Latin I
9th grade 

September 12th, 2022

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

I have enjoyed getting to know you all over the course of the first two weeks of the school year. The students of the fourth period class have displayed admirable attention and determination in the classroom, and put forth consistent effort on their homework assignments. They have been supporting and cooperating with their classmates every step of the way, and I look forward to seeing more of this attitude as we move forward. Many students struggled with last Friday's (9/9) weekly quiz, and in order to take this into account, I have decided to omit one of the questions from the scoring, grading the quiz out of seven points rather than the usual 10. I encourage all students to seek one-on-one help by getting in touch with me via email (lalbrittain@ascentclassical.org), and scheduling a time to work together either before the school day begins or during lunch. Now is an important time in your academic career to practice advocating for yourself!

Best wishes,

Mr. Albrittain 

September 12th, 2022

Dear ninth grade Latin students,

I apologize for any confusion in getting the homework across in the last moments of class today. I would like you to compile all the different parts of speech we have learned in Ch. I-V according to your group (projected on the whiteboard in class today). To aid your memory, I would like you to write a short definition, which declension or conjugation the word belongs to, and any other peculiarities you know about it. We will review the various lists as a class tomorrow.

September 13th, 2022

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

The fourth period class exhibited commendable discipline today in trying to retain Latin words in their memories. I have distributed a sheet with a rough map of the homework assignments for this week. The majority of these assignments is subject to change based on how much progress we make in class, especially on Wednesday night. I will communicate any changes as necessary. 

Best wishes,

Mr. Albrittain

September 16th, 2022

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

Some students have approached me with their concerns about memorization, and I would like to clarify any ambiguity in statements I made to the class this week. For each weekly quiz, I would like our students to be generally familiar with vocabulary words from chapters we have discussed throughout the week. Bolded lists of such words are found at the end of each chapter of Wheelock's Latin under the section labeled Vocabula (Eng., "words"). To the right of these words in parentheses are English words related to the Latin vocabulary which often prove helpful for beginning students. A large reference guide with all the Latin words in the textbook compiled in one place, which I would encourage students to glance at from time to time, can be found on page 519ff. 

Vocabulary words on the quizzes will always be drawn from material we discuss in class during the week, and especially from words written on the board (otherwise I will supply our students with a footnote giving an English definition of the word). Although I will ask that students memorize  fundamental structures of Latin, I do not expect them to arrive on Friday with an absolute recall of all the words from a given chapter. Unfortunately, however, I cannot tell our students in advance exactly which individual words will appear on a quiz. 

Have a great weekend,

Mr. Albrittain 

September 30th, 2022

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

Our fourth period class is gaining a better grasp of Latin's fundamentals and now adding increasingly sophisticated adverbs and conjunctions to their Latin arsenal. Due to some of the absences and prolonged illnesses this week, the homework from Monday-Friday is posted below. This information may also aid students in reviewing for the upcoming test (Friday, October 7th) on Chapters 1-5 of Wheelock's Latin. 

Have a great weekend,

Mr. Albrittain

Mon. 9/26

Translate Exercitatio number 6 into English, Ch. IV p.37. Then translate Sententia Antiqua number 12, p.37, and bring your translations to class.

Tues. 9/27

Study Ch. V vocabulary closely, paying particular attention to prepositions and adverbs. Make sure to read the explanation of -ne on p.43. Translate Sententia Antiqua no. 10 (p.45), then complete Exercitatio number 13 on p.44 (English to Latin translation).

Wed. 9/28

Complete the practice quiz on forms of sum and possum, and adverbs prepositions and conjunctions–open note, open flashcard and bring to class tomorrow.

Thurs. 9/29

No homework except preparing for the quiz. Make sure you have sum and possum in the present and imperfect tense memorized. The future tense will not be on the quiz. There will be some vocabulary from Ch. V on the quiz including prepositions, conjunctions and adverbs. There will also be adverbs and conjunctions from previous chapters. 

Fri. 9/30

Study the future and imperfect tenses in Ch. V, then complete on p.44 Ex. 3 and 5. Convert the forms maneo, habet, cenamus and culpatis into the future tense and bring to class on Monday. 

