THIS PAGE IS FOR OLLI LATIN II STUDENTS ONLY!
If you are NOT an OLLI student and are looking for Latin activities for Cambridge, Latin for Americans and the Aeneid, please go to the "Useful Links" found at the bottom of Magistra's Latin Home Page.
If you are an OLLI student in search of materials from OLLI Basic Latin I--UNIT 1 PAST SESSIONS, please go to OLLI Basic Latin I--UNIT 1 PAST SESSIONS.
If you are an OLLI student in search of materials from the OLLI Latin III--UNIT 3 CURRENT SESSIONS, please go to OLLI Basic Latin I--UNIT I PAST SESSIONS.
Here below is we covered in past sessions of LATIN II--UNIT II classes as well as activities and drills to do at home.
NOTA BENE: Most recently covered Stages are listed first in each section.
May 11, 2017
IN CLASS:
1. VIEWED "Medical Treatments" for Martial's epigram describing a former doctor who had become an undertaker and how in both jobs he deals with dead clients! XLVII. ON DIAULUS. Diaulus, lately a doctor, is now an undertaker: what he does as an undertaker, he used to do also as a doctor. from http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/martial_epigrams_book01.htm
2. WELCOMED Rita Way and her presentation on Ancient Medicine.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. REVIEW Unit 2 text over the summer.
2. PRACTICE Stages 13-20 activities listed under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys at OLLI Latin II--UNIT II PAST SESSIONS OLLI Latin II--UNIT II PAST SESSIONS
3. REGISTER in AUGUST for the FALL SESSION of OLLI Latin III.
May 4, 2017
IN CLASS:
1. HEARD a few of Underworld passages from Vergil's Aeneid read in English.
2. REVIEWED information covered last week on Roman medicine.
3. TRANSLATED fortūna crūdēlis found on pages 167-168 of text.
4. REVIEWED "About the Language II: Personal Pronouns" found on page 170 of text.
5. COMPLETED "About the Language II: Personal Pronouns" Ex. C found on page 170 of text.
6. READ astrologus victor found on pages 171-172 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. COMPLETE Exs. A & B of "Practicing the Language" found on page 174 of text.
2. STUDY Stage 20 checklist vocabulary found on page 182 of text.
3. PRACTICE Stage 20 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys."
April 27, 2017
IN CLASS:
1. DISCUSSED the Underworld.
2. REVIEWED homework on present participles (Exs. B & D found on pages 166-167 of text).
3. VIEWED video of "Petrō" story found on pages 164-165 of text.
4. WATCHED video on "Roman Medicine."
TO DO AT HOME:
1. READ (not translate) the LONG story fortūna crūdēlis found on pages 167-168 of text. Then ANSWER the Questions found on page 169 of text. Feel free to translate afterwards.
2. STUDY Stage 20 checklist vocabulary found on page 182 of text.
3. PRACTICE Stage 20 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys."
April 20, 2017
IN CLASS:
1. DISCUSSED Persephone whose Roman name is Proserpina.
2. VIEWED video of remedium astrologī found on pages 163-164 of text.
3. REVIEWED nominative, genitive, and accusative cases and the present, imperfect, perfect, and pluperfect verb tenses as found in the remedium astrologī story found on pages 163-164 of text.
4. VIEWED videos of "About the Language I" (Parts 1-3) found on pages 166-167 of text.
5. READ Petrō found on pages 164-165 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. COMPLETE Exs. B & D found on pages 166-167 of text. (Exercises A & C were covered in the "About the Language I videos we watched in class).
2. READ "Medicine and Science" on pages 176-180 of text.
3. STUDY Stage 20 checklist vocabulary found on page 182 of text.
4. PRACTICE Stage 20 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys."
April 13, 2017
IN CLASS:
1. DISCUSSED Hades whose Roman name is Pluto or Dis.
2. READ feminae Alexandrinae. This story was online only, not in our text.
3. OBSERVED the new grammar of present active participles as they appeared in the Model Sentences of Stage 20, page 162 of text.
4. READ remedium astrologī found on pages 163-164 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. READ "Medicine and Science" on pages 176-180 of text.
2. STUDY Stage 20 checklist vocabulary found on page 182 of text.
3. PRACTICE Stage 20 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys."
April 6, 2017
IN CLASS:
1. DISCUSSED Demeter whose Roman name is Ceres.
2. REVIEWED homework "Word Study" Exs. A-C of page 159 in text.
3. COMPLETED review of perfect and pluperfect tense verbs drawn from vēnātiō I story found on page 149 of text.
4. REVIEWED dative case and some of the verbs that take this case instead of the accusative for their direct objects.
5. COMPLETED an exercise on the signs of the Zodiac.
6. READ vēnātiō II found on page 150 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. REVIEW all of Stage 19. Bring questions you have to class since next time we wrap up the stage and start Stage 20.
2. STUDY Stage 19 checklist vocabulary found on page 160 of text.
3. PRACTICE Stage 19 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys," ESPECIALLY COLUMN GAMES ON DEMONSTRATIVE DRILLS FOR STAGE 19. (These include Nominative, Accusative, and Ablative Cases.)
March 30, 2017
IN CLASS:
1. DISCUSSED Hestia whose Roman name is Vesta.
2. REVIEWED homework "Practicing the Language" Ex. C of page 153 and hic et ille forms found in "Practicing the Language" Ex. A of page 152 in text.
3. COMPLETED "Practicing the Language" Ex. B of page 152 in text.
4. VIEWED video of pompa found on pages 145 & 146 of text.
5. READ nāvis sacra found on page 148 of text.
6. READ vēnātiō I found on page 149 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. COMPLETE "Word Study" on page 159 of text.
2. REVIEW the stories covered in class today.
3. STUDY Stage 19 checklist vocabulary found on page 160 of text.
4. PRACTICE Stage 19 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys," ESPECIALLY COLUMN GAMES ON DEMONSTRATIVE DRILLS FOR STAGE 19. (These include Nominative, Accusative, and Ablative Cases.)
March 23, 2017
IN CLASS:
1. DISCUSSED Hermes whose Roman name is Mercury.
2. VIEWED several Cambridge videos and images on "Egyptian Gods, On the River, Full of Gods, and images of the Nile."
3. ANSWERED Questions on diēs fēstus II found on page 143 of text.
4. REVIEWED Imperatives and Vocatives as found in "About the Language II: Imperatives" and "About the Language III: Vocative Case" on page 147 and page 151 of text.
5. READ pompa found on pages 145 & 146 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. COMPLETE "Practicing the Language" Ex. C of page 153 in text.
2. REVIEW "About the Language II: Imperatives" and "About the Language III: Vocative Case" found on page 147 and page 151 of text.
3. PRACTICE hic et ille forms found in "Practicing the Language" Ex. A of page 152 in text.
4. STUDY Stage 19 checklist vocabulary found on page 160 of text.
5. PRACTICE Stage 19 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys," ESPECIALLY COLUMN GAMES ON DEMONSTRATIVE DRILLS FOR STAGE 19. (These include Nominative, Accusative, and Ablative Cases.)
February 9, 2017
IN CLASS:
1. DISCUSSED Aphrodite whose Roman name is Venus.
2. COMPLETED Ex. D of page 144 of text via the computer.
3. REVIEWED infinitives and the imperfect tense via computer exercises.
4. READ diēs fēstus II found on page 142 of text.
5. DISCUSSED Imperatives and Vocatives as found in the diēs fēstus II story on page 142 of text. Information in "About the Language II: Imperatives" and "About the Language III: Vocative Case" are found on page 147 and page 151 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. REVIEW diēs fēstus II found on page142 and answer the questions on page 143 of text.
2. REVIEW "About the Language II: Imperatives" and "About the Language III: Vocative Case" found on page 147 and page 151 of text.
3. READ the culture section on pages 154-158 in text.
4. STUDY Stage 19 checklist vocabulary found on page 160 of text.
5. PRACTICE Stage 19 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys," ESPECIALLY COLUMN GAMES ON DEMONSTRATIVE DRILLS FOR STAGE 19. (These include Nominative, Accusative, and Ablative Cases.)
6. REGISTER for the Spring session of Latin II. Registration starts Feb. 14.
February 2, 2017
IN CLASS:
1. DISCUSSED Pallas, Athena's friend and the Roman god Vulcan.
2. COMPLETED #4, #5, & #6 OF Ex. D on page 126 of text.
3. WATCHED Power Point on Egyptian Cats.
4. READ diēs fēstus I found on page 141 of text.
5. REVIEWED "About the Language I: hic and ille via a video. The information is found on page 144 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. REVIEW Model Sentences and diēs fēstus I found on pages138-139 and page 141 of text.
