Latin IC 2015-2016

Instruct
or

H. Katharine Sheeler

Phone

202-537-6354

Office

Woodley North #114

E-mail

KSheeler@cathedral.org

Office
Hours

2:50-3:30 daily and by

Appointment

Text, Materials, and Resources: Ecce Romani 1A, 1B, IIA (Chapters 1-31)
Course Purpose and Description:
This course provides the basic foundation for the future study of Latin. Vocabulary,
forms, and syntax are the basic elements of the language that are stressed.

In addition,

various aspects of Roman history and culture are explored. This course combines in one year
material covered in Latin IA and IB.
Enduring Understanding:
Learning a foreign language helps us understand how others think and gives us a better
understanding of how our own language works. 2) The legacy of the ancient Roman world is
vast. Evidence of its impact upon our culture and civilization is found all around us today in art,
architecture, literature, philosophy, science, our system of government, and our language.
Essential Questions:
Why do we study a language that is no longer spoken and examine a culture that no longer
exists?
What is an inflected language?
Why does accuracy matter?
Course Requirements: All policies in the Upper School Student Handbook apply in Latin
class. In addition, students are expected to:

Arrive to class on time

Bring all required materials and homework to class every day
Participate actively in class. Active participation includes showing interest and
willingness to learn Latin, asking pertinent questions, volunteering relevant
information, etc
Homework: Spend 30 minutes on written assignments and study homework.
Make up missed work promptly. Arrange to meet with me upon their return to school to
schedule a time for making up missed work.
Ask for extra help whenever they need it.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of the course, the student will:

recall, identify, and reproduce basic vocabulary and specific inflectional forms of

nouns, verbs, pronouns, and adjectives.

understand and apply basic grammatical principles when translating Latin.
read extended Latin passages of graduated difficulty and compose simple sentences in

Latin.
recognize and describe various cultural aspects of the Roman world.

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Evaluation and Assessment:

Students are assessed both formally (quizzes, tests, mid-year and final examinations) and
informally through daily assignments; emphasis is placed on quality of preparedness and
participation in class lessons.

Tentative Unit Plan:

Unit

Topics

Type of Assessment

Chapters 1-7, 8&10

vocabulary, 1 and 2

[9 weeks]

forms, subject-verb agreement, nominative

quizzes, phrase

and accusative cases, conjugation of

quarter test, vocab test

st

nd

declension noun

homework, chapter

quizzes,
regular verbs (present tense; imperatives/
prohibitions), use of adjectives
Chapters 9, 11-17

vocabulary, 3rd declension noun forms,

homework, chapter

[8 weeks]

genitive, accusative, and ablative cases,

quizzes, phrase

conjugation of regular verbs (imperfect

quarter test, vocab

quizzes,
test,
tense), conjugation of irregular verbs,
neuter nouns, 1 st/2nd declension adjective

phrase quest;
1st Semester

Exam
forms
Chapters 18-23

3rd declension adjectives, regular and

homework, chapter

[8 weeks]

irregular verbs: perfect system and

quizzes, phrase

future tenses; dative case

quarter test,

Chapters 24-31

4th and 5th declension noun forms;

homework, chapter

[8 weeks]

pronouns; passive voice, perfect passive

quizzes,

quizzes, phrase

quizzes,
participles

quarter test, vocab

test,
phrase quest;
2nd Semester Exam

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