Miss Audrey Grissom
Miss Audrey Grissom
05/09-05/15
Translation III/IV
Prepare for your presentation on Wednesday and bring me a copy if you haven't already.
Classical Studies 7- 7th/8th Period
No homework
05/09-05/15
Translation III/IV
Finish writing your paraphrase. I will hear them Tuesday and give final suggestions.
Adeline and Lola, try reading the rest of the Psalm we started in class. We will go over it in class.
Wheelock's Latin B
Using the study guide we made in class Wednesday, study for your test over ch. 20-21. The test is Thursday.
I'd like a couple of people to bring a tennis ball to class on Tuesday for a game.
Classical Studies 7
Study for a quiz over pp. 64-66 of your workbook. Notice that this is Lesson 23 and the first page of 24.
Bring some skittles to class for our Demosthenes competition.
Rhetoric
Finish editing your final papers and preparing your 2-3 minute speech. We will hear Reese, Jack, Madison, and Mat on Tuesday and the rest of you on Wednesday. You should email me tomorrow if you have any questions or things you'd like me to look at before you submit your papers.
05/02-05/08
Translation III/IV
Keep writing your final project. Please bring your work to class on Tuesday with at least 4.5 of the 7 pages paraphrased.
Wheelock's Latin B
Study for a conjugation quiz over the Present, Imperfect, and Future Passive for 3rd/4th conjugation verbs (pp. 169-170). This quiz will be on Tuesday.
Study for a recitation quiz on Wednesday over the whole Apostle's creed. This will be an oral quiz.
Learn the chapter 21 vocabulary thoroughly, spending at least 15 minutes per day studying it.
Classical Studies 7
Answer all the comprehension questions on p. 65 of your workbook. If you cannot find the answer, you are responsible to get help by emailing a classmate or me.
Read p. 355 until the end of the first paragraph on p. 363 of your textbook.
Rhetoric
Revise and edit your papers. Remember that your final submission should be 5 pages in 12 pt. font. Please email me if you need help.
Plan and practice your 2-3 minute speech based on the paper. You may use 1 notecard to help you, but you may not read from a page for the presentation.
04/25-05/01
Translation III/IV
Begin to write a rough draft of your final project. Try to cover at least the first half of the original speech.
Wheelock's Latin B
Study for a Translation quiz over "Cicero Urges Catiline's Departure from Rome" on Tuesday
Study for a conjugation quiz over the Present, Imperfect, and Future Passive for 3rd/4th conjugation verbs (pp. 169-170). This quiz will be on Wednesday.
Classical Studies 7
Review the ch. 21 reading we completed in class and read the section about Demosthenes.
Answer the comprehension questions on p. 63 of your workbook
Rhetoric
Choose one of the paragraphs pointed out in class and do the following:
Carefully hand copy it word for word. If cursive is available to you, please use it.
Handwrite a paraphrase of that passage and give a response to it. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
04/08-04/18
Wheelock's Latin B
Study for a chapter 20 quiz on Wednesday 04/10
Study for a 4th declension quiz on Wednesday 04/17
Study for a Translation quiz over "Cicero Urges Catiline's Departure from Rome" on 04/24.
Classical Studies 7
No homework due on 04/09
For 04/12-04/15, Reread Ch. 19 pp. 287-300 and review Lesson 19 of your workbook.
For 04/19-04/22, review for a quiz over Lesson 19-20 of your workbook on Wednesday 04/24.
Week 25: 03/21-03/27
Translation III/IV
Study for a test on Wednesday over Lessons 29-35.
Wheelock's Latin B
Study for a test on Tuesday over Chapters 18-19.
Classical Studies 7
Study for a test on Wednesday over Lessons 13-17 of your workbook.
Rhetoric
Following the instructions on p. 425, copy the Jane Austen passage on p. 431 and one other passage of your choice from pp. 426-442
Week 24: 03/14-03/20
Translation III/IV
2nd Period: Review lesson 33-34 for a quiz
3rd Period: Finish outlining the speech
Wheelock's Latin B
Review for a quiz over all 6 tenses of the passive of paro (I) on Tuesday
Learn chapter 19 vocabulary for a quiz on Wednesday
Classical Studies 7
Study for a Lesson 16 Quiz on Wednesday.