2. STUDY Stage 19 checklist vocabulary found on page 160 of text.
3. PRACTICE Stage 19 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys," ESPECIALLY COLUMN GAMES ON DEMONSTRATIVE DRILLS FOR STAGE 19. (These include Nominative, Accusative, and Ablative Cases.)
January 26, 2017
IN CLASS:
1. DISCUSSED information on the Roman goddess Minerva.
2. WATCHED YouTube on How We Know What Ancient Latin Sounded Like (and How They Lived). (Source: Open Culture Back to Quick Links
Here is a six-minute video about what research tells us about how Latin was pronounced when it was still spoken as a first language, along with links to information about other aspects of Roman life: What ancient Latin sounded like)
3. COMPLETED #2 & #3 OF Ex. D on page 126 of text.
4. PRACTICED Model Sentences of page 138-139 of text and STARTED learning the demonstratives hic and ille.
5. READ Aristō found on page 140 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. COMPLETE #4-65 of Practicing the Language Exercise D found on page 126 of text.
2. REVIEW Model Sentences and Aristō found on pages138-140 of text.
3. LOOK OVER "About the Language I: hic and ille on page 144 of text.
4. STUDY Stage 19 checklist vocabulary found on page 160 of text.
5. PRACTICE Stage 19 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys."
January 19, 2017
IN CLASS:
1. DISCUSSED information on the Roman god Mars.
2. REVIEWED Adjective and Noun Agreement through Further Language computer exercises.
3. DRILLED on Word Derivatives and Meanings from Stage 18 vocabulary via a Further Language computer exercise.
4. DISCUSSED ENGLISH language nuances.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. COMPLETE #2-5 of Practicing the Language Exercise D found on page 126 of text.
2. STUDY Stage 18 vocabulary found on page 136 of text. (Also see Stage 18 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys.")
3. PRACTICE the 3rd, 4th, and 5th "games" in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section listed below. They are highlighting 2nd declension neuters, general noun endings, and declension identifications.
WINTER SESSION STARTS IN JANUARY--REGISTER in DECEMBER!
Nov 10, 2016
IN CLASS:
1. LOOKED AT "Frazz" comic strip from Sunday's Washington Post and its topic of the Roman numerals IIII & VIIII.
2. VIEWED postcards of Roman glass from Corning Museum.
3. DISCUSSED information on Artemis and her role, along with her brother Apollo, in the Niobe myth.
4. REVIEWED Practicing the Language Exercises A & B (part of last week's homework) found on page 125 of text.
5. TRANSLATED story found in Practicing the Language Exercise C on page 126 in text.
6. DISCUSSED language nuances. One example was Latin having one word meaning vs. English having several word meanings. Another example discussed was Latin having one grammatical form & English having multiple forms (e.g., 1st person singular present tense Latin amo expressed in English 3 different ways as "I love, I am loving, I do love"--all of which are English present tense forms.
7. COMPLETED #1 of Practicing the Language Exercise D found on page 126 of text. This ended up being a great end of session review of word meanings, declensions, genders, and numbers (singular & plural).
TO DO AT HOME:
1. REGISTER for the Winter Session.
2. COMPLETE the rest of Practicing the Language Exercise D found on page 126 of text. This will be part of our review the first day back in January.
3. STUDY Stage 18 vocabulary found on page 136 of text. (Also see Stage 18 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys.")
4. PRACTICE the 3rd, 4th, and 5th "games" in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section listed below. They are highlighting 2nd declension neuters, general noun endings, and declension identifications.
Nov 3, 2016
IN CLASS:
1. VIEWED Koln Museum postcards of Roman glass and Smithsonian Museum Store Roman glass reproductions.
2. DISCUSSED information on Apollo. NOTA BENE: LETO is the mother of Apollo and Artemis. Not much is known of her other than her pregnancy and a few other assaults she experienced. (More on her when we discuss Artemis.) LEDA is the mother of Helen of Troy, Clytemnestra, Castor & Pollux. She is the one who was impregnated by Zeus disguised as a swan!
3. REVIEWED adverbs (positive, comparative, and superlative forms).
4. IDENTIFIED selected words from Exercise E on page 215-216 in text.
5. COMPLETED Exercise C of page 122 for 4th & 5th declension nouns.
6. READ the story prō tabernā Clēmentis found on pages 123-124 in text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. COMPLETE one or all of the Practicing the Language exercises found on pages 125-126 of text. We will go over these in class.
2. REREAD the story prō tabernā Clēmentis found on pages 123-124 in text.
3. STUDY Stage 18 vocabulary found on page 136 of text. (Also see Stage 18 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys.")
4. PRACTICE the 3rd, 4th, and 5th "games" in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section listed below. They are highlighting 2nd declension neuters, general noun endings, and declension identifications.
5. REVIEW the Roman & Greek gods and goddesses in the 6th and 7th activities in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section listed below.
Oct 27, 2016
IN CLASS:
1. VIEWED the section on Zeus' statue at Olympia from the video about "The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World."
2. DISCUSSED information on Juno and Neptune.
3. REVIEWED adjectives (positive, comparative, and superlative forms).
4. VIEWED the video "Glass for the Rich" to provide additional information from "Glassmaking" found on pages 127-130 in text.
5. COMPLETED exercise on "Glassmaking in Alexandria."
6. VIEWED the video version of in officīnā Eutychī II as found on page 117 of text.
7. COMPLETED a comparison of the story characters Eutychus and Clemens.
8. READ the story Clēmēns tabernārius found on pages 120-121 in text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. PRACTICE determining the declension of a noun by means of the genitive. Use the vocabulary of Exercise E on pages 215-216 of text. For additional practice, also complete Exercises C & D on page 215 of text. Exercise B on page 215 will be a guide as you look up the words in the "Complete Vocabulary" found on pages 218 to 234. Nota Bene: We didn't get a chance to review these exercises.
2. REREAD the story Clēmēns tabernārius found on pages 120-121 in text and ANSWER the questions found on page 121 of text.
3. STUDY Stage 18 vocabulary found on page 136 of text. (Also see Stage 18 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys.")
4. PRACTICE the 3rd, 4th, and 5th "games" in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section listed below. They are highlighting 2nd declension neuters, general noun endings, and declension identifications.
5. REVIEW the Roman & Greek gods and goddesses in the 6th and 7th activities in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section listed below.
Oct 20, 2016
IN CLASS:
1. IDENTIFIED nouns in Ex. C from page 122 of text according to declension, gender, number, and meaning.
2. REVIEWED the verb endings of the present, imperfect, and perfect tenses and IDENTIFIED the English singular pronoun for 27 verbs of the in officīnā Eutychī I as found on page 116 of text.
3. DETERMINED when in means "in" or "on" and is followed by a Latin noun in the ablative case or when it means "into" or "onto" and is followed by an accusative case noun.
4. DISCUSSED the Latin & Greek names of the 12 Olympian gods & goddesses with special emphasis on Jupiter and Juno.
5. VIEWED the video version of in officīnā Eutychī I as found on page 116 of text.
6. READ in officīnā Eutychī II as found on page 117 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. PRACTICE determining the declension of a noun by means of the genitive. Use the vocabulary of Exercise E on pages 215-216 of text. For additional practice, also complete Exercises C & D on page 215 of text. Exercise B on page 215 will be a guide as you look up the words in the "Complete Vocabulary" found on pages 218 to 234. Nota Bene: We didn't get a chance to review these exercises.
2. READ "Glassmaking" and "Egypt" found on pages 127 through 134 in text.
3. STUDY Stage 18 vocabulary found on page 136 of text. (Also see Stage 18 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys.")
4. PRACTICE the 3rd, 4th, and 5th "games" in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section listed below. They are highlighting 2nd declension neuters, general noun endings, and declension identifications.
Oct 13, 2016
IN CLASS:
1. REVIEWED the common verbs using the dative case.
2. REVIEWED the mnemonic device SID SPACE for the 7 common prepositions that are followed by the ablative case.
3. DISCUSSED the 10 year war between Cronus & the Titans and Zeus, his siblings (Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, & Poseidon) & the Hecatonchires, Cyclopes, Prometheus, Epimetheus, & Atlas.
4. VIEWED the video for "About the Language I" (identifying differences in case endings of 2nd & 3rd declension, masculine & feminine nouns and 2nd & 3rd declension neuter nouns). See "About the Language I: Neuter Nouns" on page 118 of text.
5. VIEWED the videos for "About the Language II" (4th & 5th declension endings). See p. 122 of text.
6. READ in officīnā Eutychī I as found on page 116 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. REVIEW all of "About the Language II: Fourth and Fifth Declensions" Exercises A & B found on page 118 in text.
2. TRANSLATE Exercise C on page 122 of text.
3. PRACTICE determining the declension of a noun by means of the genitive. Use the vocabulary of Exercise E on pages 215-216 of text. For additional practice, also complete Exercises C & D on page 215 of text. Exercise B on page 215 will be a guide as you look up the words in the "Complete Vocabulary" found on pages 218 to 234.
