Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Don't forget to register on-line for the Reed College Latin Forum!! Link is below.
Latin I:
Homework is to finish 5c, if you did not do it in class. Remember these verb endings:
    -o (curro, amo, volo) means I = subject (I run, I like, I want)
    -s (curris, amas) means you = subject (you run, you like)
    -t (currit, amat, vult) means he/she/it = subject (he runs, she likes, he wants)
   -nt (currunt, amant, volunt) means they = subject (they run, they like, they want)

    -re = infinitive
    amare = to like
    currere = to run
    ambulare = to walk

There is a QUIZ on Friday covering:
    the starred words on the chapter 5 vocabulary handout
    being able to find the direct object
     being able to tell what "nominative case" and "accusative case" means (part of today's warm up)

Latin II:
Homework is 19b on page 152.
Remember, EVERY verb ends in -it in the 3rd person singular and -erunt (with a macron over the e) in the third person plural, no matter what the conjugation.
If you don't know what the infinitive is, look in the glossary at the end of the book and skim the verbs beginning with that letter. You will find it!

Monday, October 29, 2012

Latin I:
Homework is to translate the story in chapter 5 to the bottom of the page. The story continues on the next page but we will work on that in class on Wed.

Latin II:
Homework is to finish the chapter 19 translation. Pay attention to verb tenses!! The first and last parts of the story are told in the perfect tense; the middle parts (the conversations) are primarily in the present tense.
Registration is open for the Reed College Latin Forum! I handed out the schedule and description today; here is the link to register on-line.

Friday, October 26, 2012

Latin I:
We took a quiz today on Chapter 4. We will start Chapter 5 on Monday.
There is no homework over the weekend but I recommend spending 10-15 minutes going over any vocabulary you didn't know on the quiz.

Latin II:
We took a quiz today on Chapter 18. We will start Chapter 18 on Monday. We will also be studying the Four Heroes of Early Rome. No homework over the weekend.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Latin I:
There is no homework for Friday, as long as you finished handout 4j in class. There is a QUIZ on Friday on Chapter Four vocabulary. Click here for an on-line activity on quia.com. Once you're on quia, you can try other activities in the Chapter 4-5 folder.

You will also need to be able to distinguish between subjects and direct objects on the quiz.

Latin II:
There is no homework for Friday. There is a quiz on Friday on Chapter 18, covering vocabulary and forms of adjectives. here is a link to the quia.com page.

Monday, October 22, 2012

Latin I:
Homework is a handout (both sides). For more information about linking verbs and complements, look at pg. 8 in your textbook. Transitive and intransitive verbs are explained a) in the handout you received today and b) in the textbook in chapter 4.

Latin II:
Exercise 18c - all steps!! But, you only have to do # 1,3,4,6,8,10
Latin I:
We corrected the translation of chapter 4 and exercise 4a. We worked on subject endings vs. direct object endings for 3 families of Latin nouns:

           Nominative case (Subject)                                         Accusative case (Direct Object)


1)       puella, Cornelia                                                            puellam, Corneliam

2)       puer, Marcus, servus                                                    puerum, Marcum, servum


3)       vox, fragor, arbor                                                          vocem, fragorem, arborem

No homework over the weekend. Edbox will be updated this weekend!

Latin II:
Homework is a set of noun/adjective declensions - handout.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Latin I:

Today we began to work on translating the story in Chapter 4. The BIG IDEA of Chapter 4 is DIRECT OBJECTS. Direct objects are what is being operated on by a verb.

 "Cornelia likes Flavia." Cornelia is the subject and Flavia is the direct object.

"Sextus climbs a tree." Sextus is the subject and a tree is the direct object.

Singular direct objects end with an -m in Latin.

Homework: finish translating the story in Chapter 4 and answer the questions at the bottom of the page in COMPLETE LATIN SENTENCES.  (exercise 4a)

 Latin II:
Homework: finish writing out the translation for chapter 18 and answer the questions in 18a. Read pp. 138-139 and bring any questions to class!

Friday, October 5, 2012

There is no homework over the weekend for either Latin I or Latin II students. Latin I students can prepare for the TEST NEXT WEDNESDAY by memorizing vocabulary in chapters 1-3. Latin II students should work on learning the conjugations of the 6 irregular verbs in the present tense. Here's a link to my quia.com page for all of you!!


Thursday, October 4, 2012

Latin I
Homework for Friday: Read the story in the handout and answer the questions in complete LATIN sentences.

Latin II
Homework for Friday: Review III, exercises b and d. The review pages specified above each exercise are very helpful! If you need help with the neuter nouns, pp. 114-115 list the nouns and how to decline them.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Latin I:
Homework is exercises 3b and 3c. The information at the top of page 14 is very helpful! Remember that adjectives have to change to match the nouns they modify. If the noun is singular, the adjective is singular. If the noun is masculine, the adjective must be masculine.

Latin II:
The homework is 17b (all) and 17d (just odd-numbered sentences). Focus on irregular verb forms!!