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 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 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

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