II. The Course Rationale
You have mastered the basics of the Latin language. Your understanding of English grammar has improved, your English vocabulary has grown and your deductive reasoning skills have been honed. Some of you may have discovered ease in learning a modern language. What next?
As a young child you learned to ride a bike, probably in a driveway. Next you were allowed on sidewalks and eventually, roads permitting it, you were riding to work or school. Some may have entered races; some may participated in bike trips.
You are ready for the Latin bike trip...to open new doors and enjoy the language fully in its literature. Certainly you can read translations, some of which are indeed excellent. However, no translation can replace original text. The innuendo, tone and rhetoric, even the meaning of certain phrases, tend to be lost in translation. There is of course more literature written in Latin than one can study in one school year. This course is designed to allow students to peek through the keyhole into the world of the late Republic and early Empire. In May, students will also have an opportunity to participate in the Advanced Placement Test for Latin Literature, in particular, the test on Catullus and Horace.
Put on your helmets and start peddling. Rome is on the horizon.
II. The Course
AP® Latin Literature from KET is designed with the Advanced Placement Latin Literature Catullus and Horace syllabus. Students begin with a segment from Cicero's Pro Archia to view one writer's thoughts of the importance of poetry. The remaining program concentrates on a close reading of the poetry of Catullus and Horace. Students study rhetorical style and poetic meter. They write critical literary and historical analyses of the literature, and explore cultural topics, which shed light on these works such as literary history and authorial biography. Preparation for the AP® examination is stressed during the spring term, when students have the opportunity to review other Roman authors, such as Martial, Ovid, Caesar, and Cicero.
Students read authentic Latin texts, analyze them, translate many literally and discuss via essay format, the materials read. On-line quizzes and tests are used as assessment tools for the acquisition of vocabulary, grammar, rhetoric, scansion, and general comprehension. Students are encouraged to participate in the National Latin Exam given in March.
The course is totally dependent on the Internet and telephone contact with the Distance Learning teacher. The following sites will be used heavily:
The Advanced Placement Exam is an option for the AP® Latin Literature student. The grade received on the exam may be entered into a student transcript separately, in order that a university can determine whether credit is applicable.
II. The Course
During this course, Latin Literature students:
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