Homework 10/3-10/7

Looking ahead to the test on Friday (for more details, see the test study guide): The test will include material from Wheelock’s Latin Ch. 1-5. There will be masculine, feminine and neuter nouns from the first and second declensions, first and second conjugation verbs in the present and imperfect tenses, noun-adjective agreement in case, number and gender, substantive adjectives, and the irregular verbs sum and possum. Although our test is not lengthy enough to ask about every single word, you are still responsible for keeping track of all the vocabulary words in these chapters. The format of the test will resemble the quizzes, but with more questions; thus there will be Part I: Vocabulary, Part II: Verbs, Part III: Sentences.

Mon. 10/3

Make flashcards for the verb terreo (second conjugation) in the imperfect, and supero (1st conjugation) in the future tense. 

*Completion only

Tues. 10/4

Complete on p.44 Ex. 8 (poenas dare: this is an idiomatic phrase meaning “to pay a penalty” in culpa esse–although Latin is using the preposition “in,” you can feel free to translate into English with the preposition “at”) and Ex. 15, paying special attention to putting the nouns and adjectives in the proper case. 

*20 points possible 

Wed. 10/5-Thurs. 10/6

Use tonight and tomorrow night to review for the test with all the resources at your disposal. These include, but are not limited to reading the “Grammatica” sections of chapters in Wheelock’s Latin, using the glossaries in the back of the book (Vocabula: Latin-English, and English-Latin), quizzing yourself with existing flashcards, making new flashcards, reviewing corrections I have made on old homework assignments, and correcting mistakes on old quizzes. 

*Please come to class on Thursday with at least two thoughtful questions written down about the material. We will spend the class going through as many of these as possible. 

October 7th, 2022

Dear parents of ninth grade Latin students,

Please click on the SignUpGenius link here if you would like to schedule a meeting on parent-teacher conference day (Wednesday, October 19th). I look forward to speaking with you!

Have a great weekend,

Mr. Albrittain 

October 12th, 2022

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

Although many of our students struggled with recall and precision on the first test (Oct. 7th), with sufficient practice and the right strategies we can continue to move forward as a group. To that end, today in class I distributed a sheet ("Ways to Study for Latin") containing nine tips for effective study habits which pertain specifically to Latin. We read through and discussed each method together, and I would encourage all students to experiment with some if not all of these methods throughout the year. I have also distributed a sheet entitled "Terms to Know Going Forward," for students who may be having difficulty with the abstract, terminological or grammatical aspects of the course. This list of five concepts is essential and will remain so for any Latin course at any level. I am more than happy to review either of these two documents with our students, and to schedule an individual review session before school, after school, or at lunch. 

Sincerely,

Mr. Albrittain 

October 24th, 2022 

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents, 

As we begun the second quarter today, I distributed a number of materials to help our students progress. These include, as usual, a homework sheet which lists the assignments for this week by date and contains some reminders from the syllabus about absences and missing work. The text of this sheet is below, as well as a reference guide listing the page numbers in Wheelock's Latin for points of grammar and vocabulary that our students must have committed to memory. They are encouraged to keep this sheet at hand when completing homework assignments or studying for quizzes and tests, even though recall is the ultimate goal. As always, students should feel free to drop me an email to schedule a time for tutoring, either before school, during a conference period or after school. I also welcome "walk-ins" during those times provided that other students have not made an appointment. 

Best wishes,

Mr. Albrittain 

Homework Reminders:

It is always your responsibility to find out what you have missed during an absence, including homework assignments and quizzes. In the event that you miss a quiz, you must either schedule a time to make it up via email (lalbrittain@ascentclassical.org), or take it in a neighboring classroom the following school day. You are permitted to place late assignments (or any extra credit submissions) on the bottom shelf of the black paper holder on my desk in room 303, even if I am not there. 

For excused absences, you will have one extra school day to complete the assignment you missed; for instance, if you were to miss class on Wednesday, you would have until the end of the day on Thursday to hand in the work in question. 

In accordance with our school’s policy, late assignments automatically receive 50% of their original final grade for the first week that they are late. After that week, the assignment will receive a zero. 

If you hand in a paper without your name on it, but on time, I will tape it to the right-hand door of room 303 (aligned with my desk) after I have graded it. I will allow you to claim the assignment for full credit until the end of the week in which it is due. 

