Latin Level 1
Year at a Glance
Theme 1: Roman Life
Communication
Reading for Understanding
- Read words, phrases, and sentences about the Roman family, including slaves.
- Read simple passages about Roman homes and various architectural structures.
- Demonstrate comprehension by reading and answering questions in English about Roman homes and various architectural structures.
Using Oral and Written Language for Understanding
- Respond to simple questions, statements, and commands about the Roman family, including slaves.
- Initiate simple greetings, commands, requests, and simple statements relating to the family.
- Write simple phrases and sentences using numbers and Roman numerals.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Recognize the various forms of Roman dress according to age, gender and status.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the difference between a villa and domus.
- Identify the rooms in a Roman house.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Discuss the influence of the Latin language on mathematical terms, such as subtrahend, binary, and decimal.
- Discuss the influence of Roman architecture on architecture throughout the world.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare and contrast components of a Roman city with Washington, D.C.
- Compare and contrast aspects of Roman entertainment and modern society.
- Recognize and use English derivatives based on the family and numbers.
- Recognize and use Roman numerals and the vocabulary associated with counting.
Communication Across Communities
- Inform others about the Latin language and Roman culture, such as in skits, bulletin boards, and banquets.
- Recognize the evidences of basic architecture, Roman life, and entertainment in print and non-print media.
- Identify and research careers, such as architect, mathematician, and lawyer, in which the knowledge of the ancient world is important.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Abbreviations, expressions, and mottoes, such as P.S., cave canem, and te morituri salutamus
- Family terms, such as pater, uxor, filius, vilicus, and paedagogus
- Roman house terms, such as atrium, culina, lararium, ianua, and domus
- Roman dress terms, such as tunica, palla, and toga virilis
Theme 2: Geography
Communication
Reading for Understanding
- Read simple phrases or sentences using the Latin place names such as Roma, Ostia, Neapolis, Italia, Hispania, Britannia, etc.
Using Oral and Written Language for Understanding
- Locate on a map the major countries, towns, cities, islands, rivers, and mountains of Italy and the Roman world.
- Respond to simple questions about the locations of major geographical features.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Discuss the location and the importance of the Via Appia.
- Understand the elements of travel in the Roman world, such as vehicles, lodging, distance, and dangers of the road.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Relate geographic locations of the Roman world to the modern political map.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare the growth of Rome and the Roman empire to the colonies and the United States.
- Produce English derivatives from place names.
Communication Across Communities
- Recognize the influence of Roman geography upon our society, such as cartography and modern American place names.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Abbreviations, expressions, and mottoes, such as omnes viae ducunt Romam, regina viarum, and terra firma
- Place names such as provincia, villar urbana, villa rustica, and villa maritima
- Names of cities and countries, such as Carthago, Athenae, Gallia, etc.
- Pompeiian vocabulary such as Pompeii, Neapolis, Mons Vesuvius, etc.
- Interrogatives, such as Ubi, num, nonne, and -ne
Theme 3: History
Communication
Reading for Understanding
- Read simple passages about the Trojan War, legendary heroes, and the founding of Rome.
- Demonstrate comprehension by reading and answering questions in English about the Trojan War, legendary heroes, and the founding of Rome.
Using Oral and Written Language for Understanding
- Respond in Latin to simple questions about Roman history, such as questions about the Trojan War, legendary heroes, and the founding of Rome.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of a Roman hero or heroine.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the functions of government during the three periods of Roman history.
- Identify the ways the Romans commemorated important historical people and events, such as through coins, triumphal arches, and literature.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Recognize the differences between various forms of government.
- Discuss the evidence of Roman expansion throughout the world.
- Compare different forms of literature, such as legend, fairy tale, and epic.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare the Roman image of a hero with a modern American image of a hero.
- Demonstrate an understanding of Roman law and government as a foundation of U.S. government.
- Identify simple legal and governmental terms derived from Latin.
Communication Across Communities
- Recognize evidences of Roman history in print and non-print media, such as a numismatic museum trip, an internet virtual tour of the Roman Forum, and inscriptions.
- Share knowledge of Roman history with others in the school community through activities such as showing a film, political debates, and bulletin board displays.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Abbreviations, expressions and mottoes, such as e pluribus unum; veni vidi vici; A.D.; and SPQR
- Trojan War terms (e.g. epic, Judgment of Paris, "face that launches a thousand ships")
- Historical terms (e.g. A.U.C., rex, consul)
- Legal and governmental derivatives, such as sub poena, affidavit, imperialistic, etc.
- Roman dates, ordinal numbers, and Roman numerals
Theme 4: Mythology
Communication
Reading for Understanding
- Read simple phrases or sentences describing the twelve Olympian gods and goddesses, including their domains and symbols.
Using Oral and Written Language for Understanding
- Write the Roman names of the twelve Olympian gods and goddesses.
- Use orally the Roman names of the twelve Olympian gods and goddesses.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Identify Olympians according to their attributes in various art forms, such as vases, friezes, statues, paintings and sketches.
- Discuss the connection of Roman gods and goddesses to the holidays, days of the week, and months of the year.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Recognize Roman gods and goddesses who are referred to in literary works, such as the Odyssey, Iliad, Aeneid, Antigone, Oedipus Rex, etc.
- Discuss mythological references used in art, history, etc.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Identify modern architecture based on ancient temples.
- Produce derivatives from the names of the gods and goddesses, such as jovial, Junoesque, mercurial, etc.
Communication Across Communities
- Relate the influence of mythology to modern society, such as astrology, astronomy, the space program, the automobile industry, marketing, music, and advertising.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Abbreviations, expressions and mottoes, such as lb., Me Hercule!, and Descensus Averno facilis est
- Interrogatives using forms of esse
- Greek names of the gods and goddesses
- Latin vocabulary related to gods, such as rex, regina, deus, and dea
- Family vocabulary, such as pater, mater, etc.
- Related religious vocabulary, such as templum, statua, and ara