4. STUDY Stage 18 vocabulary found on page 136 of text. (Also see Stage 18 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys.")
5. PRACTICE the 3rd, 4th, and 5th "games" in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section listed below. They are highlighting 2nd declension neuters, general noun endings, and declension identifications.
Oct 6, 2016
IN CLASS:
1. DISCUSSED the "other" children of Gaea & Uranus: Hecatonchires, Cyclopes, the Meliae (nymphs), the Furies, and the birth of Aphrodite. We also discussed the overthrow of Cronus by Zeus.
2. REVIEWED the noun endings of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd declensions for all the cases including the Genitive (possession). See page 97 of text.
3. PRACTICED identifying neuter nouns in the sentences of Exercise D of page 118 in "About the Language I: Neuter Nouns" of text.
4. LEARNED the value of studying the vocabulary for the nominative and genitive singular forms. It is the genitive form that identifies the declension and the stem of the noun when the genitive ending is removed.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. REVIEW all of "About the Language I: Neuter Nouns" found on page 118 in text.
2. PRACTICE Stage 18 vocabulary found on page 136 of text. (Also see Stage 18 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys.")
3. TRY the 3rd, 4th, and 5th "games" in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section listed below. They are highlighting 2nd declension neuters, general noun endings, and declension identifications.
Sept 29, 2016
IN CLASS:
1. SANG EU Anthem at EU Anthem
2. IDENTIFIED the 12 Titans.
3. REVIEWED Present, Imperfect, Perfect, & Pluperfect tense endings of regular verbs. Sample verbs are found on pages 202-203 of text.
4. READ taberna story found on page 114 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. START to PRACTICE Stage 18 vocabulary found on page 136 of text. (Also see Stage 18 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys.")
Sept 22, 2016
IN CLASS:
1. DISCUSSED related Latin words and English derivatives for the seasons of the year (tempora anni): aestas, autumnus, hiems, ver.
2. REVIEWED genders of nouns, how to find the base of a noun or adjective by removal of the genitive singular ending, and the "neuter rule" (the nominative & accusative neuter singulars are the same and the nominative & accusative neuter plurals always end in -a.
3. PRACTICED looking up unknown word forms in the dictionary located in the back of the text.
4. CELEBRATED Augustus' birthday (either today or tomorrow, depending on the source) by examining his adoptive name of Gaius Iulius Caesar Octavianus Augustus.
5. STUDIED Roman/Greek mythology of the "creation" of the world starting with Chaos through to the birth of the Titans. Major players were Gaea, Tartarus, Eros, Erebus, Nyx, Aether, Hemera, Moirae (the Fates = Clotho, Lachesis, & Atropos), Uranus, Montes, & Pontus. Each week we will look at a different mythological story.
6. REVIEWED the stories to date of Quintus and Clemens in Alexandria, Egypt. What role did Barbillus, the boy slave, Diogenes, Plancus, & the temple of Serapis play in those stories?
7. TRIED to access http://www.cambridge.org/cambridgelatincourse/cambridge-latin-course-4e/ to look at materials we are to use until the book company's site is fully accessible!
TO DO AT HOME:
1. TRY accessing the www.cambridge.org site to look at the materials we will be using in class. (See #7 above.) This link is also the last item listed under "Useful links" below.
2. PRACTICE the activities for Stage 17. (See the activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys.")
MAY 12, 2016
In Class:
1. CELEBRATED Sacra Argeorum on May 15 when straw puppets were thrown into the Tiber(!) and Feriae Iovi, Mercurio, et Maiae rites in honor of Jupiter, Mercury & Maia.
2. LOOKED at Power Point on "Cleopatra."
3. CORRECTED our homework from last week--"Practicing Language Ex. C and Ex. D " found on pages 102-103 of text.
4. REVIEWED nouns in the Nominative, Dative, and Accusative Singulars (look at the Feriae mentioned in Item 1--Iovi, Mercurio, et Maiae are in the dative singulars of the 3rd, 2nd, & 1st declensions, respectively).
5. REVIEW English-to-Latin verbs by linking English subject personal pronouns to the correct Latin tense endings.
Do At Home:
1. REGISTER in AUG/SEPT for the Fall Session of OLLI LATIN II.
2. CONTINUE STUDYING the vocabulary and other grammar of all the Stages covered this year here in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section below.
3. REREAD all the stories found in Stages 13 through 17 found in our Unit 2 text.
4. ENJOY the upcoming summer! See you in the fall!
MAY 5, 2016
In Class:
1. CELEBRATED Lemuria on May 9, 11, & 13, the ancient Roman rites of the dead expiating Remus' death. The lemurs were "evil" spiritis of the dead.
2. READ Isidore's DAYS OF THE WEEK".
3. EXPLORED this webpage as well as the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" and "Useful Links" sections that appear below the yellow section of this page. We examined some of the types of drills & games available. This webpage and all its activities can be accessed from home. No passwords are needed.
4. WATCHED Power Point on "Alexandria: The People."
5. CORRECTED our homework from last week--"Practicing Language Ex. A and Ex. B" found on page 102 of text.
Do At Home:
1. COMPLETE Exercises C & D found in the "Practicing the Language" section of pages 102-103 of text. Don't be concerned if you don't get around to completing since we will be going over them in class next week.
3. READ "Alexandria" culture section found on pages 104-110 of the text if you haven't read it yet.
4. CONTINUE STUDYING the vocabulary and other grammar of Stage 17 either here in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section below.
APRIL 28, 2016
In Class:
1. CELEBRATED Ludi Florae, the games held in honor of Flora, the goddess of flowers.
2. DISCUSSED role of ludi, "games" sponsored by various individuals.
3. READ ad templum found on pages 98-99 of text.
4. DISTINGUISHED between genitive singular & nominative plural of 2nd declension nouns found in sentences.
5. DISTINGUISHED between genitive singular, dative singular, & nominative plural of 1st declension nouns found in sentences..
6. READ mercātor Arabs story found on pages 100-101 of text.
Do At Home:
1. SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE LECTURE ON ROMAN GARDENS on May 4, 2:15 to 3:40 at Lord of Life on Twinbrook (off Braddock Road and near Church of Good Shepherd).
2. COMPLETE Exercises A, B, C, & D found in the "Practicing the Language" ton pages 102-103 of text. Don't be concerned if you don't get around to completing since we will be going over them in class next week.
3. REREAD mercātor Arabs story found on pages 100-101 of text. If you recall, we "flash read" this story. See if you can do it on your own--READ, not translate!
4. CONTINUE STUDYING the vocabulary and other grammar of Stage 17 either here in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section below or in the Vocabulary Checklist on page 112 of the text (the latter is only the vocabulary).
APRIL 21, 2016
In Class:
1. DISCUSSED Roman founding on this date in 753 BC and how the ashes from last week's April 15th festival of the Foridicia were used in the festival of the Parilia which was connected to the founding of Rome in MMDCCLXIX ab urbe condita.
2. TASTED a version of Cato the Elder's Libum Libum Recipe for class(unknown source). Here are 2 others: Recipe from "Dining as a Roman Emperor" and "A Taste of Ancient Rome".
3. REVIEWED 7 Wonders of the Ancient World.
4. VIEWED "Pharos" portion of video entitled "The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World."
5. IDENTIFIED declensions of nouns according to the given forms.
6. RECEIVED T-SHIRTS with declension charts.
7. VIEWED 2 Cambridge "About the Language" videos on the Genitive case. See page 97 of text.
Do At Home:
1. SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE LECTURE ON ROMAN GARDENS on May 4, 2:15 to 3:40 at Lord of Life on Twinbrook (off Braddock Road and near Church of Good Shepherd).
2. REVIEW "About the Language: Genitive Case" found on page 97 of text.
3. CONTINUE STUDYING the vocabulary and other grammar of Stage 17 either here in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section below or in the Vocabulary Checklist on page 112 of the text (the latter is only the vocabulary).
APRIL 14, 2016
In Class:
1. DISCUSSED Roman April 15th festival of the Foridicia "sacrifice of pregnant cows."
2. REVIEWED a list of 3rd declension nouns ending in -tudō in the nominative case that use English loan words with various derivatives coming from the genitive case stem of -tudin-.
3.EXAMINED the listing of Checklist Vocabulary nouns by the nominative singular, genitive singular, and gender AND of verbs by the 3 principal parts.
4. IDENTIFIED verbs according to Imperfect, Perfect, Pluperfect, and Infinitive forms.
5. VIEWED a video on ancient multicultural Alexandria.
6. DISCUSSED 2 powerpoints on Alexandria: Alexandria, the City and The Port of Alexandria.
7. VIEWED video with subtitles of tumultus II story found on pages 94-95 of text.
Do At Home:
1. READ in English pages 104 through 110 about Alexandria.
2. REVIEW (not translate) tumultus II found on pages 94 & 95 of text.
3. CONTINUE STUDYING the vocabulary and other grammar of Stage 17 either here in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section below or in the Vocabulary Checklist on page 112 of the text (the latter is only the vocabulary).
