LATIN I

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Course Name: Latin I
Course Code: 0706300
Honors Course Code:
AP Course Code:
Description:

There is a reason that “all roads lead to Rome.” Maybe it’s because Romans built much of the ancient world’s highway system. Maybe it’s also because the Roman culture and Latin language laid the foundation for much of Western culture. In this course, you’ll find out for yourself as you take your first steps on a lifelong journey of discovery.

Do you want to improve your command of the English language? You can by studying Latin. Do you want to have a better understanding of today’s laws and culture? You can by getting into the Roman mind. Do you want to have a set of tools for communicating with clarity and understanding? Latin I is the most comprehensive way to begin.

The purpose of this course is to give you a foundation in Latin grammar and vocabulary. This course will also acquaint you with Olympic gods and with the everyday life of the Roman man-in-the-street. It will set your feet on a journey as big as your imagination, with a passport to some of the world’s most exciting places.
Prerequisites: None
Estimated
Completion Time: 2 segments/32-36 weeks
Major Topics
and Concepts:

Segment 1

* First declension nouns
* Second declension nouns (masculine and neuter)
* Cases and case uses
---Nominative: subject, predicate nominative, predicate adjective
---Genitive: possession, genitive of the whole
---Dative: indirect object
---Accusative: direct object, object of preposition
---Ablative: place where, by means of, object of preposition
* First conjugation verbs, present active system
* First conjugation verbs, perfect active system
* Second conjugation verbs, present active system
* Second conjugation verbs, perfect active system
* Present system of ‘sum’
* Perfect system of ‘sum’
* Vocatives and Imperatives
* Infinitives
* Adjectives (positive degree only)
* Pronunciation
* The Roman Forum
* Prefixes
* Gladiators and gladiatorial games
* Mottoes, Abbreviations and Phrases
* Art and Architecture
* Roman numerals
* Roman education
* Vocabulary
* English derivatives

Segment 2

* Passive voice verbs, present and perfect system (1st/2nd conjugation)
* Ablative of agent
* Asking questions
* -Er adjectives
* Adverbs
* Connectors
* Appositives
* Third conjugation verbs, present system (active and passive voice)
* Third conjugation verbs, perfect system (active and passive voice)
* Fourth conjugation verbs, present system (active and passive voice)
* Fourth conjugation verbs, perfect system (active and passive voice)
* Personal pronouns
* Olympian gods
* Greek and Roman myths
* Idioms
* Epic conventions
* Vergil and the Aeneid
* The Trojan War
* Roman calendar
* Helpful phrases
* Roman daily life
* Vocabulary
* English derivatives

Course Assessment and Participation Requirements:

Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, VLACS guides students to reflect on their learning and to evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments will be in the form of self-checks, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, translation comprehension, written translations, essays, projects, oral assessments, and discussions. Instructors evaluate progress and provide interventions through the variety of assessments built into a course, as well as through contact with the student in other venues.