Rhetoric
Study for a rhetorical devices quiz where you will have to define and make up examples for any device we have learned.
Week 23: 03/07-03/13
Translation III/IV
Review pp. 52-83 of your NLE guide. This is the culture and civilization section.
Wheelock's Latin B
Read over p. 8-26 of the NLE guide. This is the vocabulary section. You should spend about an hour total on this.
Read pp. 28-40 of the NLE guide. This is the syntax section. You should spend about an hour total on this as well.
Classical Studies 7
Study for a Lesson 15 Quiz on Wednesday.
Rhetoric
Study for a quiz over the rhetorical devices we have learned in the past two weeks.
Week 23: 02/29-03/06
Translation III/IV
All, study for a Lesson 31-32 Quiz.
Take this NLE.
Wheelock's Latin B
Prepare for a Grammar quiz over the perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect passive of laudo
Copy the chapter 19 vocabulary 3 times
Print and take this NLE practice test
Classical Studies 7
Study for a Lesson 14 Quiz on Wednesday
Rhetoric
Choose a poem from this website, print and read it carefully, and mark all instances of alliteration and assonance.
Write one example sentence for each rhetorical device we learned this week.
Week 22: 02/22-02/28
Translation III/IV
All, study for a Lesson 29-30 Quiz. Duncan and Bryce, make sure you get notes from class since we finished 30 yesterday.
Take this practice NLE.
Wheelock's Latin B
For students who missed the two quizzes this week, please make it first priority to study for them. Hopefully you can take them sometime next week.
Everyone, translate the first three sentences of "On Death and Metamorphosis" from p. 151 (up to mortem venit). Make sure to parse the words as you go. I will check your work on Tuesday, so make sure to complete and bring it then.
Classical Studies 7
Review chapter 14 and your notes on it.
Answer the workbook Lesson 14 questions. Ask a friend or me for help if you cannot find the answers.
Rhetoric
Write a rough draft of your paper. It should be 5 pages double spaced. I will send comments on your outlines as I am able.
Review your recitation and memorize another line or two.
Week 20: 02/15-02/21
Translation III/IV
All, study for a Lesson 27-28 quiz.
2nd period class, finish translating lesson 30.
3rd period class, finish the NLE test from class.
Wheelock's Latin B
Finish the NLE test we began in class. We will check your work on Tuesday
Prepare for a Chapter 18 Vocabulary Quiz on Tuesday
Prepare for a Grammar quiz on Wednesday, testing the following
Definition of the active and passive voice
Active and passive personal endings
Present, imperfect, and future passive of laudo (pp. 146-147)
Note: I have raised everyone's Test grade by 3 percent after fixing my math.
Another note: on Thursday, I will give a bonus vocabulary quiz for chapters 16-17. This will allow you to earn back up to 7% on your test grade.
Classical Studies 7
Read and take notes on Chapter 14 pp. 197-212. Aim to include all the important details. This should take about 2 handwritten pages.
Rhetoric
Research and formulate your main arguments for your speech. Type a detailed outline of the speech, using the five parts of the speech to structure your work. Include any sources you will use. I will collect these on Tuesday.
Week 19: 02/01-02/07
Translation III/IV
2nd period class, finish translating lesson 28.
3rd period class, complete this NLE.
Wheelock's Latin B
Read Chapter 18
Copy Ch. 18 vocabulary 3 times
Memorize the present, imperfect, and future passives (pp. 146-147)
Classical Studies 7
Answer the last question on p. 39 of your workbook using your notes from class.
Prepare for a lesson 13 Quiz on Wednesday.
Rhetoric
Decide on a topic you would like to write your essay about. Do some research and formulate your thesis about the topic. Write down the topic, thesis, and any helpful research items you will use. If you need help, email me before Monday.
