NEW OLYMPIANS: 2015/2016
MORE SNOW DAYS:
TUESDAY FEB 17: SNOW DAY no school so NO TEST on Pygmalion, but be ready for it WHENEVER we go back to school!
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Review for test on Monday, November 16th.
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Tuesday Oct. 21/ Thursday Oct. 23
continue reading Book 4: Dido's curse on Aeneas, her speech to her sister, her begging for Aeneas to stay a little longer but Aeneas has his mind made up:
fata obstant placidasque viri deus obstruit aures.
and his stubborness is compared to that of an oak tree being blown by many strong winds but standing firm:
emphasis on VERBS vs PARTICIPLES can you tell the difference?
verbs: show mood, voice, tense, person and number
participles: come from verbs but act like adjectives
we reviewed all this and you have a quiz on THURSDAY.
we also learned about polysyndeton: the use of more than one conjunction in a line for emphasis: lots of ques or ets (in Latin)
you should be getting your FALL BALL costume ready!
Sept. 29, Oct. 1, and 3rd
Mon/Wed/Fri.
we had a quiz on Monday. You worked with partners on translating the landing of Mercury in Carthage. He sees Aeneas builing new walls and renovating the city. He notices that he is wearing a purple cloak and a star studded sword, both gifts which Dido had made for him.
absent: Ane Nyx and McKenzie Hecate
due for next class: the lines where Aeneas responds to Mercury's words276-295
Format: I write a description of the god or goddess, you give the Greek and or Roman name AND the name fo your classmate who plays that part.
examples: son of Cronus and Rhea, king of the gods:
Zeus/Jupiter (you don't have to say both) Banks Holmes
daughter of Cronus and Rhea, queen of the gods, goddess of marriage: Hera/ Juno: Jax Tyson
goddess of the rainbow: Iris/ Claire Garr
god of war: Ares/Umang Patel
Titan who sided with Zeus: Prometheus/ Patrick Link
favorite daughter of Zeus, goddess of forest, childbirth and moon: Artemis: Sarah Huggins
favorite son of Zeus, twin to Artemis, god of prophecy, medicine, light, sun, and athletics: Adam Huggins
examples: son of Cronus and Rhea, king of the gods:
Zeus/Jupiter (you don't have to say both) Banks Holmes
daughter of Cronus and Rhea, queen of the gods, goddess of marriage: Hera/ Juno: Jax Tyson
goddess of the rainbow: Iris/ Claire Garr
god of war: Ares/Umang Patel
Titan who sided with Zeus: Prometheus/ Patrick Link
favorite daughter of Zeus, goddess of forest, childbirth and moon: Artemis: Sarah Huggins
favorite son of Zeus, twin to Artemis, god of prophecy, medicine, light, sun, and athletics: Adam Huggins
New School Year: Sept. 2014 Welcome new gods and goddesses:
SOON WE wiLL pick parts!
so far we have reviewed the first 6 books of the Aeneid, had a TEST on those books,picked your6 favorite passages from those books, written an essay about Aeneas,learned how to do "word hotels', studied the states'mottoes (had a TEST on those), talked about what parts you want to have this year, and begun to translate Book IV.
Today Sept. 16 we translated the section about Iarbas praying to Jupiter.
I began the "luck of the draw" method of classroom participation and on turning in HW. You will be dealt a card at the beginning of class. If I draw the same card from my deck, then you go! You are up with whatever question I ask. I hope this makes you stay focused and come prepared to class.
Then with the roll of a dice or the pick of card from 1-6, we determine who actually turns in HW for an official grade in the gradebook that day. Today it was row 6's lucky day You can expect that I will monitor the throws of the dice or the drawings to the extent that it is fair and everyone has an equal number of grades, but leaving it up to chance a bit makes it kind of like the FATES in the ancient world or drawing lots like Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon did to determine who got what kingdom. :).
Today Sept. 16 we translated the section about Iarbas praying to Jupiter.
I began the "luck of the draw" method of classroom participation and on turning in HW. You will be dealt a card at the beginning of class. If I draw the same card from my deck, then you go! You are up with whatever question I ask. I hope this makes you stay focused and come prepared to class.
Then with the roll of a dice or the pick of card from 1-6, we determine who actually turns in HW for an official grade in the gradebook that day. Today it was row 6's lucky day You can expect that I will monitor the throws of the dice or the drawings to the extent that it is fair and everyone has an equal number of grades, but leaving it up to chance a bit makes it kind of like the FATES in the ancient world or drawing lots like Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon did to determine who got what kingdom. :).
May 20 and 22: more end of year things
reading of Ferdinand the Bull in Latin, crossword puzzles, and twenty questions. Finale: Apollo's predictions for everyone.
final exam exemptions and exam review guides given out:
Study: Virgil: The Aeneid Book IV Dido to Anna lines 1-30
Ovid: Metamorphoses: Baucis and Philemon
Catullus #5 and #51
Horace Ode 22 to Diana
context, translations, grammar, poetic devices, meter, and general knowledge about each author, when and how he wrote, for whom and which was your favorite and why?
NO word hotels allowed on FINAL EXAM
May 12, 14, 16: Winding up the year!
monday: TESTS
wed: LUDI!!! (Games for extra credit points on the test)
Fri: scrapbook prizes given/ MORE LUDI
May 6: finish group poetry presentations
May 8: TEST on your particular poem/word hotels allowed
April 28, 30, and May 2: poetry group presentations of Horace's Odes
April 21-25: BIG WEEK!!
Rome's Birthday Party Wed. night: your scrapbooks due!
World Cup Soccer games: all class period on Thursday
in class: work on your Ode with your team
bring your money for Tshirts/ bring your permission slips if you are playing
Italia! Italia! Ita! Italia! Sumus Victores!
Victoria nobis!
April 8: start of 4th Quarter: HORACE
We have seven Odes of Horace to read, study, analyze, scan, discuss, and learn vocabulary for. I have divided you into groups of four or five. All Odes are from Book III. I have put the IB students in charge of each group.
Ode 2: Shannon, Cleesie. Max, Lasse
Ode 6: Alberto, Lia, Reed, Carolyn, Jacob
Ode 8: Jeff, Ann, Annika, Umang
Ode 14: John, Parker, Evan, Kathryn
Ode 22: all of us/ very short/ done in class led by me
Ode 28: Patrick, Alison, Sam, Averill
Ode 30: Jax, Nick, Banks, Caroline
Odes 28 and 30 are much shorter than the others so those two groups will do both poems.
Each group will be given a translation of their poem. This will save enormous time. Horace is VERY difficult. In your groups, you will all work together to learn the meter of your poem, look up references to places and people, search the web for commentary and help on understanding what Horace was trying to say, analyze and translate every single word of your poem so that you can explain to the class how the translation I gave you matches up with the original Latin. You will also create a thorough and COMPLETE word hotel to be copied and given to the rest of the class. Once you have finished your work, scholarship and research, each group will present your ode to the class. MUSIC and PROPS are expected in the presentation.
I will explain more about my expectations in class.
other HW requirements: the life of Horace
Stocisim and Epicureanism
March 24: PAPERS DUE TODAY
March 17-21: Poetry recitations
Mon/Wed/Fri March 3, 5, 7
we continue to work on Catullus! You should be all finished by the end of the week. You should also be practicing your individual poetry recitations and working on your commentary that explains your particular passage.
next week: In small groups we will listen to each other recite You will come after school and recite for me for 2 QUIZ GRADES.
Then the week of March 17th, you will perform the poetry for a TEST GRADE. I will record you!
You will turn in your papers on Monday MARCH 24. 2 COPIES. TYPED with TITLE PAGE minimum 700 words/maximum 800. PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION of the LINES and THE LINES THEMSELVES. 2 copies of that as well. LOTS TO GET READY. So, prepare and do it correctly!!
title page
your name
title of work and lines and author
IB number
school
date
word count
next week: In small groups we will listen to each other recite You will come after school and recite for me for 2 QUIZ GRADES.
Then the week of March 17th, you will perform the poetry for a TEST GRADE. I will record you!
You will turn in your papers on Monday MARCH 24. 2 COPIES. TYPED with TITLE PAGE minimum 700 words/maximum 800. PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION of the LINES and THE LINES THEMSELVES. 2 copies of that as well. LOTS TO GET READY. So, prepare and do it correctly!!
title page
your name
title of work and lines and author
IB number
school
date
word count
Tueday/Thursday Feb 25 and 27th
continue working on Catullus: by now you should be through with 11, 13, 31 and should be working on #45 which is due at the end of the day on Wed. #51 is due at the end of the day on Friday.
