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Latin 2 Agenda: May 7-11

M/T:

• Due: p. 353 mapping
• Begin planning the Roman Meal Project with group – choose a recipe
• Lesson 51 “Caedicius Fortis” p 353: translate in skill groups
• IP: Lesson 51 differentiation tool; study for 49-50 vocab quiz

W/Th:

• Lessons 49-50 vocab quiz
• Lesson 52 vocab
• Grammar: Is, Ea, Id
• In-class practice: p 360, Ex. A
• Intro to Latin Symposium Poetry Project; time in class to work on English poem – due M/T
• IP: Study for Hic/Ille quiz Friday

Friday:

• HIc/Ille quiz
• Time in class to work on English poems and food project
• IP: English poems due M/T

Latin 3 Agenda: May 7-11

M/T:

• Collect reading packet from Friday; go over the translation
• Finish Gerundives notes/practice
• Whiteboard practice: Vocab pictionary
• IP: “Eruption of Vesuvius” part 1: fill in vocab and prepare to translate sentences 1-10 Eruption of Vesuvius Worksheets

W/Th:

• Translate “Eruption of Vesuvius” part 1 (Sentences 1-10)
• Whiteboard review of vocab and grammar in the translated sentences
• IP: Review for quiz on sentences 1-10

Friday:

• Quiz: Eruption of Vesuvius part 1
• Review of participles & gerunds in “Conversational Latin for Oral Proficiency” dialogues
• IP: “Eruption of Vesuvius” part 2: Fill in vocab and prepare to translate.

Latin 2 Agenda: April 30-May 4

M/T:

• BW: Map and translate a sentence with hic/ille
• Honors: Vergil 1-60 Vocab quiz
• Lesson 50 differentiation tool and mapping exercise
• Vocab review drill
• IP: Map and translate p. 351, ex. A

W/Th:

• Go over IP
• Whiteboards: Hic/Ille review
• Lesson 51 vocab
• Grammar: Ablative of Time When
• IP: Map p. 353

Friday:

• Introduction to Roman food and Roman food project

Latin 3 Agenda: April 30-May 4

M/T:

• BW: Pliny Vocab 81-99 Crossword pliny vocab 81-100 xword
• Vocab quiz: Pliny vocab 81-99
• Finish translating samples of Pompeii election graffiti. Then, compose original graffiti using the formulas common to the examples. After each graffito is approved, the student may write it up on the paper “wall” to be displayed. Write your own Pompeii Graffiti
• Grammar: Introduction to Gerunds/Gerundives Gerunds and Gerundives
• Whiteboard practice: Forming the gerund from the 2nd principal part of common verbs
• IP: Study for Gerund forms miniquiz, W/Th

W/Th:

• BW: Gerund Forms Miniquiz (write the 4 gerund forms of each of 2 verbs)
• Gerundives: Powerpoint notes/practice
• Whiteboard practice: Forming gerundives
• Future Passive Periphrastic song and translation practice
• Dative of Agent
• Gerundives of purpose
• IP: Sorting Hat worksheet Eruption of Vesuvius – Sorting Hat

Friday:

• Collect IP worksheet
• Reading packet from “38 Latin Stories”: “Watching the Orator at Work”
• Translate the passage
• Respond in English to an essay question about it
• Identify grammatical constructions in the text

Latin 3 Agenda: April 23-26

M/T:

• Bellwork: Pliny vocab 61-80 crossword pliny vocab 61-80 xword
• Vocab quiz: Pliny 61-80
• Indirect statement/infinitives review: Find infinitives in Pliny’s letter Eruption of Vesuvius and identify their use Name That Infinitive
• Translate samples of Pompeiian election graffiti: Oro Vos Faciatis; wirte your own graffiti: Write your own Pompeii Graffiti
• IP: Study for infinitives & Indirect Statements quiz

W/Th:

