Subject Area: World Languages

Grade: High School

Course: Latin I
Latin I Unit 4

Standards/Benchmark Skills
CYWL.LI.1 [Latin I] Communication
o CYWL.LI.1.2 Recognize common Latin vocabulary.
CYWL.LI.1.2.01 Understand and recognize the structure of Latin vocabulary.
CYWL.LI.1.2.02 Demonstrate an awareness of Latin roots in English, while reflecting on language comparisons.
CYWL.LI.1.2.03 Recognize the influence of Latin vocabulary in other subjects in order to expand knowledge in other
disciplines.
CYWL.LI.2 [Latin I] Grammar.
o CYWL.LI.2.1 Decline nouns properly in the 1st and 2nd Declensions.
CYWL.LI.2.1.01 Identify and explain the cases of nouns based upon their functions within the sentence in both Latin
and English.
CYWL.LI.2.1.03 Know and apply declension endings to nouns based on the cases.
o CYWL.LI.2.2 Decline adjectives properly in the 1st and 2nd Declensions.
CYWL.LI.2.2.01 Understand and explain the properties of adjectives.
CYWL.LI.2.2.02 Apply declension endings to adjectives in order to agree with nouns.
o CYWL.LI.2.3 Conjugate verbs properly in the 1st and 2nd Conjugations.
CYWL.LI.2.3.01 Identify verbs by their conjugations and understand their individual properties.
CYWL.LI.2.3.02 Know and apply tense endings to verbs in each person and number in the present, imperfect, and
future tenses.
CYWL.LI.3 [Latin I] Reading and Writing.
o CYWL.LI.3.1 Read, understand, and interpret Latin passages.
CYWL.LI.3.1.01 Comprehend grammatical aspects of Latin and English.
CYWL.LI.3.1.02 Demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary necessary for reading and understanding Latin passages.
CYWL.LI.3.1.03 Read and understand words, phrases, and simple sentences in Latin.
CYWL.LI.3.1.04 Demonstrate knowledge of syntax appropriate to reading Latin passages.
CYWL.LI.3.1.05 Comprehend Latin passages in order to summarize main ideas.
o CYWL.LI.3.2 Write words, phrases, and sentences in Latin and English.
CYWL.LI.3.2.01 Write words, phrases, and sentences in Latin.
 CYWL.LI.3.2.02 Translate words, phrases, and sentences from Latin into English.
CYWL.LI.3.2.03 Summarize or draw conclusions from Latin passages in either English or Latin.
CYWL.LI.3.2.04 Understand and compare English and Latin grammar.
CYWL.LI.4 [Latin I] Ancient Roman Culture.
o CYWL.LI.4.2 Know and describe historical aspects of Roman culture.
CYWLL.I.4.2.01 Demonstrate a basic knowledge of Roman daily life.
o CYWL.LI.4.3 Understand and analyze the beliefs and customs of Roman culture.
CYWL.LI.4.3.01 Discuss Roman cultural traditions and their influence on modern cultures.
CYWL.LI.4.3.02 Identify and describe the major Roman deities and mythological heroes.
CYWL.LI.4.3.03 Read and analyze Greek and Roman mythological literature.
CYWL.LI.4.3.04 Interpret the influence of mythology on Roman culture.

Essential Questions/Vocabulary
How did the Romans use mythological tales to develop moral aspects of society?
How do the properties of nouns in a sentence influence the use of adjectives to describe such nouns?
What comparisons can be made regarding the future tense of verbs, in relation to the present and imperfect tenses?

Relevant Vocabulary: Basic Vocabulary Lists 1st and 2nd Declension Adjectives

Instructional Strategies Assessment

Sentence-parsing assignments Reading pronunciation (informal oral assessment)
Graphic organizers of 1st and 2nd Declensions Graphic organizer quizzes
Oral and written recitation of charts Vocabulary and grammar application quizzes
Vocabulary review activities Constructed responses to writing prompts
Simple translation assignments Project-based learning of cultural topics
Lecture/presentation of mythological information
Student-produced presentations

Skills (Content & Thinking Skills) Resources

Identify and describe the major gods and goddesses of ancient Teacher-produced notes
Roman mythology Teacher-produced vocabulary lists
Summarize ancient Roman mythological stories Teacher-produced assignments
Interpret the messages of ancient Roman myths in respect to District-provided text books
social and environmental problem-solving tactics of ancient Online resources, such as Schoology and Google Drive
cultures Web applications, such as Book Creator
 Empathize with characters and content of ancient Roman
myths by comparing and contrasting to personal experience
Collaborate with peers to read and contextualize Roman
mythology
Classify parts of speech within a sentence
Identify distinguishing properties of 1st/2nd Declension
adjectives in order to synthesize with nouns
Parse verbs within a sentence, in both Latin and English,
including conjugating verbs in the future tense with appropriate
endings
Identify distinguishing properties of verbs in order to classify
into tenses
Translate simple sentences, in both Latin and English, using
comparison of grammatical concepts