This week's assignments:

Mon. 10/24 (20 points)

1. Re-do your in-class translation without looking at your first version. If you just copy down what you already did, you’ll learn nothing. See if you can take yourself through the process of translating the sentence again from memory. Use the “Steps” sheet if you would like.

2. If you did Sententia Antiqua number 5 in class, translate number. 6. If you did number 6, translate number 5. 

*Make sure to bring the Workbook for Wheelock’s Latin to class tomorrow. 

Tues. 10/25 (20 points)

On a separate sheet of paper, complete Part D on pp.48-49 of Workbook, and label the sections of your homework as they appear in the book. 

Wed. 10/26 (10 points)

Complete practice quiz on complementary infinitives if you did not finish it in class. 

To practice with verbs, complete part C on p.48 of Workbook (turn this in Thursday).

Thurs. 10/27

Prepare for the quiz–topics to focus on: forms of possum in different tenses, complementary infinitive, and nouns in the accusative case. 

Fri. 10/28 (20 points) 

Homework: Translate on p.50 of Workbook under Lectiones Part A, numbers 2, 3, 4 and 9. 

Latin Grammar/Memorization Reference Guide:

To move forward and learn more Latin, there are certain things that you absolutely must have committed to memory. There is no way around this fact. As I have mentioned before, this is not a memorization class, but in order to read anything in Latin, we need to get certain fundamentals down. For the moment, these include, but are not limited to:

 First conjugation verbs (such as cogito, cogitare, and do, dare). 

  Second conjugation verbs (such as habeo, habere, and moneo, monere)

*To review how these verbs work, read pp.2-4 in Wheelock’s. 

First declension nouns (such as sapientia, fortuna and patria–these nouns tend to be feminine)

*To review how these nouns work in the five different cases, (and for more detailed information on how each case works) read pp.12-15 in Wheelock’s.

Second declension nouns (such as bellum, populus, amicus, vir and ager–these tend to be both masculine and neuter).

*To review how these nouns work in the five different cases, read pp.23-24 in Wheelock’s–for masculine nouns, and pp.32-33 for neuter nouns.

Irregular verbs (such as sum/esse, and possum/posse). 

*To review the conjugation of sum in the present tense, see p.34 in Wheelock’s.  

*To review sum in the future tense and imperfect tense, see p.48 in Wheelock’s.

*To review possum in all three tenses, see p.49 in Wheelock’s.

Changing the tense of a regular verb/conjugation of regular verbs in different tenses–(present, imperfect and future). For tense signs and an explanation of what each tense means, see the beginning of Chapter 5 (pp.40-42 in Wheelock’s). 

October 28th, 2022

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

I would like to clarify any confusion about the homework grading in recent days. I add the scores together for each assignment at the end of the week; usually, there are 50 possible points, and a low score at the beginning of the week typically reflects that a given student has only completed one out of two or three assignments so far (rather than a precipitous drop in the student's overall grade). The scores out of 50 are adjusted appropriately by Friday or Saturday at the latest.

Have a great weekend,

Mr. Albrittain 

October 31st, 2022

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

The weekly assignments for this week are listed below.

Best wishes,

Mr. Albrittain 

Mon.-Tues. 10/31-11/1 (30 points)

Write an English translation of “The Historian Livy Laments the Decline of Roman Morals” on p.52 of Wheelock’s Latin. 

To do this well, use “How to Use Case Endings Successfully,” “Steps for Translating a Latin Sentence,” “What We Need to Know: A Guide,” and Wheelock’s

*We will have time to work on this in class. 

Wed. 11/2 (20 points)

Re-translate the first two sentences of Thermopylae: A Soldier’s Humor on p.45 of Wheelock’s without looking at your in-class version (From “Exercitus” to “pugnabimus”)

Thurs. 11/3

Prepare for the quiz: 

There will be one sentence from each of the in-class/homework readings we do this week. There will also be vocabulary questions from these readings.

Fri. 11/4 (20 points)

Decline amor, tempus and virgo in all five cases, singular and plural.

Read the paragraph on “Noun-Adjective Agreement” on page 56 of Wheelock’s and decline the noun and adjective magnus rex together in all five cases, singular and plural. 

November 8th, 2022

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

The weekly assignments for 11/7-11 are listed below.