APRIL 7, 2016
In Class:
1. DISCUSSED Roman April 1st festivals of the Veneralia and the Fortunae virili, the April 4th festival of the Magna Mater, and the unknown origin of the naming of the month of April.
2. FIGURED OUT John B.'s "Latin" conundrum!
3. REVIEWED a list of 3rd declension neuter nouns in the nominative case that use English loan words with various derivatives coming from the genitive case stem (the case we are covering in stage 17).
4. READ an English story interspersed with ancient Greek words.
5. VIEWED 2 videos on ancient Alexandria ("The Golden City" and "Alexandria & the Romans").
6. TRANSLATED tumultus I found on page 94 of text and reviewed its content.
7. IDENTIFIED imperfect tense verbs and adjectives as found in context of tumultus I found on page 94 of text.
Do At Home:
1. READ (not translate) tumultus II found on pages 94 & 95 of text.
2. ANSWER questions about tumultus II found on pages 94 & 95 of text.
3. START STUDYING the vocabulary of Stage 17 either here in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section below or in the Vocabulary Checklist on page 112 of the text. NOTA BENE: The nouns in the text are now given with their nominative and GENITIVE singular case forms (no longer nominative and accusative singulars)!
MARCH 31, 2016
In Class:
1. COMPARED the Phoenician, ancient Greek, and Latin alphabets. Here is a better comparison: Evolution of the Alphabet.
2. REVIEWED a list of 3rd declension nouns in the nominative case that use English loan words with various derivatives coming from the genitive case stem (the case we are covering in stage 17).
3. REVIEWED last week's homework worksheet handouts: English derivatives from ancient Greek AND transposed ancient Greek and modern numbers.
4. LISTENED to a musical rendition of the Greek Alphabet provided by Meta.
5. EXAMINED the Model Sentences from Stage 17 (found in the text on pages 92 and 93).
6. VIEWED video on the Roman Empire.
7. CHALLENGED ourselves with identifying the location of several Roman provinces.
8. REVIEWED the timeline of Quintus' journey from Pompeii to King Cogidubnus' palace in Britannia.
Do At Home:
1. REVIEW the Model Sentences from Stage 17 (found on pages 92 and 93 of text).
2. START STUDYING the vocabulary of Stage 17 either here in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section below or in the Vocabulary Checklist on page 112 of the text. NOTA BENE: The nouns in the text are now given with their nominative and GENITIVE singular case forms (no longer nominative and accusative singulars)!
MARCH 24,2016
In Class:
1. DISCUSSED the Roman holidays of the KALENDS of MARCH (start of war season, lighting of new fire in Temple of Vesta, and the MATRONALIA a festival for married women), the NAVIGIUM ISIDIS (the start of the sailing season), and the IDES of MARCH (Festival of ANNA PERENNA when Roman families picknicked on the banks of the Tiber and a commemoration of the assassination of Julius Caesar).
2. TRANSLATED a modern Latin poem/song about Caesar's triumph, entitled Ecce Caesar!.
3. REVIEWED a list of 3rd declension nouns in the nominative case that use English loan words with various derivatives coming from the genitive case stem (the case we will be covering in stage 17).
4. REREAD the story Quīntus dē sē found on page 79 of text.
5. EXAMINED a map of the Roman Empire from the time of Quintus' journey from Pompeii to Brundisium, Athens, Alexandria, and finally to King Cogidubnus' palace in Britannia.
6. VIEWED a few pictures of Athens.
7. RECITED ancient Greek alphabet.
Do At Home:
1. COMPLETE the worksheet handouts: English derivatives from ancient Greek AND transliterating ancient Greek numbers.
2. REVIEW the vocabulary of Stage 16 either here in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section below or in the Vocabulary Checklist on page 90 of the text.
FEB 18, 2016
In Class:
1. DISCUSSED the Roman holidays of QUIRINALIA (the Sabine equivalent of Romulus), FORNACALIA (the last day of the feast of the ovens which began several days earlier in assigned city wards called curiae), and STULTORUM FERIAE (the feast of fools for those who neglected to perform the rituals to the goddess Fornax on the assigned city ward day)--all on Feb 17 as well as the FERALIA (dinners or epulae carried to the tombs of the dead) on Feb 21.
2. REVIEWED the singular and plural endings of the nominative, dative, and accusative cases of selected 1st, 2nd, and 3rd declension nouns.
3. READ the story Quīntus dē sē found on page 79 of text.
4. PLOTTED out on a map Quintus' journey from Pompeii to Brundisium, Athens, Alexandria, and finally King Cogidubnus' palace in Britannia. We also DECIPHERED the timeline in Latin.
5. EXAMINED the perils of traveling by ship in Roman times.
Do At Home:
1. REGISTER for the Spring session of Latin II.
2. RE-READ the story of Quīntus dē sē found on page 79 of text. In the Spring we will start off with a brief video of the sites in Athens that Quintus may have seen. This will be followed by an introduction to the Greek alphabet along with some English words derived from Greek. Then it is on to Stage 17.
3. REVIEW the vocabulary of Stage 16 either here in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section below or in the Vocabulary Checklist on page 90 of the text.
NOTA BENE---MAKEUP CLASS WILL BE HELD next Thursday at 9:40 am in the Tallwood Cottage.
FEB 11, 2016
In Class:
1. DISCUSSED the Roman holiday of LUPERCALIA on Feb. 15.
2. REVIEWED ways to identify positive, comparative, and superlative adjectives using the turkey link Turkey--Comparison of Adjectives.
3. CORRECTED last week's homework on pluperfect tense verbs in relative clauses, a summary of this stage's palace dinner, and a narrative of Cogidubnus' relationship with the emperor Vespasian found on pages 81 & 82of text.
4. PRACTICED identifying perfect tense verb forms through computer exercises.
5. EXAMINED the formation of English derivatives and their meanings based on the addition of prefixes to base words.
Do At Home:
1. REREAD the stories of Stage 16.
2. READ AHEAD the story of Quintus' adventures after leaving the city of Pompeii after its destruction by Vesuvius.
4. REVIEW the vocabulary of Stage 16 either here in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section below or in the Vocabulary Checklist on page 90 of the text.
NEW--NEW--NEW Scroll down to the last of the "USEFUL LINKS" listed on this webpage for an 8+ minute you tube video of Vesuvius' eruption.
FEB 4, 2016
In Class:
1. REVIEWED the Roman calendar dates using the modern calendar.
2. VIEWED video and discussion of the Roman Gardens at Fishbourne Palace (Cogidubnus's home). More information may be found on pages 87-88 of the text.
3. COMPARED relative clauses in Latin and English.
4. IDENTIFIED present, imperfect, perfect, & pluperfect tenses and their personal endings.
5. EXAMINED the differences in present and perfect stems of verb forms in the present, perfect, and pluperfect tenses.
Do At Home:
1. 1. IDENTIFY the positive, comparative, and superlative adjective forms found on the body of the turkey found here: Turkey--Comparison of Adjectives. NOTA BENE: PRINT this file, grab your crayons, and start COLORING.
2. PRACTICE selecting the correct pluperfect forms of verbs in relative clauses and the correct nominative or dative noun forms found in Exercises A & B in "Practicing the Language" on page 81 of text. Be sure to practice the translations of said sentences.
3. TRANSLATE or, better yet, READ Cogidubnus' life story on page 82 of text.
4. REVIEW the vocabulary of Stage 16 either here in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section below or in the Vocabulary Checklist on page 90 of the text.
NOV 19, 2015
In Class:
1. EXAMINED food words related to a sample Thanksgiving Dinner.
2. DISCUSSED how to access the turkey (Click on the link embedded right here: Turkey--Comparison of Adjectives). NOTA BENE: PRINT this file, grab your crayons, and start COLORING.
3. VIEWED a video and info powerpoint about mosaics.
4, REVIEWED rēx spectāculum dat II found on pages 76-77 of text by watching a video of the story (with subtitles) and matching exercises based on story comprehension.
5. DISTINGUISHED between present, perfect, and pluperfect tense forms of the 4 conjugations (with the help of the "About the Language" lady).
Do At Home:
1. IDENTIFY the positive, comparative, and superlative adjective forms found on the body of the turkey found here: Turkey--Comparison of Adjectives. NOTA BENE: PRINT this file, grab your crayons, and start COLORING.
2. REVIEW pluperfect tense and tense differences found in "About the Language I: Pluperfect Tense" on page 78 of text.
3. REVIEW how to anticipate answers to Roman questions in "About the Language II: Questions" found on page 80 of text.
4. PRACTICE selecting the correct pluperfect forms and the correct nominative or dative noun forms found in Exercies A & B found in "Practicing the Language" found on page 81 of text. Be sure to practice the translations of said sentences.
