HW Assigned 11/18 Wednesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: November 20, 2009 |
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If you missed class today, we:
-- took MVQ10
-- reviewed the homework which was the VOLO NOLO MALO worksheet drills (a) and (b). This was checked for a grade.
-- reviewed Roman virtues
-- watched a short movie segment about Lucretia
PENSUM:
1. Be prepared for an MVQ on:
-- aperio aperire aperui apertus: to open, to reveal
-- probo probare probavi probatus: to approve, to agree
-- proficiscor proficisci profectus sum: to set out, to depart
-- fors fortis f. chance, luck, accident FORTE by chance, accidentally
-- cognosco cognoscere cognovi cognotus: (in the present tenses) to learn; (in the perfect tenses) to know
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HW Assigned 11/16 Monday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: November 18, 2009 |
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If you missed class today,we:
-- took MVQ8
-- built skills by doing two verb synopses
-- reviewed the homework which was the Brutus sentences EVENS
-- reviewed quickly the irregular verbs VOLO NOLO and MALO
-- read and translated the last paragraph of p. 152 Out Go the Kings. Get the notes from a classmate.
For homework:
1. Do Drill (a) and (b) on the VOLO NOLO MALO worksheet handed out in class.
2. Be prepared for an MVQ on:
-- infero inferre intuli illatus ARMA/BELLUM DATIVE: to wage war on
-- auxilium -i n. help, aid
-- pons pontis m. bridge
-- frumentum -i n. grain
-- inopia -ae f. lack, dearth, scarcity
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HW Assigned 11/12 Thursday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: November 16, 2009 |
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If you missed class today, we:
-- took MVQ8
-- engaged in Skills building
-- reviewed the homework which was the Brutus Got His Name sentences ODDS
-- started reading the story out loud looking for the gist of the sentences
For homework:
1. Do the Brutus Got His Name sentences EVENS
2. Be prepared for an MVQ on:
-- infimus -a -um (the superlative of inferus, below): the lowest, the depths
-- sors sortis f. lot, the casting of lots
-- alius alia aliud: other, another, a different
-- fero ferre tuli latus: to bear, to carry
-- uter utra utrum: one of two, which of two?
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HW Assigned 11/9 Monday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: November 12, 2009 |
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If you missed class today, we:
-- took MVQ7
-- practiced verb forms with synopses
-- were introduced to the Passive Periphrastic construction and translated sentences on the worksheet
-- finished translating How Brutus Got His Name
For homework:
1. Be prepared for MVQ8 on:
-- evenio evenire eveni eventus: to happen
-- occido occidere occidi occisus: to kill, to murder
-- propter + acc: because of, on account of
-- nam: [conjunction] for, for in that case
-- exercitus -us m. army
2. Translate the sentences ODDS on the How Brutus Got His Name Sentences worksheet handed out in class and available here infra [below]. Use the vocabulary from the story also available infra. |
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HW Assigned 11/5 Thursday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: November 9, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- talked about the Latona story to explain why Apollo killed the Python at Delphi where the oracle was called the Pythia
-- read the first part of How Brutus Got His Name on p. 156 of the textbook
For homework:
1. Be prepared for an MVQ on:
-- impleo implEre implevi impletus: to fill
-- consulo -ere consului consultus: to consult
-- sino sinere sivi situs: to allow, to permit
-- lateo latEre latui: to hide, to escape notice
-- cedo cedere cessi cessus: to move so
incedo, incedere, incessi, incessus: to move into, to enter |
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HW Assigned 10/30 Friday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: November 3, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- took a quiz listening to information about Julius Caesar's family
-- were introduced to the story of the Sibylline Books
For homework:
1. Do the last 5 sentences (using CUM clauses and Ablative Absolutes) on the worksheet about the Tarpeia story from last class.
2. Remember your Latin Day money.
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HW Assigned 10/28 Wednesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: October 30, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- took MVQ6
-- reviewed vocab for the Tarpeia story watching a slideshow
-- read the Tarpeia story
-- practiced sentences with CUM clauses and Ablative Absolutes
For homework:
Nihil. |
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HW Assigned 10/26 Monday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: October 28, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- took MGQII on Imperfect Subjunctives
-- previewed the story and vocab for the Horatii
-- read the Horatii story in Civis Romanus
-- read in LFA Book II a final paragraph with the ending to the Horatii story
For homework:
1. Be prepared for an MVQ on:
-- patruus -i m. father's brother = paternal uncle
-- amita -ae f. father's sister = paternal aunt
-- matertera -ae f. mother's sister = maternal aunt
-- avunculus -i m. mother's brother = maternal uncle
-- avus -i m. grandfather
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HW Assigned 10/22 Thursday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: October 26, 2009 |
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If you missed class today, we:
-- reviewed the independent uses of the subjunctive, i.e., the Hortatory and Optative
-- were introduced to CUM when it is used as a conjunction and followed by the subjunctive
-- reviewed the Sequence of Tenses which determines the tense of the subjunctive in the dependent clause
-- added verbs to the personal verb list for the Horatius reading on p.4
For homework:
1. Be prepared for an MGQ on the Imperfect Subjunctive
2. Read the rest of the handout (from the week before) beginning with the section on Patronage to the end. Highlight or underline important or interesting passages. |
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HW Assigned 10/20 Tuesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: October 22, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- reviewed the homework which was the Optative Subjunctive sentences. This was checked for a grade.