Best wishes,

Mr. Albrittain

Mon. 11/7-Tues. 11/8 (30 points)

Complete on pp.58-59 Ex. 9, and Sententiae Antiquae 3 and 7.

Decline the noun and adjective together novus homo in all five cases, singular and plural. 

Wed. 11/9 

Prepare for third declension nominative and genitive quiz (15 points). You will be expected to define, label the grammatical gender, and write the genitive singular for 10 third declension nouns from Ch. 7. 

Thurs. 11/10

Prepare for a brief quiz with only two sentences (10 points). These sentences will be based on, but not identical to the homework from Monday and Tuesday night. 

November 11th, 2022

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

In light of the recent performance of our class on Thursday's quiz, I have revised the weekend homework. The new assignment is listed below.

Have a great weekend,

Mr. Albrittain 

9th Grade Latin REVISED Weekend Assignment, 11/11

This Monday (11/14), I will give the class the exact same quiz as yesterday (11/10). From the list of 10 third declension words from Ch. 7, you will have to:

1. Define the word.

2. Label the grammatical gender.

3. Write the word in the genitive singular with absolutely no spelling errors. 

Your only homework is to prepare yourself for this quiz. Your overall score will be an average of your score on the first and second attempts. 

*If you received a 14/15 or above on Thursday, retaking the quiz is optional. 

November 28th, 2022

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

I am looking forward to seeing our students again after a restful Thanksgiving break! The weekly assignments are listed below. As always, students should feel free to request extra help outside of class--before school, during a conference period, at lunch (Mondays and Wednesdays excepted), or after school.

This week's assignments:

Mon. 11/28-Tues. 11/29

Review word of the day declensions, genders and definitions.

Decline the third declension noun lux–practice finding the genitive singular and the gender by looking up the nominative singular in the Vocabula: Latin-to-English section of our textbook. 

From the in-class sentences (also listed below), change the subjects, verbs and adjectives from singular to plural, making sure they agree in case, number and gender:

1) Lux solis est splendida.

2) Doctus vir neque bella neque proelia dura amat.

3) Ignis semper ardet. 

For sentence number 2 (Doctus vir neque bella neque proelia dura amat), also change the direct objects from plural to singular, and make sure nouns and adjectives still agree (30 points). 

Wed. 11/30

Review word of the day declension, gender and definition.

From the in-class sentence, decline each noun and adjective in the sentence, and then conjugate the verb (iaceo, “to lie,” as in the sentence, “Italy lies to the West of Greece.”) in the tense in which it appears: Corpora proborum hominum sub sepulcro iacent (20 points). 

Thurs. 12/1

Review word of the day declension, gender and definition. 

Complete or correct in-class sentence worksheet (20 points).

Fri. 12/2

Study for Word of the Day quiz (21 points) 

For three out of the five words of the day from this week, you will be asked to give an English definition, label the grammatical gender, and decline the word in all five cases, singular and plural. 

December 4th, 2022

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

The assignments for this week are listed below. If students miss a class, they should feel free to consult their classmates or myself about the word of the day. 

Best wishes,

Mr. Albrittain 

This week's assignments:

Mon. 12/4-Tues. 12/5

Review word of the day declensions, genders and definitions. 

Using the textbook, find a first conjugation verb of your choice and conjugate it in the present and imperfect tenses, then find a second conjugation verb of your choice and conjugate it in the present and imperfect tenses (30 points). 

Wed. 12/6

Review word of the day declension, gender and definition.

Read Ch. 8 (pp.62-66) in Wheelock’s Latin. Decline, define and label the grammatical gender of two nouns of your choice from the vocabulary list on p.66, and conjugate a THIRD conjugation verb in the present tense (20 points).

Thurs. 12/6

Review word of the day declension, gender and definition.

Complete/correct in class sentence worksheet (20 points). 

Fri. 12/6

Review word of the day declension, gender and definition.

Study for word of the day quiz (21 points).

January 17th, 2023

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

Please see this week's Latin assignments (including the sentences of the day) below. 

*The schedule has been adjusted due to Wednesday's snow day. 

Tues. 1/17

Without looking at your in-class notes, retranslate the sentence of the day. Label the case of each noun and adjective. Decline in the singular only the proper name Cicero (20 points). 

