Course Syllabus

                                                                                   Latin 1 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 they progress 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 1 H,  the first year of Latin, students are introduced to the Latin language and the world of ancient Rome. Emphasis is placed on Latin parts of speech, vocabulary, word formation, and grammar.  Learning English vocabulary derived from Latin words is also an important activity in this course.