ALEX Classroom Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [LAT] LA2 (7-12) 2 :

2) Read, understand, and translate Latin at an Intermediate Low level.

a. Summarize and translate passages of adapted or unadapted Latin appropriate to their level.

b. Answer questions in Latin or English to demonstrate understanding of adapted or unadapted Latin appropriate to their level.

Examples of grammar and syntax appropriate to Level II: See the Latin Grammar Addendum.

[LAT] LA3 (7-12) 2 :

2) Read, understand, and translate Latin prose at an Intermediate Mid to Intermediate High level.

a. Demonstrate understanding of the main idea of paragraph-length Latin prose texts about familiar ideas.

b. Find information in Latin texts for practical purposes, including literary analysis.

c. Read, translate, and and demonstrate understanding of Latin texts that offer differing perspectives.

d. Analyze the style of Latin prose authors to comprehend content.

Examples: Describe the tone of a passage from Cicero
Explain the use of rhetorical devices in speeches by Cicero.

e. Answer questions in Latin or English to demonstrate understanding of adapted or unadapted Latin prose authors appropriate to Level III.

Examples of grammar appropriate to Level III: See the Latin Grammar Addendum (Appendix A, page 67).
Examples of Latin prose authors: Caesar, Cicero, Pliny, Sallust, and Livy.

[LAT] LA3 (7-12) 10 :

10) Use knowledge of Latin and Greco-Roman culture in a multilingual world of diverse cultures.

a. Investigate important and influential works written in Latin.

Example: Isaac Newton's Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.

b. Identify and correctly use English derivatives of Latin words commonly used in Latin prose.

Examples: Avarice, vulgar, suspicion, and perdition.

[LAT] LA4 (7-12) 2 :

2) Read, translate, and understand Latin poetry at an Intermediate High level.

a. Analyze the style of Latin poets to comprehend content.

Example: Describe how the meter of a poem affects its meaning.

b. Identify metrical patterns by scanning selected Latin poetry.

Example: Dactylic hexameter in Vergil's Aeneid —"Ārmă vĭr/ūmqŭe că/nō Trō/iāe quī/prīmŭs ăb/ōrīs" (DDSSDS).

c. Answer questions in Latin or English to demonstrate understanding of adapted or unadapted Latin poetry.

Examples of grammar appropriate to Level IV: See the Latin Grammar Addendum (Appendix A, page 67).

Examples: Vergil, Ovid, Horace, and Catullus.

The provided link is a full text Latin version of Julius Ceaser's De Bello Gallico books 1-4. Both the Alabama Course of Study and AP College Board suggest that students be familiar with both the English and Latin versions of this book. The College Board specifically suggests the following sections:

Book 1: Chapters 1-7 (Included in the provided link)
Book 4: Chapters 24-35 and the first sentence of Chapter 36 (Included in the provided link)
Book 5: Chapters 24-48 (Not included in the provided link)
Book 6: Chapters 13-20 (Not included in the provided link)

Students will use this resource to read, understand, and translate Latin at their level of proficiency. Tasks to complete include: summarizing and translating passages, demonstrating understanding of the main idea of paragraph-length prose texts, investigating important and influential works in Latin, analyzing the style of Latin authors to comprehend content.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [LAT] LA2 (7-12) 2 :

2) Read, understand, and translate Latin at an Intermediate Low level.

a. Summarize and translate passages of adapted or unadapted Latin appropriate to their level.

b. Answer questions in Latin or English to demonstrate understanding of adapted or unadapted Latin appropriate to their level.

Examples of grammar and syntax appropriate to Level II: See the Latin Grammar Addendum.

[LAT] LA3 (7-12) 2 :

2) Read, understand, and translate Latin prose at an Intermediate Mid to Intermediate High level.

a. Demonstrate understanding of the main idea of paragraph-length Latin prose texts about familiar ideas.

b. Find information in Latin texts for practical purposes, including literary analysis.

c. Read, translate, and and demonstrate understanding of Latin texts that offer differing perspectives.

d. Analyze the style of Latin prose authors to comprehend content.

Examples: Describe the tone of a passage from Cicero
Explain the use of rhetorical devices in speeches by Cicero.

e. Answer questions in Latin or English to demonstrate understanding of adapted or unadapted Latin prose authors appropriate to Level III.

Examples of grammar appropriate to Level III: See the Latin Grammar Addendum (Appendix A, page 67).
Examples of Latin prose authors: Caesar, Cicero, Pliny, Sallust, and Livy.

[LAT] LA3 (7-12) 10 :

10) Use knowledge of Latin and Greco-Roman culture in a multilingual world of diverse cultures.

a. Investigate important and influential works written in Latin.

Example: Isaac Newton's Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.

b. Identify and correctly use English derivatives of Latin words commonly used in Latin prose.

Examples: Avarice, vulgar, suspicion, and perdition.

[LAT] LA4 (7-12) 2 :

2) Read, translate, and understand Latin poetry at an Intermediate High level.

a. Analyze the style of Latin poets to comprehend content.

Example: Describe how the meter of a poem affects its meaning.

b. Identify metrical patterns by scanning selected Latin poetry.

Example: Dactylic hexameter in Vergil's Aeneid —"Ārmă vĭr/ūmqŭe că/nō Trō/iāe quī/prīmŭs ăb/ōrīs" (DDSSDS).

c. Answer questions in Latin or English to demonstrate understanding of adapted or unadapted Latin poetry.

Examples of grammar appropriate to Level IV: See the Latin Grammar Addendum (Appendix A, page 67).

Examples: Vergil, Ovid, Horace, and Catullus.

The provided link is a full-text Latin version of Julius Ceaser's 'De Bello Gallico' books 1-4. Both the Alabama Course of Study and AP College Board suggest that students be familiar with both the English and Latin versions of this book. The College Board specifically suggests the following sections:

Book 1: Chapters 1-7 (Not included in the provided link)
Book 4: Chapters 24-35 and the first sentence of Chapter 36 (Not included in the provided link)
Book 5: Chapters 24-48 (Included in the provided link)
Book 6: Chapters 13-20 (Included in the provided link)

Educators can use this resource when instructing students to read, understand, and translate Latin at their level of proficiency, summarize and translate passages, demonstrate an understanding of the main idea of paragraph-length prose texts, investigate important and influential works in Latin, and analyze the style of Latin poets to comprehend content.