HCS Curriculum: Foreign Languages 6 - 12
Latin 1
Hoover City Schools Secondary Curriculum
Foreign Language, 2007-08
Course Information:
Course Title: Latin 1
Grade Level: 9-12
Course Description: Latin I will introduce students to the language,
literature, and culture of the ancient Romans. This
course primarily emphasizes Latin grammar and
vocabulary, but it also analyzes Roman myths and
history. Students can expect to do translations,
culture projects, grammar exercises, and a few
limited speaking activities. At least a “C” average
in English/Language Arts classes is recommended.
State COS Correlate: Latin, Grades 9 – 12, Level I
Calendar Type: Year
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Accountability Standards: None
LEA Curriculum Authors: Dawn McCarver and Oliver Parker
Date of LEA Approval: Spring 2007
Topical Scope and Sequence:
Unit #
1
2
Unit #
3
4
Unit #
5
6
1st Nine Weeks
Intro to 1st Conj. Present Tense; Noun Structure; Pronunciation;
Geography
Intro to 1st Conj. Future Tense, 1st and 2nd Noun Declensions, English
Derivatives; Mottoes, Phrases, and Abbreviations
2nd Nine Weeks
1st and 2nd Conj Present, Future, and Perfect Tenses; Case Uses;
Present Tense of Sum; Roman Life
Future and Perfect of Sum; Questions/Oral Responses; Counting; 3 rd
Conjugation Verbs; More Case Uses, Roman History
3rd Nine Weeks
3rd and 4th Conjugation Future Tense; Imperfect Tense; Perfect
passive participle; Passive Voice; 3rd Declension Nouns; Epic Poetry
Adjective/Noun Agreement; Infinitive Uses; Personal Pronouns; All
Tenses (Active and Passive); Aeneid
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Unit #
7
Unit #
8
9
3rd Nine Weeks
Culture Project
4th Nine Weeks
Relative/Demonstrative Pronouns; Interrogatives; More Case Uses;
Roman Recreation
3rd Declension i-stem nouns and adjectives; Ablative Absolute;
Possum (all tenses); Odyssey
Units and Outcome-Based Objectives:
Unit 1- Intro to 1st Conj. Present Tense; Noun Structure;
Pronunciation; Geography
Unit Goal: Students will understand how to translate and pronounce simple
present tense sentences and learn geographical sites
relating to Rome.
Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
Unit 1 Objectives
Pronounce vowels, consonants, and
dipthongs, polite discourse, classroom
instructions.
Conjugate 1st conjugation present tense
verbs.
Compare and contrast English and Latin
syntax.
Review English noun functions and
relate to Latin case uses.
Decline 1st declension nouns.
Locate on a map major sites relating to
Roman history.
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Int
2,3
NA
Int
1, 3
NA
Mas
1, 9
NA
Rev
1, 9
NA
Int
1, 3
NA
Mas
6
NA
Unit 2- Intro to 1st Conj. Future Tense, 1st and 2nd Noun Declensions,
English Derivatives; Mottoes, Phrases, and Abbreviations
Unit Goal: Students will distinguish between present and future tenses, and
analyze the impact of the Latin language upon
English.
Outcome-Based Objectives:
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#
1
2
3
4
5
6
Unit 2 Objectives
Conjugate 1st conjugation future tense
verbs.
Decline 1st and 2nd Declension Nouns
Recognize masculine, feminine, and
neuter nouns
Relate Latin origins to English
derivatives
List mottoes, phrases, and abbreviations
commonly used in English and identify
professions utilizing these terms.
Distinguish correct preposition usage
(ex: in + abl.; in + acc.)
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Int
1,3
NA
Int
1,3
NA
Mas
1, 3
NA
Rev
3, 9, 8,
NA
Rev
8, 9, 11
NA
Mas
1
NA
Unit 3- 1st and 2nd Conj Present, Future, and Perfect Tenses; Case
Uses; Present Tense of Sum; Roman Life
Unit Goal: The students will translate and pronounce sentences containing the
perfect tense and the irregular verb sum, learn noun
case uses, and identify aspects of Roman life.
Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
3
4
Unit 3 Objectives
Distinguish among present, future, and
perfect tenses for 1st and 2nd
conjugations
Identify uses of nominative, genitive,
dative, accusative, and ablative cases.
