Pre-AP Latin II

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Check on "announcements" page for upcoming enrichment opportunities!

 
Due date of assignments may change due to unforeseen circumstances.


Textbook: Cambridge Latin Course Unit 2 (stages 13-20) and Unit 3 (stages 21-34). If a student forgets to bring home his/her textbook, the publisher has an excellent site that might help in a pinch: CLC Website

Vocabulary Checklists can be found on the Latin II Documents Page. 



*Week of 5/14-5/18*                                                                                                                          

Tuesday

        Emperors Quiz!
        History notes
        "philosophia"
        Grammar notes: future participles and the future tense
        Participle practice and future tense practice
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM:


Thursday

        History notes

        Grammar notes: the future perfect tense
        Synopsis practice
        Stage 33 Word Patterns: Diminuitives

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM:


*Week of 5/21-5/25*                                                                                                                          

Monday

        Synopsis practice
        Review
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Study for Final Exam!


Friday

        9:05-11:05 Final Exam


*Week of 5/7-5/11*                                                                                                                          

Monday

        Projects due!
        History notes
        Stage 32 model sentences
        "Euphrosyne revocata"
        Play Romanopoly!
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM:

Wednesday
        History notes
        Grammar notes: deponent verbs
        "cena Haterii"
        Word Patterns
        

Friday

        History notes

        "philosophia"
        Grammar notes: future active participles
         Participle practice

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Study for Emperors Quiz!




*Week of 4/30-5/4*                                                                                                                          

Tuesday

        History notes
        Grammar notes: the Ablative Absolute and ut vs. ne
        Word Study; Derivative exercise
        9:50-10:35 in Mr. Garza's lab to work on projects
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish derivative sheet if you didn't finish it in class. Study for Stage 31 Test. Be sure to learn the principal parts of vincio, and the genitives singular of cliens, dux, favor, fraus, mos, praeco, rationes, and tempus.



Thursday

        Stage 31 Test
        Stage 32 Culture Sheet

        9:50-10:35 in Mr. Garza's lab to work on projects

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Romanopoly projects due next time!

 

*Week of 4/23-4/27*                                                                                                                          

Monday

        History notes
        Practice verb synopsis
        "salutatio" part I
        1:55-2:39 in Mr. Garza's lab to work on Romanopoly! projects.
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Study for Friday's quiz on 7 hills of Rome.

Friday

        Quiz on 7 hills of Rome
        History notes

        "salutatio" part II
        Word patterns: Compound Verbs, part II
        9:50-10:35 in Mr. Garza's lab to work on projects

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Romanopoly projects due 5/7!




 

*Week of 4/16-4/20*                                                                                                                          

Tuesday

        Stage 30 Test
        Stage 31 Culture sheet
        Info on Romanopoly! Project
        Good links for project:
           Your textbook's online resources for Stage 31  scroll down to "Cultural Background" section) (user name [case sensitive]: Jeanine_Edson@RoundRockISD.org password: westwood
           Cool interactive map
           Wikipedia hypertexted list of Roman monuments
           Interesting Gazetteer

Thursday

        History notes

        Some synopsis oddities

        Stage 31 model sentences

        "adventus"

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Come prepared to work on your project Monday and Wednesday next week. Learn the names of the 7 hills of Rome, and be able to locate them on a map. Quiz Friday.



*Week of 4/9-4/13*                                                                                                                          

Monday

        Stage 30 model sentences
        "dignitas"
        Word Patterns
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM:

 

Wednesday

        Earth-shattering, life-changing grammar notes and practice
        "polyspaston"

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM:

Friday

        Earth-shattering, life-changing grammar practice
        Word study; derivative sheet
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Study for Stage 30 test. Be sure to learn the principal parts of praesto, and the genitives singular of opus, pavor, sedes, sol, soror, tempestas, and timor.

 

*Week of 4/2-4/5*                                                                                                                          

Monday

        "arcus Titi II"
        Grammar notes: relative clauses of purpose
        Word Patterns
        Word Study; derivative sheet
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Study for Stage 29 test. Be sure to learn the principal parts of malo and sperno, and the genitives singular of carmen, dolor, lux, quies, salus, scelus, and sors.

 

Wednesday

        To E1307 for 30 minutes to review
        Stage 29 Test
        Stage 30 Culture sheet

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish culture sheet if you did not finish in class.



