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8th Grade Latin Syllabus 4th quarter
Updated by on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at 10:00 AM

St. Stephen’s Episcopal School

8th Grade Latin Syllabus

4th 9 Weeks

2009-2010

 

Teacher: Lisl Bambas

 

Email: lbambas@ststeveschool.org

 

Conference Period: MTTh 2:45-3:30

*** Syllabus is subject to change

Course Description:  Latin grammar: 3 and 4th verb conjugation; fourth and fifth noun declensions

Grading Structure:  Observation, Tests, Rubrics (Daily Grades), and Projects

 

Week

Content/Question

Skills

Activities

Assessment

Notes

 

 

Week 28

 

Third conjugation Verbs All 6 tenses

 

How do you form third conjugation verbs in all tenses?

 

Using a T chart form verbs in all 6 tenses

 

Observation

Check lists

Vocabulary quiz

 

 

 

 

 

Week 29

 

Third conjugation i-stem verbs

How do you form third conjugation i-stem verbs in all tenses?  How do they differ from regular 3rd conjugation?

 

Using a T chart form i-stem verbs in all 6 tenses.  Compare and contrast

 

Observation

Check lists

Vocabulary quiz

 

 

Good Friday

 

 

 

Week 30

 

Review of third conjugation verbs

 

 

Translate sentences using 3rd conjugation regular and i-stem verbs

 

Translation exercises

 

Observation

Translation accuracy

 

Community Work Day

April 10

(Saturday)

 

 

Week 31

 

Fourth declension nouns

 

Recognizing and declining fourth declension nouns, the “u” nouns

 

Decline 4th declension nouns in all cases singular and plural

 

Observation

Check lists

Vocabulary quiz

 

SAES Accreditation visitation

 

 

Week 32

 

Fourth conjugation verbs

 

The fourth conjugation – the “real” ire verbs.  They are just like 3rd conjugation verbs!

 

Using a T chart form 4th conjugation verbs in all 6 tenses.  Compare and contrast

With 3rd conjugation

 

Observation

Check lists

Vocabulary quiz

 

 

 

 

 

Week 33

 

Fifth Declension nouns

 

 

Recognizing and declining fifth declension nouns; there are just 4 nouns!

 

Decline 4th declension nouns in all cases singular and plural

 

 

 

ERB Testing

5/27-5/30

 

 

Week 34

 

 

No new material

 

 

 

 

Middle School Field Trip

 

 

Week 35

 

What are demonstrative adjectives and pronouns

 

Overview of demonstrative adjectives and pronouns

 

Introduction only; review of previous declensions and conjugations.

 

Observation

Check lists

Vocabulary quiz

 

Mothers’ Day Tea

 

 

Week 36

 

The passive voice

 

Overview of passive voice in English and Latin

 

Introduction only; review of previous declensions and conjugations.

 

Translations

 

 

 

 

Week 37

 

What have you learned?

 

 

 

Final Exam

 

Final Exam

May 24