Latin I

Grade 7

 

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1.) Hear, discriminate, and imitate Latin.

 

• Vowel sounds

Example:"a" as first "a" in "aha"

• Consonant sounds

Example:"v" as "w" in "will"

• Diphthong sounds

Example:"oe" as "oi" in "oil"

• Stressed and unstressed syllables

• Phrasing of continuous Latin passages

2.) Comprehend simple Latin utterances aurally.

 

• Responses to questions, statements, commands, and other stimuli

Example:Routine classroom requests, directions, instructions, greetings

3.) Demonstrate comprehension of short Latin passages by reading aloud.

 

• Acceptable pronunciation

Example:Puer paterque ambulabant.

• Intonation patterns

• Proper phrasing

4.) Create Latin sentences orally.

 

• Context vocabulary introduced with beginning syntactical framework

Example:Response to: Quid viri putant? Quid dicunt?

5.) Demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary.

 

6.) Demonstrate comprehension after silently reading familiar words and phrases.

 

Example:Elementary word puzzles

Example:Names of family members in a picture

7.) Demonstrate comprehension of simple Latin reading selections.

 

• Answering simple questions in Latin or English

Example:Estne Britannia insula? Britannia est insula.

8.) Express an accurate English translation of simple Latin passages.

 

Example:Tempus fugit. Time flies.

9.) Demonstrate reading comprehension through the use of basic morphological and syntactical items.

 

• Subject/verb agreement

• First, second, and third declensions of nouns and adjectives

• Inflection and case usage

Example:Cases: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative, vocative, locative

• Indicative active and passive tenses of verbs of all conjugations

Example:Tenses of verbs: present, imperfect, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect

Example:Conjugations: first, second, third, third io, fourth

• Present imperatives

• Present active infinitives

• Indicative forms of sum and possum

• Personal and reflexive pronouns

• Possessive adjectives

• Demonstrative pronouns

• Interrogative and relative pronouns

• Adjective agreement

• Positive degree of adverbs formed from first and second declension adjectives

10.) Comprehend brief written directions.

 

Example:Responde Latine.

11.) Identify people and/or objects based on written descriptions.

 

Example:Parts of the house

12.) Write correctly spelled familiar words and phrases from dictation.

 

13.) Create written sentences.

 

14.) Write controlled phrases and/or sentences with given vocabulary using correct structural patterns.

 

15.) Expand a sentence when given an appropriate cue.

 

Example:Puer in ora maritima ambulat. Quid videt?

16.) Write original sentences about a familiar story following a given syntactical pattern.

 

Example:Tres parvae ursae in silvam ambulant. Tres parvae ursae ___ ambulant.

17.) Write a Latin translation of a given English sentence by using correct Latin syntax and idiom.

 

Example:The boy remembers the girl. Puer puellam memoria tenet.

18.) Replace a word or phrase in a given sentence with another word or phrase showing the same function.

 

Example:Tres parvae ursae in silvam ambulant. Tres parvae ursae in silvam_______ (search for food).

19.) Compose or answer simple questions about prepared passages.

 

Example:Estne Britannia parva insula? Britannia non est parva insula.

20.) Demonstrate comprehension through the written word of basic morphological and syntactical items.

 

• Subject/verb agreement

• First, second and third declensions of nouns and adjectives

• Inflection and case usage

Example:Cases: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, ablative, vocative, locative

• Indicative active and passive tenses of verbs of all conjugations

Example:Tenses of verbs: present, imperfect, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect

Example:Conjugations: first, second, third, third io, fourth

• Present imperatives

• Present active infinitives

• Indicative forms of sum and possum

• Personal and reflexive pronouns

• Possessive adjectives

• Demonstrative pronouns

• Interrogative and relative pronouns

• Adjective agreement

• Positive degree of adverbs formed from first and second declension adjectives

21.) Identify aspects of Roman social organization.