Tuesday's sentence: 

Catullus Marco Tullio Ciceroni magnas gratias agit.

*Refer to the vocabulary list on Wheelock’s pp.65-66 throughout the week to help you with sentences of the day. 

Thurs. 1/19

Retranslate the sentence of the day without looking at your notes. Label the case of each noun and adjective. Once you’ve done that, add after “Agamemnon” in Latin “et Menelaus (nom. sing.)” and change the verbs accordingly, so that the sentence is still correct (20 points). 

Thursday's sentence:

Agamemnon magnas copias e terra Graeca ad Troiam ducet. 

Fri. 1/20

Without looking at your notes, retranslate the sentence of the day, and label the case of each noun and adjective  (20 points).

Prepare for sentence of the day quiz (Now Monday, 1/23). There will be a 16-point quiz on two out of the three sentences of the day.

Friday's Sentence: 

Frater meus vitam in otio semper aget. 

February 6th, 2023 

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

This week's assignments, as well as the sentence of the day for each day are listed below. 

Best wishes,

Mr. Albrittain

Mon. 2/6

Re-translate the sentence of the day from memory. Label the case of each noun and adjective. 

Monday's sentence: Neuter scriptor de ullo remedio istius morbi dicebat.

Tues. 2/7

Re-translate the sentence of the day from memory. Label the case of each noun and adjective. 

Tuesday's sentence: Tempus fugit, horae fugiunt, senectus venit, sed non me vincet. 

Wed. 2/8

Re-translate the sentence of the day from memory. Label the case of each noun and adjective. 

Wednesday's sentence: In patriam vestram cum sororibus fratribusque meis veniebant.

Thurs. 2/9

Prepare for quiz on two sentences of the day so far (Mon.-Wed.), Ch. 10 vocabulary, and the third -io conjugation.

Thursday's sentence: Filiam tuam in civitate utra non invenies.

February 9th, 2023

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

I have made some changes to this week's assignments which I communicated to the fourth period class today. Students are still expected to prepare for a 20-point quiz tomorrow on two out of the three the sentences of the day from Monday-Wednesday, as well as the present and future tenses of the third-io conjugation.

This semester, many students have been confused about which assignments to turn in at the end of class. Over the weekend, students may take time to complete or retrieve any missing assignments from the beginning of the second semester until now. I will accept any late or missing assignments (including, but not limited to sentence of the day assignments, and demonstrative-noun agreement practice with hic, ille and iste) for full credit until the end of the day on Tuesday, February 14th. 

For the moment, I have marked any missing assignments with a 0 in Power School, but will adjust the scores appropriately once students have handed in their work. A drop in some students' grades may reflect missing work from throughout the semester. 

Students will also take a full-period test on Tuesday, February 21st, for which I will distribute a study guide as soon as possible. In addition to independent review, completing missing or late work will help students prepare for the test. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions, or would like to set up a one-time or recurring tutoring appointment at lunch (Mondays and Wednesday excepted), after school, or during conference period. 

Best wishes,

Mr. Albrittain 

February 15th, 2023

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

The full-period test has been moved to Tuesday, February 21st. Below is an outline of the test format and brief summaries of what to study. The majority of the material is drawn from Chapters 8-10 of Wheelock's Latin. 

Test format

Part 1: Demonstratives. Fill in partially filled out charts with forms of hic, ille and iste.

Part 2: Special -ius adjectives. Fill in the blanks with the definition, and genitive OR nominative singular of a selection of UNUS NAUTA adjectives. 

Part 3: Verbs. Fill in partially filled out charts for 3rd and 3rd-io conjugation verbs (one present tense, one imperfect tense, one future tense), and provide the definition and infinitive for each.

Part 4: Sentences. Translate two sentences of the day and one unseen sentence which uses some of the concepts from part 1-3.

February 21st, 2023

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

This week's assignments are listed below by date. Students have two nights to work on the assignment in Workbook for Wheelock's Latin, and they should tear out the page and turn it in by Friday at the end of class. 

Best wishes,

Mr. Albrittain

This week's assignment's:

Tues. 2/21

Read in Ch. 11 of Wheelock’s Latin (textbook) pages 87-90. 