-- reviewed Hortatory subjunctive and translated some English to Latin sentences for a classwork grade.
-- wrote the names of our relatives and then wrote three wishes for two of our relatives. This was collected for a grade.
-- began Caesar's family tree
For homework:
Nullum pensum. Felices vos! |
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HW Assigned 10/16 Friday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: October 20, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- took a mini grammar quiz on the Present Subjunctive
-- were introduced to the Optative Subjunctive and practiced with a worksheet
-- reviewed the reading on early Latin which was the homework. This was checked for a grade.
-- were introduced to Roman kinship terms.
For homework:
1. Do the remaining sentences on the Hortatory and Optative Subjunctive worksheets. Verbs:
to hurry: propero -are -avi -atus
to leave: discedo discedere discessi discessus
to found: condo condere condidi conditus
to call: appello -are -avi -atus
to kill: interficio -ere interfeci interfectus
to wander: erro -are -avi -atus
to read: lego legere legi lectus
story: fabula -ae f.
throughout: per acc
Remember how to say TO ROME and FROM ROME! Don't add prepositions!
about: de Abl
city: urbs urbis f.
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HW Assigned 10/14 Wednesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: October 16, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- reviewed the homework which was the English subjunctive worksheet. This was checked for a grade.
-- were introduced to the overall uses of the Subjunctive in Latin
-- were introduced to the Hortatory Subjunctive in Latin
-- were introduced to how to form the Present Subjunctive in Latin
-- talked quickly about Livy, the seven kings, and the organization of early Roman society
For homework:
1. Be prepared for an MGQ on the present subjunctive in Latin. I am going to give you a verb chart for you to fill in with the Latin forms. Remember there are no English translations for the subjunctive!
2. Read Chapter I up to Patronage and underline/highlight/take notes. |
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HW Assigned 10/8 Thursday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: October 14, 2009 |
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In our very abbreviated class today, we:
-- reviewed the homework which was Infinitive charts
-- took a quick quiz on Infinitives
-- took notes on the Subjunctive in English
For homework:
1. Come on Saturday to help with the carwash 10am-2pm if you can.
2. Do the subjunctive worksheet handed out in class. |
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HW Assigned 10/6 Tuesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: October 8, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- reviewed the five Roman historians in ordine (Caesar salad leaves taste sweet)
-- discussed American virtues and reviewed a list of Roman virtues. Get the notes from a friend.
-- took MHQV on The Early Kings
For homework:
1. Make infinitives charts with English translations for:
-- pugno -are -avi -atus: to fight
-- moveo movEre movi motus: to move
-- emo emere emi emptus: to buy
-- sentio sentire sensi sensus: to feel
2. Be prepared for a 20-point MGQ on infinitives.
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HW Assigned 10/2 Friday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: October 6, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- reviewed the five Roman historians whose works are still extant
-- took a mini quiz on The Historians reading
-- reviewed infinitives and Indirect Statements, and practiced translating Indirect Statements
For homework:
1. Read and take notes on The Early Kings especially the names of the kings and what they did/were remembered for
2. Make participles charts for the 4 verbs on the syllabus handed out in class
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HW Assigned 9/30 Wednesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: October 2, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- reviewed participles and were introduced to Ablative Absolutes, a grammatical construction that usually appears at the beginning of sentences and tells the context for the sentence
For homework:
1. Make participle charts for:
-- adiuvo -are -avi -atus: to help
-- moneo monEre monui monitus: to warn
-- incendo incendere incendi incensus: to set fire to
-- salio salire salui saltus: to leap, to jump
2. Read the handout, The Historian's View, and take notes on the five major Roman historians, paying particular attention to when they lived and what they wrote and what was their purpose in writing. |
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HW Assigned 9/25 Friday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: September 30, 2009 |
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If you missed class today, we:
-- reviewed for the quiz on Early Legends of Rome, the passive voice, deponents, and the ancient world at the time of the founding of Rome.
-- took the quiz. Make this quiz up within 3 class days.
Pensum:
Nullum. |
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HW Assigned 9/23 Wednesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: September 25, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- took MVQ5
-- reviewed the Aeneas story and its significance
-- translated the Romulus and Remus stories on pp. 3-5
For homework:
1. Be prepared for a test on the ancient world at this time (the chapter 10 reading); on passive forms in all six tenses, and the Aeneas, Camilla, and Romulus and Remus stories. You do not have to know the vocab in story 4, The Founding of Rome, but you do have to know what happens in the story and its significance. |
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HW Assigned 9/21 Monday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: September 23, 2009 |
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In class today, we read the Camilla story and summarized it using 3 deponent verbs and an Accusative of Duration of Time and Extent of Space.
