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LATIN I 

Term: Full Year 

Latin I will be offered contingent upon enrollment. It is designed for students who wish to take a second language, or for students who wish to change to another language. Latin I will focus on vocabulary building and grammar structure as both relate to the English language. Mythology, culture and history will be intertwined with language study. The 12 Olympians, (Greek and Roman names) along with associated myths will be covered. The city life of Rome, e.g., Circus Maximus, Colosseum, the Forum, Palatine Hill, Tiber River, Appian Way, etc. will be learned. Basic spoken phrases, expressions and abbreviations will be covered. The opportunity to take the National Latin Exam will be given to students in March.

LATIN II 

Term: Full Year 

Latin II is designed to follow Latin I studies. These students at the completion of Latin II would be able to “feed into” a Regents level of study. Geography of the Roman World, prominent historical characters from Roman history, and a continuing emphasis on culture will be targeted in this course. Students will build their understanding of Latin Grammar. Skills of translation will be learned. Comprehension skills will be developed via the reading method. The opportunity to take the National Latin Exam and the National Mythology Exam will be given to students in March and April respectively. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship between English and Latin in preparation for the upcoming SAT’s.

INTENSIVE LATIN
Term:  Full Year

Prerequisite: Completion of a Regents sequence or a concurrent registration in a different language

The course will focus on vocabulary building and grammar structure as both relate to the English language. Mythology, culture and history will be intertwined with language study. The 12 Olympians, (Greek and Roman names) along with associated myths will be covered. The city life of Rome, e.g....., Circus Maximus, Colosseum, the forum, Palatine Hill, Tiber River, Appian Way. Geography of the Roman world, prominent historical characters from Roman history, and continuing emphasis on culture will be targeted in this course. Students will build their understanding of Latin grammar. Skills of translation will be learned. Comprehension skills will be developed via the reading method. The opportunity to take the National Latin Exam will be given to students in March. At course completion, the students will be able to go on to level IIIR. The course will be given in alternate years (2 units will be given). This course is offered on alternate years contingent upon sufficient enrollment. (Offered 2005-2006)

LATIN III R

Term: Full Year 

Students will expand upon their knowledge of Latin grammar by understanding forms in context. Students will read the Latin of Cicero, Sallust, Pliny and Livy. Emphasis will be given to the study of late Republican history. Cultural information dealing with military and political lives of the Romans will be a focus. An expanded list of Latin expressions, mottoes and abbreviations will be learned, along with more mythological stories. The required Regents will be given at the end of level IIIR and count as the final examination. (The option for a year long honor’s project is available. In the first semester students will be required to do 25 to 30 lines of translation. The second semester will be required to complete the cultural project. A “B” average in Latin must be maintained to participate in this honor’s work.) Students taking the course must take the required Regents examination in June.

AP LATIN IV  

Term: Full Year 

Prerequisite: Latin 3R must be completed plus passing the Latin Regents’ examination.

Students may take this course at the conclusion of a departmentally approved sequence of Latin courses. Admittance will be based on the following criteria: teacher recommendation and successful completion of Latin IIIR.

Students will read the epic, Aeneid. Critical appreciation of Aeneid as poetry will involve being able to translate literally, to analyze, to interpret, and to scan the dactylic hexameter. Students will become familiar with pertinent cultural, social and political history and study of the ancient epic as a literary genre. Analogies will be highlighted from Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. The geography and archaeological studies from these epics will be learned. This is an Advanced Placement course and students must sit for the AP exam.

AP LATIN V  

Term: Full Year 

Students may take this course at the conclusion of a departmentally approved sequence of Latin courses. Admittance will be based on the following criteria: teacher recommendation and successful completion of Latin IV AP IV.

Students will read selections from Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Amores. Students will read selections from Catullus’s poems. Students will gain the skills in this course to write literal translations, to comment on figures of speech used by the author, to discuss structure of lyric poetry, and to discuss motifs and themes used by a particular author. This is an Advanced Placement course and students will take the AP exam in May.