Homework for Week 4: Review Capitulum Primum (for class March 20/21)

In class, we have completed all III lectiones in capitulo primo, so this week you should review and practice. We'll have a written quiz in class this week. Here's a study plan you can use:

• First, complete any written exercitia that you have not yet done.
• Then, practice orally the pensa at the end of Capitulum Primum (as we did in class). Notice that these are similar to the written exercitia you have been doing, but are designed to be practiced aloud (which may be a little more difficult than writing them).
• While doing the pensa, try to avoid looking back at the lectiones for answers. All of the vocabula introduced in the chapter are listed in the margin beside Pensum B, so use that list to help you decide what should go in the blanks of Pensum B -- but remember to use the correct endings!
• When you get to Pensum C, answer in complete sentences that are both factually and grammatically correct.
• Finally, spend some time spontaneously generating discussion IN LATIN of the map of the Imperium Romanum at the beginning of Capitulum Primum. Imagine you are describing it to someone who can't see it: ("Britian is a large island in the Atlantic Ocean; Sicily is also a large island. Melita is not a large but a small island," et cetera.
• Or, even better, speak both sides of a dialogue in which one person is asking questions and the other is answering: "Where is Delphi? Delphi is in Greece. What is Delphi? Delphi is a small Greek city. Is Delphos in the Roman Empire?" etc.

After we practice a bit of this orally at the beginning of our next class, we will have a written quiz that will include the following:

• Dictation. I will say a Latin sentence, and you will write it down. This will test your recognition of correct Latin pronunciation, as well as spelling (including macrons over long vowels).
• Q & A. I will ask a question in Latin, and you will write a sentence that answers the question. This will test your understanding of spoken Latin and your ability to answer questions spontaneously in that language.
• Translation. I will give you two or three sentences in English, for you to render into Latin.

As you can see, if you practice (aloud!) using the plan I suggest above, you will be well prepared for the written quiz. Good luck!