Week 32: 5/9/25 - 5/12/25
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Translation I: First Prose Readings - None. Enjoy the respite! You've done great work.
Exception for 2nd & 3rd Period: for those who will take the extra credit exam, study #39, "The Golden Ship" (pg. 38)
You may come to class next week with questions, though I cannot promise I will answer them all (but I will answer some).
Wheelock's II
Review "The Nervousness of Even a Great Orator," pg. 242
Exam based on this reading on Thursday, May 15th
Classical Christian Studies 8
Complete "Reading Notes: Acts 6-9"
Review Acts 1-5 Reading notes for quiz on Tuesday, May 13th
Upcoming: Test on Acts 1-9 during your Final Exam time. (4th period: Thursday, May, 15th; 7th/8th Period: Tuesday, May 20th)
Fret not: we will spend the entire class period on Tuesday (after the quiz) and Wednesday reviewing.
Week 31: 5/2/25 - 5/5/25
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
First Period
Review recitation, #'s 1-7. Be ready to practice on Tuesday (10-15 min. per day)
Finish Translating # 99 (10-15 min. per day)
Study # 100 for Test on Wednesday (30-40+ min. per day)
Come to class on Tuesday with questions for review.
Second Period & Third Period
Review recitation, #'s 1-7. Be ready to practice on Tuesday (10-15 min. per day)
Finish Translating # 37 (10-15 min. per day)
Study #'s 36 & 37 for Test on Wednesday (30-40 min. per day)
Come to class on Tuesday with questions for review.
Wheelock's II
Review recitation: Be ready to practice on Tuesday (10-15 min. per day)
Parse & Translate Chapter 29...
Exercitationes, pg. 240, #'s 3, 8 (20-25 min. total)
Sententiae Antiquae, pp. 240-241, #'s 3, 4, 11 (20-30 min. total)
Classical Christian Studies 8
Complete "Reading Notes: Acts 3-5" (30 min.)
Make sure you can also answer questions about the main parts of the story. I will be asking questions for review. Suggestion: try listing the main events of each chapter of Acts so far. (an additional 15 min. per day)
Week 30: 4/25/25 - 4/28/25
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
First Period
Review recitation: get comfortable with saying the entire thing (15-20 min. per day)
Parse & Translate (35-40 min. per day)
# 97, lns. 4-14 ("Nōnne scīs hanc esse ... oculīs ēvānuit auram")
# 98, lns. 17-20 ("Brevī intermissō spatiō ... anteā facta sunt")
Second Period & Third Period
Review recitation: get comfortable with saying the entire thing (20 min. per day)
Parse & Translate # 36, lns. 20-25 ("Neptūnus igitur et Apollō ... Hēsionēn mōnstrō obiceret") (20-30 min. per day)
Wheelock's II
Review recitation: get comfortable with saying the entire thing (15-20 min. per day)
Parse & Translate Chapter 29 "Self-Tutorial Exercises," pg. 435, #'s 12-15 (20-25 min. per day)
Classical Christian Studies 8
Complete "Reading Notes: Acts 1-2" (30-40 min.)
Sorry, 7th/8th Period: you will need to read Acts 2 to answer the questions (Don't worry: 4th period will have extra reading later)
I will check for completion.
Review the above reading notes. You will have a short quiz next week on the material.
Week 29: 4/21/25
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
First Period
Review recitation, especially #8 (5-7 min; go through recitation at least twice)
Review #'s 95/96, whatever we covered in class, for upcoming quiz (35-40 min.)
Second Period & Third Period
Review recitation, especially #8 (5-7 min; go through recitation at least twice)
Review #'s 34/35, whatever we covered in class, for upcoming quiz (35-40 min.)
Wheelock's II
Review recitation, especially #8 (5-7 min; go through recitation at least twice)
Review Ch. XXVIII (28) Vocabulary ( 15-20 min.)
Read "GRAMMATICA" Ch. XXIX (29), pp. 236-238.
Get familiar especially with the imperfect Subjunctive (which is simply the present infinitive + m,s,t...)
Notice the patterns!
Present Subjunctive of sum - "si-" + m,s,t...
Imperfect Subjunctive of sum - "esse" + m,s,t... (same pattern as all imperfect subjunctives)
Classical Christian Studies 8
Review recitation (5 min; say at least twice)
Review the following Study Guides for upcoming test on Tuesday, April 22nd: (40 min.; 8-12 min. per sheet)
Chapter 14, pp. 282-292
Chapter 19.Ia-c, pp. 367-380
Chapter 19.Id-II; 20, pp. 380-406
Chapters 23-24, pp. 437-454
*Study Tip: use this study time to identify those Reading Notes and Questions which you do not know well.