5. TRANSLATE or, better yet, READ Cogidubnus' life story.
6. REVIEW the vocabulary of Stages 13, 14, 15, and 16 either here in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section below or the #2 AND #3 links located at "Useful Links" below "My quizzes, activities, and surveys." .
7. REGISTER FOR THE WINTER SESSION OF LATIN II.
NOV 12, 2015
In Class:
1. REVIEWED the sections of Fishbourne Palace.
2. EXAMINED types of archaeology via video entitled "Looking at the Evidence." [available on our e-learning program: On the Social Annex computer, go to Stage 16 "Civilization."]
3. DISCUSSED Latin words for body parts and their English derivatives. Monstrum--Partes Corporis and Body Vocabulary .
4. READ rēx spectāculum dat I found on page 75 and rēx spectāculum dat II found on pages 76-77 of text.
5. REVIEWED nominative and accusative singular and plural noun forms from the rēx spectāculum dat I found on page 75 of text.
6. DISTINGUISHED between first person singulars and plurals of various verb tenses.
7. LEARNED about the types of dinner party entertainments that the Romans enjoyed (and did not enjoy).
Do At Home:
1. ANSWER the Comprehension Questions found on page 77 of text based on rēx spectāculum dat II found on pages 76-77 of text.
2. IDENTIFY the positive, comparative, and superlative adjective forms found on the body of the turkey found here: Turkey--Comparison of Adjectives. NOTA BENE: PRINT this file, grab your crayons, and start COLORING.
3. READ "The Palace at Firshbourne," "Fashionable Floors," and "The Palace Gardens" found on pages 83 through 88 of text IF YOU DID NOT DO SO LAST WEEK.
4. STUDY the "Vocabulary Checklist" found on page 90 of text. It is important to start remembering the gender posted after each noun.
5. DRILL the first 3 vocabulary-related Stage 16 activities found in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" directly below.
6. If you want to PRACTICE activities from last year's sessions (and those from Unit 1), check out the #2 and #3 links located at "Useful Links" below "My quizzes, activities, and surveys."
7. REVIEW the vocabulary of Stages 13, 14, and 15 for noun genders. You may need to look up the nouns in the Complete Vocabulary found in the back of the text.
NOV 5, 2015
Class cancelled. Makeup class will be held Nov 19.
OCT 29, 2015
In Class:
1. EXAMINED a website This Day in Roman History.that lists significant events in the ancient Roman world according to the Roman calendar date.
2. CORRECTED the error in the Roman date of October 22. It should have been a.d. XI Kal. Nov.. After passing the Ides of a given month, the Latin date needs to reflect the number of days BEFORE the Kalends of the following month.
3. DISCUSSED Latin Halloween words and their English derivatives. Some of the "scary things" were saga "witch," bubo "owl," melopepo "pumpkin," larva, manes "ghost," versipellis "werewolf," vespertilio "bat," aranea "spider," and feles "cat."
4. WATCHED video [available on our e-learning program: On the Social Annex computer, go to Stage 16 "Civilization" "Palace at Fishbourne"] (and magistra's personal pictures) of "The Palace at Fishbourne."
5. REVIEWED the Stage 16 Model Sentences via comprehension questions.
6. READ Belimicus Ultor found on page 74 of text.
7. IDENTIFIED nominative and accusative singular and plural noun forms from the Belimicus Ultor story.
NOTA BENE: The Nov. 5 class is CANCELLED.
Class will be held Nov. 12.
MAKEUP CLASS will be held on Nov. 19.
Do At Home:
1. READ "The Palace at Firshbourne," "Fashionable Floors," and "The Palace Gardens" found on pages 83 through 88 of text.
2. STUDY the "Vocabulary Checklist" found on page 90 of text. It is important to start remembering the gender posted after each noun.
3. DRILL the first 3 vocabulary-related Stage 16 activities found in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" directly below.
4. If you want to PRACTICE activities from last year's sessions (and those from Unit 1), check out the links located at "Useful Links" below "My quizzes, activities, and surveys."
5. REVIEW the vocabulary of Stages 13 and 14 for noun genders. You may need to look up the nouns in the Complete Vocabulary found in the back of the text.
OCT 22, 2015
In Class:
1. EXAMINED burial evidence of ancient Briton female leaders by watching a video entitled "Women in Iron Age Britain."
2. REVIEWED comparison of adverbs via our answers to the question Quid agis hodie?
3. DRILLED and DRILLED present and perfect tenses by completing "Further Language" exercises on the computer. (Only available on our e-learning program: On the Social Annex computer, go to Stage 15 "Further Language" "Revising Verbs" and "Perfect!")
4. REVIEWED singular & plural forms of Nominative, Dative, and Accusative cases of nouns. (Only available on our e-learning program: On the Social Annex computer, go to Stage 15 "Further Language" "Just in Case.")
5. MATCHED meanings & the English derivatives from the Latin nouns navis and nauta. (Only available on our e-learning program: On the Social Annex computer, go to Stage 15 "Further Language" "Sailing."
6.LISTENED to and READ the model sentences of Stage 16 found on pages 72 & 73 of text.
7. IDENTIFIED the form of the new tense introduced in the model sentences of Stage 16 on pages 72 & 73 of text.
NOTA BENE: The NOVEMBER 5 class will be CANCELLED. Currently NO makeup class is scheduled, but this may change since the parking lot work at OLLI has been postponed. You will be advised if the makeup day of Nov 19 is reinstated.
Do At Home:
1. PRACTICE on derivatives drawn from the Stage 15 checklist vocabulary words. See the "Word Study" found on page 60 (Exercises A, B, C) of the text. The checklist vocabulary is found on page 70 of text.
2. DRILL the first 3 vocabulary-related activities found in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" directly below.--To paraphrase Roz during class, it is getting harder. It may be a good idea to practice the vocabulary more frequently
3. REVIEW present, imperfect, and perfect verb tense & ending forms on pages 202, 205, and 206 of text.
4. REVIEW nominative, dative, and accusative case endings for the first, second, and third declensions found on pages 186 & 187 of text.
5. If you want to PRACTICE activities from last year's sessions (and those from Unit 1), check out the links located at "Useful Links" below "My quizzes, activities, and surveys."
6. REVIEW the vocabulary of Stages 13 and 14 for noun genders. You may need to look up the nouns in the Complete Vocabulary found in the back of the text.
OCT 15, 2015
In Class:
1. LEARNED about the life of the Roman poet, Virgil, whose birthday is celebrated TODAY, the Ides of October.
2. REVIEWED the "homework" from last class--"Practicing the Language" found on page 63 of text. Exercise A reviewed accusative and dative cases. Exercise B reviewed the use of infinitives. Both these exercises included sentences introducing the use of the dative case after an adjective (i.e., facile, difficile, necesse, decorum). Exercise C also was corrected.
3. EXAMINED the presence of "gender" with Latin nouns while determining which relative pronoun form to use in the relative clauses of Exercise C on page 63 of text. PREVIEWED a "neuter" gender noun form.
4. DISCOVERED that it may be necessary to LEARN the gender of nouns. Starting with the Stage 15 Vocabulary Checklist found on page 70 of text, the gender of nouns will be indicated. NOTICE the number of neuter nouns included.
5. STUDIED two mnemonic devices for remembering selected common MASCULINE nouns found in the 1st declension. PAIN = poeta, agricola, incola, nauta or APPIANS = Agricola, poeta, pirate, incola, auriga, nauta, scriba.
6. VIEWED video about the British tribal queen who challenged the Romans and almost defeated them. Her story can be found on pages 64 and 65 of text. [Mea Culpa for those who were in class--she and her daughters committed suicide rather than being killed by the Romans.]
NOTA BENE: The NOVEMBER 5 class will be CANCELLED. Currently NO makeup class is planned. You will be advised if the schedule changes.
Do At Home:
1. DRILL the first 3 vocabulary-related activities found in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" directly below.
2. If you want to PRACTICE activities from last year's sessions (and those from Unit 1), check out the links located at "Useful Links" below "My quizzes, activities, and surveys."
3. REVIEW the vocabulary of Stages 13 and 14 for noun genders. You may need to look up the nouns in the Complete Vocabulary found in the back of the text.
OCT 08, 2015
In Class:
1. CALCULATED the Roman date as a.d. VIII Idus Oct.
2. REVIEWED the imperfect tense of the irregular verbs possum, volō ,nolō.
3. WATCHED video on "Enemies of Rome" and LEARNED about Vespasian's role in Britain.
4. LOCATED Caledonii and Durotriges tribes on map of Roman Britain.
5. READ lūdī fūnebrēs II story found on pages 61 and 62 of text.
6. REVIEWED understanding of the action found in the opening lines (1-11) of the lūdī fūnebrēs II story with a computer-based exercise.
