In this project, the student will: 1. create a story in Latin using common archetypes, mythic/fairy tale plots, characters, objects, places, etc., a reversal of expectations, a clear beginning, middle, end 2. illustrate their new story 3. practice and produce the following Latin grammatical constructions: subjunctive, indirect statement, gerunds/gerundives After going through an intense, in-class creation and revisal procedure including the presentation of their stories to their classmates, students will create a children’s story and then translate it into Latin using required vocabulary and grammar. Students will be graded on meeting requirements, the creativity of their story and the level of effort put forward in their artistry.
Skills Benchmarks 1. Ability to read Latin prose with an understanding of the syntax, grammar, and vocabulary 2. Ability to read Latin poetry with an understanding of the special poetic syntax, grammar, and vocabulary 3. Understanding the genres of novel and lyric/elegaic poetry in the ancient world 4. Understanding the lives and major works of the authors Ovid, Horace, and Catullus 5. Understanding the course of history during the late Roman republic and the early empire as seen through the writing of the authors 6. Ability to scan poetry 7. Understanding the cultural, historical, and mythological references cited throughout the texts 8. Ability to connect archetypes and mythic elements with stories from other cultures and with modern stories Units 1. Translation stories of Pygmalion and Minos, Basic grammar review (cases, verb forms, participles, English to Latin sentences), HF Vocabulary 1-150 2. Translation stories of Europa and Coronis, Review of Gerunds and Gerundives, HF Vocabulary 1-250; Archetypes project 3. Translation stories of Orpheus and Prometheus, Review of Indirect Statement; HF Vocabulary, 1-350 4. Translation stories of Alcestis and Admetus, Review of Subjunctives; Children’s Book project; HF Vocabulary 1-450 5. Catullus, Carmina, including the Lesbia cycle of poems; Catullus Music Project 6. Ovid, Metamorphoses, Daedalus and Icarus 7. Selections from Horace’s Odes ; Philosophy Project Textbooks and Resources 1. Fabulae Syrae, Luigi Miraglia Updated June 2016