For homework:
1. Be prepared for an MVQ on the words on your syllabus. |
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HW Assigned 9/15 Tuesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: September 17, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- took notes on the Perfect, Pluperfect and Future Perfect passive tenses
-- practiced with the Aeneas story using passive sentences
-- wrote three sentences using passive verbs
For homework:
1. Do a passive synopsis for the verbs on the syllabus.
2. Be prepared for an MVQ on the words on the syllabus. |
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HW Assigned 9/11 Friday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: September 15, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- took MVQ2
-- reviewed the homework which was a verb synopsis
-- added passive verbs to the synopsis
-- added the verbs from Aeneas II to the Personal Vocab verb sheet
-- read AEneas II and changed the sentences to passive
For homework:
1. Be prepared for an MVQ on the words on the syllabus. |
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HW Assigned 9/9 Wednesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: September 11, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- analyzed sentences for subjects, verbs, direct objects, relative clauses
-- read the Aeneas I story
For homework:
1. Do a synopsis for each of the four verbs on the syllabus.
2. Be prepared for an MVQ on:
aedifico -are -avi -atus: to build
obsideo obsidEre obsedi obsessus: to beseige
cavus -a -um: hollow like a cave
ligneus -a -um: wooden
murus -i m. wall |
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HW Assigned 9/4 Friday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: September 9, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- took MHQ4 on the Early Legends of Rome reading
-- previewed the verbs in the Aeneas I reading on p.1 of the textbook
For homework:
1. Be prepared for an MVQ on the words on your syllabus. |
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HW Assigned 9/2 Wednesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: September 4, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- took and discussed MHQ2 on the reading
For homework:
1. Read and take notes on the Legends of Early Rome handout. |
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HW Assigned 8/31 Monday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: September 2, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- looked at English sentences with relative clauses in them
-- reviewed Ablative of Place Where and Ablative with Prepositions
-- discussed how to indicate that you are AT or going TO or FROM a city, town, small island,domus and rus.
-- went over a mini history quiz based on the homework reading.
For homework:
1. Read and take notes on pp.194-201 and pp.206-211. Be prepared for a small mini quiz on the reading.
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HW Assigned 8/27 Latin Prose (homework)
Due Date: August 31, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- reviewed the class and grading policies
-- wrote some Latin sentences about summer activities
-- began discussing the ancient civilizations
For homework:
1. Get your welcome letter signed.
2. Read and take notes on pp.186-194 of the Chapter 10 handout. |
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HW Assigned 5/12 Tuesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: May 14, 2009 |
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If you missed class today, we:
-- took MVQ1
-- reviewed the homework which was notes on the final 300 lines of Book I of the Aeneid. This was checked for a grade.
-- began reading and taking notes on Virgil's life, pp. 1-2 of the textbook. Get the [only a very few] notes from a classmate.
For homework:
1. Be prepared for an MVQ on:
-- infero inferre intuli illatus DATIVE: to bring in
-- doleo -ERE dolui dolitus: to feel pain, to be sorry, to grieve
-- numen numinis n. divine will
-- moenia -ium n.pl. walls
-- casus -us m. a fall, accident, chance, misfortune
2. Read and take notes on the first 282 lines of Book II of the Aeneid.
3. Find and bring to class the green Catullus and Horace book to turn in. |
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HW Assigned 5/8 Friday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: May 12, 2009 |
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If you missed class today, we:
-- reviewed the homework which was the next 300 lines of Book I of the Aeneid. This was checked for a grade.
-- worked again on projects in the computer lab. I will reserve the computer lab for one more session so everyone can finish.
For homework:
1. Read and take notes on the final lines of Book I.
2. Be prepared for an MVQ on:
-- ora -ae f. border, coast
-- litus litoris n. seashore, beach
-- vis vis f. force, power, strength
-- memor memoris: mindful, remembering
-- condo -ere condidi conditus: to build, to found |
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HW Assigned 5/4 Monday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: May 6, 2009 |
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If you missed class today, we:
-- reviewed the homework which was to read and take notes on the first 380 lines of the Aeneid. This was checked for a grade.
-- continued working on Poetry projects.
For homework (Friday):
1. Pray for sun for Latin Day!
2. Numidice, bring in your permission slip!
3. Write up scripts for your Poetry project so you can finish in the computer lab on Friday.
4. Read and take notes on lines 386 - 640 of the Aeneid. |
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HW Assigned 4/30 Thursday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: May 4, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- turned in Latin Day permission slips
-- worked on performance projects
For homework:
1. Read and take notes on lines 1-386 of Virgil's Aeneid. Write down short phrase about each scene, list characters, summarize any prophecies and any similes. One page of the text may be out of order. |
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HW Assigned 4/28 Tuesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: April 30, 2009 |
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In class today, we worked on the Poetry Performance project in the computer lab.
For homework:
1. Watch the YouTube videos to get ideas.
2. Reflect on your poet and poetry selections. |
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HW Assigned Friday 4/24 Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: April 28, 2009 |
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If you missed class today, we:
-- reviewed the quiz taken last class
-- went over the requirements for the 4th quarter project
-- picked poets and poems for the project
-- went to the computer lab to enter the Latin text and literal translations
For homework:
1. Look in your notes/find on the web basic facts about your selected poet and his life.
2. Reflect on his life, character and poetry.
3. Be prepared to add basic facts and your own assessment [of his life, character and poetry] to your presentation.
4. Go online to look at the YouTube videos listed on the Project worksheet to get ideas for your project. |
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HW Assigned 4/22 Wednesday Latin III/IV
April 24, 2009 |
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If you missed class today, we:
-- reviewed the homework which was checked for a grade.
-- reviewed the translation of Horace I.37
-- took a quiz on the poem
For homework:
Get your Latin Day permission slips signed. |
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HW Assigned 4/20 Monday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: April 22, 2009 |
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If you missed class today, we:
-- discussed Latin Day, permission slips and the return schedule
-- reviewed Indirect Statement
-- took notes on subordinate clauses inside Indirect Statement. Get the notes from a friend.