Week 19: 02/01-02/07
Translation III/IV
Study for a test on Tuesday over lessons 21-26
Wheelock's Latin B
Study for a test on Thursday over chapters 16-17
Classical Studies 7
Reread/finish pp. 179-187
Memorize the vocabulary words on p. 38 of your workbook
Answer questions 2-4 on p. 39 of your workbook
Rhetoric
Read pp. 1-7 of this pdf.
Try to identify the five parts of the speech. I will ask you to point them out.
Week 18: 01/25-01/31
Translation III/IV
Adeline and Lola, study for a Lesson 23-24 Quiz on Tuesday
2nd period students, study for a retake of Lesson 21-22 Quiz on Tuesday
Study for a Lesson 25 Quiz on Wednesday
Read p. 74-83 of your NLE guide for review
Wheelock's Latin B
Study for a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday over ch. 17
Parse and translate sententiae antiquae #1, 7, and 8 on p. 143. We will check our work on Tuesday.
Keep learning your recitation by saying it out loud twice every day.
Classical Studies 7
Study for your test over Lessons 10-12 using your study guide that we made in class. The test will be on Tuesday.
Rhetoric
For practice, write a short introduction (a few sentences) of each of the following types: inquisitive, paradoxical, corrective, preparatory, and narrative. The thesis you will employ for each is, "faries are real." You should type them all in one document and bring them to class on Tuesday.
Week 17: 01/18-01/24
Translation III/IV
Study for a quiz on Tuesday over Lesson 23-24
Complete this NLE practice test
Wheelock's Latin B
Copy Chapter 17 vocabulary words 3 times
Memorize the first five lines of your recitation for a quiz on Tuesday
Memorize the declension of qui, quae, quod on p. 139 for a quiz on Wednesday
Classical Studies 7
Study for a quiz on Wednesday over Lesson 12 of your workbook
Memorize at least the first 5 lines of your new recitation starting on p. 169
Rhetoric
Prepare for your recitation quiz on Tuesday over the whole first paragraph. This time, part of your grade will be on presentation. I recommend that you practice saying it out loud.
Snow Day Homework 01/16
Translation III/IV
Review for the quiz assigned for today. We will do it on Wednesday.
Review Conditionals and Future Periphrastics by carefully reading pp. 48-49 of your NLE study guide
Wheelock's Latin B
Review for your vocabulary and declension quizzes. We will take both quizzes on Wednesday.
Translate and parse all the words in exercitationes #5 (p. 135).
Classical Studies 7
Continue to review for your quiz on Wednesday
Keep working on memorizing your new recitation. If you have three lines, try to add another 1-2 lines.
Rhetoric
Keep working on memorizing your recitation for Thursday's quiz.
Practice your speech out loud twice, preferably for someone else.
Happy Snow Day!
Week 16: 01/11-01/17
Translation III/IV
Study for a quiz on Tuesday over Lessons 21-22
Complete this NLE practice test, and bring it to class on Thursday
Wheelock's Latin B
Study for a Vocabulary Quiz on Tuesday over Chapter 16
Study for a quiz on Wednesday where you will be asked to decline one or two of the 3rd declension adjectives. For reference, consult p. 132.
Parse the words and translate exercitationes #6-7 on p. 135. I will check your work for completion on Tuesday.
Classical Studies 7
Study for a quiz on Wednesday over Lesson 11 of your workbook.
Begin to memorize our new recitation starting at the bottom of p. 169. Aim to memorize the first three lines.
Rhetoric
Prepare a 1-2 minute speech arguing whether the death penalty should exist or not and employing the topics of dignitas/bonum and utilitas. Consult the guidelines given in class today.
Finish memorizing the first paragraph of your recitation. We will have a quiz on Thursday.
Merry Christmas!
Mrs. May having granted clemency, you have no homework for Friday. For your delight and comfort, please consider reading "The Three Wise Men," a poem by a favorite of mine.
For Monday 01/08
Translation III/IV
Read Lesson 21 in Latin
Read and try to understand all the notes for Lesson 21
Translate the first two sentences of Lesson 21
Wheelock's Latin B
Copy chapter 16 vocabulary by hand twice
Carefully read Chapter 16
Classical Studies 7
Finish the lesson 11 comprehension questions
Rhetoric
Read "Tremendous Trifles" from the handout I gave you
Write down some thoughts about it to share in class
Week 14: 12/14-12/20
Translation III/IV
Study for your final over Lessons 15-20
Wheelock's Latin B
Review chapter 12 and 13 vocabulary for 10 minutes on Friday and Monday.
