Salvēte omnēs! This class will be organized via modules.
I'm available for office hours after class on Wednesdays or by appointment in Denny Hall 400K (top floor) or by Zoom if that's preferable.
First year Latin courses give you direct access to the thoughts and writings of the ancient Romans and allow you to explore the dynamic and often dangerous cultural, social and political world in which they wrote. Learning to interpret and use an ancient language requires you to explore unknown areas and think in new ways. Our focus is on Latin as a literary language. Course activities are designed to foster a collegial and collaborative atmosphere and to encourage you to make strong connections between the ancient language and literature we are exploring together and your other interests, passions and pursuits.
This course counts for A&H if you are not using it to meet the foreign language proficiency requirement.
Course Goals:
Through your work in the course this term you will demonstrate that you can:
- Read and translate short selections from ancient Roman authors and compose simple sentences in Latin.
- Understand and explain the literary, historical and cultural context of texts by ancient Roman authors.
- Analyze and explain Latin grammar and syntax.
- Analyze and describe the influence of the Latin language on subsequent languages and literatures.
By completing the first year sequence (101-102-103) you equip yourself to read any Latin author. In our second year courses (304, 305, 306, 307) students read selections of Caesar, Horace, Catullus (305), Cicero and Ovid (306), and Virgil (307), and other authors (304).
Textbooks: Wheelock's Latin; Groton and May, 38 Stories
Schedule
Week 1: Introduction Ch. 1
W Sept. 25: Syllabus, Introduction, Latin Pronunciation, Parts of speech
TH Sept. 26: Wheelock Chapter 1: verbs & adverbs
F Sept. 27: Wheelock Chapter 1 Sententiae Antiquae 6-15
Week 2: Ch. 2-3
M Sept. 30: Wheelock Chapter 2: Cases, First declension nouns and adjectives
T Oct. 1: Wheelock Ch. 2 Sententiae Antiquae 10-15, 18
W Oct. 2: Wheelock Chapter 3: Second declension nouns and adjectives
Th Oct. 3: Wheelock Ch. 3 Sententiae 1-5
F Oct. 4: QUIZ 1
Week 3: Chapter 4
M Oct. 7: Wheelock Chapter 4
T Oct. 8: Wheelock Ch. 4 Exercitationes 1, 5-11
W Oct. 9: 38 Latin Stories: The Tragic Story of Phaethon (pg. 4-5)
TH Oct. 10: TBD
F Oct. 11: QUIZ 2
Week 4: Ch. 5
M Oct. 14: Wheelock Ch. 5: First and Second Conjugations: Future and Imperfect; Adjectives in -er
T Oct. 15: Wheelock Ch. 5: Exercitationes 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12
W Oct. 16: 38 Latin Stories: The Adventures of Io (p. 6-7)
TH Oct. 17: Reading to be posted
F Oct. 18: QUIZ 3
Week 5: Ch. 6 and 7
M Oct. 21: Wheelock Ch. 6: sum and possum, complementary infinitive
T Oct. 22: Wheelock Chapter 6: Exercitationes 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 14
W Oct. 23: Wheelock Ch. 7: Third Declension Nouns
TH Oct. 24: Wheelock Chapter 7: Exercitationes 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13
F Oct. 25: QUIZ 4
Week 6: Ch. 8
M Oct. 28: Wheelock Ch. 8: Third conjugation present
T Oct. 29: Wheelock Chapter 8: Exercitationes 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12
W Oct 30: 38 Latin Stories: Laöcoon and the Trojan Horse (p. 12-13)
TH Oct 31: TBD
F Nov. 1: QUIZ 5
Week 7: Ch. 9
M Nov. 4: Wheelock Ch. 9: hic, ille, iste, UNUS NAUTA adjectives
T Nov. 5: Chapter 9: Exercitationes 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12
W Nov. 6: 38 Latin Stories: Nisus and Euryalus (pg 14-15)
TH Nov. 7: TBD
F Nov. 8: QUIZ 6
Week 8: Ch. 10 and 11
M Nov. 11 NO CLASS
T Nov. 12: Wheelock Chapter 10: Exercitationes 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13
W Nov. 13: Wheelock Chapter 11: ego, tu, demonstratives is and idem
TH Nov. 14: Wheelock Chapter 11: Exercitationes 1, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 15
F Nov. 15: QUIZ 7
Week 9: Ch. 12
M Nov. 18: Wheelock Chapter 12: Perfect active system
T Nov. 19: Wheelock Chapter 12
W Nov. 20: Wheelock Chapter 12
TH Nov. 21: 38 Latin Stories: A Gift Bearing Greeks
F Nov. 22: QUIZ 8
Week 10: Ch. 13
M Nov. 25: Wheelock Chapter 13: reflexive pronouns and possessives
T Nov. 26: Chapter 13: Exercitationes 2, 4, 7, 9, 12, 18
W Nov. 27: NO CLASS
TH Nov. 28: NO CLASS
F Nov 29: NO CLASS
Week 11: Ch. 14 and 15
M Dec. 4: Wheelock Ch 14 Third declension i-stem nouns and adjectives
T Dec. 5: Chapter 14 Exercitationes 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12
W Dec. 6: Wheelock Chapter 15: numerals, expressions of space and time
TH Dec. 7: 38 Latin Stories: How the Aegean got its Name
F Dec. 8 Wrap-up and Review