7. LISTENED to a cartoon version of the lūdī fūnebrēs II story.
To Do At Home:
1. REVIEW found on pages 61-62 of text.
2. COMPLETE Exercises A, B, and C of "Practicing the Language" found on page 63 of text. [I think we may have done Exercise C during class last May.] We will correct these exercises on the 15th.
3. DRILL the first 3 vocabulary-related activities found in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" directly below.
4. If you want to PRACTICE activities from last year's sessions (and those from Unit 1), check out the links located at "Useful Links" below "My quizzes, activities, and surveys."
OCT 01, 2015
In Class:
1. LOCATED Atrebates, Regnenses, and Cantici tribes on map of Roman Britain.
2. CELEBRATED Roman festivals of Tigillo sororio, Fidei in Capitolio, and the rise of Alexander Severus as emperor on the Ides of October.
3. EXAMINED the Cogidubnus Inscription found on page 66 of text.
4. FINISHED lūdī fūnebrēs I story.
5. VIEWED videos "Cogidubnus" and "Friends of Rome."
6. COMPLETED several grammar review exercises on various sections of the lūdī fūnebrēs I story.
6. DISCUSSED the role of Roman Funeral Games.
7. REVIEWED irregular verbs sum, possum, volō, and nolō in the present tense.
To Do At Home:
1. REVIEW found on page 60 of text.
2. BRUSH UP on "About the Langage I: Relative Clauses" which we covered last May. It may be found on page 58 of the text.
3. DRILL the first 3 vocabulary-related activities found in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" directly below.
4. If you want to PRACTICE activities from last year's sessions (and those from Unit 1), check out the links located at "Useful Links" below "My quizzes, activities, and surveys."
SEP 24, 2015
In Class:
1. REVIEWED Roman monthly dating system by determining today's date as ante diem VIII Kal. Oct.
2. CELEBRATED birth of Augustus by translating adapted version of the last will and testament of Augustus.
3. COMPARED singular and plural examples of noun-adjective agreement.
4. EXAMINED chart of 3rd declension adjective endings.
5. COMPLETED "About the Language II: Gender" Ex. D found on page 59 of text.
6. READ lines 1-15 of lūdī fūnebrēs found on page 60 of text.
To Do At Home:
1. REVIEW and FINISH READING the story lūdī fūnebrēs found on page 60 of text.
2. BRUSH UP on "About the Langage I: Relative Clauses" which we covered last May. It may be found on page 58 of the text.
3. DRILL the first 3 vocabulary-related activities found in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" directly below.
4. If you want to PRACTICE activities from last year's sessions (and those from Unit 1), check out the links located at "Useful Links" below "My quizzes, activities, and surveys."
MAY 21, 2015
In Class:
1. DISCUSSED the ways that the Romans told time. dies (day) was divided into 12 horae (hours). nox (night) also was divided into hours, but broken into vigiliae (night watches of 3 or 4 hours each). Romans also used a horologium (sundial) and a clepsydra (water clock).
2. REVIEWED the caerimōnia story found on pages 56-57 of text by labeling an image of King Cogidubnus setting fire to the effigy of the Emperor Claudius.
3. READ in English online about the uses of Roman sacrifices.
4. REVIEWED relative clauses. See "About the Language I: Relative Clauses" found on page 58 of text.
5. TRANSLATED sentences containing relative clauses SIMILAR to those found in Ex. C on page 58 of text.
6. LEARNED about the use of GENDER with regard to Latin nouns and their modifying adjectives. See "About the Language II: Gender" found on page 59 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. PRACTICE adjective-noun agreement (number, case, & gender, but NOT necessarily declension) found in Ex. D on page 59 of text. NOTA BENE: this is where we will start in September when the class resumes. So if you want to wait until then, that's fine.
2. DRILL more on relative pronouns and sentences containing relative clauses on page 199 of the text. NOTA BENE: we have NOT learned the Genitive Case.
3. REVIEW Stages 13, 14, and 15 up to p. 59 in text.
4. PRACTICE the Stage 15 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys." [Nota bene: See pages 186-187 of text for the case forms of the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd declensions of nouns AND page 192 of Adjectives.]
5. ACCESS Stages 13-15 on the Social Annex computer at OLLI Tallwood to go over any and all items we completed (or didn't complete) in class. It is suggested that you use your headphones if you decide to do activities highlighted with a "headphone" symbol.
6. REGISTER for Latin II during the FALL 2015 registration period.
MAY 7, 2015
In Class:
1. NOTED that TODAY is the NONES of May.
2. DISCUSSED that the Romans celebrated the Lemuria on May 9, 11, & 13. The head of the household, the pater familias, performed the rite by using specific wording and spitting beans out of his mouth to feed the lemurēs (ghosts of the ancestors) so they would leave the family in peace.
3. REVIEWED the first 6 lines of the story ad aulam found on page 54 of text.
4. COMPLETED the rest of the story ad aulam found on pages 54-55 of text.
5. PRACTICED identifying Latin imperfect tense verbs found in lines 1-6 of the story ad aulam found on page 54 of text.
6. READ the caerimōnia story found on pages 56-57 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. DRILL on prepositions at this website. This link is repeated at the bottom of this webpage under "Useful Links." NOTA BENE: If you can't access this site (as happened to us in class), try at a different time (as in late afternoon or evening). It could be that, since this is a site for Kentucky distant-learner students, others are blocked out during school hours. (I am guessing...)
2. REVIEW the ad aulam story found on pages 54-55 of the text
3. ANSWER the comprehension questions of the caerimōnia story on pages 56-57 of the text. The questions appear on page 57 of the text.
4. PRACTICE the Stage 15 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys." [Nota bene: See pages 186-187 of text for the case forms of the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd declensions of nouns AND page 192 of Adjectives.]
5. ACCESS Stage 15 on the Social Annex computer at OLLI Tallwood to go over any and all items we completed (or didn't complete) in class. It is suggested that you use your headphones if you decide to do activities highlighted with a "headphone" symbol.
APRIL 30, 2015
In Class:
1. NOTED that Emperor Marcus Aurelius was born April 26, 121 A.D., Ludi Florae (the Games in honor of the goddess Flora) lasted from April 28-May 3.
2. DISCUSSED that the Romans considered ODD numbered calendar days to be LUCKY days and EVEN numbered calendar days to be UNLUCKY.
3. REVIEWED the mnemonic device "SID SPACE"--the prepositional astronaut who can help us remember the common prepositions that are followed by the ablative case: Sub, In, Dē, Sine, Prō, Ā/Ab, Cum, Ē/Ex.
4. COMPLETED the Model Sentences of Stage 15 found on pages 52-53 of text with its emphasis on prepositions and their objects as well as relative clauses using the nominative and accusative Latin relative pronouns.
5. PRACTICED identifying the English translations of the model sentences with and without relative clauses.
6. LISTENED to Lines 1-6 of the ad aulam story found on page 54 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. DRILL on prepositions at this website. This link is repeated at the bottom of this webpage under "Useful Links." NOTA BENE: If you can't access this site (as happened to us in class), try at a different time (as in late afternoon or evening). It could be that, since this is a site for Kentucky distant-learner students, others are blocked out during school hours. (I am guessing...)
2. REVIEW the model sentences of Stage 15 for the prepositions and the accompanying cases that follow as well as the relative clauses found on pages 52-53 of text.
3. PRACTICE the Stage 15 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys." [Nota bene: See pages 186-187 of text for the case forms of the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd declensions of nouns AND page 192 of Adjectives.]
4. ACCESS Stage 15 on the Social Annex computer at OLLI Tallwood to go over any and all items we completed (or didn't complete) in class. It is suggested that you use your headphones if you decide to do activities highlighted with a "headphone" symbol.
APRIL 23, 2015
In Class:
1. NOTED the ancient Roman festivals of Cerealia on April 19, Parilia and Rome's Birthday on April 21, Vinalia on April 23 or April 25, Robigalia on April 25, and Ludi Florae that ended April 28.
2. DISCUSSED the Roman calendar days of F = fastus = lawful day, N = nefastus = unlawful day, C = Comitialis = public assembly meeting day, NP = unknown, EN = endotercisus = "split in the middle" part fastus/part nefastus day. Some nefasti were dies religiosi days when there was a religious ban on business and other activities. The day immediately after the Calends, Nones, and Ides were referred to as dies atri = black days.
3. IDENTIFIED case/number of highlighted nouns in various sentences.
4. REVIEWED the irregular verbs volo, nolo, possum.
5. PRACTICED using the imperfect tense of sum and possum. See "Practicing the Language Exercise B found on page 43 in the text.
6. LEARNED a new case: the Ablative Case and how it is used with specific prepositions. See "About the Language III: Prepositional Phrases" Exercises A, B, C on page 40 of text for the common prepositions as well as the endings of the new case.
