Latin 3

Week 1: Getting Started

• Start Here orientation modules
• Discussion: Get to Know Each Other
• Overview of the Latin 3 online course
• Scavenger hunt to find items and places inside your Latin 3 course
• Grammar review (Latin I and II ) and “practice” inventory quiz
• Online translator lesson and assignment

Week 2: All About Ancient Gaul

• Read the opening lines to Caesar’s Commentarii De Bello Gallico (DBG)
• Class Discussion about Caesar’s rationale and your own expectations
• Map activity
• Comprehension and grammar exercises from the reading
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Review of demonstrative and relative pronouns

Week 3: Meet Orgetorix

• Reading 2: Caesar's DBG 1.2; read and record a few lines in Latin
• Wiki discussion on introductory history and biography articles
• Comprehension and grammar exercises from the reading
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Review of nine “special” adjectives
• Lesson on gerunds and gerundives
• Review Quiz: Basics of Nouns and Verbs

Week 4: Helvetian Preparations

• Reading 3: Caesar’s DBG 1.3; read/record a few lines in Latin
• Discussion of motives and alliances by both Caesar and Orgetorix
• Blog: Create a travel advertisement for one location in ancient Gaul.
• Comprehension and grammar exercises from the reading
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Lesson on Purpose constructions using gerunds and gerundives
• Review of Subjunctives of Purpose and Indirect Commands
• Quiz: Sight Translation

Week 5: Death of Orgetorix

• Reading 4: Caesar’s DBG 1.6-7. Read authentic Latin; record a few lines
• Class discussion on Helvetian migration and refugee challenges
• Team translation in a wiki format (part 1)
• Comprehension and grammar exercises from the reading
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Grammar review: Ablative Absolutes
• Grammar. new: Active Periphrastic

Week 6: Caesar’s response to the Helvetians

• Reading 5: Caesar’s DBG 1.4-5. Read authentic Latin; record a few lines
• Class discussion on the Roman calendar and system of dates
• Team translation (part 2)
• Creative word cloud group project on Caesar's leadership skills, part 1
• Comprehension and grammar exercises from the reading
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Grammar Review of Indirect Statement
• Grammar review of gerunds and gerundives
• Quiz on Caesar vocabulary

Week 7: Gaius Valerius Catullus

• Reading 1: Carmen 1 Libellus. Read in Latin and record several lines
• Class discussion: Books and Libraries, then and now
• Word Cloud group activity on Caesar’s leadership skills, part 2
• Comprehension and grammar exercises from the reading
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Grammar review: Infinitives and Genitive Case
• Unit Quiz on Caesar readings
• Career Etymology: Scientific Latin

Week 8: Catullan Love Poems

• Readings 2 and 3: two brief love poems. Read in Latin and record several lines
• Discussion on effective figurative techniques; write your own poem and share
• Word Cloud group project (part 3): view and comment on other creations
• Comprehension and grammar exercises from the reading
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Scansion of poetry lines
• Grammar review: Cum-clauses
• Grammar review: Imperatives

Week 9: Catullus and His Friends

• Readings 4 and 5: Carmina 13 and 49. Read in Latin and record several lines
• Discussion on tone and intent in Catullus’ poems
• Wiki creative diary entry about another dining event
• Comprehension, grammar and scansion exercises from the reading
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Grammar: Conditionals
• Grammar review: Comparison

Week 10: Love for Lesbia

• Reading 6, Carmen 51. Read in Latin and record several lines
• Discussion: Conveying emotion through words and lyrics
• Team translation: Catullus at the Wiki, Part 1
• Comprehension and grammar exercises from the reading
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Grammar review: pronouns
• Figures of Speech
• Quiz on Catullus, Readings 1-3

Week 11: Publius Ovidius Maro

• Reading 1 in Latin: Pyramus & Thisbe, from Metamorphoses 4.65-77
• Discussion of the wall motif
• Team translation: Catullus at the Wiki, Part 2
• Reading in English: Introduction to Ovid
• Comprehension, grammar, and scansion exercises
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Quiz on cumulative vocabulary in Catullus
• Career Etymology: Medical Latin

Week 12: Thisbe’s Arrival

• Reading 2: Metamorphoses 4.78-96. Read in Latin and record a few lines
• Discussion of the idyllic features of the setting
• The CANE Creative Writing Contest, part 1
• Comprehension, grammar, and scansion exercises
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Quiz on Catullus, Readings 4-6
• Preparations for the mid-year exam