Wed. 2/22-Thurs. 2/23

Complete on pp.84-85 of Workbook under “Grammatica” exercises 3-4. Tear out of the book and turn in at the end of class on Friday. 

Fri. 2/24

Prepare for a brief vocabulary quiz on Ch. 11 Vocabula (pp.91-92). Study the principal parts of mitto and intellego, new third declension nouns, and the nominative and genitive forms of the personal pronouns ego, tu, is/ea/id, nos, and vos.

*Vocabulary quiz to take place Friday, 3/3.

February 22nd, 2023

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

Given that so many students were unprepared to take the test on Tuesday (2/21), I have given the majority of the class until Friday (2/24) to continue preparing. Students who did not take the test yesterday, but received a score of 80% or lower may retake it on Friday during class. The scores of the students who did perform well yesterday are currently listed in PowerSchool. Students should still turn in their Workbook exercise by Friday. 

Best wishes,

Mr. Albrittain 

February 27th, 2023

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

This week's assignments are listed below by date. Students will take a short quiz on the principal parts of the verbs dico, intellego and mitto on Friday, March 3rd. 

Best wishes,

Mr. Albrittain 

Mon. 2/27

Complete principal part and vocabulary practice quiz and turn in at the end of class Tuesday. 

Tues. 2/28-Wed. 3/1 

Complete part C on p.87 of the Workbook. Tear out and turn in at the end of class Thursday. 

*Make sure to bring the workbook to class on Thursday, otherwise you will be counted tardy. 

Thurs. 3/2

Prepare for a brief vocabulary quiz on Ch. 11 Vocabula (pp.91-92). Study the principal parts of mitto, intellego, and dico. Also review new third declension nouns, and the nominative and genitive forms of the personal pronouns ego, tu, is/ea/id, nos, and vos.

Fri. 3/3

Complete the fill in the blank and translation exercises on the in-class handout. Turn in at the end of class Monday, 3/6. 

Throughout this week and the coming week, students are encouraged to refer to the following guide to the principal parts of Latin verbs, which I will distribute in hard copy at the beginning of class tomorrow (2/28).

A Guide to the Principal Parts of Latin Verbs

What is a principal part? 

A principal part is form of a Latin verb on which all the other forms of that verb are based. Principal parts almost always come in groups of four, but some Latin verbs only have three. 

Dico, dicere, dixi, dictum. 

                                                                    1          2         3         4 

Why do I have to learn it?

Knowing the principal parts of a Latin verb will enable you to learn all the other tenses of that verb, once you know a few extra sets of personal endings. 

What is the difference between writing the principal parts of a verb and conjugating it?

The principal parts are NOT a verb conjugation. However, parts 1 and 3 do represent the beginnings of the present and perfect conjugations. Think of the principal parts as a snapshot of a given verb. 

What does each principal part mean?

1. The first person singular present of the verb, “I say.”

2. The infinitive of the verb, “To say.”

3. The first person singular perfect of the verb, “I said,” OR “I have said.” Note that this is NOT the imperfect. 

4. A. The perfect passive participle of the verb. This is used in the passive verb system, and does not mean very much on its own. 

      B. If you are writing it on a quiz or test (i.e., outside of a sentence or reading), the fourth principal part can be either masculine or     neuter. Both forms are considered correct. 

What patterns are there to help me memorize principal parts?

1. Look at the first item in the list of four in your textbook (e.g., duco, ducere, duxi, ductum). 1st and 3rd conjugation verbs will almost always end in -o (like duco, cogito, and scribo). Remember, however, that some third conjugation verbs end in -io (like capio, fugio and facio). 

2. The way to distinguish between these two types is by looking at the second principal part (the infinitive): if the infinitive ends in -are, then the verb is 1st conjugation. If it ends in -ere, then the verb is 3rd conjugation.

3. Second conjugation verbs always end in -eo in the first person singular (e.g., doceo). If you’re trying to determine what conjugation a verb is in, then look no further, but remember that the infinitive has a long -e- (written in our textbook as ē), rather than a short -e-. This long -e- is the definite sign that the verb is 2nd conjugation. 

4. A. Third principal parts of the 1st conjugation–usually -avi. (Like cogitavi)

      B. Third principal parts of the 2nd conjugation–usually -ui (Like habui)

      C. Third principal parts of the 3rd conjugation–vary, but often end in -xi or -si (Like dixi or misi)

*The third principal part of any verb will always end in -i.  

