This course is a study of the Aeneid of Vergil. Students work on reviewing and refining their understanding of Latin grammar. This is intended to prepare them for both the multiple-choice section of the test as well as the free response section. Students are exposed to a number of different Latin authors and are given ample opportunity to practice answering grammar questions based on these readings. Students also read the required excerpts from the Aeneid in the original Latin and the entire work in English. Students learn the rules for scansion of dactylic hexameter and how the meter affects the meaning and significance of the poem. Students also learn the literary devices used to convey meaning and poetic quality to the work. Students are required to apply this knowledge to the text in analyzing passages. In addition, students become familiar with the historical context of the poem and its significance for this major work. At the beginning of the course students are given a copy of the syllabus and a printout of the requirements as listed in the AP Central website. All students have their own copy of the textbooks listed on the textbook page. Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Read Book 1 in English Read introductory material about Vergil and the Age of Augustus Do sections from chp.1 Excelability in Advanced Latin Translate lines 1-156 When passages refer to historical events or the character of Augustus students are asked to analyze the references. Finish reading Book I in English Read about and learn Figures of Speech Begin analyzing the Latin using Figures of Speech Learn dactylic hexameter rules for scansion Begin scanning lines of Latin Do sections from chp. 2 Excelability in Advanced Latin Translate lines 157-296 Read Bk 2 in English Do sections from chp 3 Excelability in Advanced Latin Translate lines 297-440 From this point on each translation includes analyzing the literary devices and the meter and how they impact the poem. Read Bk 3 in English Do sections from chp 4 Excelability in Advanced Latin Do one section from Excelability in Advanced Latin as a sight translation Translate lines 441-519 Translate lines from Book II 1-56 Read Bk 4 in English Do sections from chp 5 Excelability in Advanced Latin Do one section from Excelability in Advanced Latin as a sight translation Translate lines 199-297 and 469-525 Read Bk 5 in English Do sections from chp 6 Excelability in Advanced Latin Do one section from Excelability in Advanced Latin as a sight translation Translate lines 526-566 and 735-804 and from Book IV 1-53 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Read Bk 6 in English Do sections from chp 7 Excelability in Advanced Latin Do one section from Excelability in Advanced Latin as a sight translation Read Art of the Aeneid chp 1 Translate Bk IV 54-198 Read Bk 7 in English Do sections from chp 8 Excelability in Advanced Latin Do one section from Excelability in Advanced Latin as a sight translation Read Art of the Aeneid chp 2 Translate lines 199-361 Read Bk 8 in English Do sections from chp 9 Excelability in Advanced Latin Do one section from Excelability in Advanced Latin as a sight translation Read Art of the Aeneid chp 3 Translate lines 362-448 and 642 –705 Read Bk 9 in English Do sections from chp 10 Excelability in Advanced Latin Do one section from Excelability in Advanced Latin as a sight translation Read Art of the Aeneid chp 4 Translate Bk VI lines 1-155 Read Bk 10 in English Read Art of the Aeneid chp 5 Translate lines 156-211, 450-476 and 847-901 (Book VI) Read Bk 11 in English Read Art of the Aeneid chp 6 Translate Book X 420-509 and Book XII 791-842 Read Bk 12 in English Read Art of the Aeneid chp 7 Translate Book XII 887-952 Read Art of the Aeneid chp 8 Review and take practice tests These weeks are also to allow for finishing translations that may have been delayed due to changes in the schedule for testing, homerooms, etc. Review and take practice tests AP EXAM WEEK Textbooks Pharr, Clyde Vergil’s Aeneid Books I-VI Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc 1998 The complete text of the Aeneid in Latin for Books I-VI with notes and vocabulary. Also an introduction to the work. Jenney, Charles, Jr. Scudder Coffin Fourth Year Latin Prentice Hall 1990 Text, notes and glossary for parts of the Aeneid required for the exam. Introductory material on the Age of Augustus and Vergil. Indices including grammar, literary terms and scansion rules. Weiden-Boyd, Barbara Vergil’s Aeneid 10 and 12 Pallas and Turnus Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc 2003 An introduction, the complete text in Latin with notes and vocabulary for the selections of Books 10 and 12 required for the AP exam. Also a glossary of rhetorical terms and figures of speech. Colakis, Marianthe Gaylan DuBose Excelability in Advanced Latin, A Workbook for Students Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc 2004 A Systematic review of Latin grammar with passages from numerous Latin authors and exercises based on the passages. An explanation of literary devices with exercises based on the Latin authors. An explanation of several commonly used meters including dactylic hexameter and instructions on scansion. Anderson, William The Art of the Aeneid Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc 2005 Background information on Vergil and a literary analysis of all 12 books of the Aeneid. Also included is a chapter on translating and an analysis of Vergil’s style. Other Articles from The Classical Outlook: The Journal of the American Classical League that discuss students’ responses to the free response section of the Vergil exam. Notes from various commentaries that present a variety of topics on the Aeneid and the Age of Augustus are given to students in class.