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Middle School:
6th Grade Latin Syllabus
St. Stephen’s Episcopal School 6th Grade Latin, First Term 2008-2009 Carpe diem - Seize the day Teacher: Lisl Bambas Class time: Fifth period, 12:45-1:30; Wednesday 12:55-1:35 Course description: Text, Matin Latin. The students are introduced to conjugating verbs in the present tense. They also learn to form and use first declension nouns in the nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, and ablative cases through exercises and brief translations. 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. Email address: lbambas@ststevesschool.org Week Content Skills Activities Assessment Week One -Review of parts of speech -Nouns in the first declension Recognize nouns, pronouns, verbs -Begin learning noun paradigms Chapter exercises Discussion Week Two -Introduction to Latin verb endings -Begin learning verb paradigms -Simple verb translations Vocabulary practice Chants Discussion Chapter exercises Week Three -Verbs in the first conjugation; -Simple vocabulary -First translations Using the noun and verb paradigms to translate simple sentences -Linking unfamiliar word to familiar ones -Memorization Vocabulary practice Translations Chants Discussion Chapter exercises Vocabulary quiz Week Four -Sum, the verb of being -More 1st Declension vocabulary, derivatives -Plurals -Learning the sum paradigm -Linking unfamiliar word to familiar ones -Memorization Vocabulary practice Illustrations Translations Discussion Chapter exercises Vocabulary quiz Week Five -Using the imperfect tense -More 1st Declension vocabulary, derivatives -Compare and contrast: imperfect vs. present tenses -Imperfect tense paradigm Vocabulary practice Chapter exercises Translation Chapter exercises, Discussion, Vocabulary Test Week Six What do you remember? Review, reinforce Selected exercises Discussion Terms test 512-847-9857 |