Assignment for Saturday, 12.21.19

Dear Elementary Latinists:

By 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 21, please do the following:

(1) Complete Section E (Reading aloud) of our final exam. Call my campus voicemail with your perfected reading of the final exam passage. Before you left the exam, you were handed a sheet with full instructions and a copy of the passage to mark up.

(2) Peer Review Round III: Fill out a Peer Review Form for each of your teammates. Please observe the 11:00 deadline so you can maximize your points, and visit our Policies page if necessary to re-familiarize yourself with the Peer Review guidelines.

Thanks for a great semester!

DC

Final Exam on Tuesday, 12.17.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

Our final exam on Tuesday, December 17, will have the following format.

(A) Declining nouns and adjectives:

I'll give you English adjective-noun pairs in the singular or plural, you give me the Latin forms in the five major cases. NOTE: Nouns and adjectives will all come from the third declension.

(B) Verbs: Jump drills:

A series of relatively short sequences in which you "jump" (change) one attribute of a verb form at a time, either person, number, tense, mood or voice. NOTE: The drills will heavily (but not exclusively) emphasize the passive voice.

(C) Verbs: Stacks:

I'll give you an English verb and a pronoun, you give me the six active Latin forms from the present indicative through the future perfect indicative.

(D) Passage to translate:

A short passage of connected Latin prose, using vocabulary and grammar through chapter 14. Read it carefully and write out your translation.

(E) Reading out loud (take-home portion, due Saturday, December 21, 11:00 p.m.):

Practice reading the final exam passage out loud: use Shelmerdine's textbook to help you determine vowel/consonant sounds and place accents. When you have perfected your reading, call my campus voice mail and read me the Latin over the phone. 

NOTE: Please prepare for and complete this portion of the exam on your own. I'll supply a copy of the passage for you to practice on and mark up. (No, you do not have to memorize the passage. Yes, you can read from the copy.)

ALSO NOTE: Some generosity has been granted for late readings or peer reviews. But, in keeping with the notion of a final exam, late work will NOT be accepted.

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For this exam, you'll be responsible for all concepts and vocabulary through Shelmerdine Chapter 14.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

DC

Assignment for Tuesday, 12.10.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Tuesday morning, December 10, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 14, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Imperfect Passive Indicative (#68, p. 127); and
• Future Passive Indicative (#69, p. 127).

(2) Homework (due by email, 11:00 p.m.):

• Exercise 108 (p. 128); and
• Exercise 109 (p. 128).

DC

Vocabulary Quiz on Monday, 12.09.19

Dear Elementarians,

Our final vocabulary quiz, on Monday, December 9, will draw from Chapter 14 of Shelmerdine's textbook (pp. 132–3). I'll give you the English definitions, you supply the full Latin vocabulary entry.

Please let me know if you have questions.

DC

Assignment for Saturday, 12.07.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Saturday evening, December 7, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 14, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Passive Voice (1) (#66, pp. 125–6); and
• Present Passive Indicative (#67, p. 126).

(2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.):

• Exercise 105, (p. 126); and
  
• Translate the following sentences into Latin:
  a. Because we are never (= numquam) loved, we shall now be friends to ourselves.
  b. The wife of this poet has warned herself.
  c. Those things, which you (pl.) will have learned, are always decided by them [#72: use ab + abl.].

DC

Assignment for Thursday, 12.05.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Thursday morning, December 5, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 13, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• The Pronoun: Reflexive (#61, p. 119–20).

(2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.):

• Exercise 100 (p. 120).

• Reading 17, second half (from mox milites to the end, p. 122). FORMAT: As with previous long passages, number each English sentence, and treat each as an individual exercise, starting it on a new line. Remember to double-space, please. 

DC

Extra-credit quiz on Tuesday, 12-03-19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

On Tuesday, December 3, we will have an extra-credit vocabulary quiz on Chapter 13 of Shelmerdine's textbook (pp. 123–4). As usual, I'll give you the English definitions, you supply the full Latin vocabulary entry.

