Latin Prose will be offered during the 2001-2002 school year. Latin Poetry begins with a detailed review of grammar, figures of speech, vocabulary, forms, and syntax. The course develops comprehension and appreciation of selected works, including Virgil's Aeneid. In Latin Prose the student develops an appreciation for Latin literature and a realization of the influence that Latin literature has had on the literary masterpieces of Western culture, especially English and American. Poetic freedom in the syntax, figures of speech, figures of rhetoric, and rhythms of the hexameter verse are taught as well as a detailed review of grammar, figures of speech, vocabulary, forms, and syntax.
Cultural material is inherent in the readings.
The situations in the dialogues are designed to have as much cultural significance as possible. Structure drills follow an organized plan. Narrative selections and new cultural materials are introduced. Writing is introduced in the form of copied materials with frequent dictation exercises of selections already familiar to the student. Questions and answers are written following short reading selections.