter 12 story for Wed., Feb. 3.
  • Read the culture section on "Roman Names" on p. 83 and answer three questions for Tues., Feb. 2:
    • Compare and contrast the practice of Roman naming with your own tradition.
    • How do Roman naming traditions stress Roman interest in family and tradition?
    • Romans would have been aware of the meanings of their names.  Try to find out what your name/s mean/s.
  • Read the culture section "Treatment of Slaves" on pp. 75-77 and answer two questions for Mon., Feb. 1:
    • Characterize each writer's attitude toward slaves and slavery.
    • Imagine that you were a Roman slaveowner.  Decide whether you would treat your slaves strictly or kindly and why.
  • Upcoming quizzes:
    • verb conjugation on Fri., Jan. 29
    • ch. 10 vocabulary on Mon., Feb. 2
  • Chapter 11 flashcards for Thurs., Jan. 28.
  • Chapter 11 translation for Fri., Jan. 22.
  • Also create the imperatives for discedo and repello (found in exercise 10b) for Wed., Jan. 20.
  • Chapter 10 flashcards for Wed., Jan. 20.
  • Practice imperative for Tues., Jan. 19:
    • See the explanation on p. 74 if you were absent.
    • Choose 4 verbs from the set in exercise 10b.
      • Create the positive and negative imperatives for each verb (4 forms).
      • Translate the imperatives.
  • Assignments for Thurs., Jan. 7:
    • Exercise 10b: identify the verbs by conjugation and translate
    • Exercise 10c: pick three verbs not already done for you in the notes or book and conjugate fully with 6 Latin forms and 6 English translations
  • Self-analysis for 2nd semester due Tues., Jan. 5:
    • Stuff I'm Good At
    • Stuff I Need to Work On

 

Latin Two

 

  • Upcoming testing
    • Chapter 26 vocab
    • Something bigger to mark the end of book 1 (topics tentative)
      • Translation
      • hic/ille
      • verb tenses
  • Assignments for Mon., Feb. 8
    • Translate chapter 27 story p. 251
    • Chapter 26 flashcards
  • Translate chapter 27 story pp. 249-50 for Thurs., Feb. 4.
  • Translate 26e for Wed., Feb. 3.
  • Go back to the chapter 7 story.  Add the correct forms of hic/ille to each noun.
  • Upcoming quizzing:
    • hic/ille usage on Tues., Feb. 3 
    • chapter 25 vocab on Fri., Jan. 29 
  • Exercise 26c for Wed., Jan. 27: Add both hic/ille forms to each sentence.
  • Go back to the chapter 4 translation.  Add the correct form of that/those (ille) in Latin to match every noun (nominative, accusative, and ablative only).  Don't add a form when Marcus and Sextus call each other by name.  Due Tues., Jan. 26.
  • Go back to the chapter 4 translation.  Add the correct form of this/these (hic) in Latin to match every noun (nominative, accusative, and ablative only).  Don't add a form when Marcus and Sextus call each other by name.  Due Mon., Jan. 25.
  • Chapter 25 flashcards for Thurs., Jan. 21.
  • Study for 4th and 5th declension quiz, which could come at any time.
  • Chapter 26 translation for Tues., Jan. 19. 
  • Complete the final two paragraphs of the chapter 25 translation on paper for Thurs., Jan. 7.
  • Self-analysis for 2nd semester due Tues., Jan. 5:
    • Stuff I'm Good At
    • Stuff I need to Work On

 

Latin Four

 

  • See notes for AP Latin for next Aeneid assignments. 

 

AP Vergil

 

