Nemo doctus umquam ... mutationem consilii inconstantiam dixit esse.
Cicero
No learned person ever said a change of mind was
an inconsistency.
Overview
• Contextual review of
previous grammar and syntax
• Readings from Ovid 's
Metamorphoses and Amores , and selections from
Catullus
• Study of rhetorical figures
and poetic devices
• History of the Augustan
Age
• Additional advanced vocabulary
• AP exam review offered
Latin IV/V: In rotating years the class
will translate selections from Ovid's
Metamorphoses and Amores as well as selections
from Catullus
(interested students may prepare for the Latin Literature AP)
or Vergil's Aeneid (for which there
is also an AP available). As well as the historical and political
context of our authors, we will continue in the study of the mechanics
of poetry. Occasional units on culture, history, and etymology
may be included. Tests are given every three to four weeks, vocabulary
quizzes bi-weekly. Homework (@ 40 minutes per night) will be checked
regularly at the teacher's discretion.
Syllabus
September: Metamorphoses I-II Prologue, Creation
October: Meta. III-IV Apollo et Daphne Nov.-Dec.: Meta.V-VI
Pyramus et Thisbe
January: Meta. VII-IX
Daedalus et Icarus
February: Meta. X-XV Orpheus
et Eurydice, Pygmalion
March: Amores;
National Latin Exam
April-May: Catullus; AP review
End of May: Student choice
June:
Review
Davus, Proserpina, Rufus, and Zenobia
Assignments Please call a classmate or e-mail for missed assignments.
Davus, Proserpina, Rufus, and Zenobia