Day

Chapter

Grammar

Culture

Day 1

Ch 16

Nouns: Review of Declensions 1-3;
Review of Nominative and Accusative Case.
Verbs: Review of regular verbs: present tense.
New: future tense

"New" identifies the grammatical topic to be introduced on the day listed. After it is introduced, you will follow up that night by reading the chapter and doing the exercises for that chapter.

Always read the culture sections in each chapter of Disce Latinam. Otherwise references in this column refer to To Be A Roman. Please read the appropriate chapter in anticipation of class discussion on the day listed.

Day 2

Chs. 17

Nouns: Ablative Case;
Verbs: Review of irregular verbs sum, possum; eo;
volo, nolo, malo.
Adjectives: review of adjectives.
New: present participles; demonstratives

Complete VRoma assignment (in English)

Urban life: TBR Chs 9,

Day 3

Ch 18

Verbs: Review of perfect.

New: imperfect tense; relative and interrogative pronouns

Leisure activities: TBR Ch 15
Roman baths

Day 4

Ch 19

Roman slavery and liberti
TBR Chs 7-8

Day 5

Chs 20-21

Verbs: future and future perfect tenses.
Adjectives: superlatives.
Review of dative case.
Taped Reading/story due

Public Entertainment
TBR Ch 16

Day 6

Ch 22-23

Verbs: Passive voice
present system

Day 7

Midterm (Chs 16-21)

Day 8

Ch 23-24

Verbs: irregular verb fero
Nouns: 4th-5th declension
Numbers

Prepare to play Clue (Indicium): complete Tabula Indiciorum for your group

Measuring time and space: TBR Ch 14

Day 9

Ch 24-25

Verbs: deponents
PUFFY verbs
Gender by declension

The life cycle: TBR Chs 18-19

Day 10

Chs 26

Verbs: perfect pasive participle
Taped Reading/story due

Domestic Life: TBR Ch 5
Roman house

Day 11

Ch 27

Passive voice: perfect system

Prepare to play Clue (Indicium): read the Leges Ludi and complete the Tabula Indiciorum for your group

Occupations: TBR Ch 12

Day 12

Ch 28-29

Review of passives and deponents
Review of infinitives and participles
Verbs: future active participle and infinitive

Augustan coins

Day 13

Midterm. (Chs 22-28)

Day 14

Ch 29

Indirect statement

Roman army

Day 15

Ch 30

Verbs: gerunds & gerundives; passive periphrastic
Taped Reading/story due

The Family: TBR Ch 2

Day 16

Ch 31

Verbs: subjunctive mood
present subjunctive
Uses of the subjunctive in a main clause
Purpose clauses

Family rituals: TBR Ch 3

Day 17

Ch 32-33

Verbs: imperfect subjunctive
result clauses; temporal clauses; indirect commands

Law and order: TBR Ch 10

Day 18

Final Exam (Chs 29-33)

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