St. Stephen’s Episcopal School
7h Grade Latin
First Six Weeks
2007-2008
Ad astra per aspera – To the stars through difficulties
Teacher: Lisl Bambas
Class time: 3rd period, 10:45-11:05; Wednesday 10:55-11:15
Course description: Text: Latin Grammar for Christian and Home Schools; Through the study of Latin, the students become fluent with grammar. They learn to form and use first and second declension nouns in the nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, and ablative cases through exercises and brief translations. They also learn the six active tenses of first conjugation verbs. The students learn to link Latin words to their English and Spanish derivatives.
Grading Scheme: Participation 10%; Homework 15%; Class work 15%; Quizzes 20%, Tests 25%; Homework is due on the date assigned. Late work will not receive a grade but must be completed.
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Week |
Content/Question |
Skills |
Activities |
Assessment |
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Week One |
Basic grammar and pronunciation
More vocabulary review |
Recognizing nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs
Review of nouns |
Chapter exercises: pronunciation,
Recognizing parts of speech
Vocabulary review |
Discussion
Chapter exercises
Quiz |
|
Week Two |
What are the six active verb tenses?
Vocabulary review |
Present, future, imperfect, perfect, plu-perfect, future perfect |
Chapter exercises |
Discussion
Chapter exercises
Vocabulary quiz |
|
Week Three |
Why are Latin nouns different from English nouns? |
First declension nouns in all of the cases |
Chapter exercises
|
Vocabulary quiz
|
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Week Four |
Second declension masculine nouns
New vocabulary |
Second declension nouns in all cases |
Translate Latin to English/English to Latin sentences
Review questions
Vocabulary quiz |
Skills review, Discussion: chapter exercises |
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Week Five |
Second declension neuter nouns
New vocabulary |
Second declension neuter nouns in all cases |
Translate Latin to English/English to Latin sentences
Review questions
Vocabulary quiz |
Skills review, Discussion: chapter exercises
Vocabulary quiz |
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Week Six |
General review |
Review of vocabulary,
Conjugations, and first and second declensions |
Oral exercises
Chants
Review previous exercises |
End of term test |
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