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Mr. Tim Horton                                  

Email: hortont@wellesleyps.org 

 

                                 Latin 2 Syllabus 

Salve! Welcome to Latin 2! Throughout this year we will continue to use the Oxford Latin Course series, which follows the life of a famous Roman poet named Quintus Horatius Flaccus (known to us as ‘Horace’ in English).

 

Below is a brief overview of the course units, which follow the chapters of the textbook. 

 

Chapter 17 

  • Review of material from 8th Grade 
  • Grammar: 
    • Imperfect tense 
    • Perfect tense
  • Readings: 
    • Latin story: Roman elections
    • English cultural reading: Roman Elections
  • Chapter 18 
      • Grammar: 
        • Numerals
        • Expressions of time (accusative and ablative)
        • Present perfect
      • Readings: 
        • Latin story: Quintus journeys to Rome with his father. There is mention of escaped slaves in the story.
        • English cultural reading on the Roman political system and its history.
  • Chapter 19
      • Grammar:
        • More perfect stems 
        • Pluperfect
        • Expressions of place (to which, from which, place where) 
      • Readings:
        • Latin story: Quintus and his father reach Rome and walk around the city, seeing the major landmarks.
        • English cultural reading on Rome (major places, maps, topography)
  • Chapter 20
      • Grammar:
        • More perfect stems
        • 4th declension 
      • Reading
        • Latin story: Quintus’ experience in Orbilius’ school
        • English cultural reading on Greece and Rome
  • Chapter 21
      • Grammar:
        • 5th declension
        • More perfect stems
      • Reading:
        • Latin story: Quintus meets Cicero 
        • English cultural reading on the life of Cicero 
  • Chapter 22
      • Grammar:
        • Ablative uses
      • Reading:
        • Latin story: the Roman Games. 
        • English cultural reading on the Roman Games. 
  • Chapter 23
      • Grammar:
        • More ablative 
        • Ferō
      • Reading:
        • Baths 
        • Marcus inebriated - Mention of alcohol in the story.
        • English cultural reading on the daily life of a Roman male citizen in Rome.
  • Chapter 24
      • Grammar
        • Comparatives and superlatives - adjectives 
      • Reading
        • Latin readings: Caesar’s Triumph, Quintus learns his fortune.
        • English cultural reading on a Roman triumphal procession.
  • Chapter 25
      • Grammar:
        • More comparatives and superlatives of adjectives (irregulars)
        • Comparison of adverbs 
      • Reading:
        • Latin reading: Quintus takes up the toga of manhood.
        • English cultural reading on adulthood 
  • Chapter 26
      • Grammar
        • Present active participle (lots of material in supplemental booklet)
      • Reading
        • Latin readings: The Ides of March, Funeral of Caesar
        • English cultural reading: the End of the Republic
  • Chapter 27
      • Grammar
        • Future and future perfect
      • Reading
        • Latin reading: Quintus prepares to sale to Athens.
        • English cultural reading: Maritime Trade
  • Chapter 28
      • Grammar
        • Relative pronouns
      • Reading:
        • Latin reading: Arriving in Athens.
        • English cultural reading: Greece (From the dark age to the golden age)
  • Chapter 29
      • Grammar
        • Irregular adjectives 
        • Double questions (utrum/an)
      • Reading 
        • Latin reading: Academia: Quintus’ experience with Theomnestus, Marcus writes a letter to Tiro
        • English cultural reading: Stoic and Epicurean philosophy
  • Chapter 30
      • Grammar
        • Perfective passive participles
      • Reading 
        • Latin readings: Roman weddings, Republic comes into danger
        • English cultural reading: Roman weddings
  • Chapter 31
      • Grammar
        • Passive voice (perfect, future perfect, and pluperfect)
      • Reading
        • Latin readings: Brutus comes to Athens, Marcus joins Brutus against Octavius
        • English cultural reading: Antony, Octavian and the senate
  • Chapter 32
      • Grammar
        • Present, future, imperfect passive
      • Reading
        • Latin readings: Civil war, Death of Cicero
        • English cultural reading: Second triumvirate 
  • Chapter 33
      • No new grammar for this chapter
      • Reading
        • Latin reading: Scintilla writes to Quintus
        • English cultural reading: Birth and Childhood
  • Chapter 34 (Beginning of Book 3)
    • Grammar: Subjunctive (present and imperfect) 
    • Latin readings: Quintus goes to Delphi
    • English cultural reading: Oracle at Delphi
  • Chapter 35
      • Grammar
        • Indirect command
        • Pluperfect subjunctive, cum clauses 
        • Imperfect subjunctive, cum clauses
        • Passive forms of present, imperfect, pluperfect subjunctive
      • Reading
        • Latin reading: Quintus and Pompey plan to join the forces of Brutus.
        • English cultural reading: Roman Army — Part I
  • Chapter 36
    • Grammar
      • Deponent verbs
    • Reading
      • Latin reading: Quintus joins the forces of Brutus
      • English cultural reading: Roman Army — Part II
  • Chapter 37
    • Grammar
      • Ablative absolute
    • Reading
      • Latin reading: Philippi
      • English cultural reading: Brutus and Cassius
  • Chapter 38
    • Reading
      • Latin readings: Quintus flees to Athens, Quintus returns to Italy
      • English cultural reading: Octavian returns to Italy




Course Summary:

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