Conjugate and pronounce present tense
of sum.
Research elements of Roman life and
compare them to modern life. (ex:
patrons and clients, festivals, dining
customs)
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Mas
1
NA
Int
1,9
NA
Int
1, 3
NA
Mas
4, 8, 10
NA
Unit 4- Future and Perfect of Sum; Questions/Oral Responses;
Counting; 3rd Conjugation Verbs; More Case Uses; Roman History
Unit Goal: The students will translate and pronounce more complex sentences and
research Roman history.
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Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
Unit 4 Objectives
Conjugate future and perfect tenses of
sum.
Ask and respond to simple oral
questions and identify the enclitic –ne.
Count from 1-20 and identify Roman
numerals.
Conjugate 3rd conjugation verbs
(present, and perfect)
Distinguish among ablative case uses.
Research aspects of Roman history (ex:
slavery, Gallic wars, famous classical
figures)
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Mas
1, 3
NA
Int
1, 2, 3
NA
Int
2, 3, 7, 8,
9
NA
Int
1, 3
NA
Mas
1
NA
Mas
4, 7, 8,
10
NA
Unit 5- 3rd and 4th Conjugation Future Tense; Imperfect Tense; Perfect
passive participle; Passive Voice; 3rd Declension Nouns; Epic Poetry
Unit Goal: The students will translate and pronounce more compound sentences
and learn conventions of epic poetry.
Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
3
4
5
Unit 5 Objectives
Conjugate 3rd and 4th conjugation future
tense verbs.
Identify, translate, and pronounce
imperfect tense verbs.
Distinguish between active and passive
voice verbs.
Identify, translate, and pronounce
passive voice verbs.
Identify conventions of epic poetry (epic
hero, journey, invocation to the muse).
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Int
1, 3
NA
Mas
1, 3
NA
Mas
1, 3, 7, 9
NA
Int
1,3
NA
Mas
5, 7, 8,
10
NA
Unit 6- Adjective/Noun Agreement; Infinitive Uses; Personal
Pronouns; All Tenses (Active and Passive); Aeneid
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Unit Goal: Students will translate and identify more complex grammatical
structures and continue the study of epic poetry as it
relates to the Aeneid.
Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
3
4
5
Unit 6 Objectives
Identify correct adjective/noun
agreement patterns among 1st, 2nd, and
3rd declension.
Identify various uses of the infinitive
(subjective and objective).
Decline personal pronouns and translate
in context.
Conjugate all verb tenses, active and
passive voice.
Identify conventions of epic poetry (epic
hero, journey, invocation to the muse).
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Mas
1, 3
NA
Int
1, 3
NA
Int
1,3
NA
Mas
1, 3
NA
Mas
5, 6, 7, 8,
10
NA
Unit 7- Culture Project
Unit Goal: Students will choose, research, and complete a project or paper related
to Roman culture topics (Art and architecture,
religion, entertainment, etc.).
Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
3
4
Unit 7 Objectives
Research aspects of Roman culture
utilizing various media.
Document resources used.
Complete a project/paper that may be
used in state competition.
Relate aspects of ancient Roman culture
to modern life.
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Int
6, 7, 8,
10
7
Mas
1 - 11
NA
Mas
8
NA
Mas
NA
NA
Unit 8- Relative/Demonstrative Pronouns; Interrogatives; More Case
Uses; Roman Recreation
Unit Goal: Students will translate complex sentences integrating relative pronouns
and clauses and interrogative and demonstrative
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adjectives and pronouns; they will also learn
different types of Roman recreation (gladiator
shows, dinner parties, Circus Maximus, etc.)
Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
Unit 8 Objectives
Review independent and subordinate
clauses in Latin and English
Identify and translate relative clauses in
complex sentences.
Compare and contrast relative pronouns
to interrogative adjective and pronoun
forms and uses, and translate
accordingly.
Decline demonstrative adjectives and
pronouns and translate in context.
Identify and translate more noun case
uses (ablative of manner, respect;
accusative of duration of time, extent of
space).