Week 13: Pyramus’ Fatal Mistake

• Reading 3: Metamorphoses 4.96-127.Read in Latin and record a few lines
• Discussion on word choice for thematic effect
• The CANE Creative Writing Contest, part 2
• Team translation: Pygmalion at the Wiki, Part 1
• Comprehension, grammar, and scansion exercises
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Grammar review: Genitive and Ablative of quality
• Quiz on Ovid, Reading 1

Week 14: United in Death

• Ovid Reading 4: Metamorphoses 4. 128-166. Read in Latin and record a few lines
• Discussion on the causes of the tragedy
• Team translation: Pygmalion at the Wiki, part 2
• Comprehension, grammar, and scansion exercises
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Grammar review: Genitive and Dative of Possession
• Quiz on Ovid cumulative vocabulary
• Information and sign-up (optional) for the National Latin Exam

Week 15: Review for the Mid-Year Exam

• Discussion on favorite author, reading, and literary techniques
• A survey on the first semester of this Latin 3 course
• The Mid-year Exam

Week 16: Marcus Tullius Cicero

• Reading 1: Pro Archia Poeta 4.2-4. Read in Latin and record a few lines
• Discussion and creative writing about your own favorite teacher
• Group wiki activity on Introduction to Cicero’s Life and Republican Rome
• Comprehension and grammar exercises from the reading
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Grammar review: Result clauses and Locative Case
• Grammar: Defective verbs

Week 17: Archias’s Reputation

• Reading 2: Pro Archia Poeta 5.1-3. Read in Latin and record a few lines
• Discussion on the influence of geographical allusions, then and now
• Map activity, Cicero’s world
• Comprehension and grammar exercises from the reading
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Grammar review: Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
• Syncopation
• Quiz on Introductory reading about Cicero

Week 18: Cicero’s Accusations Against Cataline

• Reading 3: In Catalinam, 1.1-2. Read in Latin and record a few lines.
• Discussion on the elements of Latin oratory
• Blog post using repetition for effect
• Comprehension and grammar exercises from the reading
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Grammar: The Alternate --re Ending
• Career Etymology: Legal Latin

Week 19: Revealing Cataline’s Plans

• Reading 4: In Cataline I, 4.8-10; 5:10-11; Read in Latin and record a few lines.
• Discussion: Create a letter from a “spectator” describing the effects thus far of Cicero's speech
• Roman Forum Publicity Part 1, map activity
• Roman Forum Publicity Part 2, sign up for a specific building and do research
• Comprehension and grammar exercises from the reading
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Grammar: Relative Clauses of Purpose and Characteristic
• Quiz on Cicero's Pro Archia

Week 20: Attempts to Kill Cicero

• Cicero Reading 5: In Catalinam I, 6:15-16, 7:16-18. Read in Latin; record a few lines
• Discussion of the many layers of "Patria" in Cicero’s speech
• Roman Forum Publicity Part 3: create a public relations advertisement
• Comprehension and grammar exercises from the reading
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Parallelism and Ellipsis
• Quiz: sight translation

Week 21: Cicero’s Final Appeal

• Cicero Reading 6: In Catalinam I, 13.31-33. Read in Latin and record a few lines
• Discussion and analysis of Cicero's key points and political gamble
• Team translation in a wiki: Catullus's Clodia in Cicero's Pro Caelio, Part 1
• Comprehension and grammar exercises from the reading
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Grammar review: Present Subjunctive
• Quiz on Cicero Readings 3 and 4

Week 22: The Benefits of Friendship

• Cicero Reading 7: De Amicitia, 5.20-6.22. Read in Latin and record a few lines
• Discussion of Roman ideals and their relationship to friendship
• Team wiki translation: Catullus's Clodia in Cicero's Pro Caelio, Part 2
• Comprehension and grammar exercises from the reading
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Grammar: Correlatives
• Quiz on Cicero's In Catalinam cumulative vocabulary

Week 23: Publius Vergilius Maro

• Reading 1: Prologue, Aeneid, Book 1.1-11. Read in Latin and record a few lines.
• Discussion of themes introduced in the Aeneid's prologue
• Group wiki activity on the introductory essays on Augustan Age and Vergil’s life
• Comprehension, grammar, and scansion exercises.
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Grammar Review: Substantives
• Quiz on Cicero, Readings 5 and 6

Week 24: The Construction of Carthage

• Vergil, Reading 2: Aeneid, Book I.421-440. Read in Latin and record a few lines
• Discussion on the poet’s techniques for evoking emotion
• Self-Selected Classical Literature Project (SSCL), week 1. Select an author/book.
• Comprehension, grammar, and scansion exercises.
• The extended simile of the bees
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Grammar review: Supines of Purpose and Respect
• Quiz on the Augustan Age

Week 25: Snake Attack !