5. The fourth principal part of any verb will almost always end in -tus/-tum or -sus/-sum. 

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

This week's assignments are listed below by date. The text of the Verb Reference Sheet is also copied below the weekly assignment list. 

Best wishes,

Mr. Albrittain

Please bring your reading packet, workbook and textbook to class every day this week, otherwise you will be counted tardy. 

Mon. 3/6

Complete verb reference sheet and turn in at the end of class Tuesday. 

Tues. 3/7

Read and translate pp.3-6 of Labyrinthus from “Ego sum Ariadna” to “Neptunus est deus maris.” Turn in at the end of class Wednesday.

Wed. 3/8 

Read and translate pp.6-7 of Labyrinthus from “Olim” to “Mater insana est.” Turn in at the end of class Thursday.

Thurs. 3/9

Prepare for quiz on the principal parts of amo, habeo and offendo, and vocabulary words from Tuesday’s translation assignment. 

Principal parts: fill in three out of four for each verb. For example:

Amo, ___________, ______________, ___________

Vocabulary: nominative OR genitive fill in the blank, and English definition. For example: 

Taurus, __________ definition: 

9th Grade Verb Reference Sheet

Each of the unique verbs from next week’s (3/6-3/10) reading assignment are listed below. Keep in mind that many of these forms are repeated. Write an English translation of each of the verbs in the blanks. Use this sheet both to prepare for reading in Latin, and as a study tool for later quizzes and tests. 

1. Est __________

2. Sum __________

3. Amat __________

4. Ignorat __________

5. Habuit __________

6. Fuit* “He/she/it was”

7. Volebat __________

8. Ignoravit __________

9. Offendit __________

10. Maledixit __________

11. Amabat __________

12. Habeo __________

13. Consumit __________

14. Facit __________

15. Construxit __________

16. Placet __________

17. Volo __________

18. Effugere __________

19. Video __________

20. Feci __________

21. Inspecto __________

22. Move __________

23. Moveo __________

24. Da __________

25. Cadit __________

March 20th, 2023

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

This week's assignments are listed below by date. Students will receive the continuation of the current reading packet (Labyrinthus) later this week. 

Best wishes,

Mr. Albrittain

*Please bring your textbook, workbook and reading packet to class every day this week, or you will be counted tardy. 

Monday 3/20

Read and translate in Labyrinthus from “Iam ego fratrem habeo” on p.7 to “construxit” on p.10. Turn in assignment on a separate sheet of paper at the end of class Tuesday. 

Tuesday 3/21

Read and translate in Labyrinthus from “Icarus” on p.10 to “ . . . sonos pulchros facit” on p.12. Turn in assignment on a separate sheet of paper at the end of class on a separate sheet of paper Wednesday. 

Wednesday 3/22

Complete vocabulary and principal parts practice quiz. Work on memorizing vocabulary from the reading and principal parts of consumo, construo, and volo. 

Thursday 3/23

Prepare for vocabulary quiz on words from Monday night’s and Tuesday night’s homework, and principal parts of consumo, construo, volo. 

Friday 3/24

Read and translate in Labyrinthus from “Non est pupa . . .” on p.12 to “Quis me defendet?” on p.14. 

March 27th, 2023

Dear ninth grade Latin students and parents,

This week's assignments are listed below by date. 

Best wishes,

Mr. Albrittain

*Please bring your textbook, workbook and reading packet to class every day this week, or you will be counted tardy. 

Quiz principal parts: eo, audio and nescio. 

Mon. 3/27

Translate pp.14-15 of Labyrinthus from “Icarus” to “videndum” on a separate sheet of paper and turn in at the end of class Tuesday.

Tues. 3/28

Translate pp.16-17 of Labyrinthus from “Propheta” to “audire” on a separate sheet of paper and turn in at the end of class Wednesday. 

Wed. 3/29-Thurs. 3/30

Prepare for quiz on the principal parts of eo, audio and nescio, and vocabulary words from pp.14-17 of Labyrinthus. Work on memorizing principal parts and using the flashcards you made in class. 

