Week 1

HUM 493 / REL 493 - Intermediate Latin

Download the Word .doc file, fill it in and save each daily assignment as you study during the week. Submit the completed report before 9 a.m. Monday of the following week.
Reports should be sent to Dr. Rollinson via the BlackBoard submission boxes for the course.
Students who are not taking the class at ENMU should send the completed file as an attachment to an email message to Dr. Rollinson at rollinsondr@yahoo.com.

If you have problems working with .doc files, contact the Instructor to arrange for an alternate format

Objectives for the week

By the end of this week, students should be able to

Recognize, form, and translate the four participles of a Latin verb
Recognize and translate an Ablative Absolute construction

Studies for the week

Cambridge - Stage 21 - pages 1-25
Wheelock - Review, chapters 23 & 24 - Participles, The Ablative Absolute
Course Notes for Week 1
Roman Britain
Photos and information about Bath
Ablative Absolute practice page - .pdf file
Passive Periphrastic practice page - .pdf file

External Resources

These are links to online resources for Latin courses taught by other professors. Some of them use the Oxford Latin Course, which presents the grammar in a slightly different order.
Some of the drills have "Deponent Verbs" mixed in with the verbs you already know. Deponent Verbs are a small group of verbs which look as if they are passive, but are best translated as Active. They can be recognized by the ending "-or" in the first person singular present indicative. We will meet them in chapter 34 of Wheelock. Until then, just switch the active and passive endings when working with them.

The Cyber-Tutor for the Oxford Latin Course

Prof. Phillip's Latin Pages
When using Prof. Phillip's drills, I find that a good method is to go through each one first, answering quickly and checking for the correct answer. If you can't think of the answer quickly, use the "Correct answer" button to show it, then type it into the box and check the answer to make sure you've spelled it correctly. Go through the whole list, leaving the correct answers in the boxes. Then read through the whole list. Then use one of the "Reset" buttons to start again, and go through the list a second time, more slowly.
If the drills become wearisome, take a break from them

If you want to save the drills for future practice, go to the web-page, then under "File" choose "Save As", and choose a place on your computer to "Save as Web page" or "HTML File". It is best to save them to a memory stick or jump drive rather than to your hard drive.