Students demonstrate a basic knowledge of Roman philosophy, literature, and religion. Students extend their knowledge of the private and public life of the ancient Romans through their reading of Latin texts. Students recognize the major architectural styles, art forms, and some artifacts of the Romans. Students recognize and make connections with Latin terminology in the sciences and technology. Students recognize and make connections with Latin terminology in the social sciences and history.
Students acquire information about the Roman world by reading adapted or selected Latin sources.
Students connect their knowledge of ancient history, social, and political systems to events and systems in the modern world. Students connect their knowledge of the Latin language to literature and artistic achievement. Students show the relationship of Latin words to their derivatives and cognates in English. Students show an increased English vocabulary of words from or related to Latin. Students compare and contrast the language patterns and grammar of Latin to the structure and grammar of English.