Quiz Updates

Septimi (VII): Quiz on Friday, September 29th:

1) Second half of Chapter 4 vocabulary: videt, vox, terret, sollicita, tum, tu, nihil, te, Cave!, ramus, infirmus, fragor.

2) Chapter 4 derivatives: Vexatious; amorous; dormitory; conspicuous; furtive; magnify; auditory; visual; vocal; terrify; solicit; annihilate; infirm

3) Make sure that you can identify SUBJECTS (the person/thing that is DOING the action – those words have the “regular” endings that we learned: a, ae, us, i) and DIRECT OBJECTS (the person/thing that is RECEIVING the action – those words have the letter “m” at the end of the word. E.g. “puellam,” “Sextum,” “arborem.”)

Octavi (VIII): Quiz on OCTOBER 3rd (NOT September 29th!)

*You do NOT have to know about the imperfect tense in the "It's Tricky" packet*

1) Nouns
2) Noun-adjective pairs (matching)

Info is based on "It's Tricky" packet and the Composition worksheet.

Homework -- Week of 9/25

Salvete, discipuli et parentes!

I am back and healthy again! The substitute said that you were very polite and well-behaved (HAHAHAHA!!!) -- good job! Please be patient with my grading -- I have a pile of papers to grade that is bigger than Mt. Vesuvius so it will take a while!

Septimi (VII): Quiz on Friday: Second half of Chapter 4 vocabulary; Chapter 4 derivatives (Vexatious; amorous; dormitory; conspicuous; furtive; magnify; auditory; visual; vocal; terrify; solicit; annihilate; infirm.)
Monday-Wednesday: No homework. Be prepared to present your Storytime Presentations! (I am VERY impressed so far! Great work!)
Thursday (for Friday): STUDY!!!!!! (you should be studying all week, but just in case you are waiting until the last minute, get crackin'!)

Octavi (VIII): Note: Grammar quiz moved to next Tuesday, October 3rd. Will cover nouns and their translations. We will work on verbs another time. (mwahahaha!)
NO HOMEWORK! JUST STUDY!!! (HA!) Note: I may update this during the week, so check back!

I am SO proud of all of you on your presentations -- I will have A LOT to show off next year...the 6th and 7th graders will have big shoes to fill! And thanks for the bribes. ;o)

Updates/Announcements

STORYTIME PROJECTS ARE DUE THIS MONDAY!!!!!!! (9/25) Everything MUST be ready to go (ie: computer, poster, etc.) when you walk into class! If you have printer/computer problems, you MUST e-mail me by Sunday night at 9PM. It should be done by then anyway, since you have had two weeks to do it.

Latin Club is TOMORROW (Thursday) during lunch on the patio. :)

The format of this Friday's seventh grade quiz goes as follows: 15 points to vocabulary on the first 13 words of Chapter 4 (12 "regular" vocabulary questions, and 3 questions of "draw a picture with the following caption..."); 6 points to grammar - changing singular to plural and vice versa (both nouns and verbs); 4 points to Latin composition - write 4 sentences in Latin (given in English); 5 points to the Roman dress terms (tunica, toga virilis, toga praetexta, solae, bulla, stola, palla). Please e-mail if you have any questions! It's better to be safe than sorry!

There is a not-so-Pop Quiz for 8th graders this FRIDAY -- STUDY YOUR NOUN ENDINGS!!!! (most people have weaknesses on the neuter nouns, so make sure you know them!)

That is all for now...ciao ciao!

SHE

Homework - Week of 9/18

Septimi: Quiz on Friday!!! First 13 words of Chapter 4 (from "molestus" to "audit"); Zeus story info and Roman dress terms (tunica, toga virilis, toga praetexta, stola, palla, solae); grammar that we have studied -- changing verbs and nouns from singular-to-plural and vice versa; subject and direct object. You will also have to translate a couple sentences from Latin-to-English and English-to-Latin.

Homework:

Monday (for Tuesday): Exercise 4b in TB; study Zeus and his family story!!! (HINT HINT!!!!) Bring laptop/art materials because we are working on our projects on Tuesday!!!!
Tuesday (for Wednesday): keep studying vocabulary words.
Wednesday (for Thursday): Finish cartoon strip if not finished in class. Finish any other work not finished in class (Act. 4b & 4d in WB).
Thursday (for Friday): STUDY!!!!!!! Activity 4e in WB (this will help you study)
Friday (for Monday): Finish Storytime Project: DUE MONDAY!!!!

Octavi: Quiz Tuesday on Chapters 11-17 vocabulary (Latin-English/English-Latin - 25 questions); Chapters 11-17 derivatives (18 questions - "From what Latin word does this English word come?" 5 questions - fill in the appropriate derivative in the sentence); 3-line translation passage from Latin-to-English.

Homework:

Monday (for Tuesday): STUDY!!!!!!!
Tuesday (for Wednesday): work on Storytime project (due next Monday)
Wednesday(for Thursday): Finish #2 in Composition worksheet
Thursday (for Friday): Study noun endings ;o) (wink wink, nudge, nudge)
Friday (for Monday): STORYTIME PROJECTS DUE MONDAY!!!!!

Attn: 7th graders!

Quiz format this week:

12 questions ("regular style") for Latin vocabulary (combination of Latin-English, English-Latin, and multiple-choice)
3 questions about the terms "etc." (= et cetera = and the rest); "e.g." (= exemplum gratia = for the sake of example); "et al" (= et alius = and the others)
5 questions about derivatives - puerile, exclamation/exclaim, ridicule, deride, virile, servile, multiple, rural, sole (as in "only"), irate, irritable, decadent. Make sure that you know how to use these English words in English sentences!!!! You will have to choose to use 5 of those words in sentences.
ASK QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM!!!!