As the label "extra-credit" implies, the quiz is optional. If you decide to take it, you could earn up to 30 bonus points toward your quiz scores. You will not lose points for not taking the quiz or for making mistakes on it.

If you are not taking the quiz, you can either come to class at 11:15 and wait or come at 11:25, when the quiz will be over.

Please let me know if you have questions.

DC

Snow Day on Monday, 12-02-19

DIES NIVALIS.

DC

Assignment for Tuesday, 11.26.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Tuesday morning, November 26, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 13, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• The Pronoun: Relative (#63, p. 117); and
• Adjectival Uses: Relative Clauses (#64, p. 118).

(2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.):

• Exercise 99 (p. 119); and
• Exercise 101, ONLY odd numbers (p. 120 — JUST TRANSLATE).

DC

Vocabulary Quiz on Monday, 11.25.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

Our ninth vocabulary quiz, on Monday, November 25, will draw from Chapter 12 of Shelmerdine's textbook (pp. 115–16). I'll give you the English definitions, you supply the full Latin vocabulary entry.

Please let me know if you have questions.

DC

Assignment for Saturday, 11.23.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Saturday evening, December 2, please do the following:

(1) Homework (due by email, 11:00 p.m.):

• Exercise 94, ONLY 2, 4, 6, 9 and 10 (p. 112); and
  
• Rewrite the following English sentences, replacing the underlined word(s) with a relative clause; and

1. Caesar interrogated the man walking in the road.
2. The woman stuck in the elevator was glad to see the firemen.
3. Good things come to those who wait.
4. All they saw was an empty room.

• Combine both short English sentences into a longer English sentence with a main clause and a dependent relative clause:

1. Romulus killed his brother, Remus. Remus had leapt over his walls.
2. There are things in my life. I want to do them.
3. The doctor retired. We gave her an award last year.
4. The poet wept profusely. His books were destroyed in a fire.

DC

Assignment for Thursday, 11.21.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Thursday morning, November 21, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 12, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Accusative of Extent and Degree (#61, pp. 111–12); and
• Dative with Adjectives (#62, pp. 112).

(2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.):

• Exercise 94, ONLY 1, 3, 5, 7, and 8 (p. 112 — JUST TRANSLATE); and
• Exercise 95, ONLY 1, 3, 6, and 7 (pp. 112–13).

DC

Assignment for Tuesday, 11.19.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Tuesday morning, November 19, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 12, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Dependent Clauses (#60, pp. 109–11, including Adverbial Use and Word Order).

(2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.):

• Exercise 89 (p. 111):

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Rewrite the Latin sentence and underline the dependent clause. Then translate the entire sentence into English.

EXAMPLE:

— Poeta tibi hoc carmen dedit dum in tua casa sumus.
— The poet gave you this song while we were in your house.

DC

No Vocabulary Quiz on Monday, 11.18.19

Dear Elementarians,

On Monday, November 18, we will NOT have a vocabulary quiz, due to the recent spate of tests.

Of course, class will be held as usual and we'll get started on chapter 12.

DC

Assignment for Saturday, 11.16.19

Dear Elementary Latinists:

By 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 16, please do the following:

(1) Complete Section D (Reading aloud) of our second midterm exam. Call my campus voicemail with your perfected reading of the midterm passage. Before you left the exam, you were handed a sheet with full instructions and a copy of the passage to mark up.

(2) Peer Review Round 2: Visit our Policies page and make sure you understand the Peer Review guidelines. Then, fill out a Peer Review Form for each of your teammates. Please observe the 11:00 deadline so you can maximize your points.

DC

Exam on Thursday, 11.14.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

Our second midterm exam on Thursday, November 14, will have the following format.

(A) Declining nouns and adjectives:

I'll give you English adjective-noun pairs in the singular or plural, you give me the Latin forms in the five major cases. The adjectives must modify the nouns in case, number, and gender. The focus will be on demonstrative pronouns, third declension adjectives, and third declension nouns, including i-stems.

