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Curriculum
Foreign Languages
LATIN I
(one year)
Latin I is an introduction to
Latin for the high school
student
of any level with no prior
knowledge of the language. The
curriculum leads the student
through the first two books of
the Cambridge Latin Course (CLS),
designed to engage the
student in the literary,
artistic, and linguistic
heritage of
Roman civilization. Transparent
Language and other computer
programs and audiotapes provide
assistance. Students explore
a cultural progression from
Pompeii to Roman Britain to the
East (Alexandria) and, finally,
to the city of Rome itself.
Latin I
serves as a bridge to original
Latin in prose and verse.
An elective course for Upper
School students
LATIN II
(one year)
Unit 3 of the Cambridge Latin
Course consolidates the
essential
grammar, vocabulary, and
structure of Latin. Toward the
end of
the year, original texts are
introduced to develop facility
with
more advanced forms of
expression, interpretation, and
translation of passages from
Roman mythology and literature.
A
key component is active use of
Transparent Language software
and audiotapes. Students
continue to explore the cultural
heritage of the Roman Empire.
Prerequisite: Latin IA/B (with
departmental approval) or Latin
I.
An elective course for Upper
School students.
LATIN III
(one year)
While continuing to stress the
more advanced aspects of Latin
grammar and syntax, this course
concentrates on the goal of
cultivating fluency in
translation and analysis of
writings,
especially in prose and poetry.
In particular, attention is
focused
on constructions not already
introduced in the Cambridge
Latin
Course, Unit Three. Students
begin to make a transition to
genuine Latin, reading adapted
stories by Livy about early
Roman
heroes and legends. The goal is
to read aloud with expression
and comprehension with an eye to
interpretation. In the second
semester, students learn to read
Caesar’s War Commentaries in
the original. They learn to
analyze the author's style, and
some
emphasis is put on the Roman
military in general and Julius
Caesar in particular.
Prerequisite: Latin II.
An elective course for Upper
School students.
LATIN III HONORS
(one year)
Latin III Honors is an
accelerated course that presumes
an
excellent mastery of Latin I and
Latin II. The syllabus makes no
provision for review on grammar
and syntax. In the first
semester
students learn to read Caesar’s
War Commentaries in the original
language. Attention is focused
on stylistic analysis, Roman
military history, and Julius
Caesar’s life and
accom-plishments. In
the second semester, students
read a variety of Latin writers
including Ovid, Martial,
Catullus, and Vergil. Emphasis
in the
second semester is given to
reading aloud with comprehension
and appreciation, while
continuing to build the Latin
vocabulary
needed to succeed in AP Latin.
This course serves as a suitable
transition to AP Latin.
Prerequisite: Latin II with a
minimum B+ average and
departmental approval.
An elective course for Upper
School students.
LATIN IV
(one year)
This is an elective course for
the student who has successfully
completed three years of the
Latin curriculum. It presumes
competency with Latin grammar,
syntax, and extensive
vocabulary.
In the first semester the
student learns how to scan
poetry
and read aloud with expression
and under-standing. Readings
include Ovid’s Daedalus and
Icarus, Pyramus and Thisbe, and
Deucalion and Pyhrra. In the
second semester the course
readings
include Martial, Catullus, and
Vergil. This course may serve as
a
bridge to AP Latin.
Prerequisite: Latin III and
departmental approval.
An elective course for Upper
School students.
AP LATIN VERGIL
(one year)
Advanced Placement Latin is a
college-level course designed to
prepare the student for the AP
and SAT II exams in Latin. Basic
objectives include reading,
understanding, and interpreting
the
Aeneid in its original form. The
AP Vergil Examination requires
and reflects two semesters of
college-level study. Students
are
expected to translate accurately
the poetry they read from Latin
into English and demonstrate a
grasp of the grammatical
structures and vocabulary that
the author has used. Literary
techniques such as stylistic
analysis are an integral part of
the
advanced work.
Prerequisite: Latin III and/or
IV and departmental approval.
An elective course for Upper
School students.
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