Answer the questions for the handout entitled 'Reading Guide for 'Cyrus' Dying Words on Immortality. I will check your work on Tuesday.
Classical Studies 7 (both periods)
For review from class, read Chapter 12 pp. 145-155
Study for a quiz over Lesson 10 of your workbook (pp. 26-27)
Rhetoric:
Finish your final project and submit it by class time on Wednesday. Please email me if you need or want help. If you finish early, please feel free to submit it early.
Week 13: 12/07-12/13
Translation III/IV
Study for your final over Lessons 15-20
Wheelock's Latin B
Study for your test on Thursday over Chapters 14-15
Classical Studies 7 (both periods)
Handwrite a 1 or 2 page retelling of the main events of chapter 11. Please check your spelling and make sure that you use complete sentences.
Paragraph 1: Why did Darius want to invade the mainland of Greece? What was his first attempt?
Paragraph 2: What was his second attempt? Describe the battle of Marathon.
Rhetoric:
Choose your topic and thesis for your final. Be sure to confirm them with me.
Do any research required for your topic. Let me know if you need help with resources.
Create an outline of your main arguments. I am not picky about the format, but I will be collecting them for credit.
Week 12: 11/30-12/06
Translation III/IV
Prepare for a recitation quiz on Tuesday over lessons 1-2.
Prepare for a translation quiz on Wednesday over lesson 18.
Wheelock's Latin B
Copy the chapter 15 words by hand three times, remembering to follow the standards we set for vocabulary copying.
Prepare for a grammar quiz on Wednesday over the following: 1-25 cardinals, 1st-12th ordinals, and the declensions of unus, duo, and tres.
Optional Extra Credit: prepare for a quiz on Tuesday covering the Cicero reading on p. 120.
Classical Studies 7 (both periods)
Memorize the 'facts to know' and vocabulary on p. 26 of your workbook.
Read pp. 137-144 of your textbook for review.
Rhetoric:
Review the handout from class
Read pp. 112-121 carefully. Be ready for a reading quiz.
Week 11: 11/27
Translation III/IV: Prepare for a translation quiz over Lessons 16-17 on Tuesday
Wheelock's Latin B: Prepare for a translation quiz over the Cicero reading on p. 120 on Tuesday
Classical Studies 7 (both periods): Prepare for a quiz over Lessons 8-9 on Wednesday.
Rhetoric: Prepare for a Recitation quiz over lines 1-14 on Wednesday/Thursday.
Week 10: 11/09-11/15
Translation III/IV:
Prepare for a conjugation quiz over fero on Tuesday.
Prepare for a translation quiz on Wednesday over Lesson 14-15 of the text.
Wheelock's Latin B:
Prepare for a chapter 14 vocabulary quiz on Tuesday.
Translate and fully parse Exercitationes #5-9. This needs to be done by Tuesday.
Classical Studies 7 (both periods):
Answer the comprehension questions on p. 23
Rhetoric:
Read the excerpt of Socrates' Apology from pp. 195-204. Viktor, this reading is really required. Read it...all of it.
Week 9: 11/02-11/08
Translation III/IV:
Prepare for a translation quiz on Wednesday over Lesson 13 of the text.
Prepare a handwritten translation of Lesson 14 lines 3-6 (up to manus). Do not look it up online. Half of the points will be for completion and the other half for accuracy.
Wheelock's Latin B:
Copy the chapter 14 vocabulary words by hand three times (once tonight, once Friday, once Monday). I will collect this on Tuesday.
Carefully read chapter 14 (pp. 114-117) and memorize the declensions on p. 114.
Prepare for a grammar quiz on Wednesday in which you will:
Decline any of the following: civis, urbs, mare, or vis
Classical Studies 7 (both periods):
Read pp. 101-110 of your textbook.