Week 28: 4/14/25 (Spring Break)
Instructions: Click your class name to access your Home Assignments, unless they are written out next to (or under) the course/class name. Please only do this work on Monday, 4/14, or on another date as close as possible to the 14th. I would like students to come to class on the 15th sufficiently "warmed up" for their classes.
Translation I: First Prose Readings
First Period
Review recitation, especially #8 (5-7 min; go through recitation at least twice and recite #8 2 more times)
Parse & Translate # 95, pp. 106, 108, from "Eurylochus īnsidiās sibi..." to "somnō subitō oppressī sunt." (30-35 min.)
Second Period
Review recitation, especially #8 (5-7 min; go through recitation at least twice and recite #8 2 more times)
Parse & Translate # 35, pg. 34, from "Diū et ācriter pugnātum est..." to "omnibus captīvīs dedit." (30-40 min.)
Third Period
Review recitation, especially #8 (5-7 min; go through recitation at least twice and recite #8 2 more times)
Parse & Translate # 35, pg. 34, from "Multae autem vulneribus..." to "Graeciam proficīscī mātūrāvit." (30-40 min.)
Wheelock's II
Review recitation, especially #8 (5-7 min; go through recitation at least twice and recite #8 2 more times)
Parse and Translate "Sententiae Antiquae," pg. 232, #'s 3, 4, 10 (35-40 min.)
Classical Christian Studies 8
Review recitation (5 min; say at least twice)
Review the following Study Guides for upcoming test on Tuesday, April 22nd: (40 min.; 8-12 min. per sheet)
Chapter 14, pp. 282-292
Chapter 19.Ia-c, pp. 367-380
Chapter 19.Id-II; 20, pp. 380-406
Chapters 23-24, pp. 437-454
*Study Tip: use this study time to identify those Reading Notes and Questions which you do not know well.
Weeks 27-28: 3/27/25 - 4/3/25
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
Weeks 26-27: 3/21/25 - 3/27/25
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
Weeks 25-26: 3/14/25 - 3/20/25
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
Weeks 24-25: 3/7/25 - 3/13/25
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
First Period
Check answers for 2021 NLE; Choose 2-3 questions which you would like to review in class on Tuesday, 3/11.
Take 2020 NLE; Check answers and choose 2-3 questions as you did for the 2021 exam.
Second and Third Period
Check answers for 2021 NLE; Choose 2-3 questions which you would like to review in class on Tuesday, 3/11.
Take 2020 NLE; Check answers and choose 2-3 questions as you did for the 2021 exam.
Wheelock's II
Review all your National Latin Exams, 2024-2020, and choose 1-3 questions which you would like to review in class on Tuesday, 3/11.
I will ask individuals for your questions. Mark the questions before you come.
Review Ch. XXVI (26) Vocabulary, at least 15 minutes per day for two days.
Classical Christian Studies 8
Review Recitation, all paragraphs (10 minutes on both Friday and Monday)
If not already completed, complete all questions for your chapter 14 and 19 Study Guides, which were handed to you in class.
Review "Notes to Remember" for Chapters 14 and 19 Study Guides.
Weeks 23-24: 2/28/25 - 3/6/25
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
Classical Christian Studies 8 -
Review Recitation, all paragraphs (15 minutes on both Friday and Monday)
Yes, that's it. You get a little respite after your exam. Do not, however, squander the opportunity to work on your recitation. We added a large portion, and I am aiming for the class to have the entire piece mastered by the end of March.
Weeks 22-23: 2/21/25 - 2/27/25
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
Snow Day: 2/19/25
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
First Period - Complete this take-home quiz. Read all the instructions carefully.
Second and Third Period - Complete this take-home quiz. Read all the instructions carefully.
Wheelock's II
Recite Recitation Passage #’s 1-7 (2-5 min.)
Review Ls. XXV (25) vocabulary (5 min.)
Parse & Translate “The Death of Laocoon … and Troy,” pg. 207, from "Tum geminī serpentēs potentēs" to "linguīs sībilīs lambēbant." (20 min.)
Continue from Monday's assignment, on the same page(s).
Classical Christian Studies 8
Read Book of the Ancient Romans, Ch. 13, pp. 267-274 (stop at "The End of the Republic").
Complete #'s 6-8 in your Study Guide for Chapter 13.
Should take you 30 minutes or fewer to complete.
Weeks 21-22: 2/14/25 - 2/20/25
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
Weeks 20-21: 2/7/25 - 2/13/25
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
Weeks 19-20: 1/31/25 - 2/6/25
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
Weeks 18-19: 1/24/25 - 1/30/25
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
Weeks 17-18: 1/17/25 - 1/23/25
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
Weeks 16-17: 1/10/25 - 1/13/25
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
First Period - Finish #77. Parse every parsable word and translate.
