Scope and sequence · Languages
Grade 8 Latin
A quarter that finishes the map and opens the real books: the last two declensions behind senatus and res publica, Roman numerals to a thousand, the passive voice of Isaiah's great promise, participles carved on the Pantheon's porch and the comparatives of the Olympic motto, then Magna Carta's famous clause, Caesar's first sentence unaltered, and at last a Latin paragraph of the student's own, written like the deeds of Augustus.
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What to cover
10 of 10 lessons are MUST COVER. They are tested on the unit tests and exams, or are skills the SAT/ACT relies on. OPTIONAL lessons are enrichment. Do them if time allows. The course is complete when the MUST COVER lessons are done.
Unit 1: The Last Two Declensions and the Counting of a World
- MUST COVER 1.1 Senatus et Res Publica · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.2 The Census: Counting to a Thousand · unit test
Unit 2: The Passive Voice
- MUST COVER 2.1 The Book Is Written: Present Passive · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.2 Puer Natus Est: The Perfect Passive · unit test
Unit 3: Participles and Comparison
- MUST COVER 3.1 Agrippa Fecit: Participles on Stone · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.2 Citius, Altius, Fortius: Comparison · unit test
Unit 4: Law, Liberty and Caesar Himself
- MUST COVER 4.1 Nullus Liber Homo: Magna Carta · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.2 Gallia Est Omnis Divisa: Reading Caesar Unaltered · unit test
Unit 5: Res Gestae: Write Your Own
- MUST COVER 5.1 The Deeds of Augustus, and Yours · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.2 Rome to America: The Torch Carried On · unit test
36-week pacing calendar
This is a 10-week course. Pair it with another course in the same subject, or spread it over the year at a lighter pace.
| Week | Plan | Done | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | Session 1: Lesson 1.1 Senatus et Res Publica: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.1 activity (the five-declension master map and the government words chart) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice, and the first recitation out loud | ||
| Wk 2 | Session 1: Lesson 1.2 The Census: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.2 activity (the family census page) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 1 review and unit challenge (the master map and the census) | ||
| Wk 3 | Session 1: Lesson 2.1 The Book Is Written: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.1 activity (the scriptorium hour) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation | ||
| Wk 4 | Session 1: Lesson 2.2 Puer Natus Est: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.2 activity (parse and letter the Isaiah line, with the Handel) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 2 review and unit challenge (the scriptorium page and the Isaiah line) | ||
| Wk 5 | Session 1: Lesson 3.1 Agrippa Fecit: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.1 activity (the inscription hunt and the family cornerstone) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation | ||
| Wk 6 | Session 1: Lesson 3.2 Citius, Altius, Fortius: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.2 activity (the family record book) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 3 review and unit challenge (the cornerstone and the record book) | ||
| Wk 7 | Session 1: Lesson 4.1 Nullus Liber Homo: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.1 activity (the household charter) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation | ||
| Wk 8 | Session 1: Lesson 4.2 Gallia Est Omnis Divisa: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.2 activity (the three-pass reading and the start of the memorization) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 4 review and unit challenge (the recitation and the charter) | ||
| Wk 9 | Session 1: Lesson 5.1 The Deeds of Augustus: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.1 activity (draft and correct the Res Gestae paragraph) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice, and the scroll lettered | ||
| Wk 10 | Session 1: Lesson 5.2 Rome to America: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.2 activity (the What Latin Gave English brief and the evening rehearsal) and Latin notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 5 review and unit challenge (the Capstone Evening) | ||
| Wk 11 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 12 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 13 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 14 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
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| Wk 19 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
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| Wk 23 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 24 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 25 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 26 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 27 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 28 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 29 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 30 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 31 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 32 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 33 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 34 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 35 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 36 | Open week: second course, project or review |
Grading: Recitation and flashcards (daily chanting, vocabulary reviews, reading aloud) 30%, Latin notebook (dated pages, charts, translations, drafts) 25%, Practice sentences (both directions, corrected with the answer key) 15%, Unit reviews 15%, Unit challenges 15%. Scale: A 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69. Below 60: repeat the chants and practice with help.