Garden City Public Schools
Garden City, New York
Course: Latin 2R/H
Overview of Course
This course reviews the work of the first year and continues the study of vocabulary,
grammar, and culture leading to the reading of Latin authors (e.g. Caesar). Honors
students read more extensively. This class is the first half of Checkpoint B of the
New York State syllabus for Languages Other Than English (Latin).
Instructional Philosophy
The Department of World Languages believes that the primary goal of second
language learning is the achievement of functional communication in the context of
the target language. Language learning is also an invaluable asset to students who
will be taking their place in the world today. To achieve this goal, the aim of the
department is twofold: (1) to teach students the skills necessary for effective
communication in the foreign language; i.e.: listening, speaking, reading, and
writing; and (2) to provide students with the insight into and appreciation of the
foreign culture in order that they become more informed and understanding
citizens of the world.
Knowledge and Skills Objectives
Standard 1: Students will be able to use a language other than English for
communication
 Reading is the most important skill that students acquire in learning Latin for
it is the vehicle through which communication with the ancient world is
possible and it is also the tool, along with writing, through which students
become more aware of their own and other languages.
 Listening and speaking support the reading skills in Latin.
Standard 2: Students will develop cross-cultural skills and understandings.
 Latin acquisition provides the cultural context for learning about the ancient
world and its people. From this basis students can compare and contrast
antiquity and the present and thoughtfully contemplate the future.
Major Resources
Cambridge Latin Course, Units 2 & 3, 4th Edition.
Supplemental Materials..
Latin 2 Course Outline
I.
Alexandria
A. Genitive Case
B. Neuter Nouns
C. 4th & 5th declensions
D. Glassmaking
E. Ancient Alexandria and Egypt
F. Demonstratives hic and ille
G. Imperatives
H. Vocative Case
I. Worship of Isis
J. Present participles
K. 3rd person personal pronouns: is, ea, id
L. Medicine and Science
II.
Roman Religion in Britain
A. Perfect Passive Participle
B. Adverbs from Adjectives
C. The Town of Aquae Sulis
D. Perfect Active Participle
E. Other Uses of the Genitive Case
F. Magic, Curses, Superstitions
G. Comparison of Adverbs
H. Roman Religious Beliefs
III.
Romans in Northern Britain
A. Imperfect and Pluperfect Subjunctive in cum clauses
B. Travel and Communication
C. Indirect Questions
D. The Legionary Soldier
E. Purpose Clauses
F. Gerundives
G. Organization of a Legion
H. Indirect Commands
I. Result Clauses
J. Legionary Fortress
K. Other Uses of the Accusative and Ablative Cases
L. Impersonal Verbs
M. Our Knowledge of Ancient Britain
IV.
Greek Heroes and their Stories
A. Perseus
B. Theseus
C. Bellerophon
D. Jason
E. Psyche
F. Hercules
G. Aeneas
H. Odysseus
I. Achilles
V.
Indirect Speech (Indirect Statement)
VI.
Concise Ways of Expression in Latin: The Ablative Absolute