8th Grade Latin II - Week 1 > Week 2

NOTA BENE: The information on this page is subject to (and most certainly will) change. Students are responsible for writing down their assignments in their CJs.

Thursday (Ne/Kr only)
SALVETE! I am EXCITED to teach you!
Do Now: find seat in seating chart, fill out confidential student information sheet
Take attendance and then lead class into MPR for 20 minute presentation
After presentation, finish the student information sheet and turn in at the back of the room (illustrate procedure)
(1) Discuss expectations
(2) Discuss our syllabus and the plan for the year (we will be learning the material in Stages 17-30)
- You will need to access and log into the various programs utilized by this course, which will make your life easier and make learning better.
-Buzz (your username is your the first letter of your first name and then last name, like PYaggy or TSwift). <--- BOOKMARK THIS PAGE
-Remind (text @yaggy8 to the number 81010; if you joined the JCL Remind last year, you're still active there)
-DUE MONDAY by 6am: Complete the "Terms and Conditions" quiz on Buzz.
(3) Review of CLC storyline... what happened to Quintus' family? to Quintus? Where is he now? What is going on there?  Who are Cogidubnus and Salvius?
(4) "amici antiqui" PowerPoint - WHITE BOARDS (only got to the #1-4 what is Caecilius doing slide)

Friday
SALVETE! I am EXCITED to teach you!
Do Now: fill out confidential student information sheet (Ar/Xe/Ra only)
(1) Discuss/Reiterate expectations
(2) Discuss our syllabus and the plan for the year (we will be learning the material in Stages 17-30) - for class I didn't see yesterday
(3) Discuss JCL and other items (briefly)
(4) You will need to access and log into the various programs utilized by this course, which will make your life easier and make learning better.
-Buzz (your username is your the first letter of your first name and then last name, like PYaggy or TSwift). <--- BOOKMARK THIS PAGE
-Remind (text @yaggy8 to the number 81010; if you joined the JCL Remind last year, you're still active there)
(5) introduce model sentences (ancilla...), practice (WORKSHEET) (didn't learn these last year, so these are new... give whole thing, but only responsible for nom, acc, dat cases on next Friday's vocab quiz)
(6) DUE MONDAY by 6am: Complete the "Terms and Conditions" quiz on Buzz.

For Ne/Kr only (b/c saw them yesterday already)
Do Now: find assigned seat (again) and write as many names of Caecilius' family members as you can remember on your white board
Review this and ask if anyone has any questions from yesterday... did anyone try to access Buzz?  
Go over model sentences (no genitive or ablative) and practice
continue with amici antiqui PowerPoint

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Monday/Tuesday
Do Now: read "pugna" (from "Reading Comprehension Evaluation" Google Slideshow) and, on your own paper, answer the questions I've handwritten on the worksheet copy of the story
Using pugna and Felix (St. 6) and in taberna (St. 9)
Comp questions for discussion (on the Google Slideshow but also handwritten on the photocopies of the stories for students to see)
Use white boards and cold calls to keep things moving. Identify areas of weakness in grammar (ID and translate imperfect and perfect well, noun cases generally an issue) and vocabulary (at end of class circle troublesome words... those will feature on our vocabulary quiz on Friday.
Last 15 minutes, practice model sentences (again, on Friday's quiz)
Buzz Quizzes: "St. 8 Case and Number" and "St. 9 ATL Dative Case"

Wednesday/Thursday
Do Now: Most Missed from Buzz quizzes (project on board)
practice model sentences (quiz on Friday)
ancilla puellae statuam dat.
ancillae puellis statuas dant.
amicus servo anulum dabat.
amici servis anulos dabant.
mater mercatori infantem dedit.
matres mercatoribus infantes dederunt.
Be sure to give possible vocab words for quiz.
Read "anulus Aegyptius" and answer the comprehension question on the worksheet (take this up for eval grade... not for actual grade)
STUDY!

Friday
Do Now: clear desk for quiz
VOCABULARY QUIZ (vocab from review stories (pugna, Felix, in taberna) and model sentences [nom, acc, dat only]
show the Felix rescuing Quintus from thief story (kids want to see everyone laughing madly at end)
Translation practice: use first half of ad urbem and assign one of two sections (1-6, 7-13) to each student.
Give paper to someone in the other group to correct. Return at end of period.
We review, and I cold call on any and everyone (not just those who translated) and do spot review (expecting perfect 1st sing., dative, 2nd sing/pl)
Buzz Quizzes: St. 8 Translating Verbs, St. 9 Dative Case Review