Course Overview-Latin II

Grammar-Fourth & Fifth Declension Nouns, Perfect Tenses, Adverbs, Comparison, Participles, Relative Clauses, etc.

Mythology-Chapters 1-10 in Mythology by Edith Hamilton

Culture-Roman Class Structure, Republican Government, Amusements,  Philosophy, Roman Comedy & Drama, Greek Culture, History (Early Republic to establishment of Principate)

Word Study-Greek/Roman prefixes, roots, suffixes , Medical terms used today

PACING GUIDE    Latin II Texts:  Ecce Romani,Oxford Latin
                  Course, Mythology

These plans are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Week One
Course overview/Class rules
Review case usage
Review nouns,pronouns,adjectives
             adverbs, prepositions
Review early Roman monarchy and heroes
Review mythology/Do Ecce Dei review puzzle
Assessments

Week Two
Review verb structure
Review irregular verbs
Begin Latin Roots Lessons 10-12
Chapter 17:  Imperfect, perfect tenses
Punic Wars
View Rome:The Rise
Assessments

Week Three
Continue Chapter 17 exercises and translations
Roman elections
Roman expansion
Mythology: Chapter 1
Assessments

Week Four
Chapter 18: Perfect stems of verbs
                    Expressions of time
                    Numerals:Unus,duo,tres
Exercises and translations
Early Roman Republic
Republican government: Cursus Honorum
View Rome:Legions of Conquest
Assessments

Week Five
Chapter 19: Pluperfect Tense
                    Expressions of place
                    Locative Case
Exercises and translations
City of Rome/Map activities
Assign Roman Forum report
Assessments

Week Six
Chapter 20: Fourth Declension nouns
Exercises and translations
Roman calendar
Greece and Rome cultural comparison
Assign Greek research reports
Assessments

Week Seven
Chapter 21: Fifth Declension Nouns
Exercises and translations
Latin Roots Lessons 17-19
Struggles within the Republic
Life of Cicero
Assessments

Week Eight
Greek research reports due
Chapter 22: Uses of the ablative case
Principal parts of verbs review sheet
Mythology: Chapters 2-4
Roman entertainments: Theaters, races
View A Funny Thing Happened on the
          Way to the Forum

Assessments

Week Nine
Roman Forum reports due
Chapter 23: Further uses of the ablative
                    Fero,ferre
                    Locative Case
Exercise and translations
Roman entertainment: Gladiators and ludi circenses
View: Gladiators: Blood Sport
Assessment

Week Ten
Ludi circenses test
Chapter 24: Comparison of adjectives
Exercises and translations
Roman entertainment: Baths and triumphs
Daily life and schedule
View: Roman Baths
Assessments

Week Eleven
Chapter 25: Irregular comparisons
Exercises and translations
Proficiency test Chapters 24-25
Mythology: Chapters 5-7
Coming of age ceremonies
Collapse of the Republic
View Rome:Seduction of Power
Assessments

Week Twelve
Chapter 26: Present participles
Exercises and translations
Latin Roots Lessons 20-22
Medical Latin
Political violence in late Republic
Death of Julius Caesar
Assessments

Week Thirteen
Chapter 27:  Future/future perfect tenses
Exercises and translations
Continue medical terms
Trade by water
Piracy
View: Ostia:Rome’s Lost Harbor
Assessments

Week Fourteen
Chapter 29: Alter,uter,uterque
Exercises and translations
Derivative search
Review test: Chapters 28-29
Roman philosophy
Zodiac and constellations
Assessments

Week Fifteen
Chapter 30: Passive Voice
                    Perfect passive participle
Exercises and translations
Mythology: Chapters 7-10
Roman weddings
Assessments

Week Sixteen
Chapter 31: Perfect passive verb tenses
Exercises and translations
Review of all verbs/Conjugation review sheets
Birth and childhood
Assessments

Week Seventeen
Chapter 32: Present passive verb tenses
Exercises and translations
The Second Triumverate
Bella Civila timeline
Assessments

Week Eighteen
Review all grammar
Review all culture
End of the Republic
Establishment of the Principate