Take careful and thorough notes on the pages you read. I will check your notes on Tuesday.
Rhetoric:
Memorize at least the first 6 lines of your recitation for an oral quiz on Tuesday. You will need to recite the lines with righteous indignation to receive full credit.
Week 8: 10/26-11/01
Translation III/IV: Prepare for your test on Tuesday covering pp. 7-12 of the text.
Wheelock's Latin B: Prepare for your test on Thursday covering chapters 12-13 of your textbook.
Classical Studies 7 (both periods): Prepare for your test on Thursday covering lessons 3-6 of your workbook (pp. 12-19).
Rhetoric: Prepare a 5 minute eulogy for your assigned classmate. You will give your eulogy in class on Wednesday.
Week 7: 10/19-10/25
Translation III/IV:
Prepare for a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday.
This covers 11-21 on your rhetorical devices handout
Question types will include:
Using certain devices in a sentence
Identifying devices used by me
Prepare for a translation quiz on Wednesday.
This covers p. 22 and 24 of the text
You will be asked to translate a few lines and answer a few grammar questions (parsing, explaining a case/mood/tense)
Wheelock's Latin B
Prepare for a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday.
This covers all chapter 13 vocabulary.
There will be 10 words on the quiz. Some will be English to Latin, and some will be Latin to English.
For nouns and verbs, be able to tell what conjugation or declension the word is in.
Prepare for a grammar and translation quiz on Wednesday in which you will:
Give definitions for reflexive and intensive pronouns
Decline the intensive and reflexive pronouns
Translate the next 2 exercitationes and parse every noun, adjective, and verb in each sentence.
Classical Studies 7 (both periods)
Read chapter 8 and take notes. This is a somewhat lengthy chapter, so your notes should be more than a page.
Rhetoric
Summarize Pericles' funeral oration and give your thoughts about its logical, ethical, and emotional appeals. This should fill about 1 page typed and double spaced.
Prepare to give a 2 minute speech. You will argue that either Achilles or Hector is a better character. You may take 'better character' as you will.
Week 6: 10/12-10/18
Translation III/IV:
Prepare for a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday.
This covers the first ten rhetorical devices from your handout
Question types will include:
Using certain devices in a sentence
Identifying devices used by me
Prepare for a translation quiz on Wednesday.
This covers p. 22 of the text
You will be asked to translate a few lines and answer a few grammar questions (parsing, explaining a case/mood/tense)
Wheelock's Latin B
Copy the chapter 13 vocabulary words by hand three times (once tonight, once Friday, once Monday). I will collect this on Tuesday.
Carefully read chapter 3 (pp. 105-107) and memorize the declension of ipse on pp. 497.
Prepare for a grammar and translation quiz on Wednesday in which you will:
Give a verb synopsis.
Tell the names of the four principal parts.
Translate verbs from Latin to English (e.g. Question: creaverit, Answer: he will have created)
Classical Studies 7 (both periods)
Study for a quiz over pp. 16-17 of your workbook
Rhetoric
Carefully Read This Speech and take notes on it.
Read this article on useless knowledge.
Week 5: 10/05-10/11
Translation III/IV:
Prepare for a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday.
This covers all core vocabulary
There will be 10 words on the quiz. Some will be English to Latin, and some will be Latin to English.
Prepare for a translation quiz on Wednesday.
This covers pp. 18 and 20 of the text
You will be asked to translate a few lines and answer a few grammar questions (parsing, explaining a case/mood/tense)
Begin to memorize your recitation, aiming to solidify paragraph 1 for a quiz in a week or two.
Wheelock's Latin B
Prepare for a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday.
This covers all chapter 12 vocabulary.
There will be 10 words on the quiz. Some will be English to Latin, and some will be Latin to English.
For nouns and verbs, be able to tell what conjugation or declension the word is in.
Prepare for a grammar and translation quiz on Wednesday in which you will:
Give a verb synopsis.
Tell the names of the four principal parts.
Translate verbs from Latin to English (e.g. Question: creaverit, Answer: he will have created)
Finish translating all Exercitationes on p. 101. We will go over your answers in class on Tuesday.
