BHS Honors Latin 4
BHS Honors Latin 4
BHS Honors Latin 4
Grades: 10-12
Length: Year
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Honors Latin III... recommended for students who complete Latin III with a grade of B- or above.
This is an upper-level Latin course based on ancient Roman literature. The course will provide information to the student in the areas of advanced syntax, word etymology, Roman culture and philosophy. Materials for the course will include various readings of ancient authors (both in Latin and in English). Close attention will be given to the study of each author's place in history, as well as to his syntax, including sentence, clause and phrase construction. Students will learn the intricacies of scanning various forms of Latin meter. Emphasis will be placed on comparing and contrasting the thoughts and feelings of the ancient Romans and their life experiences to
those of people today. Among the literature that students will read during this year are works by Ovid and Virgil.
Students will finish the Cambridge Latin Course (Unit 4) and then move on to Roman literature which could include Vergil, Plautus, Pliny, Ovid and Horace.
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 4.