During class you should be diligently WORKING!! If you don't finish in class finish @ home!! STAY on schedule! I will not take LATE WORK.
also: work on your personal poetry recitation.
During class you should be diligently WORKING!! If you don't finish in class finish @ home!! STAY on schedule! I will not take LATE WORK.
also: work on your personal poetry recitation.
Monday Feb. 10: by now you should have done Catullus #5 and #8 and today in class you worked on #11 which is due Friday. Also you are working on reciting your personal poetry passage. In addition you are busy creating cute, clever, colorful, crafty and character related Valentines for EVERYONE in the class! Valentine's party on Friday. This is your day, Aphrodite!
Monday Jan 27: poetry of Catullus we start this today!
Poem #3 the sparrow poem: passer. due by end of class along with the research on Catullus.
January 13: last day of reading Baucis and Philemon
we read the last lines of the story in class today. frondere: to grow green growth Bauc and Phil see each other turning into trees as they grow old as they are standing in front of the sacred steps of thie temple where they have been serving the gods for many years. (ante sacros gradus) vale, they say at the same time (simul) and o, spouse (o coniunx) as the bark covers thier mouths and their arms become trees. this is quite the metamorphosis, isn't it?
frutex ora abdita tegit
vota fides sequitur: faith follows their wishes. votum, i. n. wish/ vote/ prayer something spoken reverently
later the old men (senes) tell others about these two intertwining trees and Lelex testifies that he has seen them. He even hung wreaths there on the branches. (super ramos)
cura deum di sint et qui coluere, colantur WHAT a MESSAGE!
study these lines for YOUR LAST QUIZ of the quarter on WED.
frutex ora abdita tegit
vota fides sequitur: faith follows their wishes. votum, i. n. wish/ vote/ prayer something spoken reverently
later the old men (senes) tell others about these two intertwining trees and Lelex testifies that he has seen them. He even hung wreaths there on the branches. (super ramos)
cura deum di sint et qui coluere, colantur WHAT a MESSAGE!
study these lines for YOUR LAST QUIZ of the quarter on WED.
Laetus NOVUS ANNUS! January 7 and 9th
quiz on Baucis and Philemon: the section about the goose (anser) running for protection to the gods
the gods reveal themselves and tell B and P to leave thier homes (tecta) and go up to the mountains. As they look back, they see their neighborhood (vicinia) being destroyed.
for Thursday: continue reading/translating what do the gods offer to B and P and what to do B and P decide? What metamor
Laeta Saturnalia! Secret Saturns!
week of Dec. 15-19th
final quiz of the 2013 YEAR on Monday: featuring that holy amazing moment when Baucis and Phil realize they are in the presence of the gods. supinis manibus veniam nullis paratibus dapibus orant concipiunt preces
we discussed the desert course: nuts, prunes, sweet smelling apple, grapes: redolentia mala pruna uvae
and the real specialty: the honey comb! right in the middle of the table: candidus favus
and the litotes on the line about how their was not a slow poor spirit in the room
polysyndeton and, almost a golden line (pointed out by Zeus) we decided it was a bronze line
the nice s sounds alliteration on the line about the wine filling itself up again on its own accord sua sponte
ESSAY due WED.: 3 typed paragraphs : describe a Baucis and Philemon moment in your life!
When did you realize you were in a holy experience? SHARE/ bring your SECRET SATURN PRESENT to class on Wednesday for our SATURNALIA!
Wednesday night: SATURNALIA SINGING @ Apollo's house: 7:30
we discussed the desert course: nuts, prunes, sweet smelling apple, grapes: redolentia mala pruna uvae
and the real specialty: the honey comb! right in the middle of the table: candidus favus
and the litotes on the line about how their was not a slow poor spirit in the room
polysyndeton and, almost a golden line (pointed out by Zeus) we decided it was a bronze line
the nice s sounds alliteration on the line about the wine filling itself up again on its own accord sua sponte
ESSAY due WED.: 3 typed paragraphs : describe a Baucis and Philemon moment in your life!
When did you realize you were in a holy experience? SHARE/ bring your SECRET SATURN PRESENT to class on Wednesday for our SATURNALIA!
Wednesday night: SATURNALIA SINGING @ Apollo's house: 7:30
Tuesday Dec. 10 and Thurs Dec. 12
wow! its been a long time since I wrote on here. You have been working hard at translating Baucis and Philemon You have had some more quizzes and turned in HW. You are getting better and better at spotting poetic devices, scanning and doing analysis. We are also practicing our SATURNALIA SONGS for our party/caroling at Apollo's house next WED NIGHT!
We have learned about golden lines, metonymy, syncopation, anaphora, elipsis, polysyndeton etc.
Keep working! We have learned how Baucis and Phil work together, carefully preparing the best meal they can. we learned they fixed olives, cottage cheese and cherries and eggs, cooked lightly.
we will read about what kind of plates, silverware they used.
soon the gods will reveal themselves!! and the poor little supper will change!
Very exciting and holy passage!
We have learned about golden lines, metonymy, syncopation, anaphora, elipsis, polysyndeton etc.
Keep working! We have learned how Baucis and Phil work together, carefully preparing the best meal they can. we learned they fixed olives, cottage cheese and cherries and eggs, cooked lightly.
we will read about what kind of plates, silverware they used.
soon the gods will reveal themselves!! and the poor little supper will change!
Very exciting and holy passage!
Monday Nov. 24
focus on poetic devices/rhetorical devices. I checked your cards. We completed a worksheet about them. You turned in your translation of the opening lines of Baucis and Philemon.
From now on, to get a 100 on HW you must add at least 5 examples of poetic devices. please write the line out and underline the particular feature that you are talking about. explain if necessary. Continue to do the word hotel, the scansion, and the translating.
From now on, to get a 100 on HW you must add at least 5 examples of poetic devices. please write the line out and underline the particular feature that you are talking about. explain if necessary. Continue to do the word hotel, the scansion, and the translating.
Thursday Nov. 21
thoughtful Thursday: focus on Hestia/Vesta
goddess of the hearth and home (salute to Averill Payne, this year's Hestia!)
focus: Latin word for hearth
she was dutiful, selfless, keeper of the eternal flame, gave up her throne to Bacchus, peaceful, secure, the least dramatic, least known but most important of all the gods and goddesses
talk about Ovid
scanned some lines of Baucis and Philemon: do it again for Monday. pay attention to the poetic devices. make flashcards for all the devices listed in the back of your Catullus book in the Appendix.
in class we found 2 examples of syncopation or syncope just in the first couple lines
obstipuere: short for obstipuerunt oravere short for oraverunt
goddess of the hearth and home (salute to Averill Payne, this year's Hestia!)
focus: Latin word for hearth
she was dutiful, selfless, keeper of the eternal flame, gave up her throne to Bacchus, peaceful, secure, the least dramatic, least known but most important of all the gods and goddesses
talk about Ovid
scanned some lines of Baucis and Philemon: do it again for Monday. pay attention to the poetic devices. make flashcards for all the devices listed in the back of your Catullus book in the Appendix.
in class we found 2 examples of syncopation or syncope just in the first couple lines
obstipuere: short for obstipuerunt oravere short for oraverunt
Tuesday Nov. 19th
started OVID today! yay! finished with Virgil. On to another great author. Research OVID, his life, times, works and how he compares with Virgil especially his relationship to Augustus. (DUE NEXT CLASS)
also discussed the idea of Metamorphoses and the idea of CHANGE being constant in life.
Also discussed the quote: "si requiras monumentum, circumspice" If you seek a monument, look around!
wonderful stories of your life miracles!
all good discussion for starting the story of Baucis and Philemon.
translate, scan, and do word hotels for first 3 pages I gave you.
also discussed the idea of Metamorphoses and the idea of CHANGE being constant in life.
Also discussed the quote: "si requiras monumentum, circumspice" If you seek a monument, look around!
wonderful stories of your life miracles!
all good discussion for starting the story of Baucis and Philemon.
translate, scan, and do word hotels for first 3 pages I gave you.
