LATN 1224 Dr. Musgrove
Spring 2016 CRN 23035
University of Central Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts
Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultural Studies
LATN 1224 Elementary Latin II
Spring 2016 CRN 23035
MTWR 10-10:50am LAR 140
Dr. Margaret W. Musgrove mmusgrove2@uco.edu
LAR 205C
974-5852
Office hours: MWF 2-3, TR 11-12, or by appointment
Course Description
This course is a sequel to Elementary Latin I. Prerequisite(s): LATN 1114 or one year of high
school Latin.
Student Learning Outcomes (formerly “Course Objectives”): Students will
 recognize, translate & interpret common sentence structures, vocabulary, and diction;
 describe the culture of the early Roman Empire in the provinces of Britain and Egypt;
 use and interpret a wide variety of English vocabulary derived from Latin roots;
 make comparisons between English and Latin linguistic practices and between modern
and ancient cultural behaviors.
Transformative Learning Objectives: Transformative learning goals (the “Central Six”) have
been identified as: Discipline Knowledge; Leadership; Problem Solving (Research, Scholarly and
Creative Activities); Service Learning and Civic Engagement; Global and Cultural
Competencies; and Health and Wellness. This course addresses three of the university’s
transformative learning goals: discipline knowledge; problem solving (scholarly activities);
global and cultural competencies (comparing/contrasting an alien culture).
Required textbooks
 Cambridge Latin Course, Unit 2. North American 4th Edition. Cambridge University
Press, 2001. [the blue book] ISBN 9780521004305
 Cambridge Latin Course, Unit 3. North American 4th Edition. Cambridge University
Press, 2002. [the green book] ISBN 9780521894708.
 Subscription to online Cambridge Latin website (see at www.cambridgescp.com; if you
subscribed in the Fall 2015 semester, your subscription should still be good).
Course Requirements and Grading
 100 points: participation (answering questions in class; at least one per day for full credit)
 100 points: homework (story notes or comprehension questions)
 100 points: derivative quizzes (approximately 10)
 100 points: vocabulary quizzes (approximately 10; including principal parts lists)
 100 points: Exam 1 (Stages 16-18)
 100 points: Exam 2 (Stages 19-21)
 100 points: Exam 3 (Stages 22-24)
 100 points: Final exam (Stages 24-end)
Grading Scale:
900-1000 = A; 800-899 = B; 700-799 = C; 600-699 = D; below 600 = F
Final Exam (as scheduled by the University): Friday, May 6, 9:00-10:50 am
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Materials Required
 Textbooks (blue book immediately; green book by late February)
 Notebook
 Index cards for flash cards
 Internet access for online activities
Assignments
 Participation grades will be taken over comprehension questions to be asked in class,
along with other class activities. You can get full credit for these points by attending and
being prepared.
 Homework will include assigned pre-reading of stories (evidenced by vocabulary notes)
and/or written answers to assigned comprehension questions.
 Derivative quizzes cover the week’s prefixes and English vocabulary words.
 Latin vocabulary quizzes cover a stage at a time and may include short translations.
Latin vocabulary quizzes will also include assigned verbs’ principal parts.
 One quiz of each type can be dropped or missed.
 Dates of quizzes will be announced in class. They may also be announced by email or on
D2L, but it is assumed that you know about them from class. Ignorance of quiz dates
does not excuse you from taking the quiz on schedule.
 Exams can be missed only for serious reasons of a medical, legal, or funerary nature,
with documentation from the appropriate authority. Please contact me within 48 hours of
the exam to schedule a makeup. Exams will cover stories, vocabulary, grammar, and
cultural material in the designated stages.
Attendance
 Attendance in a language class is vital. Absence is its own punishment. People who can
teach themselves Latin are almost unheard-of. Not only does this course meet one-third
more than a 3-hour course, but it also requires one-third more work. But then, you get
one-third more credit.
 It is not necessary to contact the instructor if you are going to miss class. Just do the work
that is on the schedule—read the stories that are on the schedule for that day, look at the
grammar lesson, etc. Be sure to get any handouts when you return.
 Missing more than a third of class sessions will result in automatic failure, as a student
who misses that much cannot be said to have taken the course.
Expectations: Students are expected to give the class their full attention and are expected to
show courtesy toward other students and the instructor.
1. Students should arrive on time. Important announcements are made at the beginning of
class and may not be repeated. Late arrivals are also distracting to other students and the
instructor.
2. No cell phones are to be used or visible during class time. Students texting or using
phones during class will be asked to leave.
3. Students using computers for purposes other than the class activity at hand will be asked
to leave. Please purchase a paper copy of the textbook and bring it to class with you. If
you cannot, please speak to me about your situation.
4. No headphones are to be worn during class time.
5. Please limit trips out of the room to extreme emergencies. Take steps to prevent
emergencies.
6. Limit eating and drinking to those snacks that do not distract others with smells or noises.
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7. In order to avoid distracting other students, please refrain from talking to neighbors or
having private conversations during class.
8. If you are too sleepy to stay awake during class, please stay home.
9. If you need to do homework for another class, please stay home or go to the library.
Plagiarism and Turnitin.com Statement: UCO subscribes to the Turnitin.com
plagiarism prevention service. Students, by taking this course, agree that all required
assignments may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com
for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted assignments will be included as source
documents in the Turnitin.com restricted access reference database for the purpose of
detecting plagiarism of such assignments. Use of the Turnitin.com service is subject to
Terms and Conditions of Use posted on the Turnitin.com website. Turnitin.com is just
one of the various plagiarism prevention tools and methods that may be utilized by your
instructor during the semester. The UCO Student Handbook describes the process for
contesting allegations of plagiarism.
