Friday, January 25, 2013

Latin I:

Today I handed out a study guide for the final exam next week. Click here for the study guide and here for some specific study ideas.

Latin II:

Click here for study guide for the final exam.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Latin I:
There are NO MORE homework assignments for Semester I! ALL work for Semester I is due to Ms. Williamson by Monday, Jan. 28 at 3:15 pm. This includes incomplete work you have completed, tests you have corrected, quizzes you have made up for a passing grade, and missing work you have finished.

Click here for a copy of the handout from today. It is a practice exercise, not homework, but it will help you on the final exam!


Friday, January 18, 2013

Latin I:
Homework for next Wednesday: Exercise 8c

Today's quiz is postponed to next Wed.
The god/goddess project is due next Friday.

Latin II:
Homework for next Wednesday: Exercise 23g - it goes onto the next page!!!!

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Latin I: Homework for Friday: finish translating the story in chapter 8. Study for QUIZ! (all vocabulary in chapter8)

Latin II: Homework for Friday: exercise 23b in your textbook.

Latin III: This Friday: Latin 3 will be at lunch instead of after school. Next Tuesday I will be out of town so Latin 3 will be cancelled. Check back for some possible make-up times.

Monday, January 14, 2013

TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO SIGN UP FOR THE NATIONAL LATIN EXAM!!!!

Latin I: finish the first page of the chapter 8 translation (handout). Click here for a copy of the handout. You can also translate the chapter story onto a sheet of paper. You need to translate through line 7.

Latin II: practice conjugating verbs in the FUTURE tense!! Take a verb, think about how to conjugate it (use your class notes or the explanation on page 201), then practice. The THINKING stage is the most important!

Friday, January 11, 2013

Sign up for the National Latin Exam!! Give 4$ to Ms. Williamson by January 15!!

Latin I: Click here for the criteria for the Gods/Goddesses project. There is no homework for Monday; you can use any time you have over the weekend to continue the research on your god/goddess. Be ready to work on chapter 8 on Monday!

Latin II: Translate chapter 23 story. Begin to memorize the conjugation of the future tense.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR THE NATIONAL LATIN EXAM BY JANUARY 15!!!!!

Latin I:

There is NO homework for Friday! Feel free to begin research on your god/goddess.

Latin II:

You have a choice of assignments: either exercise 22f in the textbook (translating sentences with nouns in the dative and ablative cases) or 22c,d,e in the workbook (handout), which is practice with noun and adjective forms. You may do both for practice but I won't be giving extra credit.

Monday, January 7, 2013

REGISTER FOR THE NATIONAL LATIN EXAM BY GIVING 4$ TO MS. WILLIAMSON!

Latin I: Homework is to complete the worksheet on verb conjugation you received in class today (on the back of the warm-up). Click here for a link to the homework sheet.

Latin II: Exercise 22d, using the dative case. There is an explanation of the dative case on pg. 189, if you need help. Click here for a list of the principal parts you need to know by this FRIDAY.

Sunday, January 6, 2013

*** National Latin Exam Registration***

Please bring 4$ to Magistra by January 15 to sign up for the NLE. The exam will be held during the second week of March.

Benefits of taking the test: If you do well, you can include your award under Academic Awards and Achievements in a college application or on a job application. Also, you will gain experience with standardized testing.


Latin I:
Homework is to translate Aeneas Leaves Troy (pg. 50). You must translate at least through line 13, but finish it if you can.

We will be starting to work on the god and goddess project next week, as well as starting work on Chapter 8.

Latin II:
Homework is to translate the story in chapter 22. I recommend you begin to learn the principal parts of the verbs in chapter 22, as well.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Latin I: There is NO homework for Friday but we are having a QUIZ. It is just vocabulary, on the words you were given today. Here is a list of the words:

Nouns: lupus, puella, servus, ancilla, hortus, silva, rāmus, arbor, clāmor, vōx
Verbs: arripit, est, parat, timent, volō, vult, adveniunt, petit, cōnspicit, spectant, audiunt, docet
terrēre, repellere, vidēre, sunt, inquit, trādunt, cūrāre,  portāre, reprehendere, surgere

Click here for quia.com activities with these words.

Latin II: There is NO homework for Friday but you should be reviewing verb conjugations in the present, imperfect and perfect tenses. It would be helpful to review principal parts of verbs, as well.

Extra credit opportunities due on Friday: translate 21g (Early the Next Morning) on page 180 and translate Mucius Gives a Lesson in Roman Virtue on page 182 (2 separate assignments).

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

This Winter Break turned out to be a real vacation, including a vacation from teaching and Latin. Sorry about that - hope you all had a great vacation, too.

Latin I and Latin II students - see you on Wednesday (remember it's a Monday schedule). We'll be reviewing a LOT!

Latin III folks - I'll see you on Friday after school. I'm hoping to get a post up here for you before that. . .