Wed. Nov. 6
you are getting better at being focused in class, participating, and doing GOOD work before you get to class. I have noticed that many of you are tending to do your work in class rather than being prepared and so you are NOT paying attention to the discussion. PLEASE change these habits. today was better.
also, you are getting better at arranging your word hotel properly.
to get the "CENTUM" you have to translate carefully, NOT copying a translation, arrange your hotel correctly, scan the right number of sentences correctly and add some analysis and some notes from class discussion and/or your thoughts/ commentary.
today's passage: Dido making up the story about the priestess who will make Aeneas come back or at least help her forget him. Then, she tells Anna, to construct the funeral pyre and Anna does, suspecting nothing more serious than when Sychaeus died.
some key vocab: thalamus prya erige testor dulce caput solvere mentes retro sidera
arma viri impius Manes carminibus (with her songs)
also, you are getting better at arranging your word hotel properly.
to get the "CENTUM" you have to translate carefully, NOT copying a translation, arrange your hotel correctly, scan the right number of sentences correctly and add some analysis and some notes from class discussion and/or your thoughts/ commentary.
today's passage: Dido making up the story about the priestess who will make Aeneas come back or at least help her forget him. Then, she tells Anna, to construct the funeral pyre and Anna does, suspecting nothing more serious than when Sychaeus died.
some key vocab: thalamus prya erige testor dulce caput solvere mentes retro sidera
arma viri impius Manes carminibus (with her songs)
Monday Nov. 4
Dido's despair: she dreams that Aeneas is chasing her, harassing her and she dreams she is out on a lonely road, searching for friends.
velut: just as key word showing a smile coming up.
for next class (in addition to your normal translating) look up Pentheus and Orestes: both men who were haunted by the Furies. Why? Read their stories, print and highlight them for class next time. We talked about them both generally, Your job: read in depth about the plots and characters of these famous Greek tragedies.
furentem: present active participle: raging accusative sing; modiying Dido.
Aeneas agit furentum (Didonem) agimina: battle lines, formations or big groups: accusative, neuter plural
facibus: with torches fax, facis ablative plural (Orestes sees his mother with torches)
all this is in her dreams (in somnis) so we had a fun class discussion about your bad dreams. (or in Evan's case, his hallucination when he was on some bad medicine with a very high temperature!)
Keep reading! I will check HW again on Wed. and then Friday we will have a QUIZ.
NB: McKenzie/Venus/Aprhodite! You will have one, too! What section are you on in book I? Note to myself to talk to you about this in class Wednesday!
velut: just as key word showing a smile coming up.
for next class (in addition to your normal translating) look up Pentheus and Orestes: both men who were haunted by the Furies. Why? Read their stories, print and highlight them for class next time. We talked about them both generally, Your job: read in depth about the plots and characters of these famous Greek tragedies.
furentem: present active participle: raging accusative sing; modiying Dido.
Aeneas agit furentum (Didonem) agimina: battle lines, formations or big groups: accusative, neuter plural
facibus: with torches fax, facis ablative plural (Orestes sees his mother with torches)
all this is in her dreams (in somnis) so we had a fun class discussion about your bad dreams. (or in Evan's case, his hallucination when he was on some bad medicine with a very high temperature!)
Keep reading! I will check HW again on Wed. and then Friday we will have a QUIZ.
NB: McKenzie/Venus/Aprhodite! You will have one, too! What section are you on in book I? Note to myself to talk to you about this in class Wednesday!
Thursday Oct. 31
theatre Thursday: featuring Evan Smith as Hades, Annika Meulink as Persephone and Clessie Whittington as Demeter acting out the greatest Halloween story ever. :)
quiz today on Aeneas remaining as solid as an oak tree in his decision and Dido's subsequent sadness and despair. she prays for death. mortem orat. She begins to see really awful omens: water turning black, wine turning to blood. she hears the owl (bubo) wailing.
just about 4 days left of this part of our course. Soon we will switch over to Ovid.
quiz today on Aeneas remaining as solid as an oak tree in his decision and Dido's subsequent sadness and despair. she prays for death. mortem orat. She begins to see really awful omens: water turning black, wine turning to blood. she hears the owl (bubo) wailing.
just about 4 days left of this part of our course. Soon we will switch over to Ovid.
Tuesday Oct. 22
discussed plans for Fall Ball
worked on next section of the Aeneid, book 4 Aeneas remains steadfast in his decision
worked on next section of the Aeneid, book 4 Aeneas remains steadfast in his decision
Wednesday Oct. 16
Aeneas wants to help console Dido: cupit lenire dolentem (he wished to soothe the grieving (one)
but, he knows he needs to go on. (desire vs. duty)
the ships make haste. (like ants) (quite a simile)
Dido watches from her tower. Virgil asks her (like a reporter) how she feels about this scene
and then he calls on wicked love (improbe Amor) with a question: what do you not drive human hearts to do?
Dido then, tries to beg Aeneas again and again (iterum iterum )
with her tears (lacrimis) and in praying (precando a gerund)
took time out today to talk about format of word hotel: all verbs put in places by their conugation
all nouns by declension then a space for adjective, adverbs, preposition, prounouns and poetic devices
poetic devices discussed today: synecdoche apostrophe simile
but, he knows he needs to go on. (desire vs. duty)
the ships make haste. (like ants) (quite a simile)
Dido watches from her tower. Virgil asks her (like a reporter) how she feels about this scene
and then he calls on wicked love (improbe Amor) with a question: what do you not drive human hearts to do?
Dido then, tries to beg Aeneas again and again (iterum iterum )
with her tears (lacrimis) and in praying (precando a gerund)
took time out today to talk about format of word hotel: all verbs put in places by their conugation
all nouns by declension then a space for adjective, adverbs, preposition, prounouns and poetic devices
poetic devices discussed today: synecdoche apostrophe simile
Monday Oct. 14 A Day
finished Dido's response before she is carried away by her servants.
worked with partners on the next passage due on Wed.
worked with partners on the next passage due on Wed.
Thursday Oct. 10 B Day
TEST on Tuesday went fairly well. Some of you will probably want to come back and get some help and try some sentences over again, if you didn't do as well as you hoped.
If you failed, I will help you! That is a simple condition, mixed tenses!
Today we read, discussed, and analyzed the last lines of Dido's response to Aeneas when he tells her that he is leaving, not by the his choice, but the gods. Boy, oh, by, she is NOT happy, nor is she even the tiniest bit understanding! In fact, she chooses to curse him. And, says she will haunt him as long as he lives.
adero umbra: I will be present as a ghost
then goes in side, collapses, and her slaves (famulae) have to carry her onto her bed. rather dramatic, don't you think?
Before we did that, our theatrical Thursday featured Gaea, (Kathryn Upchurch) playing her part as the earth goddess, falling in love with Uranus (played by Banks Holmes), giving birth to the Titans, (the beautiful children) but then, birthing the Cyclops (played by Jeff Moore, Even Smith, and Umang Patel) and the 100 headed monsters! Uranus hated these children, flung them into Tartarus, and Gaea no longer loves him. She waits until such time that one of her Titan children will rise to overthrow Uranus and rescue his/her brothers. Only the youngest, Cronus, has the courage to do this. (played by Nick Cassidy)
Tune in next Thursday for the rise to power of Zeus!
for homework: redo / rework today's passage. add 10 analysis. Be well prepared for quiz on Monday.
If you failed, I will help you! That is a simple condition, mixed tenses!
Today we read, discussed, and analyzed the last lines of Dido's response to Aeneas when he tells her that he is leaving, not by the his choice, but the gods. Boy, oh, by, she is NOT happy, nor is she even the tiniest bit understanding! In fact, she chooses to curse him. And, says she will haunt him as long as he lives.
adero umbra: I will be present as a ghost
then goes in side, collapses, and her slaves (famulae) have to carry her onto her bed. rather dramatic, don't you think?
Before we did that, our theatrical Thursday featured Gaea, (Kathryn Upchurch) playing her part as the earth goddess, falling in love with Uranus (played by Banks Holmes), giving birth to the Titans, (the beautiful children) but then, birthing the Cyclops (played by Jeff Moore, Even Smith, and Umang Patel) and the 100 headed monsters! Uranus hated these children, flung them into Tartarus, and Gaea no longer loves him. She waits until such time that one of her Titan children will rise to overthrow Uranus and rescue his/her brothers. Only the youngest, Cronus, has the courage to do this. (played by Nick Cassidy)
Tune in next Thursday for the rise to power of Zeus!
for homework: redo / rework today's passage. add 10 analysis. Be well prepared for quiz on Monday.
Friday Oct. 3
more work on conditional sentences and subjunctive mood: TEST on TUESDAY
Wed. Oct 1
worked all class today on the subjunctive verb charts and learning about conditional sentences.
