Latin I Syllabus 2009-10
Magister Jeremy Hedges jhedges@forsyth.k12.ga.us
(770) 781-2264 ext. 101427
The ECCE ROMANI series is intended “to bring students quickly to the point where they can read the Latin of classical authors with confidence, to develop awareness of the culture of the Romans, its historic significance, and its contemporary relevance, to enhance general language learning techniques and aptitudes, including facility with English, and to develo p students’ full intellect by strengthening skills of deductive and analogous reasoning, interactive learning, comparative analysis and critical assessment.” Students will be introduced to the language through intermediate Latin vocabulary and grammar, as well as through listening and reading comprehension exercises. "The cultural content of the stories focuses on Roman dining in the first half of the book and Roman education in the second. A theme woven in among these major topics is that of the hazards and violence of life in the Roman world. The students will be introduced to a vast and colorful world of ancient Mediterranean and European civilizations that included people of many different cultures and social levels, ranging from slaves to emperors. As students read about the Roman family in the series, they will learn Latin, a language that gave birth to a number of languages that are still used today. In addition, even though the English language is predominately derived from Germanic dialects and not from Latin, as much as sixty percent of English vocabulary comes from Latin. Latin words have come and continue to come into English usage in scientific, medical, and legal terminology. As the students read the Latin stories that will discover the many similarities and differences between Latin and English."
Long term plan:
Ecce Romani 1-30. Early Roman history. Roman Culture. Mythology Fridays!!!
Weekly assignments:
Vocabulary quizzes
Translations of mythological stories: These must be typed and turned in before that week’s vocab quiz (biweekly).
ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE THEIR OWN LATIN DICTIONARY
All students need to have a 3 ring binder in which to keep all their materials. Students will not be assigned a textbook so it important that THESE MUST BE BROUGHT TO CLASS EVERY DAY. All materials will be punched or there are 3hole punches available in the classroom for students to use. They will be checked during the first vocab quiz, Thurs.
August 13.
Students should expect a variety of assessments throughout the course. These may include guided translations, continual translations, multiple choice, sight translations with a dictionary, quizzes and projects. Homework will consist of completing assigned lines in preparation for class presentation and review worksheets.
Classroom Procedures
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Follow all school rules in the student hand book.
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Please be in your seat when the bell rings, as class begins at that time.
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As our goal is to learn Latin, you will be given opportunities to retake any formative assessment . Retakes require that you 1) attend a Latin tutoring session or complete other directed review and 2) retake the formative assessment prior to the summative assessment.
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Absences: Ask your assigned collaboration classmates first for assignments. Students have 5 schools day after returning to school to complete the missed assignments.
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Textbooks are required to be covered.
Classroom Expectations
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• Be prompt
Be prepared
• Be a polite and positive participant .
• Be productive
• Be a problem solver
Interventions
1. Student will receive a verbal warning.
2. Student will receive classroom detention and phone call home.
3. Teacher will submit an administrative referral and contact
• parents.

Grading
40% Formative (Quizzes,
Homework, Participation, Journal,
Computer lab assignments)
60% Summative (Exams,
Projects, Essays and Quizzes)
15% Final Exam (Comprehensive)
*The formative and summative categories will make up 100% of a student’s course grade up until the final exam.
After the final exam, the formative and summative categories will encompass 85% of the total grade, allowing for the mandatory 15% final grade portion to be averaged.
*SFHS Policy regarding parent viewing of Infinite Campus (grade book) allows teachers 5 school days after collection of an assignment to enter formative grades and 10 school days after collection of an assignment to enter summative grades.
Parents: I encourage you to email me at jhedges@forsyth.k12.ga.us
regarding any questions you might have about the syllabus. Also sending me your email address will facilitate communication regarding your student's progress in my class. Thank you for your continued support of Latin and the Foreign Language Department at South High.
Student signature: Parent signature and email address:
** Quoted material taken from Ecce Romani Teacher’s edition published by Prentice Hall and standards taken from the Quality Core Curriculum publication provided by the Georgia Department of Education.