  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Feb. 8:
    • 6.77-92 for Mon., Feb. 8
    • 6.93-105 for Tues., Feb. 9
    • 6.106-114 for Wed., Feb. 10
    • 6.115-23 for Thurs., Feb. 11
    • 6.124-39 for Fri., Feb. 12
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Feb. 1:
    • 6.1-17 for Mon., Feb. 1
    • 6.18-31 for Tues., Feb. 2
    • 6.32-44 for Wed., Feb. 3
    • 6.45-61 for Thurs., Feb. 4
    • 6.62-76 for Fri., Feb. 5
  • Upcoming testing:
    • current passage/s from book 2, 700s on Tues., Feb. 3
    • sight passage from Ovid on Fri., Jan. 29
  • From 2.625-31 isolate vocab words that have verbal echoes elsewhere in book 2 for Tues., Jan. 26. This assignment is long overdue. 
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Jan. 25:
    • 4.660-71 for Mon., Jan. 25
    • 4.672-81 for Tues., Jan. 26
    • 4.682-92 for Wed., Jan. 27
    • 4.692-705 for Thurs., Jan. 28
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Jan. 18:
    • 4.401-15 for Tues., Jan. 19
    • 4.416-32 for Wed., Jan. 20
    • 4.433-48 (+ do 4.449) for Thurs., Jan. 21
    • 4.642-59 for Fri., Jan. 22
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Jan. 11:
    • 4.314-330 for Mon., Jan. 11
    • 4.331-50 for Tues., Jan. 12
    • 4.351-67 for Wed., Jan. 13
    • 4.368-81 for Thurs., Jan. 14
    • 4.382-400 for Fri., Jan. 15
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Jan. 4:
    • 4.279-95 for Tues., Jan. 5
    • 4.296-313 for Wed., Jan. 6
  • Reading comprehension quiz on Fri., Dec. 11, over book 4 contents assigned for the week of Dec. 7.
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Dec. 7:
    • 4.206-18 for Mon., Dec. 7
    • 4.219-37 for Tues., Dec. 8
    • 4.238-51 for Wed., Dec. 9
    • 4.252-64 for Thurs., Dec. 10
    • 4.265-78 for Fri., Dec. 11
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Nov. 30:
    • 4.129-46 for Mon., Nov. 30
    • 4.147-59 for Tues., Dec. 1
    • 4.160-77 for Wed., Dec. 2
    • 4.178-90 for Thurs., Dec. 3
    • 4.191-205 for Fri., Dec. 4
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Nov. 23:
    • 4.80-101 for Mon., Nov. 23
    • 4.102-28 for Tues., Nov. 24
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Nov. 16:
    • 4.1-19 for Mon., Nov. 16
    • 4.20-41 for Wed., Nov. 18
    • 4.42-59 for Thurs., Nov. 19
    • 4.60-79 for Fri., Nov. 20
  • Test 4: Aeneid 1.402-519 scheduled for Tues., Nov. 17
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Nov. 9:
    • 2.735-49 for Mon., Nov. 9
    • 2.750-70 for Tues., Nov. 10
    • 2.771-89 for Wed., Nov. 11
    • 2.790-805 for Thurs., Nov. 12
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Nov. 2:
    • Test 3: Aeneid 1.254-401 rescheduled for Tues., Nov. 3:
      • reading comprehension MC
      • translation passage
      • essay topic
    • 2.506-25 for Tues., Nov. 3
    • 2.526-46 for Wed., Nov. 4
    • 2.547-66 for Thurs., Nov. 5
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Oct. 26:
    • 2.265-80 for Mon., Oct. 26
    • 2.281-97 for Tues., Oct. 27
    • 2.469-90 for Wed., Oct. 28
    • 2.491-505 for Thurs., Oct. 29
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Oct. 19:
    • 2.199-215 for Mon., Oct. 19
    • 2.216-33 for Tues., Oct. 20
    • 2.234-45 for Wed., Oct. 21
    • 2.246-64 for Thurs., Oct 22
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Oct. 12:

    • 2.1-17 for Mon., Oct. 12
    • 2.18-30 for Tues., Oct. 13
    • 2.31-44 for Wed., Oct. 14
    • 2.45-56 for Thurs., Oct. 15
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Oct. 5:
    • 1.466-82 for Mon., Oct. 5
    • Tues., Oct 6: Test 2
      • Aen. 1.102-253
      • MC sight reading
      • translation
      • small essay
    • 1.483-97 for Wed., Oct. 7
    • 1.498-519 for Thurs., Oct. 8
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Sept. 28:
    • 1.402-17 for Mon., Sept. 28
    • 1.418-36 for Tues., Sept. 29
    • 1.437-52 for Wed., Sept. 30
    • 1.453-65 for Thurs., Oct. 1
    • Testing on Fri., Oct 2: moved to Tues., Oct. 6
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Sept. 21:
    • 1.325-42 for Mon., Sept. 21
    • 1.343-60 for Wed., Sept. 23
    • 1.361-80 for Thurs., Sept. 24
    • 1.381-401 for Fri., Sept. 25
  • Testing (Aen. 1.1-101) planned for Tues., Sept. 22:
    • MC over final portion of lines
    • translation over central and latter mid-portion of lines
      • two translation pieces with higher score recorded
    • mini-essay: discuss the gods' moods as presented in the Aeneid thus far
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Sept. 14:
    • 1.275-90 for Mon., Sept. 14
    • 1.291-304 for Wed., Sept. 16
    • 1.305-24 for Thurs., Sept. 17
  • Forms of the name Aeneas
    • nom.: Aeneas
    • gen./dat.: Aeneae
    • acc.: Aenean
    • abl.: Aenea
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Sept. 7:
    • 1.208-22 for Tues., Sept. 8
    • 1.223-41 for Wed., Sept. 9
    • 1.242-56 for Thurs., Sept. 10
    • 1.257-74 for Fri., Sept. 11 (reading comprehension quiz Friday)
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Aug. 31:
    • 1.124-41 for Mon., Aug. 31
    • 1.142-61 for Tues., Sept. 1
    • 1.162-78 for Wed., Sept. 2 (translation quiz scheduled)
    • 1.179-93 for Thurs., Sept 3
    • 1.194-207 for Fri., Sept. 4
  • Breakdown of lines for the week of Aug. 24:
    • 1.46-64 for Mon., Aug. 24
    • 1.65-86 for Tues., Aug. 25
    • 1.87-101 for Wed., Aug. 26
    • 1.102-23 for Thurs., Aug. 27
    • Testing on Fri., Aug. 28
  • Breakdown of lines for the remainder of the week of Aug. 17:
    • 1.12-33 for Thurs., Aug. 20
    • 1.34-45 for Fri., Aug 21
  • Self-evaluation for Wed., Aug. 19.
  • Any five lines of scansion that you have never done before for Wed., Aug. 19.  You will help me teach Will scansion.
  • Minimum of 1.1-11 for Wed., Aug. 19.
  • Summary of the Aeneid due on Tues., Aug. 18.

 

Mythology

 

  • Mr. A's Recs
    • Forbidden Planet (1956)--a classic science fiction film that doubles as a reimagining of Shakespeare's Tempest and triples as a primer of Freudian psychology.
    • Translations of the Iliad and Odyssey by Stanley Lombardo.  Or get The Essential Homer by Lombardo, featuring the greatest hits of both epics.

 

  • Some terms from the week of Feb. 1
    • Greek myths tell us that people are called people (in Gk. λάος or laos) because they're made out of pebbles (in Gk. λάας or laas, really "stone").
    • synchretism--lining up the gods of different pantheons to match each other:
      • Greek Zeus = Roman Jupiter = Egyptian Ra
    • pantheon--all the gods of a particular culture/tradition:
      • Greek pantheon, Norse pantheon
  • Presentations
    • From the book
      • Four Ages--Terry
      • Lycaon--Bailey
      • Flood--Rebekah
      • Tiamat/Marduk and Typon/Zeus--Jeshon
    • Creation myths from other sources
      • Pawnee--Nick
      • Osage--Danielle
      • Arapaho--Thomas
      • Egyptian--Autumn
      • Norse--Mike
      • Cherokee--Bailey
      • Japanese--Louis
      • Aztec--Alison
      • Chinese--Chelsea
      • Iroquois--Austin
      • Native American--Dani
      • African--Jimmy
  • Readings for the week of Feb. 1:
    • Chapter 7: Poseidon, Sea Deities, Group Divinities, and Monsters, pp. 154-63
    • Chapter 8: Athena, pp. 165-77
    • Chapter 9: Aphrodite and Eros, pp. 179-208
  • Checklist
    • Read ch. 3 if you haven't already done so.  Go on to the rest of the readings.
    • Take notes on what you read:
      • a story you don't know
      • important characters, incidents, interpretations
    • Review interpreters notes for quick quiz 3 (see below)
    • For hand in on Tues., Jan. 26 (This must be submitted by Mon., Feb. 1):
      • something interesting I learned in ch. 3 (what and why interesting)
      • how I'd interpret the myths/a myth in ch. 3
  • Make sure you have finished reading chapter 3 for Mon., Jan. 25.
  • Prepare for quick quiz 3 with a focus on the ritual school.
  • Readings for the week of Jan. 18:
    • Chapter 3: Myths of Creation, pp. 55-75.
    • Chapter 4: Zeus's Rise to Power; The Creation of Mortals, pp. 78-109.
    • Chapter 5: The Twelve Olympians, pp. 113-32.
  • Expect a quick quiz on Fri., Jan. 15.
  • Write an etiological story on the topic: Why does it snow?  Due Thurs., Jan. 7.
  • Study the notes on the first three ways of interpreting myth for a quick quiz on Wed., Jan. 6.
  • Two-fold assignment due on Tues., Jan. 5:
    • What is a myth?  Write your idea/definition of a myth.
    • Why did you sign up for this class?/What do you hope to learn?