Classical Studies 7 (both periods)
Answer the comprehension questions on p. 17 of your workbook using complete sentences.
Memorize the facts to know on p. 16
Rhetoric
On pp. 59-60, complete the enthymeme exercise #10-12 and #18-20 by doing the following:
Expand it to a syllogism by identifying the implied premise and converting the sentences into categorical propositions.
Assess the validity of the syllogism. If invalid, which rule does it break?
If valid, assess the truth of the premises. Is the implied premise true? Why or why not? (Answers will vary)
Week 4: 09/28-10/04
Translation III/IV:
Prepare for a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday.
This covers all core vocabulary labeled 1-11
There will be 10 words on the quiz. Some will be English to Latin, and some will be Latin to English.
Prepare for a translation quiz on Wednesday.
This covers pp. 14 and 16 of the text
You will be asked to translate a few lines and answer a few grammar questions (parsing, explaining a case/mood/tense)
Begin to memorize your recitation, aiming to solidify paragraph 1 for a quiz in a week or two.
Wheelock's Latin B
Carefully read pp. 96-100 of your textbook.
Copy the chapter 12 vocabulary words three times by hand. You will turn this in on Tuesday.
For a quiz on Wednesday, memorize the perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect of laudo and sum (pp. 97-98).
Classical Studies 7 (both periods)
For a quiz on Tuesday, study pp. 12-15 of your workbook.
Rhetoric
Prepare for a quiz on Thursday in which you will label syllogisms in the following ways:
Distributed and undistributed terms
Valid or Invalid
If invalid, which rule is broken
Carefully read pp. 52-59 and take thorough notes. I will check your notes on Tuesday.
Week 3: 09/21-09/27
Translation III/IV: Study for your Tuesday test over pp. 1-6 of the text
Wheelock's Latin B
Using the study guide from class, study for your test on Thursday.
Due in class on Tuesday: copy by hand all of your vocabulary words from chapters 1-11. This is a significant number of words, so please do not save the work till Monday night.
Classical Studies 7 (both periods)
Read chapter 5 of your textbook.
Take notes on the important things from the chapter.
Rhetoric
Read pp. 38-51 of your textbook.
Study for a quiz over
the A, E, I, and O propositions
the 6 rules for validity on p. 46 (in order)
Week 1: 09/07-09/13
Translation III/IV
Prepare for a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday.
This covers all core vocabulary labeled 1 and 2 as well as abutor, eludo, pateo, and arbitror. Those four words are glossed on the first page of the text.
There will be 10 words on the quiz. Some will be English to Latin, and some will be Latin to English.
Prepare for a translation quiz on Wednesday.
This covers the first two pages of text (all the sentences we covered in class).
You will be asked to translate a few lines and answer a few grammar questions (parsing, explaining a case/mood/tense)
Please review the declensions of hic, haec, hoc and qui, quae, quod. Spend as much time as you need to master them again.
Wheelock's Latin B
Prepare for a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday.
This covers all chapter 1-4 vocabulary.
There will be 20 words on the quiz. Some will be English to Latin, and some will be Latin to English.
Remember that you need to memorize all 4 principal parts for verbs.
Prepare for a grammar quiz on Wednesday.
This will cover the present, imperfect, and future tense of verbs and the 1st and 2nd declension of nouns.
There will be one conjugation and one declension to fill in.
Please read and sign your syllabus. Bring it to class on Tuesday.
Classical Studies 7 (both periods)
Finish reading Chapter 2 of the textbook.
Study the 'Facts to Know' and 'Vocabulary' on p. 4 of the workbook.
Finish answering the 'Comprehension Questions' on p. 5 of the workbook.
Rhetoric
Read the handout from class.
Type a long paragraph introduction of yourself. This is due on Tuesday. Answer some (but not all) of the following:
What interests you?
What matters to you?
What is your favorite book and why?
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Review for a short quiz on Thursday
It will cover notes from class, including the five parts of a speech, the definition of rhetoric, and the five cannons of rhetoric.
Questions will be short answer, and you will list the Latin names for the parts of a speech and the five cannons.