Students recognize the influence of Latin on the specialized language of various professional fields. Students recognize from their study of Roman culture that cultural diversity has been an integral feature of society from antiquity. Students share with others in schools and communities their understanding of cultural differences in the Roman world. Students read and understand, with appropriate assistance, passages of Latin adapted from the original authors. Students read and understand short unadapted passages of Latin when provided with appropriate assistance.
Students demonstrate reading comprehension by interpreting the meaning of passages they read.
Students recognize typical content and stylistic features of authors they read. Students demonstrate a knowledge of vocabulary, inflectional systems, and syntax appropriate to their reading level. Students read Latin aloud with accurate pronunciation, meaningful phrase grouping, and appropriate voice inflection, by imitating the models they have heard. Students respond to questions, statements, commands, or other stimuli. Students write phrases and sentences in Latin.