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