7. MET "SID SPACE"--the prepositional astronaut who, as a mnemonic device, can help us remember the common prepositions that are followed by the ablative case: Sub, In, Dē, Sine, Prō, Ā/Ab, Cum, Ē/Ex.
8. COMPARED the prepositions taking the ablative case to those taking the accusative case. See "About the Language III: Prepositional Phrases" Exercise D on page 41 of text.
9. STARTED the Model Sentences of Stage 15. We went over the 1st and 2nd sentences found on page 52 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. DRILL on prepositions at this website. This link is repeated at the bottom of this webpage under "Useful Links."
2. REVIEW the model sentences of Stage 14 for the prepositions and the cases that follow found on pages 28-29 of text, Also review all the exercises of the "About the Language I, II, & III" (pages 34-35, page 38, and pages 40-41 of text) as well as "Practicing the Language" Exercises A & B found on page 43 of text.
3. NOTICE the cases which follow the prepositions from Exercise C of page 43 as they appear in the Rūfilla story on page 30 of text.
4. PRACTICE any and all of the Stage 14 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys." The 8th and 9th games on prepositions have been added.[Nota bene: See pages 186-187 of text for the case forms of the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd declensions of nouns AND page 192 of Adjectives.]
3. ACCESS Stage 14 on the Social Annex computer at OLLI Tallwood to go over any and all items we completed (or didn't complete) in class. It is suggested that you use your headphones if you decide to do activities highlighted with a "headphone" symbol.
APRIL 16, 2015
In Class:
1. DISCUSSED the Roman monthly calendar and how dates were determined between the key days of the Calends, Nones, and Ides through the use of PRĪDIĒ and ANTE DIEM and the counting of days "backwards." By way of example: May 1st = KAL. MAI., April 30 = PRĪDIĒ KAL. MAI., April 29 = ANTE DIEM (A.D.) III KAL. MAI., April 17 = A.D. XV KAL. MAI.
2. REVIEWED noun/adjective agreement via a story entitled "Love Me, Love My Dog."
4. DRILLED on vocabulary via adjectives of opposite meanings.
5. PRACTICED subject noun/verb agreement by changing Singulars to Plurals and vice versa.
6. LEARNED about dwellings and life of Iron Age (pre-Roman age)Britons.
7. IDENTIFIED items and products brought to Britain by the Romans.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. REVIEW stories covered in previous classes found on pages 30, 32-33, 36-37, 39 and 41-42 of text.
2. PRACTICE the FIRST SEVEN Stage 14 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys." The first two games are drills on the checklist vocabulary found on page 50 of the text. The 3rd and 4th games drill on the irregular verbs sum and possum. The 5th and 6th games are about adjectives. [Nota bene: These may involve cases we have not yet covered. See pages 186-187 for the case forms of the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd declensions of nouns AND page 192 of Adjectives.] The 7th is practice with ALL the vocabulary highlighted in Stage 14 stories.
3. USE the program on the Social Annex computer at OLLI Tallwood to practice the Vocabulary found on WORD CHECK (I think, but am not 100% positive, that this can be found under "Stage 14 Further Language.")
APRIL 9, 2015
In Class:
1. DISCUSSED the Roman festivals of Magnae Matri festival to the goddess Cybele on April 4-10 and the accompanying games called the Ludi Megalesiaci.
2. LEARNED the Roman names for the days of the "week": Solis dies, Lunae dies, Martis dies, Mercurii dies, Jois dies, Veneris dies, Saturni dies.
3. REVIEWED Quintus advenit story from last week.
4. READ tripodes argentei story found on pages 41 and 42 of text.
5. PRACTICED present tense endings of verbs found in the tripodes argentei story found on pages 41 and 42 of text.
6. REVIEWED noun-adjective agreement with additional sentences using nouns and adjectives from different declensions.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. REVIEW stories covered in class (see above) found on pages 39 and 41-42 of text.
2. PRACTICE the FIRST SEVEN Stage 14 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys." The first two games are drills on the checklist vocabulary found on page 50 of the text. The 3rd and 4th games drill on the irregular verbs sum and possum. The 5th and 6th games are about adjectives. The 7th is practice with ALL the vocabulary highlighted in Stage 14 stories.
3. USE the program on the Social Annex computer at OLLI Tallwood to practice the Vocabulary found on WORD CHECK (I think, but am not 100% positive, that this can be found under "Stage 14 Further Language.")
APRIL 2, 2015
In Class:
1. DISCUSSED the Roman festivals of Veneralia, Fortunae Virili, on April 1 and the Magnae Matri festival to the goddess Cybele on April 4.
2. LEARNED the 3 "marker" days of every Roman month: the CALENDS, NONES, and IDES.
3. REVIEWED noun-adjective agreement from last week.
4. STUDIED noun-adjective agreement using nouns and adjectives from different declensions. See "About the Language II: Adjectives (cont.)" found on page 38 of text.
5. COMPLETED "Practicing the Language" Exercise A found on page 43 of text.
6. LOOKED at words written using the ancient Roman script alphabet.
7. READ Quīntus advenit found on page 39 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. REVIEW items covered in class (see above) found on pages 38-39 of text.
2. PRACTICE the FIRST SIX Stage 14 activities listed below under "My quizzes, activities, and surveys." The first two games are drills on the checklist vocabulary found on page 50 of the text. The 3rd and 4th games drill on the irregular verbs sum and possum. NOTA BENE: The 5th and 6th games are about adjectives
MARCH 26, 2015
In Class:
1. DISCUSSED the way the Ancient Romans kept track of the year via the number of years ab urbe condita (from the founding of the city) AND, after the founding of the Republic, who were the two consuls serving in any given year.
2. LEARNED the months of the Roman calendar year: IANUARIUS, FEBRUARIUS, MARTIUS, APRILIS, MAIUS, IUNIUS, QUINCTILIS (IULIUS), SEXTILIS (AUGUSTUS), SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER.
3. REVIEWED the in tablīnō story via the video with subtitles. You at home can reread the story found on pages 36 & 37 in the text or view the story by clicking on the appropriate links of the Unit 2 program (Blue Cat icon) found on the computer in Tallwood's Social Annex Room.
4. REVIEWED the plural endings of the Nominative, Accusative, & Dative Cases of nouns of the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Declensions. (See text pages 186-187.)
5. IDENTIFIED adjectives and the nouns they describe by case and number agreement. We also TRANSLATED the sentences in which they appeared. (See text pages 34-35 Exercises A-G.)
TO DO AT HOME:
1. REVIEW model sentences, stories, and grammatical exercises we have covered so far in Stage 14 on pages 28-37 of text.
2. PRACTICE the FIRST FOUR Stage 14 activities listed below. The first two games are drills on the checklist vocabulary found on page 50 of the text. The 3rd and 4th games drill on the irregular verbs sum and possum.
WINTER 2015 LATIN II SESSION (January 22-February 12) is finished.
FEBRUARY 19, 2015
In Class:
1. REVIEWED Domitilla cubiculum parat I found on page 32 of text.
2. READ Domitilla cubiculum parat II found on page 33 of text.
3. ANSWERED comprehension questions on Domitilla cubiculum parat II.
4. DRILLED on perfect tense endings -i, -isti, -it, -imus, -istis, -erunt.
5. DISCUSSED Roman furniture pieces using an e-program activity.
5. READ in tablinō story found on pages 36 & 37 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. REVIEW Domitilla cubiculum parat II found on page 32 of text.
2. REVIEW in tablinō story found on pages 36 & 37 of text.
3. COMPLETE the 3 exercises found in the Word Study on page 49 of text.
4. TRY YOUR HAND at the FIRST FOUR Stage 14 activities listed below. The first two games are drills on the checklist vocabulary found on page 50 of the text. The 3rd and 4th games drill on the irregular verbs sum and possum. The other games are grammar-based. We will be covering those points in the Spring session.
5. REGISTER FOR THE SPRING SESSION OF LATIN II!!!!!!!!!
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
MAKEUP CLASS WILL BE HELD THIS COMING THURSDAY, February 19.
In Class:
1. TRANSLATED "Love" Song Titles from Latin into English.
2. LEARNED a little of the poet Catullus and his relationship with the "Lesbia" of his poems by examining Poem 5.
3. DISCUSSED the Roman festival of Lupercalia and its connection with Valentine's Day.
4. REVIEWED, via video, the Rufilla story found on page 14 of text.
5. READ about male and female Roman hair styles and cosmetics in the Rufilla section of the e-learning program.
6. VIEWED map and drawings of Roman London.
7. READ Domitilla cubiculum parat I found on page 32 of text.
8. ANSWERED comprehension questions on Domitilla cubiculum parat I.
9. PRACTICED translating sentences containing the phrase necesse est...
TO DO AT HOME:
1. REVIEW Domitilla cubiculum parat I found on page 32 of text.
2. VIEW you-tube videos on Roman hairstyles at http://www.bbc.com/news/magagzine-22630813 and https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhacomyGRF2PBSm-ByuuNup6TGB3B8aAI. If these links don't work here, check the 7th and 8th links included in the "Useful Links" section found below the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" section.