Indicative: for facts and statements subjunctive: for ideas, possibilities, wishes, all kinds of clauses in particular conditional sentences: senteces with if. . .then
If he studies, he passes. JUST USE INDICATIVE ON THIS TYPE
If he studied, he passed
If would study, he would pass present subjunctive
If he were studying (but he is not), he would pass imperfect subj.
If he had studied (but he didn't) he would have passed pluperfect subj.
also reviewed the difference between active and passive
vocat he is calling vocatur: he is being called
vocabat: he was calling vocabatur he was being called
vocabit: he will call vocabitur: he will be called
vocavit: he calleld vocatus est: he has been called
vocaverat: he had called vocatus erat: he had been called
vocverit; he will have called vocaverit: he will have been called
vocet he may call vocetur: he may be called (or he would be called)
vocaret: he might call vocaretur: he might be called (or if he were being called)
vocaverit: he may have called vocatus sit: he may have been called
vocavisset: he might have called vocatus esset: he might have been called (or if he had been called)
Indicative: for facts and statements subjunctive: for ideas, possibilities, wishes, all kinds of clauses in particular conditional sentences: senteces with if. . .then
If he studies, he passes. JUST USE INDICATIVE ON THIS TYPE
If he studied, he passed
If would study, he would pass present subjunctive
If he were studying (but he is not), he would pass imperfect subj.
If he had studied (but he didn't) he would have passed pluperfect subj.
also reviewed the difference between active and passive
vocat he is calling vocatur: he is being called
vocabat: he was calling vocabatur he was being called
vocabit: he will call vocabitur: he will be called
vocavit: he calleld vocatus est: he has been called
vocaverat: he had called vocatus erat: he had been called
vocverit; he will have called vocaverit: he will have been called
vocet he may call vocetur: he may be called (or he would be called)
vocaret: he might call vocaretur: he might be called (or if he were being called)
vocaverit: he may have called vocatus sit: he may have been called
vocavisset: he might have called vocatus esset: he might have been called (or if he had been called)
Monday Sept. 31
Last class we had the 2nd round of the Venus competition:
our new Venus: McKenzie Armes
great contest, both of you! Thanks, Cleesie, for trying out for this part. I loved your charm, your smile, and your willingness to have fun with this. I look forward to hearing which part you want to play.
today's passage: Dido's yelling at Aeneas
Quiz on this passage featuring scansion and analysis (as is the usual format)
emphasis on the subjunctive verbs: luderet (he would play) oh, if only there were a little boy who would play
or might play. (imperfect subjunctive)
ducat: he may lead (Iarbas may lead Dido )
non viderer: I might not seem (so throughly destroyed and distraught)
also anaphora: repetition of phrase or phrase for musical cadence and rhetorical effect: I swear by the stars, by our pledges, by the gods. . .
vocab. note: parvulus: little bitty (a diminuitive form, used to show affection) Dido saying she wishes there could be a little tiny Aeneas to stay behind to remind her of Aeneas.
our new Venus: McKenzie Armes
great contest, both of you! Thanks, Cleesie, for trying out for this part. I loved your charm, your smile, and your willingness to have fun with this. I look forward to hearing which part you want to play.
today's passage: Dido's yelling at Aeneas
Quiz on this passage featuring scansion and analysis (as is the usual format)
emphasis on the subjunctive verbs: luderet (he would play) oh, if only there were a little boy who would play
or might play. (imperfect subjunctive)
ducat: he may lead (Iarbas may lead Dido )
non viderer: I might not seem (so throughly destroyed and distraught)
also anaphora: repetition of phrase or phrase for musical cadence and rhetorical effect: I swear by the stars, by our pledges, by the gods. . .
vocab. note: parvulus: little bitty (a diminuitive form, used to show affection) Dido saying she wishes there could be a little tiny Aeneas to stay behind to remind her of Aeneas.
Tuesday Sept. 24
worked the whole period on the passage where Aeneas is thunderstruck "attonitus" about the warning from Mercury and confused about how she should tell Dido.
Lots of good grammar discussions. we ran out of time for a quiz, so I took up the HW.
I notice that many of you forget to do scansion and you do not make neat/ organized word hotels. This will keep you from getting As on your HW. I don't care if you have the most beautiful translation in the world. If you don't show me the work (in a neat organized fashion) and you don't mark the poetry, that is only a C.
next class: Round 2 of the VENUS competition!! Plus going over how Dido reacts.
Lots of good grammar discussions. we ran out of time for a quiz, so I took up the HW.
I notice that many of you forget to do scansion and you do not make neat/ organized word hotels. This will keep you from getting As on your HW. I don't care if you have the most beautiful translation in the world. If you don't show me the work (in a neat organized fashion) and you don't mark the poetry, that is only a C.
next class: Round 2 of the VENUS competition!! Plus going over how Dido reacts.
Friday Sept. 20
worked with partners on the passage about Aeneas getting the message from Mercury. What should he do? How should he tell Dido? Quiz on this passage on Tuesday.
try practicing your analysis as you go. try to recognize partciples: the present active ones and the perfect passive ones.
try practicing your analysis as you go. try to recognize partciples: the present active ones and the perfect passive ones.
Wed. Sept. 18
focus on Mercury (Max) today. passage on his flight, his equipment, his birthplace and his relation to Atlas.
what does Mercury do besides carry messages? what does he do with his staff?
Virgil takes time out from the narrative to get these little facts in.
nice description of Atlas, all snowy and cold with ice on his beard. nice simile to Mercury and a bird who flies down into the fish filled rocks (pisculos scopulos)
Cyllenius: another name for Mercury since he was born there on Mt. Cylene
quiz on last 4 lines
HW: make a list of 10 things you will put in your box representing you.
what does Mercury do besides carry messages? what does he do with his staff?
Virgil takes time out from the narrative to get these little facts in.
nice description of Atlas, all snowy and cold with ice on his beard. nice simile to Mercury and a bird who flies down into the fish filled rocks (pisculos scopulos)
Cyllenius: another name for Mercury since he was born there on Mt. Cylene
quiz on last 4 lines
HW: make a list of 10 things you will put in your box representing you.
Monday Sept. 16
passage for discussion: Mercury speaking to Aeneas
Where did he find him? What was he (Aeneas) wearing? What did he (Mercury) tell him (Aeneas)?
points: fundantem novantem present active participles
arx, arcis: a citadel or a strong hold used to refer to the city
Aeneas kind of being scolded for not paying attention to HIS destiny, instead he is helping his"wife" build her beautiful city. pulchram urbem
Mars pointed out that talking about the sword is a bit of foreshadowing (good point, Jake!)
Morpheus mentioned that the Romans valued utitlity over beauty (another good point, Jeff!)
Aeolus nailed the accusative plural of per celeres auras (through the swift breezes) how Mercury came to deliver the message.
Jupiter (Sam) remembered the word synecdoche! yay!! poetic devcie for saying part of the word to represent the whole word; arx for urbs tectum to domus
ensis: sword "Tryian dye" means purple
quiz on the last 6 lines
absent: Juno (Ann) will need to make this up.
question for the day: how should we decide who gets the part of Aphrodite/Venus
We had GREAT tryouts for the part last Thursday in class! cheers for Cleesie and McKenzie both of whom put on the charm, showed their love for this goddess and impressed us all with their love and beauty! But, when I counted the votes, alas, it was a tie!! So, what shall we do? Think on it. I look forward to reading your suggestions. :)
Where did he find him? What was he (Aeneas) wearing? What did he (Mercury) tell him (Aeneas)?
points: fundantem novantem present active participles
arx, arcis: a citadel or a strong hold used to refer to the city
Aeneas kind of being scolded for not paying attention to HIS destiny, instead he is helping his"wife" build her beautiful city. pulchram urbem
Mars pointed out that talking about the sword is a bit of foreshadowing (good point, Jake!)
Morpheus mentioned that the Romans valued utitlity over beauty (another good point, Jeff!)
Aeolus nailed the accusative plural of per celeres auras (through the swift breezes) how Mercury came to deliver the message.