Second and Third Period - Finish #23. Parse every parsable word and translate.
Wheelock's II -
Review Lesson 24 Vocabulary 20 minutes per day (save the weekend, of course).
Read "Grammatica," pp. 193-195.
You may need to read it more than once. Read for understanding and look carefully at the example sentences. Be ready to implement the information in translation on Tuesday, January 14th.
Classical Christian Studies 8 -
Review Recitation at least 3 times per day (save the weekend, of course).
Review your Reading Notes (9.III-IV) for a short Content Quiz on Tuesday, January 14th.
Snow Day: 1/8/25
Instructions: Heed the instructions written next to your class name.
Translation I: First Prose Readings
First Period - Parse and translate #77, "The Magic Arts," lines 11-15 (Hīs rēbus cognitīs ... eum rūrsus iuvenem fieri?). Constrain yourself to no more than 30 minutes.
Second and Third Period - Parse and translate #23, "3rd Labor: The Cerynean Stag," lines 13-15 (Postquam Eurystheō ... in urbe retinēre). Constrain yourself to no more than 30 minutes.
Wheelock's II - Review Chapter 24 vocabulary for 20 minutes. That means reciting the entire vocab list at least 4 times. I recommend flashcards.
Classical Christian Studies 8 - Answer Reading Questions #'s 2, 3, 6, and 7 for Chapter 9.III-IV. Should take you no more than 30 minutes.
You should already have the Reading Notes, since you studied the "Notes to Remember" for Exam III.
Here is an extra copy, however, if you have somehow misplaced it.
Weeks 15-16: 12/20; 1/6
Instructions: Heed the instructions written next to your class name.
Translation I: First Prose Readings
First Period - If you desire extra credit in the new semester, parse (every parsable word) and translate #76, "The Bargain with Pelias"
Second and Third Period - If you desire extra credit in the new semester, parse (every parsable word) and translate #22, "2nd Labor: The Lernean Hydra"
Wheelock's II - If you desire extra credit in the new semester, finish parsing (every parsable word) and translating "Laocoon Speaks Out Against the Trojan Horse"
Classical Christian Studies 8 - None. Come ready to Review the 2nd Punic War on Tuesday, Jan. 7th.
Weeks 14-15: 12/13-12/19
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
First Period - Review #'s 74 and 75 for Semester Exam.
Second and Third Period - Review #'s 19, 20, and 21 for Semester Exam.
Wheelock's II - Prepare for your Lesson 23 Vocab Quiz.
Classical Christian Studies 8
Review Recitation for your Recitation Quiz on Tuesday.
Review Reading Notes for Chapters 8 and 9 (I-III and 9.III-IV) for your Semester Exam.
Don't worry about the Reading Questions for 9.III-IV. Just review the Dates to Remember and Notes to Remember for 9.III-IV. For Chapters 8 and 9.I-III, however, all of it is fair game for the Exam.
Weeks 13-14: 12/6-12/12
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
Weeks 12-13: 11/22-12/5
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
A Thanksgiving blessing: May you be as joyful as these men this break. May you also learn to have moves like them!
Weeks 11-12: 11/15-11/21
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
Week 10: 11/5-11/11
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
Week 9: 10/29-11/5
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
Week 8: 10/22-10/28
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
Week 7: 10/15-10/21
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
Week 6: 10/8-10/14
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
Week 5: 10/1-10/7
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
Week 4: 9/24-9/30
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Translation I: First prose Readings - No homework this weekend. Come ready on Tuesday to translate new material.
Classical Christian Studies 8 - No homework this weekend. Come ready on Tuesday to finish Chapters 4 and 5.
Week 3: 9/17-9/23
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Translation I: First prose Readings
Week 2: 9/10-9/16
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Translation I: First prose Readings
Week 1: 9/3-9/9
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Snow Day: 2/11/25
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Translation I: First Prose Readings
First Period - Review #'s 82 & 83 for tomorrow's quiz (I will take questions briefly before the quiz tomorrow)
Second and Third Period - Review #'s 26 & 27 for tomorrow's quiz (I will take questions briefly before the quiz tomorrow)
Wheelock's II
Review for your ls. 24 Grammar Quiz (see home assignment sheet for what exactly to study)
Review recitation for upcoming Recitation Quiz on Thursday. (Recommendation: recite no fewer than three times aloud)
Classical Christian Studies 8
Review Chapter 12 Study Guide for Wednesday's Content Quiz (All Notes and Dates to Remember; Reading Questions #'s 1-15)