Latin One Syllabus
Teacher: Cathy Eagle
c.eagle@cms.k12.nc.us
cathyeagle@cmswiki.wikispaces.net
Primary Resources: NC Standards for Classical Languages, Oxford Latin Course Part One, CMS WIKI,
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Grading Percentages : Quarter One: Formal Assessments 60 Tests, Projects, Quizzes
Informal Assessments 20% Midterm 20%
Quarter Two : Formal Assessments 70 Tests, Projects, Quizzes
Informal Assessments 30% Final exam 20%
Course Goals:
To read and understand Latin
To develop an appreciation and understanding of Roman culture and make valid comparisons
To develop and apply Latin vocabulary
To understand and apply Latin grammar to reading, writing, and listening
Chapter One
Verbs: 1st conjugation third person singular
Nouns and adjectives: nominative singular, 1st declension
Predicate nominative
Introduction to Horace/Quintus
Chapter Two
Nouns and adjectives: accusative singular 1st declension
Subject object verb sentences
Women
Chapter Three Verbs: 3rd person singular all conjugations
Nouns and Adjectives: nominative and accusative singular, 2nd declension
Gender and agreement with adjectives
Slaves and Freedmen
Chapter Four Verbs: 3rd person plural, all conjugations
Nouns and Adjectives: nominative and accusative plural for 1st and 2nd declensions
The Country Town: Venusia
Chapter Five Verbs: all person of present tense, all conjugations
Nouns and adjectives: ablative case
Prepositional phrases
Roman farmers and market days
Chapter 6 Verbs: Present infinitive all conjugations
Nouns: vocative case
Questions
education
Chapter 7 Verbs: possum and eo
Nouns and adjectives: 3rd declension nominative, accusative and ablative singular and plural
Homer and the Iliad
Chapter 8 Verbs: imperatives
Preposition phrases extended
Compound verbs
The Iliad
Chapter 9 Nouns and adjectives: genitive case
Adverbs
Vergil and the Aeneid
Chapter 10 Nouns and adjectives: neuters
The Aeneid
Chapter 11 Nouns and adjectives: dative case
Dido Queen of Carthage
Chapter 12 Review of nouns and adjectives; est ; imperatives of sum
From Aeneas to Romulus
Chapter 13 relative pronouns
Subordinate clauses
The Olympian Gods
Chapter 14 Demonstrative pronouns: is, ille
Personal and reflexive pronouns
Roman Religion
Chapter 15 Verbs: volo, nolo; irregular imperatives
Pronouns hic, ipse
From Monarchy to Republic
Chapter 16 Review
Hannibal
Students will be formally assessed with a vocabulary quiz on each chapter as well as grammar quizzes
throughout the course and unit tests approximately every four chapters. Each test will include listening,
reading, cultural and derivatives questions, and translation. Writing will be evaluated with each chapter
and a final writing test at the end of the course. Our test days are Friday and Monday for 1st semester.
Tutoring is available before school at 6:30 unless there is a posted scheduling conflict. The student must
tell me the day before if he/she plans to come in for morning tutoring. Students may also make
appointments for afterschool help based on my posted schedule. This schedule is written in the
classroom weekly.
Although this syllabus is written in the sequence used by the Oxford Latin Course Level I textbook,
please note that the book is our tool, not our master. I will supplement and delete and rearrange in
accordance to my assessment of student needs. Please check my wiki for a weekly update on scheduled
quizzes and tests.