Miscellaneous

- Remember to bring your pencil/pen, binder, workbook, and textbook to class. Repeated unpreparedness results in infractions!
- Latin Club starts this Thursday, September 14th, on the patio during lunch. We will discuss fundraisers and ideas for Saturnalia (the toga party!). We need fundraisers so we can do fun activities (without paying for them!).
- Check out the links on the side of this page. If you need help with vocab, etc. check out http://www.tabney.com/Ecce1.html
- If you have ANY questions, please contact me!!! Remember: if you can't do the work in class, then you won't be able to do it on the quiz! It takes 5 minutes to send an e-mail and figure it out, so just do it!

*UPDATE* Homework - Week of 9/11

I apologize for the increased workload; we need to catch up because of Ernesto and the long weekend. I am therefore offering "advice" (HINT HINTs) for studying, etc. :o)

Septimi (VII): Quiz on Friday, September 15th. Chapter 3 vocabulary (+ ita vero and minime); derivatives (puerile, exclamation, ridicule, virile, servile, multiple, rural, sole, irate, decadence/decadent); terms "etc." "e.g." "et al."

Monday (for Tuesday): ex. 3b in TB; study words puer, qui, eadem, in horto, clamant. (N.B.: whenever I "suggest" that you study words, I mean that they are game for pop quizzes!) Tuesday (for Wednesday): Noun-Adjective Worksheet (handed out in class); study words rident, vir, servus, multi.
Wednesday (for Thursday): Activity 3f in WB. Study laborant, solus, iratus, subito, in piscinam.
Thursday (for Friday): STUDY EVERYTHING!!!!! Bring yellow myth book to class; bring flashcards (to make for Chapter 4 words) to class). Make sure to study ita vero and minime in addition to the 18 words in the regular vocab list (you do not have to study "in villis rusticis"). You can find ita vero and minime on the bottom of pg. 13 in the textbook.
Friday (for Monday): Chapter 4 vocab cards

Octavi (VIII): Quiz on Chapters 11-17 on Tuesday, September 19th!!! *Nota Bene: it will consist of only vocabulary, derivatives, and translation. I will assess grammar, etc. the following week*

Monday (due Tuesday): Study Chapters 13-14 vocabulary; make study sheets with noun and verb endings.
Tuesday (due Wednesday): Study Chapters 15 & 16 vocabulary; Page 3 of "It's Tricky" packet.
Wednesday (due Thursday): Study Chapter 17 vocabulary; bring a blank CD if you wish to have a copy of my Lyrical Latin CD.
Thursday (due Friday): Study derivatives and begin reviewing Chapters 11-17 vocabulary (again!).
Friday (due Monday): Study for quiz on Tuesday!

Myth Project Links

Here are some links to fun web sites for your projects. Make sure to use your books, these web sites, and any other sites that you may find. Ask if you have any questions! Bona fortuna!

www.mythweb.com
http://www.loggia.com/myth/myth.html
http://www.hol.gr/greece/olymp.htm

NOTA BENE: Do NOT copy and paste information from web sites and use it for your presentation. Put everything in your OWN words. Severe penalty will result in plagiarism or copying!

A note about pop quizzes...

Yes, you will have pop quizzes this year. It is to help you spread out your studying (so you do not cram at the end of the week and start crying, etc. Crying too often can give you sinus infections!). The pop quizzes will also help you in that you will not have as much material to study for one huge test.
Keep in mind that pop quizzes are based on either the homework the night before or something that you should definitely know (like "puella = the girl"). Therefore, do your homework well so you cut down on study time in the end (and for the unfortunate event that I feel like being evil and giving a pop quiz).
The moral of the story: DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!!

Homework - Week of 9/5

I hope that you all had a wonderful break! Now it's time to get back to work! Here is the work for this week:

Septimi (VII): Quiz Friday, September 8th on: Chapter 2 vocabulary; derivatives (amicable, agriculture, amble, brevity, temporary, strenuous, current); grammar (difference between singular and plural nouns/verbs; linking verbs est/sunt); "Cronus;" B.C. vs. A.D.; BCE vs. CE; AM vs. PM. = 25 points
Tuesday (due Wednesday): Read "Cronus" in yellow book (pg. 14-15) -- make sure you know the story (HINT HINT!!!); finish Activity 2g in WB if not finished in class.
Wednesday (for Thursday): Activity 2f in WB
Thursday (for Friday): STUDY!!!!! Bring blank flashcards to class if you wish to make vocab cards on flashcards. We will do that after the quiz.
Friday: Chapter 3 vocabulary cards if not completed in class.
Make sure to study a few vocabulary words each day! It takes less than 5 minutes, but will cut loads of study time off in the long run! Make sure to complete the homework that I give you -- it is directly related to your quizzes and exams, so completing it (well) will also cut down on study time.

Octavi (VIII): Quiz on Thursday, September 7th. Chapters 6-10 review: vocabulary and "Things are Getting Complicated" worksheet.
Tuesday (due Wednesday): Complete #2 on composition worksheet if not completed.
Wednesday (due Thursday): STUDY!!!!
Thursday (due Friday): Read pg. 11-17 in Guerber's mythology "Giants" and "Prometheus."
Friday: Study Chapters 11-17 vocabulary!!!!