Fri. 3/31

Finish translating Ch. III on p.18 and begin translating Ch. 4 from “Nox est” to “per secretam portam in Labyrinthum.”

May 11th, 2023 

Dear 9th grade Latin students and parents,

Due to some of the absences this week, I have posted the solutions to the Latin crossword puzzle distributed on Tuesday, 5/9 below. A selection of these words will be on the open-note quiz on Friday, 5/12. The principal parts on the quiz are also listed. 

ACROSS

1. vivo

3. collis, collis (m.)

8. testudo, testudinis (f.)

9. nec

10. uti

12. stamus

15. scimus

16. ego 

18. ala, alae (f.)

19. quadrum, quadri (n.)

21. aperis

22. unus, unius

DOWN

1. vitrum, vitri (n.)

2. vas, vasis (n.)

4. oro

5. lingua, linguae (f.)

6. seco

7. sursum

11. iactare

13. aestas, aestatis (f.)

14. dormis

17. rana, ranae (f.)

19. qui (quae, quod)--the masculine nominative singular of the relative pronoun. 

20. ren, renis (n.) 

pugno, pugnare, pugnavi, pugnatum--fight

studeo, studere, studui--study, express zeal for, be eager for

veho, vehere, vexi, vectum--carry, convey, ride, sail

May 19th, 2023

Dear 9th grade Latin students and parents,

During the semester exam (Thursday, 5/24) students are permitted to have one, 3x5 index card with any notes or aids that they produce themselves. Students have earned this through their respectful, diligent behavior over the course of this week. They may only write on one side (whether they choose the lined side or the blank side is up to them), and may not print out materials from the internet, or use photocopies from the textbook or other class materials. It is my sincere hope that the notecard lightens the burden of studying during this stressful time, and that students do not despair of their ability to perform well on the test. 

Please encourage your students to work on their notecards over the weekend and strategize about what information to write on it (and what content is better committed to memory). They have been provided with ample review materials, and all of the information they need is available to them in Wheelock's Latin as well as the photocopied reading packets from the Latin novella, Labyrinthus, not to mention in-class handouts. Of course, I am happy to help after school and we will have some last-minute review time on Monday and Tuesday. For more details, see the exam study guide below. 

Have a great weekend,

Mr. Albrittain 

9th Grade Latin Final Exam Study Guide

The semester exam will be on Thursday, May 25th, 2023 from 9:50-11:10am. On Wednesday, May 24th, we will have a short study hall from 10:55am-11:10am. The exam will be broken into three, equally weighted sections. 

Part I: Latin Verbs

1. Principal parts: there will be a fill in the blank principal parts section on 12 of the 18 verbs on the most recent principal parts practice sheet. For each verb, one principal part will be given to you, and you must fill in the other three and write a definition. 

2. Irregular verbs: you must fill in three (or two, depending on the verb) blanks for the principal parts of the irregular verbs on the “Review of Irregular Verbs” sheet you received in class this week (sum, possum, volo and eo). You must conjugate each of these verbs in the present tense, and write an English definition. 

3. Regular conjugation: you must choose one 3rd conjugation and one 3rd-io verb from the principal parts section of the exam to conjugate in the present, as well as the future tense. You must also conjugate a verb of your choice from the principal parts section in the perfect tense. 

Part II: Latin Vocabulary 

1. For 20 vocabulary words selected from the last five quizzes/Labyrinthus, you must fill in the definition, grammatical gender and nominative OR genitive singular if the word is a noun. If the word is an adverb or conjunction, you must only write the definition. If the word is a preposition, you must write the case of the nouns that follows it. 

2. You will decline both a neuter i-stem 3rd declension noun, and a masc./fem. 3rd declension i-stem noun. 

3. You will decline a 2-1-2 adjective together with a third declension noun. 

Part III: Grammar and Translation Multiple Choice

This section of the test will ask you 10 multiple choice questions about Latin sentences, grammar and cases. Sentences will be drawn from recent homework assignments, quizzes, and pp.38-51 of Labyrinthus (Ch. 8-beginning of Ch.10). Some of the multiple choice questions may require you to translate a full sentence to answer correctly. The best way to prepare for this section is to study the indirect statement, relative pronouns, ablative of means, instrument and manner, noun-adjective agreement, and the sentences we have done in class which have relative clauses.