• Bellwork: Indirect statements review
• Quiz: Infinitives and Indirect Statements
• Finish Pompeii election graffiti and construct paper wall
• Grammar: Introduction to Gerunds/Gerundives
  • Whiteboard practice: Forming the gerund from the 2nd principal part
  • Practice packet: RaTPG p 178-183
    • Practice 1 (Gerunds) & 2 (Gerundives): Self check the exercises and record your progress on Individual Outcome Tracker sheet.
    • Practice 3-7: Discuss as a class.
    • IP: Complete any part of the packet not finished in class; study for Pliny 81-99 quiz on M/T

Latin 2 Agenda: April 23-26

M/T:

• Bellwork: Map and translate the sentence: “Post longum tempus in agrīs, pastor vestem in capite posuit, et discessit ad fortem casam quam amāvit.”
• Lesson 48-49 vocabulary Lesson 48-49 Vocab
• Grammar: Ablative of Respect Lesson 48-49 bellwork and Ablative of Respect notes
• Skill group differentiated reading: Dei Deaeque Romanorum – Review Reading
• IP: Skill group differentiated worksheet: Dei Deaeque Skill Group tool

W/Th:

• Lessons 47-48 vocab quiz
• Grammar: Demonstrative Pronouns – Hic (“this, these”) and Ille (“that, those”): Hic-Ille Charts
• Lesson 50 vocabulary: Lesson 50 Vocab
• In-class practice: p. 351 Oral Practice individually; Exercise A in skill groups
• IP: Map p. 348, lines 1-8
• Honors: Also study for 1-60 Vergil vocab quiz

Latin 3 Agenda: April 9-13

M/T:

• Bellwork: Form and translate infinitives of audio and sequor
• Infinitives packet (p 149-151): Practice 8-10: Uses of the infinitive
• Pliny key vocab: Picture drill
• Work on vocab project; if completed, form small groups to review the vocabulary
• IP: Study for Pliny vocab 1-20 quiz; complete vocab project – due W/Th

W/Th:

• Bellwork: Pliny vocab crossword pliny vocab 1-20 xword
• Vocab 1-20 quiz
• Pliny key vocab: Picture drill
• Introduction to Indirect Statement Oratio Obliqua – Head Verbs List
• Model sentences: “He says that…” “He said that…”
• Journalist game: Practice indirect statement with individual outcome trackers
• IP: Indirect Statement Practice Worksheet – due M/T Indirect Statement Practice

Friday:

• Indirect statement/Infinitives review packet (p 152-158): Indirect Statement practices 1-2, 4; honors also do practice 3. Infinitives review: all do practice 1.

Latin 2 Agenda: April 9-13

M/T:

• Bellwork: Decline hostis and mare
• “Penelope,” p 319 lines 1-8: Check mapping and complete differentiation tool in groups, then sight translate
• IP: Decline iter, vestis, mons and clamor
• Prepare for skill assessment on W/Th

W/Th

• Skill assessment (sentence mapping and sight translation)
• Go over IP
• Grammar: 3rd declension adjectives
• Lesson 47 vocabulary
• IP: Lessons 45-46 vocab quiz Friday

Friday

• Lessons 45-46 vocab quiz
• Mythology: Demeter, Persephone and the “Dying Goddess” motif

Latin 2 Agenda: March 26-29

M/T:

• Bellwork: Decline ordo and flumen
• Check IP
• Lesson 46 vocab Lesson 46 Vocab Unit IX Vocabulary Lesson 46
• Grammar notes: I-stem 3rd declension nouns Third Declension I-stem Nouns Notes
• A4: Finish translating p. 314 lesson 45 part 1
• B4: Whiteboard practice: p 321 ex A, in skill groups: Defining vocab; IDing basic grammar and syntax; mapping; translating
• IP: Map lesson 45 part 2 story (p 314 lines 7-14) lesson 45 diff tool, part 2

W/Th:

• Miniquiz: Decline a 3rd declension neuter noun
• Differentiation groups: Lesson 45 part 2 story (p 314, lines 7-14); check mapping and sight translate
• IP for break: Map Lesson 46 story (p 319 lines 1-8)