Friday, February 22, 2008

February 25-29 (ERB week)

The only Latin homework during ERB week is to review National Latin Exam notes and Chapter 7 vocabulary. There will be a quiz on National Latin Exam information on Tuesday, March 4th.

Monday, February 18, 2008

February 18-22

Monday's class:
Practice gestures for new vocabulary: play "Quintus dicit"
Read Ch. 7 cartoon captions (Ox. p. 43)
*Homework due Tuesday:
Pd 1: Do test corrections on the test paper and highlight your new answers.
Pd 2: Read through notes on NLE about history, mythology and culture.

Tuesday's class:
Review 2005 NLE
Practice 2003 NLE
*Homework due Wednesday:
Read Oxford p. 83-86 about the Olympian Gods to go along with your handout about the Gods.

Wednesday's class:
Translate Ch. 7 Story "The Siege of Troy"
*Homework due Thursday (Pd. 1) & Friday (Pd. 2):
Translate Ch. 7 story (Oxford p. 44-45) through line 11 (ad naves).

Thursday/Friday's class:
NLE Practice
*Homework due Monday:
Continue working on 2004 NLE.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

February 11-15

Monday's class:
Cultural commentary based on Superbowl ads
*Homework due Tuesday:
Review vocabulary from chapters 1-6.

Tuesday's class:
Candy quiz - Chapters 1-6
National Latin Exam (NLE) preparation
*Homework due Wednesday:
Continue working on practice National Latin Exam (NLE) from 2005.

Wednesday's class:
Latin Valentines
*Homework due Thursday (Pd. 1) & Friday (Pd. 2):
Finish 2005 NLE.

Thursday/Friday's class:
Review 2005 NLE
NLE notes
Chapter 7 vocabulary introduction
*Homework due Monday:
Study Chapter 7 vocabulary for a game. If you use flashcards, make them this weekend.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Week of February 4-8

Monday's class:
Chapter 6 wrap-up
*Homework due Tuesday:

Tuesday's class:
Test Review
*Homework due Wednesday:
Study for Chapter 5/6 test.

Wednesday's class:
Chapter 5-6 Test.
*Homework due Thursday (Pd. 1) & Friday (Pd. 2):
There is no homework.

Thursday/Friday's class:
Latin names
Introduction to cultural analysis of Superbowl ads
*Homework due Monday:
Pd 1: Find out about your given name and then choose a Latin name from the link on the right called “Choosing a Latin name.”
Pd 2: Find out about the history of your given name to share with the class on Monday.