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High School Latin IV Honors

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Suggested Prerequisites

Latin 1, Latin 2, Latin 3 Honors

Description

Discover a mystery of epic proportion set in the world of classical Latin! In this course, the Palladium statue has been stolen and it's up to you to use your knowledge of Latin grammar and vocabulary to investigate whodunit. As you follow Detective Arcanus through the streets of Rome, you'll explore the history, culture, and myth of the Romans through the voices of their brilliant authors and poets. You'll apply what you have learned to translation, writing, listening, and literary analysis exercises to prepare you for AP and college level Latin. —Get ready to crack the case of the missing Palladium!

Module One: Theft at the Temple

-Latin noun, verb, and adjective overview

semi-deponent verbs

-Special deponent verbs

-Aio verbs

-Analyzing theme in Latin

-Roman temples and religious artifacts


Module Two: Hidden in the Forum

-Subjunctive overview

-Conditional

-Genitive of material and quality

-Subjunctive with ut

-Object clauses of effort

-Analyzing stylistic devices in Latin

-Activities in the Roman forum

-Merchants and shops

-Roman fashion and personal grooming


Module Three: Streets of Rome

-Pronoun overview

-Relative clauses of purpose

-Relative clauses of characteristic

-Accusative uses (adverbial, Greek, exclamation)

-Indirect versus relative clauses

-Analyzing multiple passages in Latin

-Roman craftsmen

-Neighborhoods, city layout, and suburbs of Rome

-Animals and pets

Module Four: Escape to the Theater

-Poetic forms

-Poetic meter

-Provision clauses

-Ablative uses (source, material, degree of difference, quality, price)

-Analyzing Latin using meter

-Entertainment in ancient Rome

-Classical theater, costuming, and plays


Module Five: Trials and Exile

-Clause overview

-Hindering clauses

-Curse tablets

-Step-by-step analysis of Latin

-Trial system of ancient Rome

-Prisons and punishments

-Exile from Rome

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