 

Latin Three

 

  • Testing on Pyramus and Thisbe
    • Translation on Thurs., Feb. 11
    • Figures of speech/scansion on Fri., Feb. 12
  • New figures of speech
    • juxtaposition = antithesis
      • Una duos
      • Ego te
    • interlocking word order = synchesis
      • Una duos nox amantes
      •  A     B     A'      B'
      • Interlocking word order tends to suggest connections between its components: in this case, the one night is the cause of the two deaths
    • polyptoton--use of two forms of the same root word in close proximity to each other
      • Tua te carissima Thisbe
  • Workbook excerpts on Pyramus and Thisbe for Thurs., Feb. 4.
  • Ablative absolute exercise in workbook iia: 44c for Mon., Feb. 1.
  • Ablative absolute quiz scheduled for Tues., Feb. 3.
  • Quiz over subjunctive (imperfect and pluperfect, active and passive) on Fri., Jan. 29.
  • Chapter 44 translation for Tues., Jan. 19.
  • Do corrections to pirate translations for Thurs., Jan. 7.
  • Chapter 43 translation for Wed., Jan. 6.
  • Reflect on ways to improve in 3Q and 2SEM. 

Latin Club

 

  • Roman games day on Wed., Jan. 27.
  • Important club meeting on Tues., Jan. 19:
    • We must reschedule and plan Roman games day.
    • We will work on/plan for enrollment activities/enrollment fair on Thurs., Jan. 21
    • We will plan for the World Language Expo at Rockwood Summit on Sat., Jan. 30. 
  • Roman banquet on Wed., Dec. 9.
  • Walking billboards (T-shirts to promote Latin and Greek)
    • Planning meeting on Mon., Dec. 7.
    • Planning meeting on Mon., Dec 14.
  • Certamen practice on Thurs., Nov. 19.
  • Planning and work meetings on Tues., Nov. 10, Thurs., Nov. 12, and Fri., Nov. 13.
  • Annual Film Festival:
    • Mon., Nov. 9--Jason and the Argonauts
    • Wed., Nov. 11--A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 
  • Here is our planning right now for our own scaled down Fall Festival:

Finalized Schedule

9:30-10:00 Registration and Breakfast-type snacks

10:00-11:30 Certamen in new wing

11:30-12:30 Lunch

12:30-1:00 Activity Choice 1 in new wing

impromptu architecture

Roman games

1:00-2:30 Wacky Olympics/Sports small gym

2:30-3:00 Activity Choice 2 in new wing

Latin bingo

modern myth retelling

3:00-3:30 Awards/closing ceremony

  • Meetings on Tues., Nov. 3, and Wed., Nov. 4
  • Certamen practice on Mon., Oct. 19
  • Joint meeting with Greek Club: Mon., Oct. 5
  • Brief Schedule of Events
    • Oct.: costume contest/party on Mon., Oct. 26
      • Theme: Mythical monsters
    • Nov.: See above for our planning for our own film and fall festivals. 
    • Dec.: Roman banquet
    • Jan.: Roman games day
    • Feb.: open
    • Mar.: open
    • Apr.: lock in and spring convention in Columbia
    • May: farewell Roman banquet

Greek Club

 

  • Next meeting on Thurs., Jan. 14.
  • Greek Club meets on Mon., Nov. 16
  • See Latin club section for details about upcoming events in November that are for both clubs.
  • First meeting (alphabet and pronunciation) on Mon., Oct. 12

 
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