CL 110 ● Skidmore College ● Fall 2020
Dear Elementary Latinists,
For Thursday, September 3, please do the following.
READING
Shelmerdine, Chapter 2 on the first and second declensions:
Note any questions along the way.
DC
Dear Elementary Latinists,
For Wednesday, September 2, ONLY students with last names ending in A through K should do the following.
WRITING
Due noon (EST) via email.
IMPORTANT: Please follow the formatting requirements for written work.
DC
Dear Elementary Latinists,
For Tuesday, September 1, please do the following.
READING
Shelmerdine, Chapter 2 on the fundamentals of Latin nouns:
Note any questions along the way.
DC
Dear Elementary Latinists,
For Monday, August 31, please do the following.
READING
Shelmerdine, Chapter 1, on forming basic Latin verbs:
Please note any questions along the way. NOTE: Shelmerdine will cover some material my lecture did not (and vice versa).
VOCABULARY
Due by 9:00 AM (EST) by email.
Write a one-paragraph short story (6–8 sentences) in which you feature English derivatives from 75% of the Chapter 1 vocabulary (p. 11).
Use the English words naturally in your prose, but put the Latin words from which they are derived in parentheses immediately afterward.
EXAMPLE: Janice aspired to a nautical (nauta) life, but fortune (fortuna) labored (laborare) against her.
When listing the Latin words, use the first form of a noun and the infinitive form of a verb.
Finally, use the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) advanced etymology search, as demonstrated in class, to help you uncover useful English words. Alternatively, you can consult the “Derivatives” section of our textbook (immediately following the Vocabulary list) for a full slate of English words to try out in your story; look them up in the OED if you don’t know what they mean.
IMPORTANT: Please follow the formatting requirements for written work.
Please let me know if you have questions.
DC
Dear Elementary Latinists,
Normally on Fridays half of you would turn in a written assignment. But not today, since we are still just starting up. We’ll begin written assignments next week.
DC
Dear Elementary Latinists,
For Thursday, August 27, please do the following:
READING
Shelmerdine, Chapter 1 on sentence structure:
Note any questions along the way.
DC
Dear Elementary Latinists,
Normally on Wednesdays half of you would turn in a written assignment. But not today, since we are just starting up. We’ll begin written assignments next week.
DC
Dear Elementary Latinists,
For Tuesday, August 25, please do the following.
HOUSEKEEPING
By 9:00 AM (EST) send me an email in which you tell me
Also tell me if you think you would benefit from a team that works asynchronously. There must be a sound technological, pedagogical, or geographical rationale for your belief.
READING
Sometime before class, read Shelmerdine on the fundamentals of spoken Latin:
Note any questions along the way.
Also, please review the course Syllabus and Procedures pages, and bring questions to class.
VIEWING
Sometime before class, watch the video on the Latin Alphabet and Pronunciation.
DC
Welcome to the blog for Elementary Latin.
All assignments will be posted here in advance of the due date. Musings on the overall state of Latin will be also be posted as events warrant.
Please check this space often to ensure that you understand the requirements of each assignment.
DC