 

*Week of 3/26-3/30*                                                                                                                          

Tuesday

        History notes
        "Masada II"
        Continue watching Masada video
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM:

 

Thursday

        History notes
        Finish Masada video
        "Arcus Titi I"
        Passive voice practice

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish passive voice practice if you did not finish in class.


 

*Week of 3/19-3/23*                                                                                                                          

Monday

        History notes
        Begin Stage 29
        Model sentences
        "nox"
        Grammar notes and a little practice: passive voice of the present system
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Study for Stage 28 test. Be sure to learn the principal parts of occido and praeficio, and the genitives singular of corpus and heres.

 

Wednesday

        Stage 28 test

        Stage 29 culture sheet

        Begin watching "Masada" mini-series.

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish your culture sheet if you did not finish in class.


Friday

        History notes

        "Masada I"

        Continue watching "Masada" mini-series.

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM:


 

*Week of 3/5-3/9*                                                                                                                          

Tuesday

        History notes
        "Masada II"
        Continue watching Masada video
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM:

 

Thursday

        History notes

        "arcus Titi I"
        Finish Masada video

        Passive voice practice

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish passive voice practice if you did not finish in class.

 

*Week of 2/27-3/2*                                                                                                                          

Monday

        History notes
        "Modestus promotus"
        Word Study
        Derivative sheet
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish the derivative sheet if you didn't finish in class. Study for Stage 27 test. Be sure to learn the principal parts of ardeo, and the genitives singular of certamen, comes, and fax.

 

Wednesday

        Stage 27 Test

        Stage 28 culture sheet
        "ultio Romana"

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish culture sheet if you did not finish in class.


Friday

        History notes

        "testamentum"
        "in aula Salvii"
        Grammar notes: more on the ablative and accusative cases
        Word patterns

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: 



 

*Week of 2/21-2/24*                                                                                                                          

Tuesday

        Stage 27 model sentences
        "sub horreo"
        Latin Logic Puzzles
        If time, "Modestus attonitus"
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: 

 

Thursday

        History notes
        Grammar notes: indirect commands
        "Modestus attonitus"
        Grammar notes: result clauses

        Grammar practice

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish grammar practice if you did not finish in class. Your Stage 27 test will likely be on Wednesday (2/29). If you want to start studying now, be sure to learn the principal parts of ardeo and the genitives singular of certamen, comes, and fax.



 

*Week of 2/13-2/17*                                                                                                                          

Tuesday

        History notes
        Word Study
        Derivative sheet
        To computer lab (E1307) to prepare for Thursday's test
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Study for Stage 26 Test. Be sure to learn the principal parts of auferō and referō and the genitives singular of cohors and facinus.

 

Thursday

        Last chance to take the irregular comparisons mastery quiz!
        Stage 26 Test
        Stage 27 culture sheet
        Stage 27 model sentences
        "sub horreo"

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish culture sheet and/or "sub horreo" questions if you did not finish in class.



 

*Week of 2/6-2/10*                                                                                                                          

Monday

        Stage 25 Test
        Stage 26 culture sheet
        "adventus Agricolae"
        Venatio I
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish the culture sheet and/or Venatio I if you didn't finish in class.

 

Wednesday

        History notes

        "in principiis"
        Grammar notes: purpose clauses
        Venatio II
        26.1 and 26.6

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish purpose clause practice and/or Venatio II if you did not finish in class.


Friday

        History notes

        "tribunus"
        "contentio"
        Grammar notes: gerundives
        Word patterns

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Begin studying for Stage 26 test, which will be on Thursday. Be sure to learn the principal parts of auferō and referō and the genitives singular of cohors and facinus.



*Week of 1/30-2/3*                                                                                                                          

Tuesday

        "Modestus perfuga," parts I & II
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM:

 

Thursday

        History notes

        Stage 25 progress check
        Word Study; derivative sheet

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish derivative sheet if you did not finish it in class. Study for Stage 25 Test. Be sure to learn the principal parts of cōgō, laedō, ferō, and faciō; and the genitives singular of dignitās, ōs, legiō, statiō, nōmen, and testis.



 

*Week of 1/23-1/27*                                                                                                                          

Monday

        Stages 23-24 Test
        Stage 25 culture sheet
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish the culture sheet if you didn't finish in class.

