Novato Unified School District
Course Description
LATIN III HONORS
Course Title
Latin III Honors
School
Novato High School, San Marin High School,
Marin Oaks
District
Novato Unified School District
City
Novato, California 94945
Name of School Contact Person
Director of Curriculum
Contact Information
Phone: 415-897-4269
Department or Discipline
History/Social Studies
English/Language Arts
Mathematics
Laboratory Science
Language other than English
Visual & Performing Arts (for 2003)
College Preparatory Elective:
Subject Area: __________________
Grade Level(s) for which course is
intended
Junior third year Latin students or other
third year Latin students.
Length of Course
Semester
Year
Fax: 415-892-1622
Other
E-mail: tlegacy@nusd.org
Unit Value
0.5 (half year equivalent)
1.0 (one year equivalent)
2.0 (two year equivalent)
Other: _____________________
Date of School Board Approval
Seeking “Honors” distinction?
June 15, 2004
Yes
No
Was this course previously approved by UC?
Yes
No
If so, in what year?
Under what course title?
Pre-Requisites
“B” or better in Latin II, teacher recommendation
Co-Requisites
Brief Course Description
Latin III Honors is designed for students who have successfully completed two years of Latin
study. The course emphasizes reading and vocabulary. Coursework includes significant reading
from a variety of ancient authors along with units on preparation for the SAT II Latin Exam and
ancient history and culture.
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Novato Unified School District
Course Description
LATIN III HONORS
COURSE CONTENT
A.
Course goals and/or major student outcomes
1. Communicate in Latin by reading Latin.
2. Gain knowledge and understanding of Ancient Roman history and culture.
3. Understand the communication between Latin and English and the other
romance languages via vocabulary and derivatives.
4. Develop insight into the nature of language.
5. Course Objectives-specific student learning objectives
Objectives
Standards
1.A Interpersonal communication
Interpretive communication
2.A Practices of culture
Products of culture
3.A Making connections
Acquiring connections
4.A Language comparisons
Culture comparisons
5.A School and community
Lifelong learning
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6. Course Outline
Topics/Units/Themes
Roman History
Cicero’s First Catalinarian
Caesar’s De Bello Gallico
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Cicero’s De Senectute
SAT II preparation
Mottoes
Roman Food
Summer Reading
Key Activities/Assignments
Lecture, research project, presentation
Research translation vocabulary
Research translation vocabulary
Research translation vocabulary
Research translation vocabulary
Note taking, review exercises, vocabulary
Translation and discussion
Research project
Independent reading and essay project
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Novato Unified School District
Course Description
LATIN III HONORS
D.
Texts and supplemental instructional materials
Wheelock’s Latin by Frederic M. Wheelock
Cicero’s First Catilinarian Oration, Karl Frerichs, ed.
Selections from Caesar’s De Bello Gallico, Andrew Aronson, ed.
Love and Transformation-An Ovid Reader, Richard A. LaFleur, ed..
On Old Age (De Senetute), by Cicero, Charles E. Bennett, ed.
E.
Instructional methods and strategies
1. Vocabulary drills
2. Translation of passage
3. Cultural lectures, reading, videos
F.
Assessment methods and/or tools
1. Homework
2. Quizzes
3. Oral response in class
4. Student projects
5. National Latin Exam
6. SAT II
G.
Assessment criteria
Students will demonstrate that they have met the content standards of goals (page
2) via the above instructional methods and assessments.
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