(B) Verb stacks:

A series of relatively short sequences in which you "stack" verbs from the present system (present, imperfect, future tenses) to the perfect system (perfect, pluperfect, future perfect) using the same person and number throughout.

(C) Passage to translate:

A short passage of connected Latin prose, using vocabulary and grammar through chapter 11. Read it carefully and write out your translation.

(D) Reading out loud (take-home portion, due Saturday, October 16, 11:00 p.m.):

Practice reading the midterm passage out loud: use Shelmerdine's textbook to help you determine vowel/consonant sounds and place accents. When you have perfected your reading, call my campus voice mail and read me the Latin over the phone. 

NOTE: Please prepare for and complete this portion of the exam on your own. I'll supply a copy of the passage for you to practice on and mark up and read from.

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NOTES:

For this exam, you'll be responsible for all concepts and vocabulary through Shelmerdine chapter 11, though grammar will be more focused on chapters 7 onward (that is. the chapters since the last midterm).

Please let me know if you have any questions.

DC

No Assignment on Tuesday, 11.12.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

There will be no written assignment due Tuesday, November 12. Focus on preparing for midterm 2 on Thursday, and come to class ready to dive into the practice exam with your team.

DC

Vocabulary Quiz on Monday, 11.11.19

Dear Elementarians,

Our eighth vocabulary quiz, on Monday, November 20, will draw from Chapters 10 and 11 of Shelmerdine's textbook (pp. 91–2 and 106–7, respectively). I'll give you the English definitions, you supply the full Latin vocabulary entry.

This will be the last time this semester that a quiz covers two chapters.

Please let me know if you have questions.

DC

Assignment for Saturday, 11.09.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Saturday evening, November 9, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 11, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Special Adjectives in -ius (#57, p. 101)
• Numerals (#58, pp. 102–3); and
• Expressions of Time (#59, pp. 103–4).

(2) Homework (due by email, 11:00 p.m.):

• Exercise 84 (p. 102 — no need to say "why not" etc.*)
• Exercise 85 (p. 103); and
• Exercise 86 (p. 104 — ONLY even numbers.

DC

*Which is not to say that, as you do the exercise, telling yourself why an adjective can't modify a noun wouldn't be good practice.

Assignment for Thursday, 11.07.09

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Thursday morning, November 7, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 11, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Perfect Active Indicative (#54, pp. 97–98);
• Pluperfect Active Indicative (#55, p. 99); and
• Future Perfect Active Indicative (#56, p. 100)

(2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.):

• Exercise 78 (p. 99);
• Exercise 79 (p. 100); and
• Exercise 81 (p. 101).

DC

Assignment for Tuesday, 11.05.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Tuesday morning, November 5, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 10, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Expressions of Cause (#53, p. 89).

(2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.):

• Exercise 74, odd numbers ONLY (p. 89 — NOTE: Just translate, no need to show arrows); and
• Exercise 75, ONLY 1, 5, and 9.

DC

Vocabulary Quiz on Monday, 11.04.19

Dear Elementarians,

Our seventh vocabulary quiz, on Monday, November 4, will draw from Chapter 9 of Shelmerdine's textbook (p. 83). I'll give you the English definitions, you supply the full Latin vocabulary entry.

Please let me know if you have questions.

DC

Assignment for Saturday, 11.02.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Saturday evening, November 2, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 10, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Third Declension Adjectives (#52, pp. 86–8).

(2) Homework (due by email, 11:00 p.m.):

• Exercise 71 (p. 88 — NOTE: No need to say "why not" etc.); and

• Consulting Shelmerdine's pronunciation guide (Introduction, pp. 1–3), practice reading out loud the "Aurora and Tithonus" passage from Tuesday's class. Pay particular attention to the placement of the stress accent on each word. When you feel you are ready, call my campus voicemail (x. 5463) and read me the passage over the phone. Identify yourself by name, so I know who's calling.

