This objective expands upon the historical influence of the Greco-Roman civilization on the world in which we live by incorporating the Roman's own words in original and adapted forms. Research and report on ancient religious, educational, or philosophical beliefs and practices described in selected readings. Trace on a timeline an important theme through the writings of Romans from different historical periods. 3.2.7 Make inferences and draw conclusions about Latin as a unique means of communication, based on readings and analysis of original texts. At an advanced level, students are able to analyze a writer's choices and word arrangement and to consider their effectiveness.
Students become aware that no one English translation can convey everything that a passage suggests.
Compare and contrast several published translations of a Latin passage, and discuss their different strengths and weaknesses. Using a reference dictionary, look up vocabulary from a reading passage. Try to decide whether this writer's usage is typical or unusual and draw conclusions about its effectiveness. Compare and contrast two Latin passages that treat similar themes, and observe how each writer communicates his or her views about those themes. Teachers need to pay careful attention to choices of vocabulary and to syntactic structures in Latin.