…be able to explain where Latin came from and why it is no longer spoken. 

...be able to explain the significance of Latin as it pertains to the Romance languages. 

...greet one or multiple people in Latin.

...ask someone their name in Latin.

...say goodbye to one or multiple people in Latin. 

…be able to explain where Latin came from and why it is no longer spoken. 

...be able to explain the significance of Latin as it pertains to the Romance languages. 

...greet one or multiple people in Latin.

...ask someone their name in Latin.

...say goodbye to one or multiple people in Latin. 

...learn to pronounce Latin words (including short excerpts from authentic Latin texts) properly, recognizing the difference between long and short vowels.   

...respond to the question “Quid agis hodie?” (“How are you doing?”) with a response indicative of their condition in Latin. 

...ask one or multiple people how they are doing in Latin.    

…adopt a cognomen (Roman nickname) and introduce themselves in Latin.

...learn to pronounce Latin words (including short excerpts from authentic Latin texts)     properly, recognizing the difference between long and short vowels.   

...ask one or multiple people how they are doing in Latin.    

...respond to the question “Quid agis hodie?” (“How are you doing?”) with a response indicative of their condition in Latin. 

...count to twenty in Latin.

...be able to recognize and interpret Roman numerals.

...be able to do simple math problems expressed entirely in Roman numerals.

...count to twenty in Latin.

...be able to recognize and interpret Roman numerals.

…be able to explain the concept of gender as it pertains to Latin nouns. 

...recognize the difference between masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns and convert nouns in certain declensions of all genders from their singular to their plural forms.  

…be able to explain the concept of gender as it pertains to Latin nouns. 

...recognize the difference between masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns and convert nouns in certain declensions of all genders from their singular to their plural forms.  

…analyze a sentence and identify the subject, the verb, the direct object, and the subject complement.

…be able to compose complete, short sentences in Latin explaining how many objects they see. (i.e. The Latin equivalent of “There are two houses”)

…identify various Roman provinces and ancient locations around the Mediterranean region in Latin.

…identify nouns in the nominative and ablative cases and explain the appropriate use of each case.

…translate short sentences from Latin to English containing the verbs “est” (“it is/there is”) and “sunt” (“they are”/”there are”) and vocabulary set #1

…be able to articulate the difference between nouns and adjectives.

…be able to explain the concept of noun-adjective agreement.

…translate short sentences from Latin to English that contain both nouns and adjectives in agreement and words from vocabulary set #1.

…analyze a sentence and identify the subject, the verb, the direct object, and the subject complement.

…be able to compose complete, short sentences in Latin explaining how many objects they see. (i.e. The Latin equivalent of “There are two houses”)

…identify various Roman provinces and ancient locations around the Mediterranean region in Latin.

…identify nouns in the first declension in the nominative and ablative cases and explain the appropriate use of each case.

…translate short sentences from Latin to English containing the verbs “est” (“it is/there is”) and “sunt” (“they are”/”there are”) and vocabulary set #1

…recount one or more versions of the Greco-Roman cosmology of the gods and goddesses.

…name the Olympian gods and goddesses and identify their dominions.

…identify famous depictions of gods and goddesses.

…identify nouns in the nominative, ablative, and accusative cases and explain the appropriate use of each case.

…understand the salient features of prepositional phrases and unique properties of prepositions in Latin.

…be able to identify and properly translate prepositional phrases.

…translate short sentences from Latin to English containing adjectives and vocabulary from vocabulary set #2.

…be able to articulate the difference between nouns and adjectives.

…be able to explain the concept of noun-adjective agreement.

…translate short sentences from Latin to English that contain both nouns and adjectives in agreement and words from vocabulary set #1.

…be able to explain why verbs conjugate in Latin.

…be able to explain the grammatical concepts of person, number, and tense.

…be able to identify, conjugate, and translate a Latin verb in the present tense.

…apply knowledge of the grammatical concepts of person, number, and tense when translating a verb from Latin to English.

…translate short sentences from Latin to English containing both conjugated verbs in the present tense and the vocabulary from set #3.

…identify nouns in the nominative, ablative, and accusative cases and explain the appropriate use of each case.

…understand the salient features of prepositional phrases and unique properties of prepositions in Latin.

…be able to identify and properly translate prepositional phrases.

…translate short sentences from Latin to English containing adjectives and vocabulary from vocabulary set #2.

…identify the components of the Roman government in the Regal Period (753 B.C. to 509 B.C.)

…read the Rape of Lucretia from Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita and explain how that event contributed to the end of the monarchy.

…be able to explain governmental reforms implemented by the Romans in 509 B.C. and their role in establishing the Roman Republic.

…be able to identify the responsibilities of the government positions in the Republic.

…be able to explain why verbs conjugate in Latin.

…be able to explain the grammatical concepts of person, number, and tense.

…be able to identify, conjugate, and translate a Latin verb in the present tense.

…be able to explain the impact of vis (political violence) on the Roman political scene in the 2^nd and 1^st centuries B.C.

