World Languages Department

Essential Knowledge and Skills

Students in Latin III Honors follow the suggested National Standards and Syllabus as published by the National Latin Exam. These students will study all aspects of Latin and English grammar. Various grammar points will be introduced, such as participles, partitive genitive, comparison of adverbs, perfect passive tenses, ablative absolutes, gerunds, and the gerundive. Students will learn and recognize all the case and verb endings, the subjunctive mood, result clauses, purpose clauses, indirect commands, fear clauses, impersonal verbs, and several deponent verb forms. At the end of the course students will have finished studies of advanced grammar and translations. Students will explore various cultural aspects of ancient Rome and Greece, including mythology, history, lifestyles, engineering, art, science, and philosophy. Students will create several projects that include a large model of an ancient artifact, an essay report on any factual or fictitious character from ancient Rome, a promotional poster advertising the need to study Latin, and a multimedia video presentation cataloguing a major event in ancient history.

Indicators of Student Learning

Upon the completion of this course, students will:

• Understand the subtleties of Latin grammar and syntax.

• Be able to translate more difficult sentences and passages from English to Latin & Latin to English.

• Improve English grammar skills and increase English vocabulary.

• Have a deep appreciation for Roman and Greek mythology, history, life-styles, art, and architecture.

• Gain insight into the languages of Law, medicine, and general science.

• Participate in the National Latin and Mythology exams, and track their competency amongst other programs from around the country.

• Become a lifetime member of the Junior Classical League.

• Participate in the State or National Junior Classical League Convention.

Communication

• Write Latin translations and Latin composition from English.

• Translate Latin from the texts, websites, and inscriptions found on various buildings, both ancient and contemporary.

• Write and defend several English essays based on various aspects of Greek and Roman culture on a regular basis.

Technology

• Access the Internet for required homework lists, translation packets, project information, syllabus, and other online resources.

• Email the teacher the required homework assignments, having been typed and compressed as attachments.

• Receive and open emails pertaining to online resources, project reminders, exam deadlines and corrected homework.

• Access the online resources offered by the textbook publisher.

• Use Digital photography and multimedia resources such as Photoshop, iMovie, iDVD, iPhoto and FLASH Multimedia.

• Produce and share presentations with the proper audio and video connections, using a LCD projector or Smartboard.

Assessment Upon the completion of this course, students will:

• Demonstrate competency in Latin grammar and vocabulary by translating both from Latin to English, and English to Latin.

• Comprehending simple spoken commands and phrases.

• Participating and completing online assignments, quizzes, and exams.

• Competing in online academic contests.

• Participating in the National Latin and the National Mythology Exams, and tracking competency amongst other students from around the country

• Demonstrate competency in Greek and Roman Mythology by producing a well researched and visually aesthetic myth movie produced using FLASH Animation.

• Demonstrate competency in the late Empire and early Merovingian eras by using correct terminology and clear ideas and information in visual and multi-media presentations.

• Demonstrate competency in technology by corresponding with the instructor via email.

• Completing online homework, quizzes, and exams

• Creating, editing, and reproducing multimedia presentations.

• Archiving all the year’s homework into an indexed personal electronic portfolio.