Major Topics and Concepts. Course Name: Latin III. Course Credit: 1.0. Prerequisites: Latin I and Latin II

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1 Course Name: Latin III Course Credit: 1.0 Prerequisites: Latin I and Latin II Estimated Completion Time: 2 Segments/32-36 weeks Course Description: In Latin III, students take their knowledge and appreciation of Latin to the next level. Students read some of the best Latin prose and poetry ever written or spoken. Caesar tells how he conquered the three parts of Gaul. Cicero reminds Romans of the virtues that made their country great. Catullus shows how he could express the deepest human emotions in just a few, well-chosen words. In Latin III, students visit the library of great authors. The library card gives them access to the timeless words of the greatest Roman poets, storytellers, and orators. Students skills with the Latin language give them direct access to the beauty and power of these great authors thoughts. The purpose of this course is to strengthen students Latin vocabulary as well as their appreciation for well-crafted writing. Students go directly to the source and recognize why Latin and those who spoke it are still relevant today. Students who complete Latin III earn Honors credit. Major Topics and Concepts Semester 1 Module I Julius Ceasar Collection 1.00 Entrance 1.01 Welcome 1.02 Checking In and Out 1.03 Caesar Vocabulary 1.04 Gerunds 1.05 Gerundives 1.06 Gerunds and Gerundive 1.07 Gerund and Gerundive Translation 1.08 Partes Galliae Vocabulary and Derivatives 1.09 Partes Galliae Translation

2 1.10 Ask the Librarian 1.11 Helvetian Campaign 1.12 Deponent Verbs 1.13 Irregular and Deponent Verbs 1.14 Liber Mensis 1.15 Caesar Vocabulary and Derivatives 1.16 Ex Bibliotheca 1.17 Derivatives Quiz 1.18 The Life and Times of Gaius Julius Caesar 1.19 Auxilia 1.20 Inter-Library Loan Module II Marcus Tullius Cicero Collection 2.00 Entrance 2.00a Welcome 2.01 Checking In and Out 2.02 Stylistic Device I 2.03 Cicero Vocabulary Subjunctive Mood 2.05 Passive Subjunctive 2.06 Subjunctive Irregular Verbs 2.07 Verb Drill 2.08 Liber Mensis 2.09 Stylistic Devices Cicero Vocabulary Volitive Subjunctive 2.12 Liber Mensis 2.13 Stylistic Device Cicero Vocabulary Purpose Clauses of the Subjunctive 2.16 Parts of Oration 2.17 Stylistic Devices a Stylistic Device Poster 2.18 A Modern Oration 2.19 Result Clauses 2.20 Cum Clauses 2.21 Indirect Questions 2.22 Sequence of Tenses 2.23 Recognition of the Use of the Subjunctive

3 2.24 Translation Practice 2.25 Cicero Translation Grammar Comprehension Stylistic Comprehension 2.28 Ask the Librarian 2.29 Cicero Translation Grammar and Stylistics Comprehension 2.31 Ex Bibliotheca 2.32 Liber Mensis 2.33 Translation Prima Oratio In Catilinam 2.34 Grammar and Stylistics Comprehension 2.35 Liber Mensis 2.36 Welcome to the Club 2.37 Liber Mensis 2.38 Cicero Project 2.39 Auxilia 2.40 Inter-Library Loan 2.41 Latin III First Semester Translation Exam 2.42 Latin III First Semester Objective Exam Semester 2 Module III Poetae Collection 3.00 Poetae 3.01 Introduction 3.02 Checking In and Out 3.03 Meter and Scansion 3.03a Scansion Practice 3.04 Vocabulary and Derivatives 3.05 Daphne and Apollo Translation Excercises 3.07 Ask the Librarian 3.08 Vocabulary and Derivatives 3.09 Daphne and Apollo Translation Excercises 3.11 Vocabulary and Derivatives 3.12 Liber Mensis 3.13 The Life and Times of Gaius Valerius Catullus 3.14 Meters of Catullus

4 3.15 Carmen II 3.16 Catullus Vocabulary 3.17 Carmen V 3.18 Carmen III 3.19 Carmen LXXXV 3.20 Ex Bibliotheca 3.21 Inter-Library Loan Module IV Tantae molis erat Romanam condere qentem 4.00 Opening 4.01 Introduction 4.02 Module IV 4.03 Checking In and Out 4.04 Life and Work of Vergil 4.05 Vergil 4.06 To Vergil 4.07 Poetic Forms 4.08 Vocabulary IV 4.09 The Aeneid Book I Lines Grammar and Stylistic Devices for Lines Ex Bibliotheca 4.12 The Aeneid Book I Lines Grammar and Stylistic Devices for Lines Ask the Librarian 4.15 Poetry Reading 4.16 Finding an Adventure 4.17 Scrinium 4.18 Checking Out 4.19 Inter-Library Loan Module V :Oterque quaterque beati 5.00 Opening 5.01 Opening 5.02 Opening 5.03 Checking In and Out 5.04 SWIMTAG 5.05 SWIMTAG Example 5.06 Vocabulary The Aeneid Book I Lines 50-64

5 5.08 Grammar and Stylistic Devices for Lines Tablinum 5.10 Vocabulary The Aeneid Book I Lines Grammar and Stylistic Devices for Lines More SWIMTAG 5.14 Vocabulary The Aeneid Book I Lines Grammar and Stylistic Devices for Lines The Aeneid Book I Lines Vocabulary The Aeneid Book I Lines Grammar and Stylistic Devices for Lines Scrinium 5.22 Ex Bibliotheca 5.23 Inter-Library Loan 5.24 Latin III Second Semester Translation Exam 5.25 Latin III Second Semester Objective Exam Course Assessment and Participation Requirements: Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, the course guides students to reflect on their learning and to evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments will be in the form of selfchecks, multiple choice and short answer questions, Latin to English translation, English writing assignments, projects, research papers/projects, essays, oral assessments and discussions. Instructors evaluate progress and provide interventions through the variety of assessments built into a course, as well as through contact with the student in other venues.