 

Wednesday

        History notes

        Stage 25 model sentences
        "Strythio"
        Grammar notes and practice: indirect questions

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish indirect question practice if you did not finish it in class.


Friday

        History notes

        "Modestus custos"
        Word Patterns
        Extra Credit (grammar category): Complete exercises A & D of "Practicing the Language" on pp. 95 & 96 in your textbook. Follow the directions in the book. You may turn this in today or on Tuesday.

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish extra credit practice (optional) if you did not finish it in class.


 

*Week of 1/17-1/20*                                                                                                                          

Tuesday

        History notes
        Mastery Quiz continues!
        "Quintus consilium capit"
         Grammar notes
         Word Patterns
         "Salvius consilium cognoscit"
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Start studying for Monday's test on Stages 23 & 24. Bring road-making supplies next time!

 

Thursday

        Finish "Salvius consilium cognoscit"

        Build Roman roads
        Word Study
        Derivative sheet

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Study for test on Stages 23 & 24. Be sure to learn the principal parts of  gerō, iaciō, pāreō, patefaciō and trānseō; and the genitives singular of honor, auctōritās, carcer, eques, flūmen, and pōns.



 

*Week of 1/9-1/13*                                                                                                                          

Tuesday

        History notes
        Mastery Quiz begins!
        "Britannia perdomita"
         Word Study; derivative sheet
         Stage 24 culture sheet
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: 

 

Thursday

        History notes

        Review Stage 23 vocabulary
        Begin Stage 24
        "in itinere"
         Plan road building

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM:

 

*Week of 1/3-1/6*                                                                                                                          

Wednesday

        History notes
        "in thermis" parts I & II
        About the Language I (Participle Review)
        Word Patterns
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: 

 

Friday

        History notes

        "epistula Cephali"

        Comparison of adverbs 
        Comparison of irregular adjectives and adverbs    

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Study for Mastery Quiz on irregular adjectives and adverbs here or on pages 52 and 301 (part B) of your textbook.



 

*Week of 12/5-12/9*                                                                                                                          

Monday

        History notes
        "amor omnia vincit" scene I
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM:

 

Wednesday

        History notes

        Grammar notes: more about the genitive

        "amor omnia vincit" scene II    

 

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM:

Friday
        History notes

        "amor omnia vincit" scene II

        Word Study
        Derivative sheet


*Week of 11/14-11/18*                                                                                                                          

Monday

        History notes
        Review "Memor rem suscipit" part I
        Grammar review and practice: perfect passive participles
        "Memor rem sucipit" part II
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Stage 21 test Friday. 

 

Wednesday

        History notes

        Review Word Patterns
        Word Study
        Derivative sheet
        To computer lab to prepare for Friday's test     

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Study for Stage 21 test. Be sure to learn the principal parts of iubeo and efficio, and the genitives singular of fons and haruspex.

Friday
        Stage 21 Test
        Stage 22 Culture sheet (finish for homework if necessary)


 

*Week of 11/7-11/11*                                                                                                                          

Tuesday

        History notes
        Review model sentences and "fons sacer"
        Grammar notes: perfect passive participles
        "Lucius Marcius Memor" with character sketch
        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: 

 

Thursday

        History notes

        "senator advenit"
        Word Patterns
        Perfect passive participle practice       

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: 

 

*Week of 10/24-10/28*                                                                                                                          

Tuesday

        History notes
        "fortuna crudelis" or "astrologus victor"

        "testamentum"

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM:

 

Thursday

        History notes

        Number-o-rama!: Everything you wanted to know about numbers!       

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Study for Monday's Stage 20 Test. Be sure to learn the principal parts of adeo and infero, and the genitives singular of ars, auris, mors, preces, sermo and vulnus. Lots of nouns this go-round!


*Week of 10/17-10/21*                                                                                                                          

Monday

        Clip illustrating continuity concept
        Stage 19 Test

        Stage 20 culture sheet

        Stage 20 model sentences

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish culture sheet if you did not finish in class.

 

Wednesday

        History notes

        "remedium astrologi"

        Grammar notes: present active participles

        Practice grammar

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish Present Participle Practice if you did not finish in class.

Friday

        History notes

        "Petro"

        Grammar notes: personal pronouns

        Practice grammar

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish Personal Pronoun Practice if you did not finish in class.


*Week of 10/11-10/14*                                                                                                                          

Tuesday

        Mastery Quiz on Declensions 4 & 5 (all genders) continues!

