Latin
Latin 2 Credit: 1 unit
Year: 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Latin 1
The Latin 2 curriculum includes:
- Further development of listening, writing, reading and speaking skills which will satisfy checkpoint B of the communicative objective of the New York State Syllabus;
- Greater emphasis on reading comprehension skills;
- Introduction and practice of fundamental grammatical concepts;
- Strong emphasis on vocabulary build-up through vocabulary, word explanations and word groupings;
- Continuing study of the Latin culture.
Latin 3Credit: 1 unit
Year: 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: Score of 85 on the Latin 2 final exam, completion of Latin 2 and passing of the proficiency exam.
Students will continue the study of grammar through Cicero's orations and letters. The study of the social and political aspects of the Republican period is approached though additional authors. Students will analyze the connection of modern society to antiquity. The Comprehensive Regents Examination in Latin is given in June.
Latin 4/5Credit: 1 unit
Year: 11, 12
Prerequisite: Score of 85 on the Latin Regents
Rome during the Augustan Age is the emphasis of this curriculum. Students will read the poetry of Vergil, Catullus, Horace, Martial and Ovid in Latin and English. Metrical form, particularly the dactylic hexameter, the poetical devices and grammatical forms of poetry are recognized. Emphasis is given to connecting the attributes of the Empire to other disciplines. The curriculum is designed to be rotated each year so students are reading more of the authors their fifth year. Opportunity for an independent project is given to the fifth year student.
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