AP Latin 2012-2013
Required Readings:
Latin:
Caesar, Gallic War
Book 1: Chapters 1-7
Book 4: Chapters 24-35 and the first sentence of
Chapter 36
(Eodem die legati . . . venerunt.)
Book 5: Chapters 24-48
Book 6: Chapters 13-20
Vergil, Aeneid
Book 1: Lines 1-209, 418-440, 494-578
Book 2: Lines 40-56, 201-249, 268-297, 559-620
Book 4: Lines 160-218, 259-361, 659-705
Book 6: Lines 295-332, 384-425, 450-476, 847-899
English:
Caesar, Gallic War
Books 1, 6, 7
Vergil, Aeneid
Books 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12
Fall Semester will be focused on Julius Caesar and reading prose at sight.
Spring Semester will be focused on Vergil and reading poetry at sight.
HOMEWORK PROCEDURE:
1. Reread the section translated in class that day
2. Read the section for the next class aloud.
3. Read the commentary for that section.
4. Make a wordlist for that section.
5. Reread the section aloud.
IN-CLASS PROCEDURE: working in 3 rotating groups of 5, you will:
1. take turns reading the sentence aloud in Latin.
2. Work together to translate each sentence.
3. Appoint 1 scribe per group to record the final translation.
4. With 10 minutes left in the period, the scribe rereads the translation aloud while people follow along in the Latin.
5. At 3 minutes left in the period, eveyone takes the daily vocab check.
6. The scribe posts the final translation to the Google Doc for everyone to have access to.
ASSESSMENTS WILL BE TRANSLATION OR MULTIPLE CHOICE OR SPOT QUESTIONS.
UNIT EXAMS WILL BE A MIX OF MC QUESTIONS, TRANSLATION, AND/OR SPOT QUESTIONS.
You will receive a Fall Syllabus with a schedule AND detailed Unit Syllabi for each Unit.
Throughout the year you will be writing short summaries of each section of the Required Reading including a
list of characters. You will also complete the Term List with definitions and examples from the reading when
you encounter the various terms.