Latin 1--"Quodmodo te vocant?" Be prepared to answer in Latin.
Latin 2--Compare the two Lucillae. Which do you think is more accurate to the historical woman?
Latin 3--Compare the two Commodii with specific focus on morality. Does Commodus fulfill any of our Roman virtues? Or does he, as he says in Gladiator, have "other virtues."
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Homework 28 September 2010
Latin 1--Conjugate "Habere" and translate.
Latin 2--Compare the two Marci Aurilii from Fall and Gladiator, or, to quote Chloe, "compare the stuff and yea."
Latin 3--Compare Lucilla in the two films and compare to this general description of her from Wikipedia.
And photos from the creation of the values wall are up on Facebook, thank you Chaira!
Latin 2--Compare the two Marci Aurilii from Fall and Gladiator, or, to quote Chloe, "compare the stuff and yea."
Latin 3--Compare Lucilla in the two films and compare to this general description of her from Wikipedia.
And photos from the creation of the values wall are up on Facebook, thank you Chaira!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Homework 27 September 2010
Homework for Latin 1 is to work on your rough draft, homework for Latin 2 is to work on your Latin name and Latin 3 needs to consider the three Marci Aurilii.
The Return of Odysseus by George Bilgere
When Odysseus finally does get home
he is understandably upset about the suitors,
who have been mooching off his wife for twenty years,
drinking his wine, eating his mutton, etc.
In a similar situation today he would seek legal counsel.
But those were different times. With the help
of his son Telemachus he slaughters roughly
one hundred and ten suitors
and quite a number of young ladies,
although in view of their behavior
I use the term loosely. Rivers of blood
course across the palace floor.
I too have come home in a bad mood.
Yesterday, for instance, after the department meeting,
when I ended up losing my choice parking spot
behind the library to the new provost.
I slammed the door. I threw down my book bag
in this particular way I have perfected over the years
that lets my wife understand
the contempt I have for my enemies,
which is prodigious. And then with great skill
she built a gin and tonic
that would have pleased the very gods,
and with epic patience she listened
as I told her of my wrath, and of what I intended to do
to so-and-so, and also to what's-his-name.
And then there was another gin and tonic
and presently my wrath abated and was forgotten,
and peace came to reign once more
in the great halls and courtyards of my house.
From today's Writer's Almanac.
he is understandably upset about the suitors,
who have been mooching off his wife for twenty years,
drinking his wine, eating his mutton, etc.
In a similar situation today he would seek legal counsel.
But those were different times. With the help
of his son Telemachus he slaughters roughly
one hundred and ten suitors
and quite a number of young ladies,
although in view of their behavior
I use the term loosely. Rivers of blood
course across the palace floor.
I too have come home in a bad mood.
Yesterday, for instance, after the department meeting,
when I ended up losing my choice parking spot
behind the library to the new provost.
I slammed the door. I threw down my book bag
in this particular way I have perfected over the years
that lets my wife understand
the contempt I have for my enemies,
which is prodigious. And then with great skill
she built a gin and tonic
that would have pleased the very gods,
and with epic patience she listened
as I told her of my wrath, and of what I intended to do
to so-and-so, and also to what's-his-name.
And then there was another gin and tonic
and presently my wrath abated and was forgotten,
and peace came to reign once more
in the great halls and courtyards of my house.
From today's Writer's Almanac.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Homework 23 September 2010
Latin 1: Composition notebooks and your second drafts (with rough drafts for comparison).
Latin 2: Consider what happened today... And be ready to discuss.
Latin 3: Quiz!
Latin 2: Consider what happened today... And be ready to discuss.
Latin 3: Quiz!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Homework 22 September 2010
Latin 1 and Latin 2 have their weekly quiz tomorrow but composition books are still not due until Friday. And speaking of Friday, Latin 1 has the Creation Myth second draft due. Latin 3 needs to be ready to draw on the wall...
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Homework 21 September 2010
Latin 1: Formulate a complete Latin sentence.
Latin 2: Select one reason for the fall of Rome and prepare to defend. If you need to reference more information in preparation, you can start with the Wikipedia entry I adapted the reading from.
