Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Iterum 4/14

Iterum 4/14
Extra Credit
  • Extra Credit: International Food Fair, 4/24
    • Make a Roman dish (modern Italian or mediterranean dish also acceptable).
    • Your dish must be accompanied by a label with the dish’s name and ingredients (for allergies) and your name.
    • Also write a paragraph explaining the history or significance of the dish.
    • Will replace 2 lowest “check-in” grades.*
Video
·         We finished watching the “Fires of Pompeii” episode of Dr. Who.
Project
·         Britannia Project - Due 5/4
o    Project Timesheet due same day!
·         Project Progress Check - 4/24
o    Bring project materials to class

Latin Phrase of the Day
·         Cogito ergo sum
o    I think, therefore I am.
o    Descartes (French philosopher, 17th century)
§  “The Father of Modern Philosophy”
Jargon
·         Irregular verbs – verbs with unusual principal parts. Conjugated forms must be memorized because they do not follow “regular” conjugating rules.
Notes
·         sum, esse, fuī, futūrus
o   The verb “to be” is irregular in Latin just like it is in English
§  Let’s conjugate “to be” in English first!

Singular
Plural
1st person
I am
we are
2nd person
you are
y’all are
3rd person
he/she/it is
they are

·         Since sum is irregular, we are going to create a reference guide to keep with notes.
o   Sum Books!
·         Conjugating sum (present, imperfect, perfect)
Present
Singular
Plural
1st person
sum
sumus
2nd person
es
estis
3rd person
est
sunt

Imperfect
Singular
Plural
1st person
eram
eramus
2nd person
eras
eratis
3rd person
erat
erant

Perfect
Singular
Plural
1st person
fuī
fuimus
2nd person
fuistī
fuistis
3rd person
fuit
fuērunt






Thursday, April 2, 2015

Iterum 4/2

Iterum 4/2
Timed Warm-up
  • ·         Over conjugating perfect & imperfect tenses

o   Use the feedback that you got from this warm-up to improve!
§  If you had trouble remembering how to conjugate one of the tenses, make sure that you study it before the test.
§  Maybe you were confident about conjugating but less comfortable with the translation. Do you need to study vocab?
Nota Bene
  • Examen VI next Friday, 4/10
  • Examen Review due Wednesday, 4/8
    • I will email this to you (probably on Monday).

Latin Phrase of the Day
  • tempus fugit
    • usually interpreted as “time flies
    • technically “time flees


Stories: “fīnis” p. 210           

·         Let’s read this story together.
  • Write a short story (2-3 paragraphs) about what happened to one of the other characters (Metella, Quintus, Grumio, Scythax, etc.) during the eruption of Vesuvius.
    • What did he/she experience?
    • Did he/she survive?
    • Where did he/she end up?
Homework
  • ·         Finish your short story about how another character experienced the eruption.
  • ·         Complete the Examen VI Review
  • ·         Work on Portfolio Choices