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VI. Forms
You will use the grading program provided on the Internet AP® Latin Literature front page, found under Facilitator Login. Students' work that is completed online will automatically be reflected in the grading program.
Thank you in advance for all that you will be doing this year.
Magistra Denny
The Kentucky Network
600 Cooper Drive
Lexington, KY 40502
Dear Parents/Guardians of AP® Latin Literature Distance Learning Students,
Congratulations! Your son/daughter is participating in a state of the art teaching independent study program. Assignments, quizzes and tests are either included on the AP® Latin Literature KET web site. He/she will be in a class with students from several other states. There may other Latin students in the same physical classroom or he/she may be the only student at a given site. Whatever the situation is, being a student in a distance learning class requires a great deal of self-discipline and responsibility. The student is always responsible to stay on task. Assignments are set up for a 160-day period, allowing time for visiting colleges, snow, etc. Whenever the student feels ill at ease with an assignment, he/she should call the tutor for help. I can be reached anytime at KET via e-mail or during the day between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EST.
How a student can get assistance:
Family members can help by checking that the student has done the homework assignment and reviewing vocabulary with student. Each student should have a set of flash cards for each vocabulary lesson. Memorizing is hard for some students. Your assistance in listening to their efforts, even if you do not know Latin, is very helpful.
Homework will be assigned most every day. When studying a foreign language, homework is an essential reinforcement tool of the daily class work.
AP® Latin Literature 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.
Thank you for your assistance in helping me make this class a success for your son or daughter. Please call me anytime during the school year should questions arise.
Sincerely,
Ann Denny, Magistra, AP® Latin Literature KET
The Kentucky Network
600 Cooper Drive
Lexington, KY 40502
Salve Discipulus aut Discipula,
Est novus annus scholasticus! Gaudeo te in mea classe esse! Nunc anglice...
I am looking forward to working with you as we wander together through the words of Roman authors. I plan to be in contact with you often to discuss the materials, especially in the Catullus / Horace segment of the course. I hope you will call me whenever questions arise, no matter how small they may appear.
AP® Latin Literature is indeed a reading course but grammar points will continue to be discussed. As you read you may find you have some areas that are not as clear in your mind as others. Please note these and send me messages for clarification. Summer is a long time and we all forget a little from previous courses. Remember that any language study is cumulative and what you learned in previous years is vital to the success of this year.
This course is designed to be student driven. You may take two lessons in one day and skip a day, or concentrate on one lesson a day. It is up to you. However, you should design a plan of action. I would also like you to be able to be on the same lesson as other students when we reach the poetry segment, so discussions can be broader.
For the poetry segment, the Perseus Internet Site. You will use the KET Internet site for each lesson as well.
There is a printed syllabus for the the Catullus / Horace segment. Ancillary materials for Catullus / Horace and data about the Advanced Placement Exam are available through links on the KET web site.
I wish us an exciting year together.
Magistra Denny
Magistra D.
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