Course Title: Latin III
Grade: 9
Course: 1
A. Course Description:
Latin III is an in depth study of selected ancient Latin primary sources ranging from the first century B. C. to the sixteenth century A. D.
B. Course Objectives/Methods:
This course focuses on the application of grammar acquired in Latin I and Latin II in the analysis and translation of a variety of ancient Latin sources: Caesar, Livy, Tacitus, Suetonius, Pliny the Younger, Cicero, Seneca, Luther. The classes are conducted using the Socratic method to encourage independent research and critical thinking skills.
C. Course Goals:
Students will be able to do the Following:
- Value language as a gift from God;
- Recognize the reciprocal impact between language and culture;
- Detect the general principles of language construction;
- Evaluate the lexical and linguistic relationships between Latin and English;
- Generate an appreciation for all great literature as they become involved in the original sources;
- Discern positive & negative character traits of notable historical figures, relate them to biblical Christianity & draw comparisons to other figures throughout history;
- Compare writing styles of various ancient writers, evaluate events & social ills in their ancient context & draw comparisons to the modern day;
- Demonstrate a more nuanced poetic ability in writing and speaking;
- Relate the many influences of Latin and the Roman Empire to Western Civilization;
- Integrate knowledge of Latin with other disciplines studied;
- Develop the processes of induction and deduction through study of Latin;
- Expand Latin and English vocabulary.
D. Teacher Materials:
Cassell's Latin and English Dictionary. Compiled by D. P. Simpson. New York:Macmillan, 1968.
Jenney Jr., Charles, Rogers V. Scudder & Eric C. Baade. Jenney's First Year Latin. Newton, MA: Allyn & Bacon, Inc. 1987.
Henle, Robert J. Latin Grammar. Chicago: Loyola University Press. 1958.
Cicero. De Natura Deorum, from the Loeb Classical Library, eds. T.E. Page, E. Capps,
L.A. Post, W.H.D. Rouse & E.H. Warmington. Trans. byB.O. Foster. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1930 (1964).
Gaius Julius Caesar. The Gallic War, from the Loeb Classical Library, eds. T.E. Page, E.
Capps, L.A. Post, W.H.D. Rouse & E.H. Warmington. Trans. by H.J. Edwards. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1917 (1966).
Cornelius Tacitus. The Histories, from the Loeb Classical Library, eds. T.E. Page, E.
Capps, L.A. Post, W.H.D. Rouse & E.H. Warmington. Trans. by Clifford H. Moore. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1925 (1962).
______________. The Annals, from the Loeb Classical Library, eds. T.E. Page, E.
Capps, L.A. Post, W.H.D. Rouse & E.H. Warmington. Trans. by Clifford H. Moore. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1931 (1962).
Pliny the Younger. Letters (Vol. I), from the Loeb Classical Library, eds. T.E. Page, E.
Capps, L.A. Post, W.H.D. Rouse & E.H. Warmington. Trans. by William Melmoth, rev. by W.M.L. Hutchinson. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1915 (1961).
______________. Letters (Vol. II), from the Loeb Classical Library, eds. T.E. Page, E.
Capps, L.A. Post, W.H.D. Rouse & E.H. Warmington. Trans. by William Melmoth, rev. by W.M.L. Hutchinson. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1915 (1963).
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus. The Lives of the Caesars (Vol. I), from the Loeb Classical
Library, eds. T.E. Page, E. Capps, L.A. Post, W.H.D. Rouse & E.H. Warmington. Trans. by John C. Rolfe. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1913 (1964).
______________________. The Lives of the Caesars (Vol. II), from the Loeb Classical
Library, eds. T.E. Page, E. Capps, L.A. Post, W.H.D. Rouse & E.H. Warmington. Trans. by B.O. Foster. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1914 (1965).
Livy (Titus Livius). From the Founding of the City, Books XXI-XXII, from the Loeb
Classical Library, eds. T.E. Page, E. Capps, L.A. Post, W.H.D. Rouse & E.H. Warmington. Trans. by John C. Rolfe. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1929 (1963).
Livy (Titus Livius). Hannibal: The Scourge of Rome. Eds. E.D.C. Lake & F.S. Porter. London: Bristol Classical Press, 1984.
Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine, 3rd edition. H. J. Vogels. Freiburg: Herbert & Co., 1949.
Martin Luther. Project Gutenberg Etext of Martin Luther's 95 Theses.ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/docs/books/gutenberg/etext95/the9510.txt
E. Student Texts:
Cassell's Latin and English Dictionary. Compiled by D. P. Simpson. New York:Macmillan, 1968.
Jenney Jr., Charles, Rogers V. Scudder & Eric C. Baade. Jenney's First Year Latin. Newton, MA: Allyn & Bacon, Inc. 1987.
Copies of primary texts
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