Course Syllabus

Latin 2 H:  Mr. Esposito

2020-2021

Latin students are engaged in learning the essential grammatical concepts of classical Latin as written during the first century B.C. and are introduced to the major cultural and historical events of this tumultuous period of Roman history. This is accomplished through the clever presentation in Oxford Latin Course of a reconstructed life of the Roman lyric poet known as Horace.  As theyprogress through the course, students are expected to demonstrate an understanding and application of linguistic concepts, English derivatives and root words, and exact translations (Latin to English and English to Latin) within the cultural and historical contexts studied.

In Latin 2 H, the second year of Latin, students read and translate with greater sophistication to demonstrate control and application of a widening range of grammatical forms and concepts taken up in the course. Passages from original Latin prose and poetry Latin are read, often at sight, as introductions to the substance and spirit of Latin literature.