And here's the quote just for Robert: "Give me an underground lair, half a dozen atom smashers and a beautiful girl in a diaphanous veil willing to be transformed into a chimpanzee and I care not who writes the nations laws."--S.J. Pearlman
Also, remember the quiz is coming sooner than usual this week due to seminar. Thursday, not Friday, for Latin 1 and 2.
Apropos of nothing, Ms. Richardson (remember her?) has asked me to share her blog so that those of you interested may follow her ongoing adventures in progressive belly enhancement.
Latin 2: Select one reason for the fall of Rome and prepare to defend. If you need to reference more information in preparation, you can start with the Wikipedia entry I adapted the reading from.
And here's the quote just for Robert: "Give me an underground lair, half a dozen atom smashers and a beautiful girl in a diaphanous veil willing to be transformed into a chimpanzee and I care not who writes the nations laws."--S.J. Pearlman
Also, remember the quiz is coming sooner than usual this week due to seminar. Thursday, not Friday, for Latin 1 and 2.
Apropos of nothing, Ms. Richardson (remember her?) has asked me to share her blog so that those of you interested may follow her ongoing adventures in progressive belly enhancement.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Homework 20 September 2010
Latin 1: Work on turning your rough draft into a second draft for Friday.
Latin 2: Prepare an answer to the question "Why did the Roman Empire fall?"
Latin 2: Prepare an answer to the question "Why did the Roman Empire fall?"
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Catching up
So, I was out sick yesterday (hence the lack of updates) but I was able to catch up on my podcasts. Heard a nifty bit on NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me about how Chicagoans should just re-name the position of mayor "the Daley" like "Caesar" and that the Daley might be elected by all the political bosses, gangsters, etc. like the Pope is elected. "Habemus mayor!" so it was said. ;)
Anyway, homework for tonight is relatively simple. Latin 1 has to fully conjugate "portare" and translate each resulting form. Latin 2 has presentations tomorrow.
Anyway, homework for tonight is relatively simple. Latin 1 has to fully conjugate "portare" and translate each resulting form. Latin 2 has presentations tomorrow.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Homework: 8 September, 2010
Homework for Latin 1: Practice greetings for tomorrow
Homework for Latin 2: Translate "The brown dog swims in the blues waves" for tomorrow. If you need a dictionary, please reference William Whitaker's Words. But be careful. You will still need to morph the word to the sentence's needs.
Homework for Latin 3: Select a song and bring the lyrics for translation tomorrow.
And finally, a link to editorial we read/listen to in class. Y'know. In case you have a mighty need to read it again.
Homework for Latin 2: Translate "The brown dog swims in the blues waves" for tomorrow. If you need a dictionary, please reference William Whitaker's Words. But be careful. You will still need to morph the word to the sentence's needs.
Homework for Latin 3: Select a song and bring the lyrics for translation tomorrow.
And finally, a link to editorial we read/listen to in class. Y'know. In case you have a mighty need to read it again.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Homework: 7 September, 2010
Homework for Latin 1: What does your name mean and where does it come from?
Homework for Latin 2: Fully decline "Lupus, lupi" (m).
Homework from Latin 3: Recover from Winnie ille Pu.
Homework for Latin 2: Fully decline "Lupus, lupi" (m).
Homework from Latin 3: Recover from Winnie ille Pu.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Old is the new new
So, I've been reading the latest book by Frances Mayes (she of the Tuscan Sun) and she frequently mentions the Etruscan and Roman infrastructure she and other Tuscan residents still utilize. Can you imagine, for example, people still traveling down the quaint old road of I-40 in some thousand years?
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Fencing club info
Several fencing students were asking me about getting their own gear... I didn't have a catalog handy, so the next best thing is to shamelessly post it here. I have always gone with Triplette Competition Arms out of Elkin NC but feel free to do your own searching.
Homework: 1 September, 2010
All Latin levels need to review their vocabulary to date.
Also, I will NOT be in for tutoring tomorrow (Thursday) after school. If you need some help with the Friday quiz or quiz corrections, please make a point of seeing me at lunch.
Also, I will NOT be in for tutoring tomorrow (Thursday) after school. If you need some help with the Friday quiz or quiz corrections, please make a point of seeing me at lunch.
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