Jupiter (Sam) remembered the word synecdoche! yay!! poetic devcie for saying part of the word to represent the whole word; arx for urbs tectum to domus
ensis: sword "Tryian dye" means purple
quiz on the last 6 lines
absent: Juno (Ann) will need to make this up.
question for the day: how should we decide who gets the part of Aphrodite/Venus
We had GREAT tryouts for the part last Thursday in class! cheers for Cleesie and McKenzie both of whom put on the charm, showed their love for this goddess and impressed us all with their love and beauty! But, when I counted the votes, alas, it was a tie!! So, what shall we do? Think on it. I look forward to reading your suggestions. :)
Tuesday Sept. 10
We worked on scansion today. reviewed the rules of how to know whether a vowel is long or short.
discussed the Jupiter to Mercury speech passage. meant to have a quiz on it, ran out of time, just took it up for HW grade
discussed the Jupiter to Mercury speech passage. meant to have a quiz on it, ran out of time, just took it up for HW grade
Thursday Sept. 5
more work on the Iarbas passage. finished for now. still need to talk about scansion. For next time, just do the small passage about Mercury coming to Aeneas.
We gave the staff to John who is going to be Aesculapius, god of medicine
Max is going to be the nuntius deorum, flying quickly everywhere and changing forms to deliver Sam's messages
contest for Athena between Lia and Averill
for Artemis between Shannon and Parker
for Aphrodite between McKenzie and Cleesie
We gave the staff to John who is going to be Aesculapius, god of medicine
Max is going to be the nuntius deorum, flying quickly everywhere and changing forms to deliver Sam's messages
contest for Athena between Lia and Averill
for Artemis between Shannon and Parker
for Aphrodite between McKenzie and Cleesie
Tuesday September 3rd
You all did a great job today reading over the Iarbas passage. We highlighted many things! There is so much to talk about. I reminded you to be careful of how you do your vocabulary lists: I really like the word hotel set up because it forces you to really know your words by parts and family and not just by defintion. Virgil LOVES participles so it is important to be aware of these!
tenentem: holding orantem: praying errans: wandering
satus: born from or sprung from (from sero, serere, sevi, satum: to plant or produce)
epulata: feasted pictis: painted (in the ablative case describing the couches)
As you look over this passage, think about these questions:
1. What is important about Iarbas' family background?
2. What arguments does he make to his father?
3. Who is the femina errans he refers to and what "crime" does she seem to have committed against him"
4. Why is Aeneas called Paris? Is this a compliment? Who was Paris and why the reference here?
5. who is omnipotens genitor?
6. can you explain analyze: munera fulmina horremus fovemus audiit amantes oblitos
semivrio comitatu is rapta aras torques dedimus oculos
7. Can you relate at all to Iarbas? Explain
8. What is Jupiter's reaction to his prayers?
9. Give some key words/ phrase that show that Iarbas is angry and that he is praying.
10. If Dido were to hear Iarbas's prayer, what might she say in respone?
I am enjoying reading your essays about who you want to be. We will keep talking about these a little bit more in class on Thursday. We may have a few competitions, but here is some of what we know so far: Sam has done a great job putting out his claim for Zeus. Ann has spoken up to be his jealous wife. Umang came in eating his grapes, proof that he wants the part of Bacchus. Annika likes spring and mint and pomegranates, so Persephone seems to fit her. Jake is very patriotic and competitive, so Mars is a natural for him. Banks has gone original on us and chosen Proteus and Lasse gave some great reasons for wanting to be Aeolus. Averill offered up some sound reasons she should be Athena. Evan, our creative wonder, is torn between Hades and Poseidon. McKenzie and Cleesie both want to be Aprhodite! uh oh!! Here, we go! Fun fun fun!
tenentem: holding orantem: praying errans: wandering
satus: born from or sprung from (from sero, serere, sevi, satum: to plant or produce)
epulata: feasted pictis: painted (in the ablative case describing the couches)
As you look over this passage, think about these questions:
1. What is important about Iarbas' family background?
2. What arguments does he make to his father?
3. Who is the femina errans he refers to and what "crime" does she seem to have committed against him"
4. Why is Aeneas called Paris? Is this a compliment? Who was Paris and why the reference here?
5. who is omnipotens genitor?
6. can you explain analyze: munera fulmina horremus fovemus audiit amantes oblitos
semivrio comitatu is rapta aras torques dedimus oculos
7. Can you relate at all to Iarbas? Explain
8. What is Jupiter's reaction to his prayers?
9. Give some key words/ phrase that show that Iarbas is angry and that he is praying.
10. If Dido were to hear Iarbas's prayer, what might she say in respone?
I am enjoying reading your essays about who you want to be. We will keep talking about these a little bit more in class on Thursday. We may have a few competitions, but here is some of what we know so far: Sam has done a great job putting out his claim for Zeus. Ann has spoken up to be his jealous wife. Umang came in eating his grapes, proof that he wants the part of Bacchus. Annika likes spring and mint and pomegranates, so Persephone seems to fit her. Jake is very patriotic and competitive, so Mars is a natural for him. Banks has gone original on us and chosen Proteus and Lasse gave some great reasons for wanting to be Aeolus. Averill offered up some sound reasons she should be Athena. Evan, our creative wonder, is torn between Hades and Poseidon. McKenzie and Cleesie both want to be Aprhodite! uh oh!! Here, we go! Fun fun fun!
Back to school! AUGUST 27 NEW OLYMPIANS
'Twas great to see you all today! I am excited that we have such a big class, that so many of you chose to continue this great Latin Odyssey. Today you showed me that you already have a lot of knowledge about the Aeneid. We discussed Aeneas, his pietas, his relationship with Dido, his mission, his family background and, of course, why, ultimately, he is SO important to the history of Rome and to western civilization! Before we did that, we talked about the gods and goddesses and I gave you some suggestions for roles you might want to play this year. We talked about the fact that we will need more than the 14 major gods. We will need to expand the list to include Zeus' parents and grandparents, the other Titans, and lots of minor gods. You should do your research and write your paper (five paragraphs typed ) about which part you want and why. Please make it personal and passionate, as well as informative and scholarly. That paper is due Tuesday September 3rd.
We start our translating at the section where Iarbas prays to Jupiter. You should do 10 lines tonight, 10 lines the next night and be ready to discuss this on Thursday. Make a vocab. list and scan two lines out of each 10 lines. Hope this makes sense. If you are not sure, ask McKenzie! :)
Monday July 29 SUMMER READING!
Welcome to you, new class of Olympians! I am looking forward to leading you in IB Latin! Thank you for continuing your Latin Odyssey. :) Latina est viva because of you! I hope you are ready to work. Here's what you need to do to get ready for the first week of school:
1. Read books 1-4 of Virgil's AENEID (in English). Quail Ridge Books on Ridge Road has books saved for you.
2. Take notes on the characters, plot, and quotes in each book IN YOUR OWN handwriting to turn in for Homework grades and read as much background information as you can on Virgil and the writing of the Aeneid, its role in Augustus' reforms, and its place in Roman history. (take notes on this, too)
3. Research the 14 major Olympian gods/goddesses. Pick your favorite and plan a speech/poem/presentation of some sort to convince the class why you should be that god or goddess. We will "vote" for your roles after Labor Day. Once you have your assigned part, you can begin work on your costume for the Fall Ball and your scrapbook which will be due by the Ides of March. (more on all this once school starts)
1. Read books 1-4 of Virgil's AENEID (in English). Quail Ridge Books on Ridge Road has books saved for you.
2. Take notes on the characters, plot, and quotes in each book IN YOUR OWN handwriting to turn in for Homework grades and read as much background information as you can on Virgil and the writing of the Aeneid, its role in Augustus' reforms, and its place in Roman history. (take notes on this, too)
3. Research the 14 major Olympian gods/goddesses. Pick your favorite and plan a speech/poem/presentation of some sort to convince the class why you should be that god or goddess. We will "vote" for your roles after Labor Day. Once you have your assigned part, you can begin work on your costume for the Fall Ball and your scrapbook which will be due by the Ides of March. (more on all this once school starts)
poems. Your research is now due. You have turned in poems 1 and 4. Most of you are now working on 10.
Poem 1 is the dedication to Cornelius. Poem 4 is a praise of the boat he traveled on (apparently)
Poem 1 is the dedication to Cornelius. Poem 4 is a praise of the boat he traveled on (apparently)
Wednesday March 20
we got our Catullus and Horace books. Read a little about Catullus. Talked a little bit about the different meters and the different expectations for 4th quarter. Also asked questions to help you earn points on your latest test, since the grades were not so good. We missed Edward, Pluto.
Tuesday March 12
TEST THURSDAY on Pyramus and Thisbe: use your review sheet! find all the participles you can! translate! scan! Think! search the notes for poetic devices! MAKE YOUR WORD HOTELS. This will help you greatly!