DC

Assignment for Thursday, 10.31.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Thursday morning, October 31, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 10, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Third Declension Nouns: i-Stem (#51, pp. 85–6).

(2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.):

• Translate the following sentences into Latin:

1. We will offer many favors to that god of the sea.
2. The poet tried to abandon (use imperfect) angry poems in this fire.
3. The high seas (use mare) will make us good sailors
4. In my mind I was able to trust those strange arts.

DC

Assignment for Tuesday, 10.29.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Tuesday morning, October 29, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 9, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• The Pronoun: Demonstrative (hic, haec, hoc and ille, illa, illud, #50, pp. 78–79).

(2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.):

• Exercise 68, ONLY 2, 3, 8, and 9 (p. 70 — only translate, as before); and
• Exercise 69, ONLY 4, 6, and 10; and

DC

Vocabulary Quiz on Monday, 10.28.19

Dear Elementarians,

Our sixth vocabulary quiz, on Monday, October 28, will draw from Chapter 8 of Shelmerdine's textbook (p. 75). I'll give you the English definitions, you supply the full Latin vocabulary entry.

Please let me know if you have questions.

DC

Assignment for Saturday, 10.26.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Saturday evening, October 26, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapters 8 and 9, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Sentence pattern: Factitive (#47, pp. 71–2);
• Imperfect Active Indicative, Third and Fourth Conjugations (#48, p. 77); and
• Future Active Indicative, Third and Fourth Conjugations (#49, pp. 77–8).

(2) Homework (due by email, 11:00 p.m.):

• Exercise 64 (p. 78); and
• Exercise 68, ONLY 1, 5, and 11 (p. 80). NOTE: Only translate the sentences; no need to "identify obvious chunks."
• OPTIONAL bonus exercises: Exercise 69, ONLY 1, 2, and 9 (any or all).

DC

Assignment for Thursday, 10.24.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Thursday morning, October 24, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 8, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Personal Pronouns: is, ea, id (#46, p. 71).

(2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.):

• Exercises 59 and 60 (p. 71).

DC

Assignment for Tuesday, 10.22.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Tuesday morning, October 22, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 8, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Third and Fourth Conjugation: Present Infinitive, Indicative, and Imperative (#45, pp. 69–70).

(2) Homework (due by email, 11:00 p.m.):

• Exercise 57 (p. 70).

DC

Vocabulary Quiz on Monday, 10.21.19

Dear Elementarians,

Our fifth vocabulary quiz, on Monday, October 21, will draw from Chapter 7 of Shelmerdine's textbook (p. 67). I'll give you the English definitions, you supply the full Latin vocabulary entry.

Please let me know if you have questions.

DC

Assignment for Saturday, 10.19.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Saturday evening, October 19, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 7, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Possum: Present, Imperfect, and Future Indicative (#43, p. 63); and
• Sentence Pattern: Special Intransitive  (#44, pp. 63–4).

(2) Homework (due by email, 11:00 p.m.):

• Exercise 55, ONLY 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, and 9 (p. 64); and
• Reading 5, second half (from dea oraculum dabat to the end, p. 64). FORMAT: As with previous long passages, number each English sentence, and treat each as an individual exercise, starting it on a new line. Remember to double-space, please.

DC

Assignment for Thursday, 10.17.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Thursday morning, October 17, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 7, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Personal Pronouns: ego and tu (#42, p. 62).

(2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.):

• Exercise 52 (p. 62); and

• Translate the following into Latin:

1.  To lack liberty is always bad.
2.  Good laws did not exist without justice.
3.  Our mothers will have the rights of citizenship (use dative of possession).

DC

Assignment for Tuesday, 10.15.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Tuesday morning, October 15, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 7, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Third Declension Nouns: Consonant Stems; Masculine, Feminine, and Neuter Nouns (#41–41b, pp. 59–61).

