Assignment for Monday, 11.09.20

Dear Elementary Latinists,

For Monday, November 9, please do the following.


READING

Shelmerdine, Chapter 12, on further uses of the accusative and dative cases:

  • Accusative of Extent and Degree (#61, pp. 111–12)
  • Dative with Adjectives (#62, p. 112)

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 12 vocabulary (pp. 115–16).

As before, use the English words naturally in your prose, but put the Latin words from which they are derived in parentheses immediately afterward.

When listing the Latin words, use the first form of a noun, adjective, or pronoun, and the infinitive form of a verb. ALSO: If your derivative contains a Latin preposition, include it in your parenthetical citation.

IMPORTANT: Please follow the formatting requirements for written work.

Please let me know if you have questions.

DC

Assignment for Tuesday, 09.08.20

Dear Elementary Latinists,

For Tuesday, September 8, please do the following.


READING

Shelmerdine, Chapter 3 on the primary functions of the dative and genitive cases, and on nuances of reading:

  • Genitive Case: Possession, Partitive (#18, p. 24)
  • Dative Case (#19, p. 25)
  • Expectations (Reading) (#20, pp. 25–6)

Note any questions along the way.

DC

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