Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Felix aestas! Ut requiescatis.

O Ludi Magistra, parce simplici turbae;
In aestate, discipulae--si valebant--satis didicerunt.

--Adapted from Martial by Frederic Wheelock (and me)

Monday, May 2, 2016

Homework Through Monday, May 9

Latin I

Due Tuesday:
Study for your Stage 14 vocabulary quiz, from the checklist on p. 42, which will be on Thursday.

Due Thursday:
Review for your vocabulary quiz, checklist p. 142.

Due Friday:
Read the grammar explanation on p. 31, and do Activity 3 on the same page.

Due Monday:
Review Stage 14 stories, in preparation for next Tuesday's reading quiz.



Latin II

Due Tuesday:
Review last week's translation.

Due Wednesday/Thursday:
Start reviewing all your Arthur readings, # 1-8, since the final exam is only a few weeks away.

Due Friday:
Read your handout on scientific nomenclature.

Due Monday:
Prepare for your quiz on "From Vortigern to Arthur," which take place on Tuesday and will cover:
1. Comprehension of the story,
2. Recognition and translation of the verbs in the perfect passive,
3. General understanding of scientific nomenclature.

Monday, April 18, 2016

Homework Through Monday, April 25

Latin I

Due Tuesday:
Review the vocabulary on p. 22, paying attention to all the forms of the words.

Due Thursday:
Review for your Stage 13 quiz, which will cover:
1. Vocabulary, p. 22;
2. Translating the stories from the chapter, except for "Bregans," which you'll only have to answer questions about:
3. Recognizing and translating infinitives;
4. An unseen translation.

Due Friday:
Make flashcards for the Stage 14 vocabulary.

Due Monday:
Study the Stage 14 vocabulary.


Latin II

Due Tuesday:
Complete the passive voice handout (the one that's in English).

Due WednesdayThursday:
Prepare for Friday's quiz on "Ronwein," which will include:
1. Translation of selections from the story;
2. Recognizing and translating the passive voice in the present, imperfect, and future tenses;
3. An open book translation of a passage from Geoffrey.

Due Friday:
Prepare for Friday's quiz on "Ronwein," which will include:
1. Translation of selections from the story;
2. Recognizing and translating the passive voice in the present, imperfect, and future tenses;
3. An open book translation of a passage from Geoffrey.

Due Monday:
Read the English summary of the story from Vortigern to Merlin.

Monday, February 29, 2016

Homework Through Tuesday, March 8

Latin I

Due Tuesday:
Read pp. 174-177 (in English) in your textbook.

Due Thursday:
Review for your vocabulary quiz, checklist p. 178.

Due Friday:
Carefully write out a literal translation of the verbs in Activity 5, p. 173.

Due Tuesday:
Finish reading "ad urbem," p. 168.




Latin II

Due Tuesday/Wednesday:
Complete the charts on p. 113 (the front page) of your future tense handout.

Due Thursday:
Complete your future tense worksheet.

Due Friday:
Carefully write out a literal translation of the last two sentences of "Brutus' Incubation."

Due Tuesday:
Prepare for your quiz on "Brutus' Incubation," which will cover:
1. Comprehension of the story,
2. Recognition and translation of the future tense,
3. Recognition and translation of the ablative absolute.

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Homework Through Monday, February 29

Latin I




Due Thursday:
Review for Friday's quiz:
1. Comprehension of stories "Quintus et Lucia," p. 150, "Sulla," p. 151, and "Lucia et Metella," p. 158.
2. Comprehension of unseen Latin passage.
3. Nominative (doer), Accusative (doee), and Dative (to/for) cases.

Due Friday:
Review for Friday's quiz:
1. Comprehension of stories "Quintus et Lucia," p. 150, "Sulla," p. 151, and "Lucia et Metella," p. 158.
2. Comprehension of unseen Latin passage.
3. Nominative (doer), Accusative (doee), and Dative (to/for) cases.

Due Monday:
Make flashcards for Stage 12 vocabulary checklist, p. 178.



Latin II


Due Monday:
Complete your ablative absolute study sheet.

Monday, February 8, 2016

Homework Through Thursday, 2/18

Latin I

Due Tuesday:
Activity 2, p. 140.


Due Wednesday:
Finish questions for "anulus Aegyptius," pp. 140-141 (Questions, p. 141).

Due Thursday:
Review grammar for quiz:
1. Comparatives ("-ior")
2. Nos and Vos forms of verbs
3. Nominative (doer), Accusative (doee), and Dative (to/for) cases

Due Friday:
Flashcards, p. 162.

Due Thursday, 2/18:
Review all vocabulary from this semester.



Latin II

Due Wednesday:
Make flashcards for the Quizlet set "Quondam Futurusque 3: Brutus' Incubation."


Due Thursday:
Study for your quiz on "Brutus' Birth and Exile."