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IB LATIN HL Mr. Talley – Room E-242 I) CLASSICAL LANGUAGE AIMS The aims of the Diploma Programme courses in classical languages are to: 1. enable students to understand the language they have studied in a range of contexts and to use their understanding for a variety of purposes. 2. encourage, through the study of texts and through interaction with classical culture, an awareness and appreciation of the different perspectives of people from ancient cultures. 3. develop students’ appreciation of the literary merit of classical texts and an awareness of issues raised in them. 4. provide the opportunity for enjoyment, creativity and intellectual stimulation through knowledge of a language. 5. provide students with a basis for further study, work and leisure through language. II) ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES Having followed a course in Latin at HL, students are expected to demonstrate: 1. ability to understand and translate texts in the original language. 2. knowledge and understanding of these texts within their historical, political and cultural contexts. 3. ability to appreciate and analyze the techniques and styles of a variety of classical texts in the original language. 4. understanding of the implications in the texts. 5. ability to construct a clear argument supported by relevant examples. III) SYLLABUS OUTLINE A) Study of the language – choose 1 author • Ovid’s Metamorphoses • Cicero’s speeches. B) Genre study – choose 2 genres • Elegiac and lyric poetry – Catullus and Horace • Epic – Virgil • Historiography – Tacitus • Letters – Pliny the Younger • Philosophy – Lucretius C) Individual study – choose 1 option • Option A: Research dossier • Option B: Oral presentation • Option C: Composition
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IV) ASSESSMENT OUTLINE A) External Assessment (3 hours 30 minutes – 80%) • Paper 1 (1 hour 30 minutes – 35%) Translation of a specific part or parts of one unprepared passage from the prescribed author. • Paper 2 (2 hours – 45%) Questions based on ten extracts, two from each genre. Students answer questions on four extracts from two genres. EA DATE – MONDAY 5/14/2012 B) Internal Assessment (20%) • Option A – Research Dossier An annotated collection of source materials relating to a topic in classical history, literature, language, religion, mythology, art, archaeology or some aspect of classical influence. • Option B – Oral presentation Reading aloud of one or more passages in Latin/Classical Greek. The reading is accompanied by a written commentary. • Option C – Composition A translation into Latin prose or verse of a short piece of Englsih, French or Spanish prose or verse. The translation is accompanied by a written commentary. IA DUE – V) CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS • • • • •
Arrive on time and work of Latin throughout the full duration of class. No loitering or working on assignments for other classes. Leave the room and your desks in a condition that is as good or better than it was when you arrived. Keep everything throughout the entire year. Be respectful to yourself and to your classmates. Take responsibility for your own success.
VI) MATERIALS NEEDED DAILY • • •
Text (your preferred format) in Latin binder Paper (college ruled) Pen or pencil
VII) IN CASES OF ABSENCE • •
It is your responsibility to find out what you have missed. Any work missed must be made up within THREE school days.
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VIII) ASSIGNMENT POLICIES • •
Homework must be turned in at the beginning of class in order to be considered on time. Late assignments will lose 10 points a day until the assignment is worth 0 points.
IX) GRADING Grades will be calculated as follows: • • • •
Participation/Daily Work Homework Quizzes/Minor Projects Tests/Major Projects
20% 20% 25% 35%
X) TUTORING I will be available for tutoring in my office, Room 322-A, during lunch Mondays and Tuesdays. If these times do not work for you, let me know, and we will set up an appointment at another convenient time. XI) CONTACT INFORMATION • • •
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[email protected] Phone: (512) 947-3387 Course Website: https://bellairelatin.wikispaces.com/
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