Latin III
Syllabus
James Clemens High School
11306 County Line Road
Madison, AL 35756
Teacher:
Email:
Magistra Shratter
ashratter@madisoncity.k12.al.us
Phone:
256-216-5313 ext. 95235
I. Course
Description:
In this course students will continue to develop and enhance acquired skills from
levels I & II. Students will focus on reading primary prose sources that illuminate
the history and culture of Rome during the period of the golden age of Latin
literature, the fall of the Republic, and the formation of the Roman Empire. A
greater emphasis will be placed on self-expression and attaining an acceptable
degree of written proficiency for communication in Latin.
II.Course
Objectives:
1. Ability to communicate in Latin via the use of verbs in all six tenses in both the
indicative and subjunctive moods
2. Acquisition of more complicated grammatical structures specific to the target
language, including conditional sentences and indirect speech
3. Ability to analyze the culture of Ancient Rome through the writings of primary
authors and contrast ideals of Roman political factions
4. Make connections between the ancient world and our modern society
5. Compare the styles of Roman rhetoric with modern day speeches and similar
culture issues found in both
6. Identify English derivatives of Latin words commonly used in Latin prose
III.Classroom
Expectations:
– Students will be expected to maintain their integrity.
– All students must actively participate in their own learning, in and out of the
classroom and come to class prepared.
– All students must show respect to the peers, teachers, and guests.
– All students should ask for help when needed and be prepared to work with/assist
classmates when appropriate.
Accommodations:
Requests for accommodations for this course or any school event are welcomed
from students and parents.
Concerning laptop utilization:
1. Student laptops should not be hard wired to the network or have print capabilities.
2. Use of discs, flash drives, jump drives, or other USB devices will not be allowed
on Madison City computers.
3. Neither the teacher, nor the school is responsible for broken, stolen, or lost
laptops.
4. Laptops and other electronic devices will be used at the individual discretion of
the teacher.
IV. Grading
Policy:
Daily grades will be 30% of your nine week grade. Test, Project & Quiz grades will
be 70% of your nine week grade. The final exam is worth one-fifth of your final
average. *Parents and students will be notified if any changes to the grading policy
are made.
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Latin III
Syllabus
James Clemens High School
11306 County Line Road
Madison, AL 35756
Teacher:
Email:
Magistra Shratter
ashratter@madisoncity.k12.al.us
Phone:
256-216-5313 ext. 95235
V. Make-up
Test Policy:
It is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements for all missed work. I will try
to hold all quiz and test make-ups during Refuel hour.
VI. Text and
Other
Required
Reading:
Cambridge Latin Course Units 3 and 4
Omnibus Workbook Units 3 and 4
VII. Materials
and Supplies
Needed:
3-ring binder with loose leaf paper
1 ream of copy/printer paper (white or color)
Wish List: box of tissues; dry erase markers/erasers; copy paper
Note:
1. The academic misconduct policy of the school will be followed in this course.
2. The attendance policy of the school will be followed for this course.
3. Any student who receives failing grades during this course is urged to discuss this
with the teacher immediately.
VIII. Unit Plans: The following is the 18 Week Unit Plan. Most Stages will take at least one
week to complete. Due to student needs or time constraints, the Unit Plans here are subject
to change. If changes are necessary, students will be informed, and the Plans will be updated
to reflect the class schedule more accurately.
18 WEEK UNIT PLAN
Unit 1
Unit 2
Review and Stages 25-26: Milites et Agricola – Legions
– indirect questions
– imperfect and pluperfect subjunctive
– purpose clauses
– gerundives
Stages 27-28: In Castris et Imperium – The Legionary Fortress and Evidence from Roman Britain
– indirect commands
– result clauses (with signal words)
– special uses of ablative and accusative cases
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Latin III
Syllabus
James Clemens High School
11306 County Line Road
Madison, AL 35756
Teacher:
Email:
Magistra Shratter
ashratter@madisoncity.k12.al.us
Phone:
256-216-5313 ext. 95235
– impersonal verbs
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
Stages 29-31: Rōma, Haterius, et In Urbe – The Origins of Rome, Roman Engineering, and the
City of Rome
– present and imperfect passive indicative
– more practice with purpose clauses
– perfect and pluperfect passive indicative (and review of sum forms)
– ablative absolutes
– ut v. nē
Stages 32-34: Euphrosyne, Pantomimus, et Libertus – Roman Beliefs, Roman Entertainment,
and Freedmen and Freedwomen
– deponent verbs
– future active participle
– more practice with gerundives
– future active indicative
– future perfect active indicative
– present passive infinitives
– future passive indicative
– END OF CAMBRIDGE UNIT 3
Stages 35-37: Epistulae, Recitatiō, et Cōnsilium – Roman Letters, Recitātiōnēs, and The
Emperor’s Council
– the supine
– indirect statements
– present and imperfect subjunctive (regular verbs and sum)
– word order
– perfect active infinitives
– perfect passive infinitives
Stages 38-40: Nuptiae, Studia, Iudicium – Marriage, Authors, Readers, and Listeners, and
Roman Law Courts
– future active infinitive
– perfect subjunctive (review subjunctive of sum forms)
– pluperfect passive subjunctive
– more on gerundives (without est)
– fear clauses
– word order
– more on indirect statement
– gerunds
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