English words derived from Latin are an important focus of vocabulary study Slides, video, and other AV media enhance cultural study and serve as the springboard to individual projects. This course extends the acquisition of grammatical, morphological, and vocabulary skills begun in Latin I. Speaking as well as writing Latin continues to be stressed. Through the continuation of the story begun in Latin I, facility in reading is gradually increased to the level at which students can cope successfully with edited or adapted selections from Roman authors, such as Cicero, Livy, and Ovid. Translating skills are developed and refined. Continued emphasis is placed on topics of Roman and Greek culture and history which are relevant to the reading.
Vocabulary study focuses on word building in Latin and derivative study in English.
Latin II Honors covers the same material as the regular course but more deeply. Students begin to read unedited Latin literature from a variety of Roman authors in both prose and poetry, and emphasis is placed in composition as well. This course completes the acquisition of the few remaining grammar skills and begins the reading of Latin authors. Emphasis shifts from merely reading and translating to interpreting and commenting on the issues and literary style of the text. When grammar instruction is complete in the second semester, the focus narrows to the study of one author, e.g., Ovid, Plautus, Martial.