Latin 3 offers the student the opportunity to improve reading skills through the study of the Latin literature. Emphasis is placed on the writings of Cicero and other prose authors. Through translation and interpretation, the student gains a greater understanding of the foundation of Western government and civilization. Students read Vergil's Aeneid silently for comprehension and orally for poetic meter and analyze Books I, II, IV, and VI for content, connotation of words, and author's style. Students study the life and times of Vergil, his influence on later writers, his poetic devices, and his Aeneid as a literary work.
Emphasis is placed on the writings of major Roman authors.
Through translation and interpretation, the student gains a greater understanding of the foundation of Western government and civilization. Students also study the political, social, and cultural backgrounds of the works being read, as well as classical influences upon later literature.