Research aspects of Roman recreation
Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Rev
7
NA
Int
1, 3, 7
NA
Mas
1, 3, 7
NA
Mas
1,3
NA
Mas
1
NA
Mas
4, 10
NA
Unit 9- 3rd Declension i-stem nouns and adjectives; Ablative
Absolute; Possum (all tenses); Odyssey
Unit Goal: Students will complete their study of first year Latin grammar and
continue their study of the epic poem by translating
stories derived from the Odyssey.
Outcome-Based Objectives:
#
1
2
3
4
Unit 9 Objectives
Identify and translate 3rd declension istem nouns and adjectives.
Review the perfect passive participle
and use in the ablative absolute
construction.
Conjugate the irregular verb possum in
all tenses
Translate Latin stories derived from the
Odyssey.
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Mastery Level
(Int, Rev, Mas)
COS
Alignment
Accountability
Alignment
Int
1, 3
NA
Mas
1, 3
NA
Mas
1, 3
NA
Mas
1, 3, 5, 6,
7, 8, 10
NA
HCS Curriculum: Foreign Languages 6 - 12
Latin 1
Alabama Course of Study Correlation: Foreign Languages
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HCS UnitCOS Standard
Objective
Use Level I Latin grammar and syntax to read and write
Latin.
1.2,3,4,5
Examples: first-, second-, and third-declension nouns; six cases and
2.1,2,3,6
their uses, including nominative—subject and predicate nominative;
3.1,2,3
genitive—possession;
4.1,2,4,5
dative—indirect object, with special adjectives; accusative—direct
5.1,2,3,4,
object, object of prepositions, duration of time, extent of space;
6.1,2,3,4
ablative—manner, means, agent, accompaniment, place where, object of
preposition, time when, within which; vocative—noun of direct address;
7.3
first-, second-, and third-declension adjectives; personal, reflexive,
8.2,3,4,5
relative, demonstrative, and interrogative pronouns; six tenses of verbs,
9.1,2,3,4
COS Title
Std.
#
1
Latin, Level I
four conjugations, active and passive voice, sum, possum; imperatives;
present and perfect tense infinitives; vocabulary learned in the dictionary
format
2
Respond orally to simple Latin sentences and phrases.
3
Use correct pronunciation to read Latin sentences and
phrases.
Describe elements of Roman daily life.
4
Examples: calendar, religion, government, social organization, food,
clothing, architecture, entertainment, recreation
Describe the most important Greco-Roman deities, including
their characteristics, duties, and associated myths.
5
Examples: Olympian gods, earth gods, mythical monsters, creation
1.1
4.2,3
7.3
1.1,2,5
2.1,2,3,4
3.3
4.1,2,3,4
5.1,2,3,4
6.1,2,3,4
8.2,3,4
9.1,2,3,4
3.4
4.6
7.3
8.6
5.5
6.5
7.3
9.4
stories
6
Locate historically important cities and major geographical
features of Italy and western Europe.
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1.6
6.5
7.1,3
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Bulletin 2006, No.
xx
HCS UnitCOS Standard
Objective
Examples: cities—Rome, Pompeii, Capua, Ostia, Brundisium;
9.4
COS Title
Std.
#
Latin, Level I
geographical features—Tiber, Arno, Po, Appian Way, Etruria, Britannia,
Gallia, Germania, Graecia, Mare Nostrum, Aegean Sea, Adriatic Sea,
Alps
Identify Latin influences on other disciplines.
7
Examples: mathematics—Roman numerals, prefixes in metric system;
science—terminology used in anatomy, names of planets used in
astronomy
Identify evidence of contributions of Roman civilization and
language to diverse cultures.
8
Examples: Roman architectural sites in the Middle East, North Africa,
and Europe; artistic interpretation of classical themes during the
Renaissance
9
Recognize Latin derivatives, cognates, and language
patterns, including mottoes, phrases, and abbreviations used
in English.
10
Identify similarities of the culture of the United States to that
of the Roman world, including architecture, daily life, and
themes and heroes of classical mythology.
List professional fields that employ Latin terminology.
11
Examples: medical, legal, pharmacological, mathematical, scientific
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4.3,6
5.3,5
6.5
7.1,2,3
8.1,2,3
9.4
2.4,5
3.4
4.3,6
5.5
6.5
7.1,3,4
9.4
1.3,4
2.4,5
3.2
4.3
5.3
7.3
3.4
4.6
5.5
6.5
7.1,3
8.6
9.4
2.5
7.3