-- translated the first two sentences on the Indirect Statement worksheet
-- reviewed the translation of the first half of the poem
-- reviewed themes of the poem
-- reviewed literary devices in the poem
For homework:
1. Do the rest of the Indirect Statement worksheet handed out in class. If you like, you may leave out the subordinate clauses that we identified in class.
2. Be prepared for a quiz Wednesday on Horace I.37 and Indirect Statements ( but without subordinate clauses!) |
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HW Assigned 4/8 Wednesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: April 20, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- listened to poem recitations which were due today
-- wrote Indirect Statements for the next two stanzas summarizing the poem.
For homework:
Nihil (nothing) -- felices ferias! |
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HW Assigned 4/2 Thursday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: April 6, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- practiced the poem
-- listened to the first people who wanted to recite
-- finished translating the Cleopatra ode
For homework:
1. Do a synopsis in all moods and tenses, participles and infinitives (also translate) for:
BIBO BIBERE BIBI BIBITUS: to drink and DEDUCO DEDUCERE DEDUXI DEDUCTUS: to lead down, to conduct
Aurelia, go to THELATINLIBRARY.COM and get the text of the first 18 lines of the Aeneid if you want to study over the weekend. |
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HW Assigned 3/31 Tuesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: April 2, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- turned in the homework which was to decline sospes navis etc. This was collected for a grade.
-- reviewed the homework which was to do Cultural Questions 3-7. This was checked for a grade.
-- diagrammed stanzas 6-8 and translated stanzas 6 and 7.
For homework:
1. Decline iacens regia, serenus voltus (this is a fourth declension noun -- look it up! or see the worksheet I'm posting here too); atrum venenum |
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HW Assigned 3/27 Friday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: March 31, 2009 |
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If you missed class today, we:
-- practiced the poem due in two weeks
--turned in the homework which was to decline regina demens, contaminatus grex, and magnum pulvinar
-- reviewed the first three stanzas of the poem and translated stanzas four and five
For homework:
1. Answer Cultural Questions 3 through 7 on worksheet handed out earlier.
2. Decline and translate sospes navis; verus timor; and fatale monstrum
3. Be prepared for an MVQ on:
-- pulvinar pulvinaris N. couch (for a deity)
-- daps dapis f. a ceremonial (religious) feast
--sodalis sodalis m. companion, fellow member of a priestly society
-- nefas (indeclinable): wrong, contrary to divine law, a crime
-- tellus telluris f. the earth
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HW Assigned 3/25, Wednesday, Latin III/I V (homework)
Due Date: March 27, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- practiced the poem which is due the week before April break; extra credit for theatricality
-- reviewed the homework which was participles for three verbs and answer questions 1 and 2 on the worksheet handed out last class. This was checked for a grade.
-- diagrammed and translated the next two stanzas of the poem
For homework:
1. Decline and translate REGINA DEMENS, CONTAMINATUS GREX, and MAGNUM PULVINAR |
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HW Assigned 3/23 Monday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: March 25, 2009 |
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In class today, we;
-- discussed the historical background to the poem
-- translated and diagrammed the first two sentences of the poem
For homework:
1. Do the first two questions on the back of the worksheet handed out in class under Cultural Questions.
2. Make participle charts for BIBO, PULSO and ORNO with translations. |
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HW Assigned 3/17 Tuesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: March 19, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- practiced the poem which will be due before the end of the quarter which is the week before April vacation
-- finished translating the rest of the Horace I.9 poem
-- wrote a 20-word summary of the poem in Latin
For homework:
1. Type up the vocab for your assigned stanza of the Cleopatra poem on p. 69 et mitte ad Numidicum [joshua.elkin@sbcglobal.net].
Stanza 1: Lepidus; Stanza 2: Octavius; Stanza 3: Numidicus; Stanza 4: Livia; Stanza 5: Arria; Stanza 6: Lucius; Stanza 7: Aurelia; Stanza 8: Prima. |
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HW Assigned 3/13 Friday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: March 17, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- practiced reciting the first 10 lines of the Aeneid
-- began translating Horace I.11
For homework:
1. Create a vocab list of words that you need in order to describe the scene of the poem and summarize its contents. Write the words on the Personal Vocab List worksheet handed out in class. |
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HW Assigned 3/11 Wednesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: March 13, 2009 |
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In class today, we took the National Latin Exam.
HW:
Nihil. Vos felices! |
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HW Assigned 3/5 Thursday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: March 11, 2009 |
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In class today, we reviewed the 2004 NLE.
For homework:
Nihil! Felices vos! We will be taking the National Latin Exam in class tomorrow [Wednesday]. |
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HW Assigned 2/3 Tuesday Latin III/IV
March 5, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- reviewed the answers to the 2005 NLE
-- were briefly introduced to Ablative Absolutes
For homework for Thursday:
1. Do the 2004 NLE on the back of the one we covered in class today. |
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HW Assigned 2/29 Friday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: March 3, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- practiced reciting the first 10 lines of the Aeneid
-- took MVQ7
-- turned in the EGO/NOS TU/VOS homework to be checked for a grade.
