University at Albany, State University of New York

College of Arts and Sciences

University in the High School Program

Class Syllabus: ACLL 102 Elementary Latin II

Full-Year 2011-2012

1. Location: Monroe-Woodbury High School, Central Valley, NY

                Period 3, Monday through Friday, Room 242

2. Instructor: Ms. Linda Emanuel, LOTE Department (Latin)

                     (email: lemanuel@mw.k12.ny.us)  

                     (telephone: 460-7000)

3. Extra help: I will be available for extra help each day before school and on Wednesday after school in Room 242. 

4. Course description: The purpose of Latin IV is to explore Latin Literature.  Students will translate and analyze selections of prose and verse written during the Golden and Silver Ages (first century B.C. through first century A.D.).  Students will read, write and discuss daily.  Conscientious preparation, genuine effort and active participation are expected.

Developing translation skills is a complex task.  Students will encounter evolving vocabulary, grammatical nuance, stylized sentence structures, and unfamiliar cultural allusions.  Some of the greatest minds of Latin literature are waiting to be met; it will be an enlightening experience. 

Topics for Latin IV:

History of Latin Literature and survey of authors

Prose Passages for Translation and Comprehension

Selections from Vergil’s Aeneid Books 1, IV, VI

Poetry and Prose of Silver Age: Martial and Pliny the Younger

5. General Education Program Rationale: The General Education Program at the University at Albany proposes a set of knowledge areas, perspectives, and competencies considered by the University to be central to the intellectual development of every undergraduate. Taken together, the coursework is intended to provide students with a foundation that both prepares them for continued work within their chosen major and minor fields and gives them the intellectual habits that will enable them to become lifelong learners. Courses within the program are designed not only to enhance students’ knowledge, but to provide them as well with new ways of thinking and with the ability to engage in critical analysis and creative activity.

Courses in the area of Disciplinary Perspectives emphasize multiple perspectives, enabling students to understand that subjects may be approached in a variety of ways and that different disciplines approach subjects in different ways. Courses in the area of Cultural and Historical Perspectives are designed to help students develop an understanding of their own identity and of their relation to various communities, and to increase their ability to interact effectively with persons from different cultural and regional backgrounds. The Foreign Language requirement is also designed to enhance students’ global awareness and to expand their knowledge of different cultures. Finally, courses in the area of Communication and Reasoning Competencies are designed to provide students with an enhanced ability to communicate with others, both through the written and spoken word, to enable them to take advantage of computing technology as a medium of communication. Courses in this area are also designed to develop students’ ability to reason in a variety of symbolic systems and contexts included in the Mathematics and Statistics requirement.

General Education Search Results:

Course Subject: ACLL
Course Number: 102
Course Title: Elementary Latin II
General Education Course: LANG
Writing Intensive Course: N
Oral Discourse Course: N
Information Literacy Course: N

Gened Information from the Undergraduate Bulletin:

Learning Objectives for Foreign Languages -- Students will demonstrate proficiency in the understanding and use of fundamental elements of a foreign language, and knowledge of distinctive features of the culture(s) associated with the language they are studying.

6. Student Eligibility and Prerequisites for course:

Typically, only juniors and seniors with an average of B or better are eligible to register for UHS Program courses.  Language courses are open only to students who have successfully completed the NYS Regents exam in that field.

7. Grading:

A. Homework = 10%

     Nothing will be accepted late.

B. Daily class grade = 20%

    Be prepared to spend the class period working on Latin.

C. Graded work = 30%

     This is any work collected.  Anything late will lose points.

D. Quizzes and Exams = 40%

All grades will close at the end of each five week grading period.   

UHS Program courses are graded A-E and there are no S/U options.  Grade equivalents are as follows:

Grade Scale	Grade Conversion		Grade Scale	Grade Conversion
93-100	A		73-76	C
90-92	A-		70-72	C-
87-89	B+		67-69	D+
83-86	B		63-66	D
80-82	B-		60-62	D-
77-79	C+		Grade < 60	E

8. Course Requirements:

Textbook: Carr and Wedeck, Latin Poetry (provided by MWHS)

Latin-English Dictionary (purchase is recommended but optional)

Midterm exam (10% of course grade) and Final Exam (20 % of course grade) will be given in class.

Attendance policy:  Following UHS Program guidelines, “UHS recommends a maximum of 10 absences for a full year course."

Project topics will include but are not limited to classical and mythological allusions, Dido and Aeneas in modern art, literature and music, the Aeneid Book VI, The Underworld, and Roman comedy.