Tuesday Feb. 26
Quiz on Ovids' high frequency vocab. p. 2 (featuring words such as possum, pono, penna, puer, miles, osculum, relinquo, loquor, sic, si, nimium, quoque, magnus, multus, et nudus)
trying to really encourage you to look out for those participles throughout Pyramus and Thisbe.
sample lines 100-104
when thisbe leaves behind her cloak dropped from her back
velamina lapsa tergo relinquit (I am not writing this in poetic order)
and the savage lioness tore the cloak discovered by chance
inventos amictus forte sine ipsa lea saeva laniavit
notice 2 perfect passive participles: lapsa and inventos notice both come from the last part of the verb and change endings to modify the nouns in gender, number and case
trying to really encourage you to look out for those participles throughout Pyramus and Thisbe.
sample lines 100-104
when thisbe leaves behind her cloak dropped from her back
velamina lapsa tergo relinquit (I am not writing this in poetic order)
and the savage lioness tore the cloak discovered by chance
inventos amictus forte sine ipsa lea saeva laniavit
notice 2 perfect passive participles: lapsa and inventos notice both come from the last part of the verb and change endings to modify the nouns in gender, number and case
Wednesday Feb. 20 and Friday Feb 22
Both days we worked on Pyramus and Thisbe. We took time out to review formation and translation of all the participles. Quiz on these on Friday. High frequency vocab quiz on Tuesday.
Friday Feb. 15 Valentines Party! in honor of Venus and Cupid
yay! we had a wonderful party! You all did a great job on your homemade Valentines to each other. Bacchus gave us all red cups to drink up his love. Minerva wisely decorated hers with owls. Venus, naturally, gave us pink hearts with candy, Vulcan gave us flames, and Apollo gave us bright stars on hot pink backgrounds. In absentia, Pluto delivered to us some very clever skeletal jokes and Jupiter send us some of his lightining bolts topped off with some chocolate hearts. Vesta made us some houses and gave us gentle, peaceful words. Diana went "wild" with her huntress ribbon and brown foam board, Aurora gave us clouds and sunrises, Neptune shared his dolphins, and Juno covered hers with royal gold ribbon and peacocks. The prize, however, for best of show, we all agreed goes to Mercury, who even while he was off delivering other messages, managed to travel far off into his research to uncover special details about each of his Valentines. He also must have gotten some help from Minerva in the arts and crafts area because his were quite beautiful and detailed. Wow! Summa Cum Laude for you, Mercury!
I gave you each a poem from my garden. I am sure you noticed the metaphor because of course, I would have to teach you with poetry. :) I also hope you were able to translate the imperatives or subjunctives in my messages:
veni ad hortum meum. hic amor crescit. OR amor crescat
What is the difference between crescit and crescat?
How would I change veni to imperative plural?
I gave you each a poem from my garden. I am sure you noticed the metaphor because of course, I would have to teach you with poetry. :) I also hope you were able to translate the imperatives or subjunctives in my messages:
veni ad hortum meum. hic amor crescit. OR amor crescat
What is the difference between crescit and crescat?
How would I change veni to imperative plural?
February 13, 2013 (Wednesday)
Monday (post Queen of Hearts Blues day: lots of sleepy heads) you worked on Pyramus and Thisbe.
definitely some tough lines of poetry. Keep working!
Today (for Wonderful Words) I read you the story of Clover who wanted to see what life was like on the other side of the fence. We talked a little about what makes home safe and why its so hard for people to venture outside of their comfort zones.
finally took time to teach the participle chart. worked some more on ablative absolute phrases.
Try these: rebus factis, verbis dictis, rege victo, pedibus vulneratis, femina visa, carmnibus auditis, naso fracto,
osculis datis, amore amisso, amicis inventis, agris aratis
looking forward to your Valentines!
definitely some tough lines of poetry. Keep working!
Today (for Wonderful Words) I read you the story of Clover who wanted to see what life was like on the other side of the fence. We talked a little about what makes home safe and why its so hard for people to venture outside of their comfort zones.
finally took time to teach the participle chart. worked some more on ablative absolute phrases.
Try these: rebus factis, verbis dictis, rege victo, pedibus vulneratis, femina visa, carmnibus auditis, naso fracto,
osculis datis, amore amisso, amicis inventis, agris aratis
looking forward to your Valentines!
February 5 2013 (Tuesday)
Finally a back to normal class! All three days last week you were working on the monster TEST. Today we started the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, also a Metamorphosis of Ovid's. We paid tribute to Venus Aphrodite (Rachel) since she won't be in class Thursday.
We will have an Aphrodite/Eros celebration next Friday by giving each other old fashioned, home-made Valentines based on our characters. Your valentines must be colorful, creative, and character related. Your design must be the same for all 13 but your message must be individually crafted to show that you know and appreciate the other characters in class.
For example Diana might make a quiver full of arrows for everyone since she is the goddess of the hunt, but what she says to her brother, Apollo, would obviously be different for what she would say to her father, Jupiter.
Everyone should be able to earn a CENTUM on these if you follow these simple rules and if the Valentines are neat and legible. I don't really like computer generated things for this assignment. Use your own creative touches. Poetry is welcome! Puns are welcome! Enjoy this process! It should be great fun!
You can get up to 105 for every extra one you do for mortals or other gods/goddesses in your stories that are not in class: For example: Athena should really do one for Nike and for Odysseus and Perseus. Jupiter has all sorts of mortal women that are waiting for Valentines from him. Hades, of course, has to do one for Demeter and Persephone even though they are not in class. Aphrodite should do one for Ares and Adonis and Anchises. Read your character's story! Know who else should get a valentine from you!
We will have an Aphrodite/Eros celebration next Friday by giving each other old fashioned, home-made Valentines based on our characters. Your valentines must be colorful, creative, and character related. Your design must be the same for all 13 but your message must be individually crafted to show that you know and appreciate the other characters in class.
For example Diana might make a quiver full of arrows for everyone since she is the goddess of the hunt, but what she says to her brother, Apollo, would obviously be different for what she would say to her father, Jupiter.
Everyone should be able to earn a CENTUM on these if you follow these simple rules and if the Valentines are neat and legible. I don't really like computer generated things for this assignment. Use your own creative touches. Poetry is welcome! Puns are welcome! Enjoy this process! It should be great fun!
You can get up to 105 for every extra one you do for mortals or other gods/goddesses in your stories that are not in class: For example: Athena should really do one for Nike and for Odysseus and Perseus. Jupiter has all sorts of mortal women that are waiting for Valentines from him. Hades, of course, has to do one for Demeter and Persephone even though they are not in class. Aphrodite should do one for Ares and Adonis and Anchises. Read your character's story! Know who else should get a valentine from you!
January 28, 2013 (Monday) short day 45 minute class
you took the first half of the test which featured vocabulary and short answer questions on the content and poetic devices. Wednesday you will take the rest which is more short answer questions based on the text, a few short essay questions, and some translating.
Thanks to Hades for alerting me to the girl in the hall having trouble breathing and to Aphrodite for calling 911. Thanks to all of you for staying calm in your seats and doing what your were supposed to do when this emergency arose. I knew that I could trust you to finish your test with integrity and honor. Thank you!
We missed our king. Hope Jupiter, genitor, is back on Wednesday!
Thanks to Hades for alerting me to the girl in the hall having trouble breathing and to Aphrodite for calling 911. Thanks to all of you for staying calm in your seats and doing what your were supposed to do when this emergency arose. I knew that I could trust you to finish your test with integrity and honor. Thank you!
We missed our king. Hope Jupiter, genitor, is back on Wednesday!
January 24, 2013 (Thursday) only day this week to have this class!
Theatre Thursday: featuring birth of Diana and Apollo (Lily and Lucas) Dea played the part of the pregnant Leto searching for a safe place to give birth to the twins. Hera (Hannah) was quite jealous and angry about this other woman. (so, what else is new?)
Diana and Apollo were lucky to be favored and protected by their father. He entrusts them both with much reponsibility and gives them many gifts. (What are they? Be able to name these)
How lucky are children who know and feel their father's love and acceptance! How lucky are children who live knowing that they are beloved and special!
GET READY for YOUR TEST on Monday:
1. Vocabulary: 50 multiple choice go through and pick out important words. Here are some SAMPLES:
Nouns:
bow, arrow, arms, rivers, wounds, eyes, kisses, quiver, oak, laurel, dog, bark, right hand, upper arms. foot, marriage, grandsons, neck, traveler, eagle, lamb, lion, hare, son, feather, anger, love,light, chest, wolf, nymph, words. songs, world, skills, path, inhabitant, hair, breeze, parade, prayer, wood, leader, voice, branch, other names for Apollo, other names for Daphne, wife, tree, root, wave, the top of the tree, father, footprints, safety, hope, fear, flock, cause, grief, fingers,doves, enemy, power, herbs, doorways.
