Standards - World Languages

Locate historically significant cities, countries, and geographical features of the ancient Mediterranean world, and describe their relationship to their modern counterparts.

Investigate and describe Latin influences on modern academic disciplines, world languages such as English and the Romance languages, history, and philosophy.

Describe Roman influences on contemporary arts and culture.

Compare language patterns of Latin and their own language.

Use Latin prefixes, suffixes, and roots to expand English vocabulary.

Compare the geography and social, political, legal, military, and economic systems of the Roman world to systems of the modern world.

Identify ways the study of Latin is beneficial to the study of other languages.

Connect with personal interests using knowledge of Latin and the Greco-Roman world.

Communicate and exchange information about familiar topics using Latin phrases and simple sentences.

Answer simple questions using short, properly formulated Latin sentences.

Formulate questions and responses relevant to a reading or lesson using properly formulated Latin sentences.

Interact with others in formulaic social situations.

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

Demonstrate understanding of the main idea of paragraph-length Latin prose texts about familiar ideas.

Find information in Latin texts for practical purposes, including literary analysis.

Read, translate, and and demonstrate understanding of Latin texts that offer differing perspectives.

Analyze the style of Latin prose authors to comprehend content.

Answer questions in Latin or English to demonstrate understanding of adapted or unadapted Latin prose authors appropriate to Level III.

Produce Latin sentences and phrases at a Novice High to Intermediate Low level.

Write short messages and notes in Latin on familiar topics using vocabulary, grammar, and syntax appropriate to Level III.

Write briefly and present information using a series of properly phrased simple sentences.

Relate Roman cultural products to perspectives.

Investigate and describe values and perspectives in Roman prose authors.

Analyze important people in Roman history and literature to determine their cultural significance.

Relate Roman cultural practices to perspectives.

Contrast the ideals of Roman political factions in the first Century B.C.E.

Investigate the connections between Latin and other disciplines.

Describe and analyze the influence of themes in Roman prose on Western art and literature.

Access and evaluate information and diverse perspectives that originate from Latin and Roman culture.

Analyze figures from Roman history and literature to identify their influence on American history.

Analyze the style of selections from Roman prose to investigate its influence on today’s world of diverse cultures.

Investigate, explain, and reflect on the nature of language through comparisons between Latin and their own language.

Compare the style of Roman prose authors to that used in contemporary history and politics.

Analyze the structure of Roman rhetoric and its influence on contemporary rhetorical styles.

Investigate, explain, and reflect on the concept of culture through comparisons of the culture of the Greco-Roman world and their own.