Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

De Bello Gallico Commentarius by Julius Caesar Books 1-4

Subject Area

World Languages

Grade(s)

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

The provided link is a full text Latin version of Julius Ceaser's De Bello Gallico books 1-4. Both the Alabama Course of Study and AP College Board suggest that students be familiar with both the English and Latin versions of this book. The College Board specifically suggests the following sections:

Book 1: Chapters 1-7 (Included in the provided link)
Book 4: Chapters 24-35 and the first sentence of Chapter 36 (Included in the provided link)
Book 5: Chapters 24-48 (Not included in the provided link)
Book 6: Chapters 13-20 (Not included in the provided link)

Students will use this resource to read, understand, and translate Latin at their level of proficiency. Tasks to complete include: summarizing and translating passages, demonstrating understanding of the main idea of paragraph-length prose texts, investigating important and influential works in Latin, analyzing the style of Latin authors to comprehend content.

    World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - Latin

    WL17.LAT.L2.2

    Read, understand, and translate Latin at an Intermediate Low level.

    World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - Latin

    WL17.LAT.L3.2

    Read, understand, and translate Latin prose at an Intermediate Mid to Intermediate High level.

    World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - Latin

    WL17.LAT.L3.10

    Use knowledge of Latin and Greco-Roman culture in a multilingual world of diverse cultures.

    World Languages (2017) Grade(s): 07-12 - Latin

    WL17.LAT.L4.2

    Read, translate, and understand Latin poetry at an Intermediate High level.

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    Resource Provider

    The Project Gutenburg
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    Text Resources: Content is organized under headings and subheadings
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