Latin III Advanced

Standard 1.2, 1.2 Communicate: Communicate in languages other than English

Standard 2.1 Cultures: Gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures

Standard 3.1, 3.2 Connections: Connect with other disciplines and acquire information

Standard 4.1, 4.2 Comparisons: Understand the nature of language and cultures

Estimated Time Range:

Academic Year August to June

ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS

The student will understand that:

1.	Future tenses of verbs express action that will take place.
2.	Participles have different tenses and voices and can also be used as an adjective
3.	A majority of Latin nouns and adjectives come from the 3^rd declension and there are many English words derived from this declension.
4.	Romans used verbs in passive voice both written and spoken. English is spoken and written primarily in active voice.
5.	Roman dress was an important indicator of social status and economic level.
6.	Verbs expressed in the perfect system of the passive voice are formed with specific rules.
7.	Latin has a varied system of rules that govern the ablative case, which is used for a variety of reasons.
8.	There are many adjectives that are found in the third declension that have their own set of case endings.
9.	Acquisition of new vocabulary enables the student to translate with greater facility.
10.	Reading and translating segments of the classical epic, The Odyssey, in Latin gives the student a sense of accomplishment.
11.	Adding demonstrative adjectives and pronouns loosens up the language and creates a more realistic style of writing and speaking.
12.	Stories of great Romans was a tradition Roman children were raised with.
13.	Participles of verbs occur in a variety of forms and were frequently used by the Romans.
14.	Roman and Greek mythological stories were an important way of honoring the Gods.
15.	Adjectives and adverbs give color and definition to nouns and verbs.

SAMPLE ASSESSMENTS

Unit tests, word derivatives quizzes, new translations from other sources, TV programs produced on classical themes, group projects on cultural themes, pen pals from other schools.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

1.	Why did the Romans use the passive voice of a verb so often?
2.	What are the different uses of a participle?
3.	How does the variety of expressing prepositional phrases in Latin relate to other languages
4.	Did the tunic and toga fit the life style of the Romans?
5.	What were the traditional Roman stories that children learned when young?
6.	How does the Aeneid of Vergil relate to the foundation of ancient Rome as written by Titus Livy?
7.	Does the use of demonstrative adjectives and pronouns make communicating more precise?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The student will be able to:

1.	Form verbs in all tenses of the passive voice and translate them accurately into English
2.	Continue memorizing new vocabulary from all declensions, specifically the new stems found in the genitive case.
3.	Use all demonstrative pronouns correctly when indicating this and that in both singular and plural
4.	Distinguish between different uses of participles and translate them accurately.
5.	Distinguish between the three different degrees of adjectives and adverbs and accurately translate them.
6.	Translate more complicated stories of the Greek and Roman pantheon of gods.
7.	Continue to make connections between the modern world and the classical world in a variety of areas.
8.	Translate segments of Vergil’s Aeneid from Latin into English and connect them with literature previously read in Latin1 about the foundation myth, as written by Titus Livy

SUGGESTED RESOURCES

Latin for Americans, First Book, Chapters 6-11. Glencoe McGraw/Hill 1997

Latin for Americans, Workbook, Chapters 6-11 Glencoe, McGraw/Hill

Movies and videos that are appropriate for the cultural material presented

Ancillary materials such as stories or segments of longer stories that are gathered from a variety of smaller readers

Museums that contain classical collections of artifacts; special exhibits of classical natures

SUGGESTED CONNECTIONS

World languages, literature of the world, history, cultural anthropology, archeology.