(2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 p.m.):

• Exercise 50 (p. 61; NOTE: No need to say "why not..." etc.  BUT do consider making a table in your word processor); and
• Exercise 51 (p. 61).

DC

No Vocabulary Quiz on Monday, 10.14.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

On Monday, October 14, we will NOT have a vocabulary quiz, due to the recent spate of tests.

Of course, class will be held as as usual and we'll get started on chapter 7.

DC

Assignment for Saturday, 10.12.19

Dear Elementary Latinists:

By 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 12, please do the following:

(1) Complete Section D (Reading aloud) of our first midterm exam. Call my campus voicemail with your perfected reading of the midterm passage. Before you left the exam, you were handed a sheet with full instructions and a copy of the passage to mark up.

(2) Peer Review Round I: Visit our Policies page and make sure you understand the Peer Review guidelines. Then, fill out a Peer Review Form for each of your teammates. Please observe the 11:00 deadline so you can maximize your points.

DC

Midterm Exam on Thursday, 10.10.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

Our first midterm exam on Thursday, October 10, will have the following format.

(A) Declining nouns and adjectives:

I'll give you English adjective-noun pairs in the singular or plural, you give me the Latin forms in the five major cases. The adjectives must modify the nouns in case, number, and gender.

(B) Jump drill:

A series of relatively short sequences in which you "jump" (change) one attribute of a verb form at a time, either person, number, or mood.

(C) Passage to translate:

A short passage of connected Latin prose, using vocabulary and grammar through chapter 6. Read it carefully and write out your translation.

(D) Reading out loud (take-home portion, due Saturday, October 12, 11:00 p.m.):

Practice reading the midterm passage out loud: use Shelmerdine's textbook to help you determine vowel/consonant sounds and place accents. When you have perfected your reading, call my campus voice mail and read me the Latin over the phone. 

NOTE: Please prepare for and complete this portion of the exam on your own. I'll supply a copy of the passage for you to practice on and mark up and read from.

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NOTES:

For this exam, you'll be responsible for all concepts and vocabulary through Shelmerdine chapter 6.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

DC

Assignment for Tuesday, 10.08.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

For Tuesday, October 10, please do the following:

(1) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.):

• Exercise 43 (p. 54), ALL;
• Exercise 44 (p. 54), ONLY 1 and 2; and
• Exercise 45 (p. 55), ONLY 1 and 2.

(2) OPTIONAL Extra Credit (on the same sheet as the above homework):

• Exercise 44 (p. 54), 3 and 4; and
• Exercise 45 (p. 55), 3 and 4.

DC

Vocabulary Quiz and Review on Monday, 10.07.19

Dear Elementarians,

Our fourth vocabulary quiz, on Monday, October 7, will draw from Chapters 5 and 6 of Shelmerdine's textbook (pp. 45–6 and 57–8, respectively). I'll give you the English definitions, you supply the full Latin vocabulary entry.

Although I prefer to quiz you on only one chapter at a time, sometimes we have to double up. This is another one of those times.

After the quiz, we'll spend the remainder of class time reviewing any material you have questions about. Please bring your questions to this session.

DC

Assignment for Saturday, 10.05.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Saturday evening, October 5, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 6, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• The Gap (#38, pp. 53–4);
• Infinitive Use: As a Noun (#39, p. 54); and
• Dative of Possession (#40, p. 54).

(2) Homework (due by email, 11:00 p.m.):

• Reading 4 (p. 56). Translate the passage into English. FORMAT: Number each English sentence, and treat each as an individual exercise, starting it on a new line. Remember to double-space, please.

• Consulting Shelmerdine's pronunciation guide (Introduction, pp. 1–3), practice reading out loud Reading 4. Pay particular attention to the placement of the stress accent on each word. When you feel you are ready, call my campus voicemail (x. 5463) and read me the passage over the phone. Identify yourself by name, so I know who's calling.

