Latin III Course Schedule Week of February 10, 2014

Latin III: Caesar

Instructor:  James Ransom

February 9, 2014

Course Schedule

Week of February 10

Tuesday, February 11

WHEELOCK 20 (Fourth Declension; Ablatives of Place, Separation)

RITCHIE Hercules 17 "The Defeat of the Minyae"

CAESAR, DBG 38-54 in English

(Joe assigned to lead class discussion.  All class members:  come with comments and questions for Joe.) 

Essay #1 Topic Paragraph Due

Wednesday, February 12

CAESAR, DBG BOOK 2

(John assigned to lead class discussion.)

CAESAR, DBG BOOK 3, 4.1-23

(Bernie assigned to lead class discussion.)

FREEMAN Chapter 5

(Abe assigned to lead class discussion)

CAESAR 4.24

Come prepared to recite and translate 4.24

·      Read the passage in both Latin and English

·      Master the running core vocabulary and the new vocabulary specific to 4.24

·      Prepare a translation using both Steadman's notes and my Course Notes (available on the blog)

·       Listen to the audio recitation.  Audio files of the Latin text.

·      Recite the passage aloud in Latin

·      Try to translate the Latin passage without reference to notes.  Note the difficult points and refer back to the notes to resolve the difficulty. 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13

WHEELOCK 21:  Third and Fourth Conjugations; Present System Passive

CAESAR 4.25 (Follow the prep regimen above.)