-- reviewed the homework from last class on Deponent Verbs
-- did a Practice with Participles worksheet
For homework:
1. Do the two NLE practice tests handed out in class -- do the 2005 practice test first in case we have class on Tuesday. Add the 2006 test for Thursday. |
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HW Assigned 2/25 Wednesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: February 27, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- practiced reciting the first 10 lines of the Aeneid
-- were introduced to the Participles, Infinitives and Imperatives for Deponent verbs
For homework:
1. Decline 3x and translate (just once) EGO/NOS and TU?VOS.
2. Decline and translate (just singular is fine) QUI QUAE QUOD.
3. Pick one of the following to decline: ULTIMA HIEMS; OPPOSITUS PUMEX; or MARE TYRRHENUM. (This is a change from the syllabus but I'll give you EC if you decline all three as per the syllabus)
4. Be prepared for MVQ7:
-- quisquis quaequae quidquid: whoever, whatever
-- melior melius (comparative of BONUS): better
-- hiems hiemis f. winter
-- plus pluris (comp. of multus): more
-- tribuo tribuere tribui tributus: to assign, to distribute |
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HW Assigned 2/23 Monday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: February 25, 2009 |
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If you missed class today, we:
-- practiced reciting the first 10 lines of the Aeneid
-- reviewed the Horace I.9 quizzes taken before break
-- took notes on Deponent Verbs
-- conjugated the deponent verb LOQUOR LOQUI LOCUTUS SUM
For homework:
1. Conjugate and translate fully in the Indicative and Subjunctive moods HORTOR and SEQUOR
2. For PATIOR and PROFICISCOR, do a synopsis with translation for the Indicative and Subjunctive moods
3. In a separate file, type up the vocab list for your assigned line (see the syllabus document which is downloadable below) and send to Cicero @lladamson@yahoo.com
4. Be prepared for MVQ6 on:
--hortor hortari hortatus sum: to urge, to encourage
--loquor loqui locutus sum: to speak
-- patior pati passus sum: to suffer
--proficiscor proficisci profectus sum: to set out
--sequor sequi secutus sum: to follow |
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HW Assigned 2/10 Tuesday Latin III/IV
February 12, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- took MVQ5
-- reviewed the homework which was to scan stanzas three and four and find examples of forms listed on the syllabus. This was checked for a grade.
-- translated stanzas five and six
-- discussed the metaphors and images in the poem: old age/youth; outdoors/ indoors; winter/ end of winter / springtime.
-- discussed how this poem illustrates Horace's epicureanism.
For homework:
1. From the syllabus, write out stanzas five and six (but you do not need to scan if you feel you have had enough scanning practice lately). Identify and label a Subjunctive verb, an Ablative Absolute, and an example of chiasmus. Write out the first two lines of stanza six and draw lines connecting the adjectives to the nouns they modify.
2. Write a summary of the poem. Identify the key words/phrases that point to Horace's philosophical stance in the poem.
3. Do the sentences on the worksheet handed out in class.
4. Be prepared for a quiz next class on Horace I.9: You will be asked to translate two of the poem's stanzas, find examples in them of various poetic devices; and discuss the metaphors, images and philosophical points in the poem. |
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HW Assigned 2/6 Friday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: February 10, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- took MVQ4
-- practiced reciting Virgil's Aeneid
-- reviewed the homework which was to write three sentences using Imperatives and Adverbs. This was checked for a grade.
-- reviewed the homework which was to scan and identify various items in stanzas one and two. This was checked for a grade.
-- translated stanzas three and four. Get the translations from a classmate.
For HW:
1. Be prepared for MVQ5 on:
-- donec: while, as long as, until
-- absum abesse afui afuturus: to be away from
-- repeto -ere repetivi repetitus: to seek after, to return to
-- susurrus -i m. gentle noise, whisper, murmur
2. Write out and scan stanzas three and four. Identify and label a syncopated verb, a verb in the Imperative mood, and an example of chiasmus. |
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HW Assigned 2/4 Wednesday Latin Poetry (homework)
Due Date: February 6, 2009 |
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If you missed class today, we:
-- took MVQ3
--practiced reciting Virgil
-- reviewed the homework which was to form comparative and superlative adverbs. These were checked for a grade.
-- translated stanzas I and II of Horace I.9. Get the notes from a classmate.
For homework:
1. See the syllabus for MVQ words and the rest of the homework. |
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HW Assigned 2/2 Monday Latin Poetry (homework)
Due Date: February 4, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- took MVQ2
-- reviewed the homework which was to create adverbs from adjectives listed on the syllabus. This was checked for a grade
-- were introduced to Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
-- tried to create a master vocab list for Horace I.9
For homework:
1. Te para ad certamen tertium:
-- ceterus cetera ceterum: the other, the remaining
-- divus -i m. god
-- ventus -i m. wind
-- aequor aequoris n. level surface, plain, sea
-- deproelior -ari: to fight fiercely.