DC

Assignment for Thursday, 10.03.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

For Thursday, October 3, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 6, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Imperfect Active Indicative; First and Second Conjugations (#35, pp. 51–2); 
• Future Active Indicative: First and Second Conjugation (#36, p. 52); and
• Sum: Imperfect and Future Indicative (#37, pp. 52–3).

(2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.):

• Exercise 46 (p. 55), ONLY 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9; and
• Exercise 47 (p. 55), ONLY 1, 3, 8, and 10.

DC

Assignment for Tuesday, 10.01.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

For Tuesday, October 1, please do the following:

(1) Shelmerdine, Chapter 5, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• More Uses of the Genitive (#30, pp. 40–1);
• Adjectival Modifications (Summary) (#31, p. 41);
• Sum: Present Indicative and Infinitive (#32, p. 41);
• Sentence Pattern: Linking (#33, pp. 41–2); and
• More Uses of the Ablative (#34, pp. 42–3).

(2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.):

• Reading 3 (p. 44). Translate the passage into English. FORMAT: Number each English sentence, and treat each as an individual exercise, starting it on a new line. Remember to double-space, please.

• Practice Sentences (p. 45).

DC

Vocabulary Quiz on Monday, 09.30.19

Dear Elementarians,

Our third vocabulary quiz, on Monday, September 30, will draw from Chapter 4 of Shelmerdine's textbook (pp. 34–35). I'll give you the English definitions, you supply the full Latin vocabulary entry.

Please let me know if you have questions.

DC

Assignment for Saturday, 09.28.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Saturday evening, September 28, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 5, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• The Adjective: First and Second Declension (#27, pp. 37–9);
• Agreement of Adjectives (#28, pp. 39–40); and
• Substantive Use of Adjectives (#29, p. 40).

(2) Homework (due by email, 11:00 p.m.):

• Exercises 34, 35, and 36 (pp. 39–40).

DC

Assignment for Thursday, 09.26.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Thursday morning, September 26, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 4, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Expressions of Place (#24, pp. 30–1);
• Adverbial Modifications (#25, pp. 31–2); and
• Word Order and Reading Skills (#26, pp. 32–3).

(2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.):

• Exercise 29 (p. 31). As the directions say, DO NOT TRANSLATE.
• Exercise 32 (p. 33), sentences 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8 ONLY.

DC

Assignment for Tuesday, 09.24.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Tuesday morning, September 24, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 4, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• The Adverb (#21, p. 29);
• The Preposition (#22, pp. 29–30); and
• Ablative Case (#23, p. 30).

(2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.):

• Translate the following sentences into Latin:

1. The girl sits on the rocks.
2. The farmers fight with words.
3. We do not hasten easily into wars.
4. You (pl.) do not fear the advice of women.
5. Do you see, sailor, the temples in front of the field?

(3) OPTIONAL Extra Credit:

• Translate the following sentences into Latin:

A. The words of the poets often lie beyond the cliffs.

B. Sit (pl.) in the road and see the houses with (your) eyes!

DC

Vocabulary Quiz on Monday, 09.23.19

Dear Elementarians,

Our second vocabulary quiz, on Monday, September 23, will draw from Chapters 2 and 3 of Shelmerdine's textbook (pp. 20 and 28, respectively). I'll give you the English definitions, you supply the full Latin vocabulary entry.

Although I prefer to quiz you on only one chapter at a time, sometimes we have to double up. This is one of those times.

Remember, vocabulary quizzes earn you individual points. That is, each of you will work on your own, not with your team. Full guidelines are available on our Policies webpage.

Please let me know if you have questions.

DC

Assignment for Saturday, 09.21.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Saturday evening, September 21, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 3, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Dative Case (#19, p. 25); and
• Expectations (#20, pp. 25–26).

