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, 10.15.19

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

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

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

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).