Verbs:
to do, to abandon, to benefit, to lie open, (or to reveal) to harmonize, to be, to be able, to seek, to give, to wavee, to lay bare (to become nude), to see, to hope, to stay, to pray, to parise, to hide, to follow closely, to fall, to hang, to encourage, to stick, to say, to fight back, to choose, to cheat, to flee, to draw out (as in pull out of the quiver), to hurry, to run, to stop, to change
Adjectives. adverbs, participles (which might be verbs, too)
first, bending, conquered, my, our, tireless, hating, swollen, naughty, unmarried, rejoicing, seeking, remote or distant, yours, his own, beautiful, eternal, by chance, thus, whole, swift, swifter, certain, more certain, (or accurate or sure) curable, empty, new, certainly, scarcely, too much,
Pronouns: there are many instances of forms of hic, haec, hoc and ille, illa, illud
as well as forms of ego and tu and qui quae quod
I strongly encourage you to study back over those charts.
THIS IS NOT a complete list! But, it is pretty extensive. This is a good start for your studying purposes.
II. Translation: probably 10-15 lines probably will give you some choices
III. Poetic devices be prepared to find examples of metonymy, anaphora, golden line, tricolon crescendo, simile, antithesis, polysyndeton, asyndeton, enjambment, hyperbole, chiasmus, and elipsis USE YOUR FOOTNOTES and the glossary in the back of the book to help you understand these words!
IV. some sort of essay question (I have no idea what at this point, but just read back over the story and think about some of the deeper iusses beneath the surface of the story)
V. Just general knowledge of the story. names for Apollo. names for Daphne. what happens on each page? can you explain in your own words the flow of the story? Can you summarize what Apollo says to Cupid, what Cupid says to him, what Apollo says to Daphne while he is chasing her, how Daphne responds, and how the whole story ends?
Diana and Apollo were lucky to be favored and protected by their father. He entrusts them both with much reponsibility and gives them many gifts. (What are they? Be able to name these)
How lucky are children who know and feel their father's love and acceptance! How lucky are children who live knowing that they are beloved and special!
GET READY for YOUR TEST on Monday:
1. Vocabulary: 50 multiple choice go through and pick out important words. Here are some SAMPLES:
Nouns:
bow, arrow, arms, rivers, wounds, eyes, kisses, quiver, oak, laurel, dog, bark, right hand, upper arms. foot, marriage, grandsons, neck, traveler, eagle, lamb, lion, hare, son, feather, anger, love,light, chest, wolf, nymph, words. songs, world, skills, path, inhabitant, hair, breeze, parade, prayer, wood, leader, voice, branch, other names for Apollo, other names for Daphne, wife, tree, root, wave, the top of the tree, father, footprints, safety, hope, fear, flock, cause, grief, fingers,doves, enemy, power, herbs, doorways.
Verbs:
to do, to abandon, to benefit, to lie open, (or to reveal) to harmonize, to be, to be able, to seek, to give, to wavee, to lay bare (to become nude), to see, to hope, to stay, to pray, to parise, to hide, to follow closely, to fall, to hang, to encourage, to stick, to say, to fight back, to choose, to cheat, to flee, to draw out (as in pull out of the quiver), to hurry, to run, to stop, to change
Adjectives. adverbs, participles (which might be verbs, too)
first, bending, conquered, my, our, tireless, hating, swollen, naughty, unmarried, rejoicing, seeking, remote or distant, yours, his own, beautiful, eternal, by chance, thus, whole, swift, swifter, certain, more certain, (or accurate or sure) curable, empty, new, certainly, scarcely, too much,
Pronouns: there are many instances of forms of hic, haec, hoc and ille, illa, illud
as well as forms of ego and tu and qui quae quod
I strongly encourage you to study back over those charts.
THIS IS NOT a complete list! But, it is pretty extensive. This is a good start for your studying purposes.
II. Translation: probably 10-15 lines probably will give you some choices
III. Poetic devices be prepared to find examples of metonymy, anaphora, golden line, tricolon crescendo, simile, antithesis, polysyndeton, asyndeton, enjambment, hyperbole, chiasmus, and elipsis USE YOUR FOOTNOTES and the glossary in the back of the book to help you understand these words!
IV. some sort of essay question (I have no idea what at this point, but just read back over the story and think about some of the deeper iusses beneath the surface of the story)
V. Just general knowledge of the story. names for Apollo. names for Daphne. what happens on each page? can you explain in your own words the flow of the story? Can you summarize what Apollo says to Cupid, what Cupid says to him, what Apollo says to Daphne while he is chasing her, how Daphne responds, and how the whole story ends?
January 18, 2013 (Friday)
no need to post anything for Wednesday since you all just worked on your translations.
today we got back in our circle and answered questions about the particular problems you had in your translating.
today we got back in our circle and answered questions about the particular problems you had in your translating.
January 14, 2013 Monday
Today was Memory Monday featuring a quiz on the high frequency Ovid vocabulary in the back of the book.
Then you worked with your partners again on the Apollo and Daphne story. It is due FRIDAY for 3 homework grades to end the quarter. Mercury/Hermes/ Pan was absent. We missed you, Banks!
Then you worked with your partners again on the Apollo and Daphne story. It is due FRIDAY for 3 homework grades to end the quarter. Mercury/Hermes/ Pan was absent. We missed you, Banks!
January 10, 2013
Today was a work with your partner/partners day. We said the BCL creed with lighning speed and then got down to business. Despite all the verbal jabs going back and forth between Apollo, Neptune, Bacchus, and Mercury, there seemed to be good translating going on. :) Gratias vobis, Juno et Minerva who seemed especially focused.
Here are a few present active participles I would like to highlight:
line 498: micantes shining describing Daphne's eyes
506: trepidante trembling or shaking describing the feather
538: tangentia touching describing the mouths
Do you notice the simile from lines 492-495 be able to explain it
NOTICE: in the back of your book on p. 134-137,there are questions and answers to help prepare you for the TEST which we will have AFTER the MLK break on THURSDAY Jan. 24th. (not the usual test day, I know)
also: getting ready for your quiz on MONDAY, here are the words I think are hardest:
1. carmen, carminis n. song
2. ebur, eboris n. ivory
3. fallo, fallere, __________________, falsus THAT 3rd principal part is a DOOZEY!
4. facio, facere, ________________, factum: you have had that one over and over but people still miss it.
don't forget the little prepositions and conjunctions and pronouns! All of them you have had before, but study them anyway!
Here are a few present active participles I would like to highlight:
line 498: micantes shining describing Daphne's eyes
506: trepidante trembling or shaking describing the feather
538: tangentia touching describing the mouths
Do you notice the simile from lines 492-495 be able to explain it
NOTICE: in the back of your book on p. 134-137,there are questions and answers to help prepare you for the TEST which we will have AFTER the MLK break on THURSDAY Jan. 24th. (not the usual test day, I know)
also: getting ready for your quiz on MONDAY, here are the words I think are hardest:
1. carmen, carminis n. song
2. ebur, eboris n. ivory
3. fallo, fallere, __________________, falsus THAT 3rd principal part is a DOOZEY!
4. facio, facere, ________________, factum: you have had that one over and over but people still miss it.
don't forget the little prepositions and conjunctions and pronouns! All of them you have had before, but study them anyway!
Gods and Goddesses!
January 8, 2013
Jupiter kicked off the discussion today with his question about the last line of page 1 of the translation of Apollo and Daphne.
Ovid tends to employ the ablative absolute construction rather frequently. PLEASE review what I tried to explain to you in class:
"adducto nervo" and "percussis pennis" and "serpente victa". These are all ABLATIVE ABSOLUTE constructions which means a noun and a perfect passive participle placed together in the ablative case to express circumstances under which something happened. Here are examples for you to study:
The mother called the ambulance since her son was wounded. SINCE HER SON WAS WOUNDED would be put into a little tight phrase: "filio vulnerato" with no word for since and just the understanding that those were the circumstances under which she called the ambulance.
