Latin I/II Assignments, week of May 16th

(Week thirty)

Latin Phrases, Sayings and Quotations:

Curta supellex

            Scanty furniture, i.e., “not much upstairs”; ignorance or stupidity

  Dē gustibus nōn est disputandum.

            One ought not to argue about tastes.

  Fervet olla, vīvit amicitia.

As long as the pot boils, friendship is alive.

 Lānam fēcit, domī mānsit.

       (Epitaph of a good wife)  She did her wool; she stayed at home.

  Mēns sāna in corpore sānō   ~ Juvenal

A sound mind in a sound body

  Moritūrī tē salūtāmus.

       We, destined to die, salute you (the opening greeting of gladiators to the

        giver of the games)

 Festīnā lentē.  (A proverb frequently quoted by the emperor Augustus)

       Make haste slowly.

 Via trīta, via tūta.

       The beaten path is the safe one.

 Mare liberum.

       The sea (is) free (to all).

  Deō volente

       God willing

Wednesday, May 17th

□ For those of you who are doing extra credit project, please submit your ideas to me by May 23rd for approval.  You must complete this project by June 3rd as the grades are due June 10th.  That will give you seven days from the end of school.  

□ Continue reviewing all quotations from the beginning of the year. (They are all posted on the Latin I/II page.) There will be a final quotation test posted on Tuesday, May 23rd due on May 25th.

 Continue to review Henle Lessons 29-34 for Final Test on those lessons.  The final will be posted on Sunday, May 21st and will be due Tuesday, May 23rd.  There will be no other Henle assignments for the rest of the year.

Tips for study for final.

1.   Drill all vocab.

2.   Drill and read all grammar numbers in the “assignments” of the lessons.

3.   Read text through for those lessons.

4.   Review all assigned exercises.  We went over those in class.

Friday, May 19th

□ Continue as directed above.

Monday, May 22nd

 Take Henle Test Lessons 29-34 due Tuesday, May 23rd.

□ Remember to finish proposal for extra credit project due tomorrow.

Wednesday, May 24th

□ Continue to study quotations for final Quotation test posted on Tuesday, May 23rd, due Thursday, May 25th.

□ Take final quotation test.