Student Information Sheet for Spring 2016
See this handout for important policy information from the University.
http://www.uco.edu/academic-affairs/files/aaforms/StudentInfoSheet.pdf
Academic Integrity Statement
Each student is expected to engage in all academic pursuits in a manner that is above reproach.
Students are expected to maintain complete honesty and integrity in the academic experiences
both in and out of the classroom. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not confined to:
plagiarizing; cheating on tests or examinations; turning in counterfeit reports, tests, and papers;
stealing tests or other academic material; knowingly falsifying academic records or documents of
the institution; accessing a student’s confidential academic records without authorization;
disclosing confidential academic information without authorization; and, turning in the same
work to more than one class without informing the instructors involved. Any student found guilty
of academic dishonesty will be subject to disciplinary action. To help ensure academic integrity,
faculty may employ a variety of tools, including, but not limited to, university-sanctioned
Turnitin.com. More information concerning this policy can be found on page three of the UCO
Student Code of Conduct located at: http://broncho2.uco.edu/conduct/images/codeofconduct.pdf
ADA Statement
The University of Central Oklahoma complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Students with disabilities who need special
accommodations must contact the director of Disability Support Services, in room 309 of the
Nigh University Center, (405) 974-2549. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the instructor
as soon as possible after the DSS has verified the need for accommodations to ensure that such
accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.
Tips for Success in Latin Class
1. Read or study Latin every day (7 days a week, not just 4). Just looking over a
story from a previous chapter helps keep the language at the front of your
mind. Just flipping through a small stack of flashcards is useful, too. But
some days you will have to spend longer than that.
2. Try not to look up every word as you read a story. Guess, based on context
and linguistic clues. This procedure gives you confidence and speed.
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3. Review old vocabulary, too. Go back to Unit 1 vocabulary periodically, and
make sure you haven’t forgotten those early words. No one ever asks the
Calculus teacher “Are we responsible for multiplication facts?” It is assumed
that you retain that information from semester to semester.
4. Use the www.cambridgescp.com website for story practice and vocabulary
review. Also play the online games with grammar and forms. These are very
good exercises for testing yourself.
5. Come to class. Every day. The number 1 reason people fail Latin is poor
attendance.
Syllabus Changes: The schedule on this syllabus is an outline only. Changes may be announced
in class or by email, and students are responsible for noting any changes.
Schedule
Derivative quizzes Mondays. Vocabulary quizzes Wednesdays. Exams Thursdays.
Week Date
1
1/111/14
2
1/1921
1/2528
2/1-4
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Topics and
Assignments
Review; Stage 16;
Derivatives 1
Quiz/Exam
Intro. to Alexandria;
Stage 17; Der. 2
Stage 18; Der. 3
M Der. 1; W Voc. 16
St. 18 cont.
Notes
Th: Review Vocab.
Quiz
No class M 1/18
M Der. 2; W Voc. 17
2/8-11
2/1518
2/2225
2/293/3
3/7-10
Stage 19; Der. 4
Stage 19 cont.; Der. 5
M Voc. 18; Th Exam
1 (St. 16-18)
M Der. 3
M Der. 4; W Voc. 19
Stage 20; Der. 6
M Der. 5; W Voc. 20
Stage 21; Der. 7
M Der. 6; W Voc. 21
Stage 21 cont.
Spring Break week
of 3/14
3/2124
3/283/31
4/4-7
4/1114
4/1821
4/2528
Stage 22; Der. 8
Th Exam 2 (St. 1921)
M Der. 7
Stage 23; Der. 9
M Der. 8; W Voc. 22
No class 3/30: LA
Symposium
Stage 23 cont.; Der. 10
Stage 24
Stage 25
M Der. 9; W Voc. 23
M Voc. 24; Th Exam
3 (St. 22-24)
M Der. 10
Stage 26
W Voc. 25
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F 5/6
Final exam
Final: Friday
9-10:50 AM
Homework Assignments for each Stage
Stage
UNIT 2
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
UNIT 3
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
26
26
Title
Page
Assignment
Rex Spectaculum Dat, II
Quintus de se
Tumultus, II
Mercator Arabs
Taberna
Clemens tabernarius
Aristo
Dies festus, II
Fortuna Crudelis
Testamentum
77
79
96
100
114
121
140
143
169
173
Answer English questions
Pre-read; write vocab. notes
Answer English questions
Pre-read; write vocab. notes
Pre-read; write vocab. notes
Answer English questions
Pre-read; write vocab. notes
Answer English questions
Answer English questions
Answer English questions
Fons Sacer
L. Marcius Memor
Vilbia
Amor omnia vincit
Epistula Cephali
Britannia perdomita
In itinere
Quintus consilium capit
Modestus custos
Modestus perfuga, II
In principiis
Tribunus
6
9
31
34 only
50
54-55
66
69
89-90
93
109
111
Pre-read; write vocab. notes
Answer English questions
Pre-read; write vocab. notes
Pre-read; write vocab. notes
Pre-read; write vocab notes
Answer English questions
Pre-read; write vocab notes
Answer English questions
Pre-read; write vocab notes
Pre-read; write vocab notes
Answer English questions
Pre-read; write vocab notes
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