General Course Description
The first quarter will begin with an accelerated review of the material covered in Latin I, after which we will proceed to cover the rest of the important grammar lessons of the Jenney I book by the end of the semester. Second semester we will move on to the the Jenney II book, covering selected lessons of grammar in that text, culminating in a capstone project involving selected portions of Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico. In addition to the grammar covered, first semester will include regular lessons covering material on Roman cultural practices and second semester will cover Greek and Roman mythology. The targeted goal of this course of study will be for the students who successfully complete the year to be suitably prepared to embark on the study of Roman literature taught at the junior and senior levels.
Course Syllabus and Class Procedures for Latin 2
Summer Preparation for Latin 2
Incoming Latin 2 students (those starting Latin 2 in the fall) should review the vocabulary, cases and verb endings described and listed in the following documents, all of which you covered in Latin 1. We will go over them at the start of the year but the more comfortable you are with them before we see each other on the first day of school, the better prepared you will be for those first tests.
* Vocabulary ("the Review Sheet"): you should know all forms, all genders, all meanings
* Cases and Uses ("the Brock Sheet"): concentrate on those in bold that you learned in Latin 1
* Verb Forms: you should know all tenses, both active and passive; look for patterns and similarities between the conjugations
THE BASIC OUTLINE OF LESSONS FOR LATIN 2 (here are the extra credit projects for each quarter)
Semester 1
Here are the First Semester study sheets
Quarter 1 (with Roman Culture): (here are the Q1 Worksheets) (here are the Q1 Translations)
Review Lesson - Verb Conjugations
"Mighty Marcus of the mountains makes/was making/will make/made/had made/will have made magnificent music for the mother with the maiden."
Lesson 23 - Demonstratives
"This Marcus of those mountains makes magnificent music for this mother with her maiden."
Lesson 24 - Dependent Clauses
"When/If/Because Marcus makes music, he seems magical to the mother and the maiden."
Lesson 25 - Personal and Reflexive Pronouns and Adjectives + Expressions of Time
"When her Marcus makes his music, at that moment he seems magical to his mother and her maiden."
"When her Marcus makes his music, at that moment he seems magical to his mother and her maiden."
Lesson 26 - Relative Pronouns and Clauses
"Marcus makes magnificent music, which is magical, for his mother."
"Marcus makes magnificent music, which is magical, for his mother."
Lessons 29 and 30 - Fourth and Fifth Declensions + Supine + Locative
"Marcus moves to make music on Malta."
"Marcus moves to make music on Malta."
Lesson 33 - Deponent Verbs
"Marcus often makes use of music with his maiden."
"Marcus often makes use of music with his maiden."
Lessons 34 and 35 - Infinitives
"Of course it was always important for Marcus also to have made music for his mother."
"Of course it was always important for Marcus also to have made music for his mother."
Lesson 36 - Indirect Statements
"Marcus soon will remember that he also must make money."
"Marcus soon will remember that he also must make money."
Lessons 37-39 - Comparatives and Superlatives
"But Marcus makes music that is much more magnificent than money."
"But Marcus makes music that is much more magnificent than money."
Semester 2
Here are the Second Semester study sheets
Quarter 3 (with Mythology): (here are the Q3 Worksheets) (here are the Q3 Translations)
Lessons 1-3 - Participles
"With the music having been made, meditating Marcus meanders in the meadow and is to be admired."
Lesson 4 - Gerunds and Gerundives
"Marcus also meditates by masticating mints."
"Marcus also meditates by masticating mints."
Lessons 5, 6, 8, 9 - Subjunctive Mood
"Let's meander with the music of Marcus."
"Let's meander with the music of Marcus."
Lessons 6, 9 - Purpose and Result Clauses
"Marcus sometimes makes music to mollify his monkey."
"Most days Marcus makes such music that the monkey moans with mirth."
"Marcus sometimes makes music to mollify his monkey."
"Most days Marcus makes such music that the monkey moans with mirth."
Lesson 7 - Indirect Commands
"His mother makes the order that Marcus must marry the maiden and move away from the monkey."
"His mother makes the order that Marcus must marry the maiden and move away from the monkey."
Quarter 4 (with Mythology): (here are the Q4 Worksheets) (here are the Q4 Translations)
Lesson 11 - Indirect Questions
"His mother mostly wonders why Marcus still makes music."
Lesson 11 - Indirect Questions
"His mother mostly wonders why Marcus still makes music."
Lesson 13 - Conditional Clauses
"If Marcus makes music, his maiden's majesty is made manifold."
"If Marcus makes music, his maiden's majesty is made manifold."
Lesson 18 - Cum Clauses
"With his monkey in the monastery, mighty Marcus of the mountains with his matrimonial maiden, Maria, although his mother moves often to mold their marriage, when they have matured and since she is maddening, nevertheless will move to Malta, make male and female minions, and marvel in their most musical matrimony."
"With his monkey in the monastery, mighty Marcus of the mountains with his matrimonial maiden, Maria, although his mother moves often to mold their marriage, when they have matured and since she is maddening, nevertheless will move to Malta, make male and female minions, and marvel in their most musical matrimony."
Lesson 8 and 19 - Dependent Potential Clauses
"And although his maiden may fear that his mood might turn maudlin, he is someone who would never modulate."
Caesar Project
"And although his maiden may fear that his mood might turn maudlin, he is someone who would never modulate."
Caesar Project