3. TRY YOUR HAND at the FIRST FOUR Stage 14 activities listed below. The first two games are drills on the checklist vocabulary found on page 50 of the text. The 3rd and 4th games drill on the irregular verbs sum and possum. The other games are grammar-based. We will be covering those points in the coming weeks.
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
In Class:
1. EXAMINED Roman coins via pictures, written descriptions, reproductions, and one real coin.
2. LEARNED more about Salvius and the Arval Brotherhood. There is a summary of Salvius on page 24 of the text.
3. VIEWED Salvius complaining about his wife Rufilla.
4. STUDIED the new grammar in the Model Sentences of Stage 14 found on pages 28 and 29 of text.
5. READ the Rufilla story found on pages 30 and 31 of text.
6. HAD our pictures taken for OLLI's Teacher Appreciation Slideshow and for the North American Cambridge Classics Project's Spring 2015 newsletter.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. TRY YOUR HAND at the Stage 14 activities listed below. You should practice the first two games of Stage 14. The other games are grammar-based. We will be covering those points in the coming weeks.
2. LOOK at the picture on page 31 of the lady with FOUR ornatrices. Rūfilla would be upset to learn this lady had 4 while she only has 2!
JAN 29, 2015
Class canceled due to instructor illness. Next class scheduled for FEB 5, 2015. MAKE-UP class will be held FEB 19, 2015.
JAN 22, 2015
In Class:
1. REVIEWED Model Sentences of Stage 13 which can be found on pages 2-4 of text.
2. READ from the "Civilization" folder of the e-Learning program about "Romanization and Trade."
3. LOOKED at evidence from the Civilization folder of the e-Learning program about "How many Britons learned Latin?"
4. PRACTICED identifying imperfect, perfect, present tenses in both the singular and plural via a series of exercises in the e-Learning "
program entitled "Find the Hidden Sentence 1, 2, 3."
5. DRILLED on English derivatives drawn from Latin via e-Learning program's exercises "The Latin We Speak 1" and "Word Derivations & Meanings (digital)."
6. VIEWED the e-Learning video entitled "Roman Mines."
TO DO AT HOME:
1. TRY YOUR HAND at the Stage 13 activities listed below.
2. LOOK at pictures on page 6 of text. There is a stamp of one of the tiles similar to ones we read about.
3. REVIEW the noun and adjective forms [we didn't do this in class this week] by completing Exercise D on page 16 of the UNIT 2 text.
FALL 2014 SESSION (SEP 25-NOV 20) - Thursdays 9:40 a.m.-11:05 a.m.
NOV 20, 2014
In Class:
1. WATCHED video apud Brittinuclos about what the Romans thought of the "wretched little Britons."
2. REVIEWED how to identify the principal parts of verbs as found in dictionary entries.
3. DISCUSSED characters met in Stage 13 stories via true and false statements.
4. VIEWED "Letters from the Edge of the Empire" video about Roman letters found at the ruins of the Vindolanda Roman camp.
5. IDENTIFIED present, imperfect, and perfect tense verb forms.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. PRACTICE the Java Games listed below in the section entitiled "My quizzes, activities, and surveys." Nota bene: Study the Checklist vocabulary "list of terms" before attempting the game on the principal parts of verbs.
2. VIEW videos and other activities at the OLLI computer in the Social Annex at TALLWOOD. CLICK on the blue cat icon. Be sure to thank Bill when you see him.
3. REVIEW Stage 13 and earlier stages until classes start again in January 2015!!
NO CLASS ON NOV 13, 2014. There will be class on Nov 20.
NOV 6, 2014
In Class:
1. LEARNED body parts on Body Parts on Monster and Body Parts vocabulary.
2. WATCHED video entitled "Why the Romans Invaded?"
3. LEARNED about -que as an alternative way of expressing et. See "About the Language II" on page 14 of text.
4. STUDIED part of an inscription surviving from the triumphal arch in Rome that celebrated Claudius' capture of Britain. See the picture on page 19 of text.
5. REVIEWED Infinitives used with the irregular verbs sum, possum, volo, and nolo found in "Practicing the Language" Exercise A on page 15 of the text.
6. DISTINGUISHED between nominative singular and plural nouns in context found in "Practicing the Language" Exercise B on page 15 of the text.
7. IDENTIFIED verbs by the perfect tense endings and by context as found in "Practicing the Language" Exercise C on page 16 of the text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. PRACTICE the Java Games listed below in the section entitiled "My quizzes, activities, and surveys." Nota bene: Study the Checklist vocabulary "list of terms" before attempting the game on the principal parts of verbs.
2. VIEW videos and other activities at the OLLI computer in the Social Annex at TALLWOOD. CLICK on the blue cat icon. Be sure to thank Bill when you see him.
OCT 30 2014
CLASS CANCELLED due to instructor's illness
OCT 23 2014
In Class:
1. WATCHED video "Body in the Bog" about an Iron Age body discovered in a bog which appeared to be a man sacrificed by the Druids.
2. REVIEWED new grammar presented in Stage 13: Infinitives and present tense of the irregular verbs sum, possum, volo, and nolo found in "About the Language I: Infinitives" on pages 11 and 12 of the text.
3. COMPARED selected words from "What language did the Britons speak?" The comparisons were made between Old Celtic, Welsh, English, and Latin.
4. LEARNED how to identify the conjugation a verb belongs to. The vowel that precedes the -re of the 2nd principal part of the verb identifies the conjugation. See Exercise C found on page 11 of the text.
5. READ the Salvius fundum inspicit story found on pages 13 and 14 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. PRACTICE the Java Games listed below in the section entitiled "My quizzes, activities, and surveys." Nota bene: Study the Checklist vocabulary "list of terms" before attempting the game on the principal parts of verbs.
2. VIEW videos and other activities at the OLLI computer in the Social Annex at TALLWOOD. CLICK on the blue cat icon. Be sure to thank Bill when you see him.
OCT 9, 2014
NO CLASS ON OCTOBER 16!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In Class:
1. READ selected passages in translation of "What the Romans thought of the Britons."
2. REVIEWED noun endings via identification of selected nouns from the coniuratio story found on pages 7-8 of text.
3. WATCHED a video of the coniuratio story found on pages 7-8 of text.
4. VIEWED videos on "Metal Works" and "Metal Workers in Pre-Roman Britain."
5. READ the Bregāns story found on pages 8 and 9 of text.
6. IDENTIFIED infinitives found in a selected passage of the Bregāns story found on pages 8 and 9 of text.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. PRACTICE the first THREE Java Games listed below in the section entitiled "My quizzes, activities, and surveys."
2. VIEW videos and other activities at the OLLI computer in the Social Annex at TALLWOOD. CLICK on the blue cat icon. Be sure to thank Bill when you see him.
OCT 2, 2014
In Class:
1. REVIEWED model sentences which may be found on pages 2 through 4 of your text.
2. REVIEWED class greetings.
3. READ tres servi story found on page 5 of text and watched a video of the story.
4. READ coniuratio story found on pages 7-8 of text.
5. DISCUSSED punishment of slaves for wounding/death of dominus.
TO DO AT HOME:
1. PRACTICE the first two Java Games listed below in the section entitiled "My quizzes, activities, and surveys."
SEP 25, 2014
In Class:
1. INTRODUCED to Unit 2 NORTH AMERICAN 4TH EDITION.
2. REVIEWED class greetings (See the "1st Day Oral Expressions" Java Game listed in the "My quizzes, activities, and surveys" found below).
3. VIEWED two high school student-produced Power Points of information on Roman Britain.
4. FOUND the location of LONDINIUM, AQUAE SULIS, and the aula Cogidubni on a map of Roman Britain.
5. MET Gaius Salvius Liberalis, his wife Rufilla, and four of his slaves, Varica, Philus, Volubilis, Bregans, Loquax, et Anti-Loquax by reading the model sentences which may be found on pages 2 through 4 of your text.
6. REVIEWED the triple names given to Roman (male) citizens: praenomen, nomen, et cognomen (also sometimes an additional agnomen).
TO DO AT HOME:
1. DOWNLOAD OR PRINT Grammar as of March 27, 2014
2. REVIEW earlier stages of Unit 1 at OLLI Basic Latin I PAST SESSIONS.
3. READ "Britannia" found on pages 17 through 24 of text. [If you have no text, material similar to this will be covered during upcoming classes.]
4. PRACTICE the first two Java Games listed below in the section entitiled "My quizzes, activities, and surveys."
|
|
