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, 10.15.19

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