Latin I Unit Plan and Curriculum Map Course Overview: In Latin I, students begin acquiring reading skills in Latin as well as strengthening their English reading and vocabulary skills through vocabulary building and analyzing sentence structure. Through the reading selections and class discussions, students learn about the daily lives of the Romans and make comparisons relevant to today s society. Although students do not conduct face-to-face conversations in Latin, they may use Latin orally to initiate and respond to simple statements and commands as well as read Latin aloud. Elementary writing tasks also build a bridge to understanding the written word. Georgia Performance Standards Standards: Classical Language: Georgia Performance Standards for Latin I Primary Text: Latin Alive! Book 1 Unit Time Content Classical Strategies/ Instruction Assessment Unit I : Founding of Rome Introduction to Course Chapters 1-6 August- September 6 weeks Chapters 1-6 Nouns: 1 st and 2 nd Declensions, Nominative (Subject and Predicate Noun), Dative (Indirect Object), and Accusative (Direct Object) cases Verbs: (1 st conjugation) Tenses: Present, Imperfect, Future, Translation The birth and early life of Romulus and Remus Aeneas and the Trojan War Romulus and Remus Founding of Rome Unit 2: Roman Monarchy Chapters 7-9 September - October 3 weeks Chapters 7-9 Nouns: Ablative case and uses (means, manner, separation) Adjectives: 1st and 2nd declension (Positive Degree)
Verbs: (Irregular Verb: Sum) Tenses: Present, Imperfect, Future (2 nd conjugation) Numa Pompilius The Horatii and Curiatii Servius Tullius: The Sixth King of Rome Expulsion of the Tyrant The Seven Kings of Rome Roman Legends: The Horatii and Curiatii Unit 3: Heroes of the Roman Republic Chapters 10-13 October- November Chapters 10-13 Nouns: 3 rd Declension, Ablative uses (accompaniment, place where, place from which), Genitive ( possession) case Verbs: (3 rd conjugation) Horatius at the Bridge Gaius Mucius Scaevola Cloelia, A Brave Maiden Cinncinnatus Roman Republic Roman Heroes
Unit: Writing Project December 2 weeks Students will write a short legend, based on the structure of the legends read in unit 3, in Latin. Project Reading Creative Writing Unit 4: Daily Life in Rome Chapters 14-17 January- February Chapters 14-17 Nouns: 3 rd Declension i-stem, Dative uses (object of a special verb) Adjectives: 3 rd declension (Positive Degree) Verbs: (3 rd io conjugation) Imperative verbs Translation Dies Lustricus Education Cornelia s Wedding Day Marcus and the Cursus Honorum Governmental Structure of the Roman Republic Roman Houses Roman festivals and holidays House Project Unit 5: The Punic Wars Chapters 18-21 February- March Chapters 18-21 Pronouns: Personal (all forms 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd persons), Demonstrative, Intensive, Special ius Verbs: (Irregular: eo, possum, fero, volo, nolo)
Tenses: Present, Imperfect, Future, Regulus Dido Hannibal Summit Meeting at Zama Hannibal and Punic Wars Roman Army Carthago Delenda Est Unit 6: Important Figures of the Roman Republic Chapters 22-26 March- April 5 weeks Chapters 22-26 Numbers: Cardinal numbers one to twenty (e.g.: unus, duo, tres) Numerals: Roman numeral system one to one hundred, five hundred, and one thousand Nouns: Ablative uses (time when, time within which), Accusative uses (duration of time, space and degree) Pronouns: Reflexive, Relative Adverbs: Positive degree Marcus Tullius Cicero Lucius Sergius Catalina Marcus Licinius Crassus Pompeius Magnus Spartacus Roman Calendar Conspiracy of Cataline The 1 st Triumvirate
Unit 7: Julius Caesar Chapters 27-29 April- May 3 weeks Chapters 27-29 Nouns: 4 th and 5 th declensions Verbs: (4 th conjugation), Pluperfect, Future Perfect Caesar in Gaul Caesar in Britain and Beyond Caesar Crosses the Rubicon The Death of Caesar Roman Civil War Life of Julius Caesar End of the Roman Republic