2. Make comparative and superlative adverbs for the adverbs listed on the syllabus.
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HW Assigned 1/29 Thursday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: February 2, 2009 |
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In class today, we;
-- took MVQ1
-- scanned and practiced reciting the first lines of Virgil's Aeneid
-- reviewed Adverbs and how to form them
-- reviewed the facts of Horace's life and career
For homework:
1. Be prepared for MVQ2 on
-- lignum -i n. wood, log
-- repono -ere reposui repositus: to put back, to replace
-- depromo -ere deprompsi depromptus: to bring out
-- merum -i n. unmixed wine
-- quadrimus -a -um: four-year-old
2. Create a vocab list for the words in your assigned lines of Horace I.9. |
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HW Assigned Tuesday 1/27 Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: January 29, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- reviewed the Midterms
-- cleaned out binders
--finished translating the Vergil poem which will be the recitation project for this quarter
For homework:
1. Read and take notes on Horace's life, pp. 3-4 of the green paperback textbook.
2. Be prepared for an MVQ on:
-- nix nivis f. snow
-- onus oneris n. burden
-- gelu gelus n. cold, frost, ice
-- consto constare constiti: to stand still
-- flumen fluminis n. river |
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HW Assigned 1/9 Friday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: January 13, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- read and discussed poems 83 and 85
-- reviewed scansion
-- reviewed infinitives
For homework:
1. Be prepared to present your review material if you haven't done so already.
2. Decline the nouns and adjectives on the sheet handed out in class for practice.
3. Cicero: when you go to the library, check in with Mr. Galvin, then get your quiz from a folder with your name on it on Ms. Koenig's desk
4. Aurelia: try to bring a copy of the past ad from the playbook |
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HW Assigned 1/5 Monday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: January 7, 2009 |
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In class today, we:
-- reviewed Indirect Statements, infinitives, and a synopsis of a 3rd conjug. verb
-- parsed poems 70 and 72
For homework:
1. Finish the Indirect Statement worksheet (do the back) handed out in class.
2. Create worksheets on:
(Prima) scansion
(Livia) subjunctives
(Cicero) participles
(Epaphroditus) Indirect Ques
(Aurelia) Infinitives
(Arria) Purpose Clauses
(Numidicus) Result Clauses
(Lepidus) 1st 2nd 3rd declensions
(Lucius) 1st and 2nd conjugation verb all tenses
(Octavius) 3rd and 4th conjugation verbs all tenses
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HW Assigned 12/18 Thursday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: December 22, 2008 |
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In class today, we:
-- discussed more of the Miser Catulle Desinas ineptire poem
For homework:
1. Io Saturnalia! Bring in a Saturnalia food dish -- NO chocolate, pasta, tomatoes, potatoes, blueberries, cranberries, soda -- for our Saturnalia party. If we do not have school on Monday, we will reschedule for after the vacation ... bonas ferias!
2. Bring in a CD with a song on it that you think comparable to the Desinas Ineptire poem we just read.
3. Write a short answer to Question 5 about the poem (p. 11 of the little green book). |
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HW Assigned 12/16 Tuesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: December 18, 2008 |
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In class today, we:
-- took MVQ9
-- were introduced to Volo Nolo Malo
-- began discussing Catullus VIII
For homework:
None. |
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HW Assigned 12/12 Friday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: December 16, 2008 |
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In class today, we:
-- reviewed the grammar of Indirect Questions
-- practiced subjunctives
-- took the Catullus VII quiz
For homework:
1. Finish the rough draft translation of Catullus VIII.
2. Be prepared for an MVQ on:
-- doleo dolEre dolui: to suffer pain, to grieve
-- mens mentis f. mind
-- obduro (1): to be hard, to endure, to remain steadfast
-- labellum -i n. little lip
-- invitus a-um: unwilling |
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HW Assigned 12/10 Wednesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: December 12, 2008 |
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In class today, we:
-- practiced writing some Indirect Questions by doing sentences 6 - 10 on the back of the Indirect Question worksheet handed out earlier
-- discussed Catullus VII
-- the homework which was to translate the first 8 lines of Catullus VIII was checked for a grade.
For homework:
1. Be prepared for a quiz on Catullus VII, subjunctives, and Indirect Questions.
2. Do a rough draft translation of Catullus VIII lines 9-14. |
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HW Assigned 12/8 Monday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: December 10, 2008 |
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In class today, we:
-- reviewed the forms of the subjunctive
-- parsed the last lines of Quaeris quot mihi basiationes
-- finished translating Quaeris quot
-- took an MVQ
For homework:
1. Do a rough draft translation of the next 8 lines of Catullus VIII. |
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HW Assigned 12/4 Thursday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: December 8, 2008 |
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In class today, we:
-- reviewed the homework which was the Indirect Question sentences. These were checked for a grade.
-- reviewed the first 6 lines of the poem Quaeris quot mihi basationes
For homework:
1. Finish translating the poem.
2. Be prepared for an MVQ on the following words:
-- aestuosus -a -um: very hot, passionate
-- vetus veteris: old
-- sidus sideris n. star
-- taceo tacEre tacui tacitus: to be quiet
-- furtivus -a -um:secret,hidden |
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HW Assigned 12/2 Tuesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: December 4, 2008 |
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In class today, we:
-- discussed the Andrew Marvell poem To His Coy Mistress
-- were introduced to Indirect Questions
For homework;
1. Translate the first 5 sentences on the back of the Indirect Question worksheet handed out in class.
2. If you did not already translate the first 6 lines of Catullus VII, translate them now. |
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HW Assigned 11/25 Friday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: December 2, 2008 |
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In class today, we:
--reviewed and discussed Catullus V:
-meter is hendecasyllabic
-verb moods change from SUBJUNCTIVE (his hopes in lines 1 -3 ); INDICATIVE (the reality of death in lines 4-6); IMPERATIVE (appeal to passion, lines 7-9) and back to INDIC and SUBJUNCTIVE (the desired state -- i.e., when she loves him)
- a plethora of poetic devices!