…be able to explain the role of Marius, Sulla, and the First Triumvirate in the unraveling of the Roman Republic.

…be able to explain why Julius Caesar was such a revolutionary figure in Roman politics and history.

…apply knowledge of the grammatical concepts of person, number, and tense when translating a Latin verb.

…translate short sentences from Latin to English containing both conjugated verbs in the present tense and the vocabulary from set #3.

…translate a short passage from Latin to English containing both conjugated verbs in the present tense and words from vocabulary set #3.

…translate a short passage from Latin to English containing both conjugated verbs in the present tense and words from vocabulary set #3.

…read and recount a version of the myths of the Titanomachy and the Gigantomachy and explain their place in Roman cosmology and mythology.

…read and recount the myth of Prometheus and explain how it sheds light on the Greco-Romans idea of the gods and goddesses.

…be able to differentiate first and second declension nouns.

…be able to decline first and second declension nouns in the nominative, accusative, and ablative cases.

…translate short sentences from Latin to English containing nouns of the first and second declensions and words from vocabulary set #4.

…be able to differentiate first and second declension nouns.

…be able to decline first and second declension nouns in the nominative, accusative, and ablative cases.

…translate short sentences from Latin to English containing nouns of the first and second declensions and words from vocabulary set #4.

…translate sentences of intermediate length from Latin to English containing nouns of the first and second declensions and words from vocabulary set #4.

…translate short sentences from English to Latin containing nouns of the first and second declensions and words from vocabulary set #4.

…translate sentences of intermediate length from Latin to English containing nouns of the first and second declensions and words from vocabulary set #4.

…translate short sentences from English to Latin containing nouns of the first and second declensions and words from vocabulary set #4.

…identify, differentiate, and translate nouns in the genitive case in both declensions.

…decline nouns of the first and second declensions in the nominative, genitive, accusative, and ablative cases.

…develop strategies for differentiating nouns in the genitive case from identical nouns in other cases.

…translate short sentences containing nouns in the genitive case from Latin to English.

…read and recount the tale of Pandora and explain how it reflects the nature and plight of humans in the world according to the Greco-Roman perspective.

…read and recount the myths of Baucis and Philemon and Pyrrha and Deucalion and explain how they reflect the nature of humans according to the Greco-Roman perspective.

…read and recount the tale of Proserpina and Pluto and explain its place in Roman mythology.

…revisit the evolution of the Roman government and the condition of Roman politics in the 1^st century B.C.

…discuss the unravelling of the First Triumvirate and its historical significance.

…discuss Caesar’s crossing of the Rubicon, the circumstances that led to it, and the outcome of that event.

…read excerpts from Plutarch’s Life of Pompey and discuss the Pompey’s role in the Roman Civil War.

…read about the Battle of Pharsalus and its consequences.

…read and recount the tale of Mercury and Apollo and explain the significance of the lyre.

…read and recount the tale of Jupiter and Io and discuss the nature of human-god amorous relations in Greco-Roman mythology.

…discuss Julius Caesar’s conquests in Egypt and his relationship with Cleopatra.

…read from Plutarch’s Life of Caesar and discuss Caesar’s activities in Pontus, Spain, and North Africa.

…discuss the circumstances that led to the assassination of Julius Caesar and the historical ramifications of that event.

…recount the tale of Cupid and Psyche and note parallels between it and later fables.

…develop a synopsis of the uses of the nominative, the genitive, the accusative, and the ablative cases and the endings with which they occur in the first and the second declensions.

…translate a short passage containing nouns in the genitive case and words from set #4 from Latin to English.

…recount the tale of Erysichthon and discuss the Roman concept of sacrosanctitas.

…recount the tale of Daedalus and Icarus, explain the concept of hubris, and discuss where else it occurs as a theme in Greco-Roman antiquity.

…summarize their understanding of the Grco-Roman view of the nature of the gods and goddesses. (Topics to spur discussion may include free will, divine justice, and good and evil)

…be able to identify and translate the dative case in the first and second declensions.

…amend their synopsis of the nominative, genitive, accusative, and ablative cases to include the dative case.

…develop strategies for differentiating nouns in the dative case from identical nouns in other cases.

…translate short sentences that contain instances of the dative case and words from vocabulary set #5.

…develop a synopsis of the uses of the nominative, the accusative and the ablative cases and the endings with which they occur in the first and the second declensions.

…identify, differentiate, and translate nouns in the genitive case in both declensions.

…translate short sentences containing nouns in the genitive case from Latin to English.

…be able to differentiate the appropriate use of “ad + (acc.)” and that of the dative case.

…translate a short passage that contains instances of the dative case and words from vocabulary set #5.

…decline nouns of the first and second declensions in the nominative, genitive, accusative and ablative cases.

…develop strategies for differentiating nouns in the genitive case from identical nouns in other cases.

…translate a short passage containing nouns in the genitive case from Latin to English.

…be able to recognize, translate, and conjugate verbs in the future tense.

…translate short sentences containing verbs in the future tense and words from vocabulary set #5.