After the Python was conquered, Apollo saw Cupid flexing his bow. "serpente victa" then is the ablative absolute construction for that phrase. In Latin there is no need for the word "after". It is just understood,
When these things were done, the farmer praised the gods. "rebus factis" would be the ablative absolute describing the circumstances under which the farmer praised the gods. NO need in LATIN for the word when. Just put the noun in the ablative and make the 4th principal part of the verb match it in gender and number and ABLATIVE.
Try these on your own: (Be prepared for some of these on the vocab. QUIZ on MONDAY. MEMORY MONDAY QUIZ on the 1st page of OVID vocabulary! Don't forget to study!)
The truth having been told, Apollo went back home. (What is the phrase that could be put into an ablative absolute and how would you write it into Latin?)
After the wine was poured, Bacchus greeted his guests.
Since the weapons had been made, Vulcan kissed his lovely wife, good night.
Because his three headed was dog stolen, Pluto cried and cried.
With her arrows having been placed in her quiver, Diana was ready for the hunt.
The women all prayed to Vesta after the food was prepared.
SOME OTHER THINGS we discussed:
1. Venus (Rachel) learned about oysters thanks to Aurora and that Cupid is her son! yay! glad we know this now! in the translation he is referred to as filius Veneris
2. Diana (Lily) wondered if the gods were ever struck with Cupid's arrows. (great extra credit opp)
3. Pluto asked about the "quanto tanto" line "animalia cedunt" notice that cuncta modifies animalia
4. gestamina: Aurora asked about why those arrows would be called burdens
5. use of the royal we in the word "stravimus" we conquered
6. facit amorem fugat amorem (use amorem twice) the two different kinds of arrows
7. anaphora tricolon crescendo where did we see this?
8. Daphne being like Diane in her love the woods (silvarum) and in her inexperience with men. Vesta (McKenzie) got the definition of innuptae correct. also discussion of her hair (capillos) running wild (sine lege) but with a head band (vitta)
9. use of the pronoun hic ,haec hoc in different forms: hunc referring to Cupid in the accusative and huic referring to Apollo in the dative.
10. fond memory of Lucas chasing Jon around the trailer, bow in hand. (last class)
That's all I can remember for now! Mercury, Minerva, Juno, Neptune, and Vulcan were relatively quiet today. I hope I can highlight all of you at some point in these summaries. :) Please know I will try to remember a little something special about each of you! You are all wonderful! Keep working and trying and really think about the Latin. Ask good questions.
Keep working on the next 4 pages. Come prepared! Amor, Dea
Ovid tends to employ the ablative absolute construction rather frequently. PLEASE review what I tried to explain to you in class:
"adducto nervo" and "percussis pennis" and "serpente victa". These are all ABLATIVE ABSOLUTE constructions which means a noun and a perfect passive participle placed together in the ablative case to express circumstances under which something happened. Here are examples for you to study:
The mother called the ambulance since her son was wounded. SINCE HER SON WAS WOUNDED would be put into a little tight phrase: "filio vulnerato" with no word for since and just the understanding that those were the circumstances under which she called the ambulance.
After the Python was conquered, Apollo saw Cupid flexing his bow. "serpente victa" then is the ablative absolute construction for that phrase. In Latin there is no need for the word "after". It is just understood,
When these things were done, the farmer praised the gods. "rebus factis" would be the ablative absolute describing the circumstances under which the farmer praised the gods. NO need in LATIN for the word when. Just put the noun in the ablative and make the 4th principal part of the verb match it in gender and number and ABLATIVE.
Try these on your own: (Be prepared for some of these on the vocab. QUIZ on MONDAY. MEMORY MONDAY QUIZ on the 1st page of OVID vocabulary! Don't forget to study!)
The truth having been told, Apollo went back home. (What is the phrase that could be put into an ablative absolute and how would you write it into Latin?)
After the wine was poured, Bacchus greeted his guests.
Since the weapons had been made, Vulcan kissed his lovely wife, good night.
Because his three headed was dog stolen, Pluto cried and cried.
With her arrows having been placed in her quiver, Diana was ready for the hunt.
The women all prayed to Vesta after the food was prepared.
SOME OTHER THINGS we discussed:
1. Venus (Rachel) learned about oysters thanks to Aurora and that Cupid is her son! yay! glad we know this now! in the translation he is referred to as filius Veneris
2. Diana (Lily) wondered if the gods were ever struck with Cupid's arrows. (great extra credit opp)
3. Pluto asked about the "quanto tanto" line "animalia cedunt" notice that cuncta modifies animalia
4. gestamina: Aurora asked about why those arrows would be called burdens
5. use of the royal we in the word "stravimus" we conquered
6. facit amorem fugat amorem (use amorem twice) the two different kinds of arrows
7. anaphora tricolon crescendo where did we see this?
8. Daphne being like Diane in her love the woods (silvarum) and in her inexperience with men. Vesta (McKenzie) got the definition of innuptae correct. also discussion of her hair (capillos) running wild (sine lege) but with a head band (vitta)
9. use of the pronoun hic ,haec hoc in different forms: hunc referring to Cupid in the accusative and huic referring to Apollo in the dative.
10. fond memory of Lucas chasing Jon around the trailer, bow in hand. (last class)
That's all I can remember for now! Mercury, Minerva, Juno, Neptune, and Vulcan were relatively quiet today. I hope I can highlight all of you at some point in these summaries. :) Please know I will try to remember a little something special about each of you! You are all wonderful! Keep working and trying and really think about the Latin. Ask good questions.
Keep working on the next 4 pages. Come prepared! Amor, Dea
January 2, 2013
Welcome back! It was great to see you all back to school. You are such a great group of gods and goddesses. I enjoy you all so much. Today we said "Vale" to Virgil and "Salve" to Ovid. To say good bye to the author of the Aeneid, I showed you a website that a student had made for her AP Latin class. She found art and music to help her teach about the scene at the end of Book IV where Iris, the goddess of the rainbow, comes down from Mt.Olumpus to cut a hair from Dido's head to free her spirit to go the Underworld. We also listened to her recite these lines in dactylic hexameter. Her website allows us to listen to her. I hope this gave you all some good ideas about what you can do for your poetry passages, in particular for you IB students who must continue to work on your lines in order for them to be smooth enough and passionate enough for your internal assessment recording.
Edward aka "Pluto" says that he knows how to make websites, so I offer this up as a challenge to you all to make your own website with information about your passage, your character, and a recording of you reciting those lines. Woudn't this be fun to be able to read all of your websites?
So, those of you in IB, perhaps with Pluto as your guide "to the underworld", you can get started on this. Please review my comments and suggestions on your papers that I gave back today. (I gave papers back to Vulcan, Jupiter, Bacchus, Venus, Minerva, Aurora, and Mercury.) All papers were interesting and good in many ways, but all papers still have considerable work to be done!
On to Ovid! Today we read about his life and works. We learned he was not favored by Augustus as Virgil was. In fact he was banished from Rome and died in exile. Lily aka "Diana" and "extra credit queen" probably noted that there were several things worth looking up including equestrian and elegy. Huston, aka "Bacchus" learned the word inculcate. Lucas, aka "Apollo" is interested in knowing more about the real Troy. Did Troy really exist? This is a great question and worth exploring. :)
So, we will begin to translate the story of Apollo and Daphne. This will be great fun! Come to class with your book. Start studying the OVID vocabulary in the back. We will have a quiz on that first page of words on Monday, January 14th.
gratias vobis!
"Dea"
Edward aka "Pluto" says that he knows how to make websites, so I offer this up as a challenge to you all to make your own website with information about your passage, your character, and a recording of you reciting those lines. Woudn't this be fun to be able to read all of your websites?
So, those of you in IB, perhaps with Pluto as your guide "to the underworld", you can get started on this. Please review my comments and suggestions on your papers that I gave back today. (I gave papers back to Vulcan, Jupiter, Bacchus, Venus, Minerva, Aurora, and Mercury.) All papers were interesting and good in many ways, but all papers still have considerable work to be done!
On to Ovid! Today we read about his life and works. We learned he was not favored by Augustus as Virgil was. In fact he was banished from Rome and died in exile. Lily aka "Diana" and "extra credit queen" probably noted that there were several things worth looking up including equestrian and elegy. Huston, aka "Bacchus" learned the word inculcate. Lucas, aka "Apollo" is interested in knowing more about the real Troy. Did Troy really exist? This is a great question and worth exploring. :)
So, we will begin to translate the story of Apollo and Daphne. This will be great fun! Come to class with your book. Start studying the OVID vocabulary in the back. We will have a quiz on that first page of words on Monday, January 14th.
gratias vobis!
"Dea"