-- took a quiz on Catullus V
Laborem domesticum:
1. Translate the first six lines of Catullus VII. |
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HW Assigned 11/21 Friday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: November 25, 2008 |
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In class, we:
-- took MVQ7
-- practiced another Subjunctive synopsis -- Cicero et Epaphrodite, exercite etiam!
-- reviewed the homework which was to translate the first three sentences on the front of the synopsis sheet handed out earlier. This was checked for a grade.
-- reviewed the homework which was to parse and translate lines 7-9 of the poem. These were checked for a grade.
-- discussed poetic devices in the first 9 lines. ASSONANCE and ALLITERATION. ANAPHORA! CONDUPLICATIO!
-- discussed the change in tempo and rhythm from lines 1-6 to 7-9, and the accompanying change in verbal mood (from subjunctive to imperative).
For homework:
1. Parse and translate the remaining four lines of the poem.
2. Be prepared for a quiz -- the translation and scansion section will concentrate on lines 1-9 but the essay will be on the entire poem so be sure you understand at the very least the GENERAL meaning and contribution to the poem of the last lines. |
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HW Assigned 11/19 Wednesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: November 21, 2008 |
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In class today, we;
-- practiced a Subjunctive synopsis of four verbs, one from each conjugation
-- reviewed the first three sentences on the front side of the synopsis sheet, and analyzed their constructions
-- reviewed last class's homework which was to translate the first six lines of the poem and answer the first several questions on p.8 and p.9
-- were introduced to the Dative of Agent with Passive Periphrastic constructions
For homework:
1. Be prepared for MVQ7 on:
-- senex senis m. old man
-- semel: once, once and for all
-- occido occidere occidi occAsus: to fall down, to set
-- occido occidere occidi occIsus: to kill, to murder
-- aestimo -are -avi -atus: to judge, to estimate
2. Parse/translate the next three lines of the poem on p.9.
3. Do a rough draft translation of the first three sentences on the Synopsis sheet that we looked at in class.
4. For extra credit, look up derivations and definitions and write English sentences using:
1. senescent
2. senescence
3. the Occident
4. occidental
5. Salve Epaphrodite! Legebam meum Lexicon Latinum proxima nocte, et videbam verbum "nego" -- postrema definitio erat "forbid!!!!" cum infinitivo. Ergo dabo tibi +1 in certamine postquam tu revenit.=} Bonum iter in Italia! Ciao.
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HW Assigned 11/17 Monday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: November 19, 2008 |
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In class today, we:
-- practiced a synopsis of the Subjunctive for each of the four conjugations
--reviewed the quiz on Result Clauses
-- reviewed the quiz on Catullus III
-- were introduced to the Passive Periphrastic construction. Get the notes from a classmate.
-- checked for a grade but did not review the homework which was to parse and translate the first 6 lines of Catullus V, and answer questions on p.8 and p.9.
For homework:
None.
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HW Assigned 11/13 Thursday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: November 17, 2008 |
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In class today, we:
-- reviewed the opening lines of Catullus III, translated and discussed poetic devices
-- took a quiz on Catullus III
For homework:
1. Parse and translate the first six lines of Catullus V on p.9 of the green book.
2. On page 8, answer questions 1 - 3.
3. On page 9, answer questions 1 - 2. |
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HW Assigned 11/10 Monday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: November 13, 2008 |
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In class today, we:
-- parsed the first sentence (lines 1 - 5) of Catullus III
-- held a funeral for passer meae puellae
For homework:
1. Parse lines 5 - 10 of Catullus III; ec is to parse lines 11 & 12 also.
2. Be prepared for a quiz next class -- in the translation section of the quiz, I will be concentrating on lines 1 - 10 of the poem. |
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HW Assigned 11/6 Thursday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: November 10, 2008 |
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In class today, we;
-- finished translating the Passer mortuus est poem
-- took a quiz on Result Clauses
-- funeral information was checked for a homework grade
For homework:
1. Bring in a prop for your chosen funerary aspect
2. Do a second draft of your eulogy (at least 20 words) so that it incorporates (1) words and images from the poem (2) a Result Clause and (3) a Hortatory or an Optative Subjunctive |
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HW Assigned 11/4 Tuesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: November 6, 2008 |
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In class today, we:
-- reviewed result clauses
-- read selections from the eulogies which was the homework. This was checked for a grade.
-- the scansion of lines 9-10 and translation of lines 6-10 was also checked for a grade.
-- listened to a recitation of that great poem, Ode to a Grecian Urn
For homework:
1. Be prepared for a quiz on Result clauses -- know the poem vocab, the five common intensifiers (ita/sic/tam/tot/tantus -a -um), and how to fill in a missing verb in a Result clause.
2. Research and write down bulleted or numbered answers to the Funeral question that you signed up for in class. |
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HW Assigned 10/31, Friday, Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: November 4, 2008 |
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In class today, we:
-- reviewed result clauses
-- went over the homework which was to translate the first 5 lines of the passer mortuus est poem
-- read from the handout on Hendecasyllabic meters
Laborem domesticum:
I. Redde Anglice proximos versus sextum per decimum (per "pipiabat").
II. Scribe Latine laudationem passeri mortuo -- 5 versus (write in Latin at least a 5-line eulogy to the dead bird)
III. Scande versus nonum et decimum. (scan the ninth and tenth lines) |
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HW Assigned 10/29, Wednesday, Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: October 31, 2008 |
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In class today, we:
-- were introduced to Result Clauses. Get the notes from a classmate.