• Vergil, Reading 3: Aeneid, Book 2. 201-222. Read in Latin and record a few lines
• Discussion of Vergil's vivid descriptive techniques
• Self-Selected Classical Literature Project (SSCL), Week 2. Read and research.
• Map activity on Aeneas’ Travels
• Comprehension, grammar, and scansion exercises.
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Grammar: Middle Voice

Week 26: Pyrrhus and Priam

• Vergil, Reading 4 Aeneid, Book 2. 547-566. Read in Latin and record a few lines.
• Discussion of the thematic emphasis on family connections in Augustan Rome
• Self-Selected Classical Literature Project, Week 3. Complete reading and research.
• Comprehension, grammar, and scansion exercises.
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Name-Dropping, Classical Style
• Quiz on Vergil, Readings 1 and 2

Week 27: Flight From Troy

• Vergil Reading 5: Aeneid, Book 2, 705-729. Read in Latin and record a few lines
• Discussion on gender issues in the selected reading and in the ancient world
• Self-Selected Classical Literature Project, Week 4. Create a presentation.
• Comprehension, grammar, and scansion exercises.
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Synecdoche and Metonymy
• Grammar: Assimilation and the Dative case

Week 28: Aeneas and Dido in the Cave

• Vergil Reading 6: Aeneid Book IV, 160-192. Read in Latin and record a few lines
• Discussion on foreboding: “How to Create That Creepy Feeling?”
• Group Wikis in the Underworld, week 1. Select your group and topic.
• Self-Selected Classical Literature Project, Week 5: Gallery walk and comments
• Comprehension, grammar, and scansion exercises.
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Figures of Speech and Meaning
• Quiz on Vergil's Aeneid, Readings 3 and 4
• Career etymology: Engineering and Architecture

Week 29: Dido’s Suicide

• Vergil Reading 7: Aeneid Book IV, 642-666. Read in Latin and record a few lines
• Discussion of Dido’s character as sympathetic or unsympathetic
• Group Wikis in the Underworld, week 2: team translation
• Self-Selected Classical Literature Project, Week 6: a blog reflection
• Comprehension, grammar, and scansion exercises.
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Vergil's Syncopation
• Preparations for the Final Exam

Week 30: Quintus Horatius Flaccus

• Reading 1: Odes 1.5. Read in Latin and record a few lines
• Discussion on Horace’s characterization techniques
• Group Wikis in the Underworld, week 3: analysis and presentation
• Introduction to Horace
• Comprehension, grammar, and scansion exercises.
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Grammar: deponent verbs and the Ablative case
• Quiz on Vergil's Aeneid, Readings 5 and 6

Week 31: Carpe Diem !

• Horace Readings 2 and 4: Odes 1.11 “Carpe Diem” and Odes 2.10 “Golden Mean”
• Discussion on the poet's use of weather and time to persuade the reader
• Favorite Author in an e-collage, part 1, to review authors and techniques
• Comprehension and grammar exercises
• Journal: Latin vocabulary, derivatives and figures of speech
• Horace's poetic meters
• Grammar review: Time phrases
• Horatian vocabulary building

Week 32: Immortality and Review

• Horace Reading 5 Odes 3.30 Immortality of the Poet
• Discussion on Horace's techniques to accentuate accomplishments
• Favorite Author in an e-collage, part 2
• Group wiki comparative review of authors
• Comprehension and grammar exercises.
• Quiz on Vergil’s cumulative vocabulary
• Cumulative review of Figures of Speech

Week 33: Farewells and Final Exam

• Discussion: review strategies and recommendations
• Blog: creative farewell to your classmates
• Surveys of your Latin 3 course and of VHS Learning
• Final Exam