Mr. Marsh

Latin IV 1st day of class

We will be having a quiz on the first day of class. Don't stress about it, this is so I can accurately assess how much you
learned in latin III. Make sure you study your verb and noun charts and
be familiar with basic vocabulary. See you Monday! --alexmarsh

Latin I Sept 10 2007

Students will be completing stage 4 with the stage 4 culture quiz.  Students should read the selection at the end of stage 4 as well as review the parts of the forum to adequately prepare for the quiz.  Similarly, students will be beginning stage 5, so they should begin reviewing vocabulary from stage 5 to prepare for tuesday's quiz.  The students will be watching a DVD in class about the city of Pompey.  Completion of the worksheet which accompanies the DVD will be taken Tuesday for crustula.

Have a great weekend,

go CATS!

Study guide for Latin IV

STUDY GUIDE: LATIN IV: Test I

Know subjunctive forms, in particular make sure you know the differences in conjugation formation for the present subjunctive.

Know infinitive forms, including the future infinitive.

Understand the indirect statement construction, in particular, make sure you know how the tense of the infinitive affects translation.

Review all in-class translations from stages 35-38

25% of the multiple choice questions are reading comprehension, you will be given a passage and asked question about it

25% of the M.C. questions are derivative questions, finish the derivative sheets and turn them in for an additional point per completed sheet.

20% of the final grade is a translation practicum from material covered in class this semester

20% of the final grade is an open writing question using Latin from stage 38 and requiring familiarity with Roman marriage practices.

Good Luck!!!

Latin I Sept 7 2007

Students will have a quiz on Friday based on the culture reading from stage 4.  Afterwards students will work on translations and begin learning vocabulary for stage 5.  Remember the next test will be at the end of stage 5.

Good luck!

Latin IV sept 7 2007

Tomorrow students wil be quizzed on the culture reading from stage 38 -
roman weddings. Then there will be a brief review of stage 39 vocab
followed by the 2nd writing practicum. --alexmarsh

Latin IV Wed Sept 4 2007

Students will warm-up with a reproduction of the subjunctive passive verb chart.  From there they will begin on "Confarreatio I" for a timed written translation which will be completed at sight.  Afterwards students will read the Roman Marriage rituals portion of stage 38, and, time permitting, establish a differentiation of Roman and Modern Marriage contrivances.

Hint: I will probably use a form of "facio" for the quiz

Latin I Wed Sept 5, 2007

Students will begin the class with a quiz identifying first second and third person singular verb forms.  From there they will complete the "in foro" translation for crustula, class will continue with board review of both the quiz and the translation highlighting key grammar points throughout. Afterwards we will begin a cumulative vocabulary review, including derivatives, to help prepare them for the quiz on Thursday.

Hint: make sure you know the "ego" and "tu" are NOT necessary to indicate 1st and 2nd person.

Latin IV Tuesday Aug 4 2007

Students should study their subjunctive active conjugation charts. I
will be using moveo as the example verb. Extra credit will be to
provide the subjunctive passive. --alexmarsh

Latin I Aug 4 2007

Students should study Stage 4 vocabulary to help them prepare for
Tuesdays quiz. For extra credit they can give me a derivative of the
latin word cera. A good choice would be ceramic. --alexmarsh

Sometimes I will send blogs directly from my mobile phone. They will
look like this one does. --alexmarsh