Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages), Grade 9 - 12, Latin Level I, 2006
1.) Use Level I Latin grammar and syntax to read and write Latin.
Examples: first-, second-, and third-declension nouns; six cases and their uses, including nominative--subject and predicate nominative; genitive--possession; dative--indirect object, with special adjectives; accusative--direct object, object of prepositions, duration of time, extent of space; ablative--manner, means, agent, accompaniment, place where, object of preposition, time when, within which; vocative--noun of direct address; first-, second-, and third-declension adjectives; personal, reflexive, relative, demonstrative, and interrogative pronouns; six tenses of verbs, four conjugations, active and passive voice, sum, possum; imperatives; present and perfect tense infinitives; vocabulary learned in the dictionary format
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2.) Respond orally to simple Latin sentences and phrases.
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3.) Use correct pronunciation to read Latin sentences and phrases.
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4.) Describe elements of Roman daily life.
Examples: calendar, religion, government, social organization, food, clothing, architecture, entertainment, recreation
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5.) Describe the most important Greco-Roman deities, including their characteristics, duties, and associated myths.
Examples: Olympian gods, earth gods, mythical monsters, creation stories
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6.) Locate historically important cities and major geographical features of Italy and western Europe.
Examples:
- cities--Rome, Pompeii, Capua, Ostia, Brundisium;
- geographical features--Tiber, Arno, Po, Appian Way, Etruria, Britannia, Gallia, Germania, Graecia, Mare Nostrum, Aegean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Alps
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7.) Identify Latin influences on other disciplines.
Examples:
- mathematics--Roman numerals, prefixes in metric system;
- science--terminology used in anatomy, names of planets used in astronomy
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8.) Identify evidence of contributions of Roman civilization and language to diverse cultures.
Examples: Roman architectural sites in the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe; artistic interpretation of classical themes during the Renaissance
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9.) Recognize Latin derivatives, cognates, and language patterns, including mottoes, phrases, and abbreviations used in English.
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10.) Identify similarities of the culture of the United States to that of the Roman world, including architecture, daily life, and themes and heroes of classical mythology.
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11.) List professional fields that employ Latin terminology.
Examples: medical, legal, pharmacological, mathematical, scientific
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