-- read and discussed Catullus 2. Get the literal translation from a classmate.
For homework:
1. Translate the first 5 lines of Catullus 3 handed out in class. |
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HW Assigned 10/27, Monday, Latin III/IV
October 29, 2008 |
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Today, in class we:
-- reviewed Indirect Statements
-- put Catullus and Ovid on the timeline
-- reviewed the homework which was to translate the first 7 lines of Catullus 1
For homework:
1. Do a rough draft translation of lines 1- 6 of Catullus 2, the poem handed out in class.
2. Read about hendecasyllabic meters on the handout from last class. |
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HW Assigned 10/23, Thursday Latin III/IV
October 27, 2008 |
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In class today, we:
-- turned in one-page bio of Catullus which was the homework
-- were introduced to Indirect Statements
-- did an Indirect Statement worksheet
For homework:
1. Do a rough draft translation of the 1st 7 lines of the Catullus poem handed out in class
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HW Assigned 10/21 Tuesday, Latin III/IV
October 23, 2008 |
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In class today, we:
-- reviewed for and take a quiz on scanning and reading Ovid's Golden Age poem
For homework:
1. Write a 1-page bio of the poet Catullus. Use the biographical material in front of the Catullus and Horace textbook as well as material from the web if you like. Be sure to include: the probable dates of his birth and death, the probable identity of the woman he so loved, and what makes his poetry so great! |
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HW Assigned 10/15, Wednesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: October 17, 2008 |
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If you missed class today, we:
-- wrote down definitions and effects for the poetic devices which we've discussed so far
-- finished reviewing the translation of Ovid's Golden Age
For homework:
1. Be prepared to take a quiz on the Golden Age poem. The quiz will concentrate on lines 1 -12 of the poem and will include scansion questions as well as questions on the poetic devices used in the poem. You will be asked to scan 3 lines and translate 4 lines as well as comment on the poetic devices used in those lines. |
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HW Assigned 10/8 Wedneday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: October 15, 2008 |
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In class today we:
-- took an MVQ
-- reviewed hortatory subjunctive and purpose clauses
-- translated the next four lines of the Ovid poem
For homework;
Make sure you have finished scanning and doing a rough draft translation of the poem so you can bring questions into class. |
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HW Assigned 10/6 Monday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: October 8, 2008 |
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If you missed class today, we:
-- took MVQ5
-- reviewed the scansion and translation of lines 1 -8 of the Ovid excerpt on the Golden Age
For homework:
1. Finish a scansion and rough draft translation of the remaining lines in the poem 18 -24.
2. Be prepared for MVQ6 on the words listed on the syllabus.
3. On the back side (verso) of the sheet entitled Introduction to Purpose Clauses (the backside is a photocopy from another textbook), do the Drill ODDS. |
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HW Assigned 10/2 Thursday, Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: October 6, 2008 |
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If you missed class today, we:
-- filled out a study guide on the various forms of EO IRE IVI ITUS
-- reviewed class definitions of a Golden Age
For homework:
1. Do a rough draft translation and scansion of lines 9 - 18.
2. Be prepared for MVQ5 which are the words listed under Die Primo on your syllabus.
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HW Assigned 9/30, Tuesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: October 2, 2008 |
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If you missed class today, we;
-- discussed the carwash Saturday
-- reviewed the quiz from last class
-- were introduced to using the subjunctive to describe purpose
-- came up with our own definitions of a Golden Age/Utopia
-- listened to Paul McCartney and Pete Seeger songs about utopias
For homework:
1. Be prepared to take an MVQ on the words listed on the syllabus.
2. As per syllabus, do a rough draft translation and scansion of lines 1 - 8 of the next Ovid poem in your textbook. (The poem is on the Golden Age.) |
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HW Assigned 9/26, Friday, Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: September 30, 2008 |
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If you missed class today, we:
-- reviewed Ch III on elisions in the Introduction to Latin Meter text passed out in class last week
-- did exercises 3.1 and 3.2 on pp. 21 and 22 of the Meter text
-- took a quiz on Scansion
For homework:
1. Write a one-page biography of Ovid as described in the syllabus. Use the material on Ovid (right before the Fasti poem) in the Introduction to Latin Poetry for Beginning Students and supplement it with the material handed out in class or with material from the web. If you are using your bio from Latin I, please make sure to make any needed corrections additions etc. and hand in a CLEAN COPY.
2. Do Exercise 4.4 in the Meter text on p. 27. |
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HW Assigned 9/24, Wednesday Latin III/IV (homework)
Due Date: September 26, 2008 |
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For next class:
1. Scan the final lines -- 29 to 36 -- of the Romulus and Remus poem that we finished reading last week. Highlight any scanning questions or problems that you have.
2. Be prepared to take a scansion quiz focussing on lines 29 - 36. In those lines, be prepared to:
-- identify a syllable that is long by position and explain why
-- identify a dipthong and identify its quantity (long/short)
-- identify a consonantal i (where the i acts as a consonant and so is not scanned as a vowel)
-- identify an elision and explain the rule why
-- correctly scan two lines
-- identify the meter as a whole by name [elegiac couplet]
-- identify the meter of the first line in the couplet by name [dactylic hexameter]
-- identify the meter of the second line in the couplet by name [dactylic pentameter] |
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