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How to Use the Syllabus

The attached syllabus gives a lesson (Lectio) by lesson detail of the following:

1. Lesson number with space for notation
2. Agenda for the video lesson with indication if there was no video for a specific lesson*v
3. Class Work or Homework (Opera) materials students should complete in order to reinforce the lesson or prepare for the next (with credit points)
4. Internet materials (Araneum)
5. Quiz schedule (Parva Probatio) with credit points
6. Test schedule (Probatio)

*Please check the DENUNTIATIONËS (announcements) section of our Internet site daily for changes.

Please connect to the Internet daily for updates on this material. As I develop more materials, they will be added to our Internet site. I will also use the Internet to post seasonal information. When there is material to download, I will post the data a couple of days previous to the holiday.

For example:

• On 11 November, you may be working on lesson 76.
• Lesson 76 on my broadcast calendar may fall on 10 December, thus nothing in class is said about Veteran's Day.
• The web site on 11 November, regardless of the specific lesson you call up, will have the data, usually in Latin, to help celebrate this day.

Test I (Probatio I) is in this notebook and posted under Faciltiator Login, and should be mailed to me at KET for grading. The other tests will be posted on the Internet for you to download, copy and administer. Please print out the .pdf files for the tests. All tests will be mailed to KET for grading. All tests unless noted should need about 45 minutes to complete.

All Latin students should complete the material through lesson 160.

Quizzes (Parva Probatio - in the singular form) are all on the Internet. They may be downloaded and administered in the traditional manner, and thus graded by you, OR, they may be taken on the Internet, in which case the grading program will assign the grade and enter it. There is more about this in the Implementation section under "How to Use the Latin II Web Site."

Ungraded activities are practice materials on the Internet with which students may work individually, or in groups. You may assign bonus points to encourage students to work on these materials. Being ungraded allows students to access the same exercise repeatedly, and thus reinforce their skills.

Optional activities are located only on the Internet as Cetera - Additional Activities. You will use the optional homework (one for each chapter, worth 20 points) and quiz (one per semester, worth 50 points) grading slots to enter any grades for optional activities students might complete.

Fire drills, pep rallies, shortened classes, etc. Use the syllabus to determine what cultural material might be put aside so that the grammar, reading, vocabulary sections of the class take precedence. You might then run the tape of the missed portion or send the tape home with students to watch when there is no homework assigned. Highlight the area on the syllabus that has been skipped to ensure that at some time you do verify that students have watched the segment.

National Latin Exam study materials will be accessible via the Internet. This exam is traditionally administered the week of March 10. Applications for students can be downloaded in December and January from the Internet. Time is allocated on the syllabus for review for this exam, as well as for the exam itself. Reminder: the administrator of this exam needs to be someone not connected with the Latin class. I encourage everyone to take this exam. It can be a great boost to the student who does well, and it does not penalize the student who might not earn a commendation.

At the risk of being redundant, connect daily to the Internet, and note any changes on the syllabus.