 

• Calendar

Example:Kalends, Nones, and Ides

• Family life

Example:Mater, frater, soror, paterfamilias

• Customs

• Religious beliefs and practices

Example:Lares and Penates

Example:Oracle at Delphi

Example:Pontifex maximus

• Education

Example:Ludus litterarum

• Government

Example:Senate

• Law

Example:Twelve Tables

• Architecture

Example:Columns, domes

• Entertainment habits

Example:Baths, games

• Slavery

Example:Spartacus

22.) Recognize historical events and figures.

 

• April 21, 753 B.C. (date Rome was founded)

• Aeneas

• Romulus and Remus

23.) Identify important cities and major geographical features of Italy.

 

• Rome

• Pompeii

• Capua

• Tiber

• Arno

• Po

• Appennine

24.) Identify Roman contributions to Western civilization.

 

• Architectural features

Example:Columns, capitals

• Art forms

Example:Mosaics

• Artifacts

Example:Vases

• Government

Example:Consul/Senate

• Law

Example:Courts

25.) Demonstrate knowledge of major Roman deities and heroes.

 

• Twelve major Roman deities and their Greek counterparts

Example:Jupiter/Zeus

Example:Juno/Hera

• Hercules

• Jason

• Perseus

• Ulysses

26.) Recognize famous landmarks and monuments.

 

• Roads

Example:Via Appia, Sacra Via

• Circus Maximus

• Colosseum

• Roman Forum

• Pantheon

27.) Recognize and use Roman numerals and the vocabulary associated with counting.

 

• Cardinal numbers (1 - 20; 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, ?, 100; 1000)

Example:I, V, X, L, C, D, M

Example:Unus, duo, tres, mille

• Ordinal numbers (1st - 10th)

Example:Primus, secundus, tertius

28.) Understand a specialized vocabulary in various fields.

 

• Mathematics

Example:Locus

• Geography

Example:Terra incognita

• Science

Example:Orbit (orbis, "circle")

• Technology

Example:Supersonic (super, sonus, "sound")

• History

Example:A.D.

29.) Recognize the presence of the Latin language in the English language through Latin words and phrases commonly used in English.

 

• Abbreviations

Example:A.D., a.m., p.m., P.S.

• Mottoes

Example:E pluribus unum

• Quotations

Example:Mens sana in corpore sano

30.) Recognize allusions to Roman myths in the literature of other cultures.

 

Example:Shakespeare

Example:Dante

Example:Molière

Example:Racine

31.) Demonstrate a knowledge of the geography of the ancient world and connect it to the modern world.

 

Example:Locate on an ancient map: London, Paris, Geneva

32.) Identify the basis for the literal meaning of some English words derived from basic Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

 

Example:Via = viaduct, obvious

Example:Re-, con-, trans, ex-, per-, de-, in-, semi-

Example:-ia, -or, -ide

33.) Understand some Latin phrases, mottoes, and abbreviations used in English.

 

Example:Cum laude

Example:Mea culpa

Example:Sine die

Example:Alma mater

Example:Semper fidelis

Example:M.D., etc., vs.

34.) Demonstrate an understanding of basic language patterns of English as they relate to the structure of Latin.

 

Example:Agreement of subject and verb

Example:Agreement of pronoun and antecedent

35.) Show the relationship of Latin words to their derivatives and cognates in English.

 

Example:Frater = fraternity, fraternize, fraternal

Example:Vir = virile

Example:Puer = puerile

36.) Show an increased English vocabulary of words from or related to Latin.

 

Example:Gladius = gladiator, gladiolus

37.) Recognize the Roman elements in the architectural features of a variety of buildings.

 

Example:Types of columns

Example:Domes

38.) Compare and contrast aspects of present-day public and private lives with those of the Romans.

 

Example:Education

Example:City life

Example:Legal system, courts

Example:Use of highways

39.) Compare the themes and heroes of classical mythology to the themes and heroes of U.S. folklore and culture.

 

Example:Jason and modern astronauts

Example:Paul Bunyan and Hercules

40.) Present and exchange information about a personal language experience to others in the school and the community.

 

Example:Skits, bulletin boards

41.) Share with others in schools and communities a personal understanding of cultural differences in the Roman world.

 

Example:Different classes of Roman society: patricians and plebeians

42.) Attend cultural events and lectures.