(2) Homework (due by email, 11:00 p.m.):

• Exercise 26 (p. 26), ONLY 1, 4, 6, and 7; and

• Consulting Shelmerdine's pronunciation guide (Introduction, pp. 1–3), practice reading out loud Narrative B (p. 27). Pay particular attention to the placement of the stress accent on each word. When you feel you are ready, call my campus voicemail (x. 5463) and read me the passage over the phone. Identify yourself by name, so I know who's calling.

DC

Assignment for Thursday, 09.19.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Thursday morning, September 19, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 3, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Imperative: Commands (#16, p. 23);
• Vocative Case (#17, p. 24); and
• Genitive Case (#18, p. 25).

2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.):

•  Exercises 19, 20, and 21 (pp. 23–24).

DC

Assignment for Tuesday, 09.17.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Tuesday morning, September 17, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 2, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Second Declension: Masculine (#13a, p. 16);
• Second Declension: Neuter (#13b, p. 17)
• The Conjunction (#14, p. 18); and
• Reading Latin: Using Expectations (#15, pp. 18–19).

(2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.):

• Exercises 13 (p. 17) and 15 (p. 18).

DC

Vocabulary Quiz on Monday, 09.16.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

Our first vocabulary quiz, on Monday, September 16, will draw from Chapter 1 of Shelmerdine's textbook (p. 11). I'll give you the English definitions, you supply the full Latin vocabulary entry.

Remember, vocabulary quizzes earn you individual points. That is, each of you will work on your own, not with your team. Full guidelines are available on our Policies webpage.

Please let me know if you have questions.

DC

Assignment for Saturday, 09.14.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Saturday evening, September 14, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 2, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• Latin Cases and the Nominative and Accusative (#8a–8b, pp. 13–14);
• The Noun (#9, p. 14);
• Gender and Dictionary Entry (#10–11, pp. 14–15); and
• First Declension (#12, p. 15).

(2) Homework (due by email, 11:00 p.m.):

• Exercises 8, 9, and 10 (p. 16).

Assignment for Thursday, 09.12.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

By Thursday morning, September 12, please do the following:

(1) Reading: Shelmerdine, Chapter 1, on the following forms and concepts. Note any questions along the way:

• The Sentence...Sentence patterns (#1–4, pp. 5–7);
• The Verb (#5, pp. 7–9, including Present Indicative and Infinitive Active);
• Principal Parts (#6, p. 9); and
• Indicative Uses and Infinitive Uses (#7a–7b, pp. 9–10)

(2) Homework (due by email, 8:00 a.m.: see our Policies webpage for guidelines):

• Exercises 4 and 6 (p. 10).

DC

Assignment for Monday, 09.09.19

Dear Elementary Latinists,

(NOTE: the title of this post is correct: Assignment for Monday. Normally, as we discussed in class, I'll assign something due by Saturday night, typically a written exercise. But since the below is just reading, it can be done anytime from now to before Monday's class.)

Before our class on Monday, September 9, please do the following:

(1) Review the Syllabus page and, and skim the Policies page of our website, noting any questions along the way. Bring your questions to class on Monday and ask them.

(2) Review pp. 1–3 of our textbook, "The Latin Alphabet and Pronunciation." Again, please note any questions and bring them to class.

(3) Apply the above principles to the long passage on the back of the worksheet from Thursday's class. That is, aim to find the correct pronunciation, with the proper stress accent, of each word. Then practice reading each sentence out loud. We'll survey your efforts in class on Monday.

DC

Welcome!

Dear Elementary Latinists,

Welcome to the blog for CL 110: Elementary Latin!  Here I'll post assignments and other notices, as well as other ephemera pertaining to the study of Latin.

With each post, you'll get an email alerting you to the new content.  The message will contain the entire post, so you'll have the option of reading it on email or navigating over to the blog.  Similarly, if you'd like to reply to a post, you can either use the "Comments" feature on the blog, or you can reply to the email message you received.  Either way, everyone in the class will be able to read your response.

None of this is meant to substitute for in-class interaction.  However, since our sessions together will go by quickly, I hope the blog will save us precious minutes here and there.

Again, welcome!

DC