Monday, May 19, 2014

Homework for Tuesday: 29d. Pick the correct Latin pronoun, then translate each sentence.

Thursday: vocabulary quiz (including principal parts) for chapters 28 & 29; also a writing assignment (in-class) about Hercules so BRING YOUR MOVIE NOTES!!

There are several new charts in this chapter - the indefinite pronoun and the interrogative pronoun charts do not need to be memorized, but you will need to recognize them and be able to translate them. We will be working on this a lot in class! 

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Your homework for Monday is to translate the story in Chapter 29, to AT LEAST line 12! Finish it if you have time. Remember, if you get stuck:
- figure out the cases of all the nouns and pronouns;
- read in chunks, stopping at conjunctions (et, quod, etc.) and verbs;
- leave a space and move on.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

The homework for Thursday is 28e: figure out the appropriate relative pronoun and then translate each sentence.

The relative pronoun chart needs to be memorized. In class we talked about which forms look like forms you've already seen on other charts and which forms look new to you. You can use what you know to learn a lot of the chart!! (Hint: genitive and dative singular forms should be looking very familiar by now; neuter pronouns continue to follow the "rules".)

Monday, May 12, 2014

Your homework for Tuesday is to translate the story in chapter 28 (in the GREEN book!). The first 3 sentences should read:  It was early in the day. Aurelia was sitting in her bedroom. Two slavewomen were caring for her hair, of whom one was holding a mirror and the other was combing her hair.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

There is no homework for Thursday because of the CHAPTER TEST!! You need to know the vocabulary and principal parts of verbs, the pronouns and how to use them, and how to translate sentences from the stories and the exercises.

Here is the full translation of the story we worked on in class:

More News for Flavia from Cornelia

Yesterday Eucleides took me and the boys to the games held in the Circus Maximus. When I got up from sleep/from my nap, the boys and Eucleides had already prepared themselves. Therefore we immediately headed for the Circus. When we arrived there, our uncle had already sat down with his friends near the racetrack. Although we were not allowed to sit near the track, we were nevertheless able to see everything. After the charioteers took up their reins, Caesar himself gave the signal with the white cloth. How quickly the horses ran, for the charioteers were beating them fiercely!

All the women, senators, citizens and slaves were vigorously supporting their own teams. How loud their voices were! The boys and I were supporting our (own) teams. Sextus, that annoying boy, shouted to us again and again, "My reds will always beat your charioteers!" Although his reds won at first, my blues won often. Marcus's whites were not running well and Marcus was miserable muttering to himself. After a few contests/races, it was time to leave. While we were returning home, the boys tried to annoy me, as always, but I was able to avoid them.

When you come to the city, perhaps you'll be able to go to the chariot races with us! Will you be allowed to come to Rome soon? If your mother comes with you, my mother will be happy, because she wants to see her.

It is necessary for me to go to bed. Farewell, my friend.

Monday, May 5, 2014

The homework for Tuesday is a handout, 27h, taken from the workbook. For a copy, click here.

Please remember there is a chapter test on THURSDAY! You should be memorizing vocabulary and principal parts, as well as the pronoun charts.

Saturday, May 3, 2014

The homework for Monday is to complete the handout you started in class. (Many of you were able to finish the handout IN class.) This is 27g: Personal and Reflexive Pronouns. If you find this confusing, pp. 253-255 will help.

Don't forget to begin memorizing vocabulary and principal parts of verbs in chapter 27. The chapter test will be next Thursday (May 8).