8th Grade
Latin 2
2009-2010
Monroe
Course Description
Welcome to Latin 2 for the 2009-2010 school year. This class will focus on the
fundamentals of the Latin language and will incorporate the history and foundations of
this so called dead language. The purpose of the class is not for you to merely memorize
and translate Latin words into English and vice versa, but for you to have a firm grasp on
the Latin language. To accomplish this goal the following areas will be studied:
I.
Use of Latin grammar and vocabulary.
II.
Translation from Latin to English and vice versa.
III.
History of Roman Culture.
IV.
Correlation between Latin and English.
V.
Ability to listen and translate.
There will be homework, quizzes, and test throughout the year as well as one big project
to happen in the fourth quarter of this school year. This project will be discussed further
during the third quarter.
I look forward to a productive and exciting year in Latin 2.
Die dulci fruere!
Have a nice day!
Course Syllabus
We will be covering a vast amount of information throughout the year, therefore it is
imperative that you maintain a well organized binder and keep all notes, quizzes, tests,
and handouts throughout the year!
The following is a list of the units that will be covered throughout the year:
I.
Review of Stages 4-6
II.
Stage 7 “cena”:
 Perfect tense (other than v-stems).
 Sentence pattern ACCUSATIVE + VERB.
Cultural Background: Burial customs; beliefs about life after death.
III.
Stage 8 “gladiatores”:
 Accusative plural.
 Superlative adjectives.
Cultural Background: The amphitheater and gladiatorial shows.
IV. Stage 9 “thermae”:
 Dative singular and plural.
 ego, tu: nominative, dative, accusative.
 Sentence pattern NOMINATIVE + DATIVE + ACCUSATIVE + VERB.
Cultural Background: The Roman baths
V. Stage 10 “rhetor”:
 1st and 2nd persons plural present including esse.
 Comparative adjectives.
Cultural Background: The Roman education system; books and writing
materials
VI.
Stage 11 “candidati”:
 Intransitive verbs with dative
 placet
 nos, vos: nominative, dative, accusative.
 Different ways of asking questions
 Sentence pattern NOMINATIVE + DATIVE + VERB.
Cultural Background: Pompeii: elections and local government.
VII.
Stage 12 “Vesuvius”:
 1st and 2nd persons (singular and plural) imperfect and perfect.
 1st and 2nd persons (singular and plural) imperfect and esse.
Cultural Background: The eruption of Vesuvius; excavation of Pompeii and
Herculaneum.
VII.
Review of Unit 1 and Exam:
 Test will consist of Vocabulary Translation (English to Latin and Latin to
English, Paragraph Translation, and Cultural Questions).
Upon completion of Unit 1, I will introduce Unit 2 of the Cambridge Latin Course. It
is my goal to complete Stages 13-16 by the end of the year.
In order for all of you to be successful in this class it is imperative that you keep up
with the vocabulary flashcards, the translations and all the notes that are given in
class. If you miss a lecture for whatever reason it is vital for you to see me the very
next day or to get the notes from someone in the class!
THERE WILL BE NO EXTRA CREDIT THIS YEAR! I may have a few bonus
questions on quizzes and exams but that is all. I do not have the time to correct extra
credit packets.
All of you will be taking the National Latin Exam the week of March 8th. All of you
will be well prepared for this exam and should do very well come April.
I look forward to a productive year in Latin!
Mr. Monroe