        History notes

        "pompa" recap

        Grammar notes: the imperative mood

        "navis sacra"

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Stage 19 test will likely be next Monday.

 

Thursday

        History notes

        Clip illustrating continuity concept

        Grammar notes: the vocative case

        "venatio," parts I & II

        Word Study; derviative sheet

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Study for Stage 19 test. Be sure to learn the principal parts of caedō, fluō, poscō, and vīvō, and the genitives singular of iter and vōx. 

 

*Week of 10/3-10/7*                                                                                                                          

Tuesday

        Mastery Quiz on Declensions 4 & 5 (all genders) begins!

        History notes

        Model Sentences

        "Aristo"

        "dies festus," part I

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Read "dies festus," part II on p. 142, and answer in English the questions on p. 143.

 

Thursday

        History notes

        Discuss homework

        Grammar notes: hic and ille

        "pompa"

        Practice with hic and ille

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish practice if you did not finish in class.


*Week of 9/26-9/30*                                                                                                                          

Monday

        Mastery Quiz Continues!

        History notes

        Review "Clemens tabernarius"

        Grammar notes: I-stem nouns of the 3rd declension

        "pro taberna Clementis"

        Practice grammar

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish i-stem noun practice; Study for mastery quiz!

 

Wednesday

        History notes

        Word Study

        Derivative Sheet

        Prepare for Friday's Stage 18 test

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Study for the Stage 18 test. Be sure to learn the principal parts of frangō and discēdō, and the genitives singular of caput, mīles, nox, and pars.

Friday

        Stage 18 Test

        Stage 19 culture sheet!


 

*Week of 9/19-9/23*                                                                                                                          

Tuesday

        Mastery Quiz Begins!

        Stage 17 test

        Stage 18 culture sheet

        History notes

       "taberna"

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Remember, last week for mastery quiz!

 

Thursday

        History notes

        "in officina Eutychi" parts I and II

        Grammar notes: neuter nouns

        Read "Clemens tabernarius" on p. 120 and answer the questions in English on p. 121. Finish for homework if necessary.

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish questions on p. 121 if you didn't finish them in class.


*Week of 9/12-9/16*                                                                                                                          

Monday

        History notes

       Finish grammar note & practice

        "ad templum"

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish grammar practice

 

Wednesday

        History notes

        "mercator Arabs"

         PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Prepare for mastery quiz on case endings (declensions 1-3, all genders). Study here. Quiz begins 9/15 and ends 9/30.

Friday
         History notes
         Word Study
         Derivative Sheet
         Prepare for Stage 17 Test
         PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Study for Stage 17 test. Be sure to learn the principal parts of haereō and recipiō, and the genitives singular of agmen, lītus, and multitūdō.


*Week of 9/6-9/9*                                                                                                                          

Tuesday

        Stage 16 Test

        History notes

       Begin Stage 17 (model sentences)

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Finish Stage 17 culture sheet (if you didn't finish in class)

 

Thursday

        History notes

        "tumultus" parts I and II

         Fabulously important and life-changing grammar notes

         Practice declining nouns

         PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM:

*Week of 8/29-9/2*                                                                                                                      

Tuesday

        History notes

       Discuss "rex spectaculum dat" part II

         "Quintus de se"

         Questions

         "Cogidubnus et Vespasianus" (groups)

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Create some kind of graphic organizer to review the 4 verb tenses you know. Be sure to include use, formation (Which principal part is it formed from? What tense marker does it have?), and translation. You might like to use this site to help: Graphic Organizer Resources

 

Thursday

        History notes

        Word Study; derivative sheet

         PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Prepare for Stage 16 test. Be sure to learn the principal parts of eo, mitto, pono, sum and tollo.


*Week of 8/24-8/27*                                                                                                                      

Wednesday

        Take a quick look at the syllabus

        Review storyline, some grammar, and vocabulary

        Begin Stage 16 (model sentences)

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Read Stage 16 culture information and complete culture sheet.

 

Friday

        History notes

        Model sentences (continue grammar review)

        New grammar: the pluperfect tense

        "Belimicus ultor"

        "rex spectaculum dat" part I

        PRAESCRIPTUM DOMESTICUM: Read "rex spectaculum dat" part II, and be prepared to discuss the answers to the questions on page 77.