Elementary Latin I

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Decline nouns and adjectives in three declensions and conjugate regular (and a few irregular) verbs from all four conjugations in three tenses of the Active Indicative.

• Demonstrate mastery of approximately 275 common Latin words.

• Read and translate elementary passages of Latin.

• Read Latin sentences aloud with attention to vowel quantities and word accent, and understand Latin words when spoken.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Exam 1	20%
Exam 2	20%
Exam 3/Final Exam	20%
Quizzes	20%
Attendance, Homework, and Participation	15%
Latin Labs	5%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
100-93%	A
90-92%	A-
89-87%	B+
86-83%	B
82-80%	B-
79-77%	C+
76-73%	C
72-70%	C-
69-67%	D+
66-63%	D
62-60%	D-
Below 60%	F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance, homework, and active participation are absolutely crucial for learning a language! You cannot expect to learn a language over 150 minutes a week, without additional work outside class.

Homework: Homework assignments listed on Canvas. Do work on a separate sheet of paper (not in your textbook), and try to complete it as best as you can—you will be graded on completion and effort rather than strictly by accuracy.

Attendance: I’ll drop four absences for any reason at the end of the semester; please note that I do not differentiate between “types” of absences, and do not need documentation.

Participation: Come to class prepared each day is a good start here; otherwise, participate by working in groups or pairs as assigned, answering questions when called upon in class, and being present and engaged in the material (i.e. paying attention, asking questions, writing notes).

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Introduction to Latin, by Susan Shelmerdine (Focus Publishing, 2nd edition)

Diverse scholarly perspectives:

This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate, and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.