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Middle School:
7th Grade Latin Syllabus
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. Week Content/Question Skills Activities Assessment 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 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 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 Week Six General review Review of vocabulary, Conjugations, and first and second declensions Oral exercises Chants Review previous exercises End of term test 512-847-9857 |