BHS Honors Latin 3
BHS Honors Latin 3
BHS Honors Latin 3
Icarus (Bastille)
Grades: 10-12
Length: Year
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Latin II ... recommended for students who complete Latin II with a grade of B- or above.
Students begin the year with a comprehensive review of Latin II grammar and vocabulary followed by a further building of vocabulary and a further mastery of the more sophisticated elements of Latin grammar. This is approached through continued readings that deal with Roman history, society and mythology in the target language. Much of this course functions in the same way as an
English literature class. A variety of authors are read, including Ovid, Catullus, and Pliny the Younger, while historical backgrounds are studied. Desired outcomes for this course include a student improving their ability both to produce fluent English translations or summaries of Latin stories and a student honing their ability to write and translate from English to Latin with more ease and confidence.
This course uses audio-visual resources and computer programs to offer a hands-on approach to learning. Through the Fusion web page (as well as this page) students are provided the opportunity to practice and study their Latin by playing student and teacher-created computer games at home or at school. Another web-based study aid for vocabulary can be found at Quizlet.com.
In the spring, students who take this course will sit for the National Latin Exam: Latin 3.
Students will be finishing the "The Cambridge Latin Course: Unit 3" and working through most of "The Cambridge Latin Course Unit 4". We will also add selections of poetry from "Catulli Carmina I-XI" and "Embers of the Ancient Flame".
