Your final project for the course will be due by the end of the day Friday, Dec.
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Your final project for the course will be due by the end of the day Friday, Dec. 9. Copied below is the assignment & rubric that will be used to grade it. Begin thinking about how you want to complete this. The actual assignment will be available in the last module, after the chapter 16 module.
Here are some project formats to consider. Your project can be as plain or fancy as you like. The important thing is that it include the required information in an easy-to-read format. If you have any questions about how to use the technology you want to use, please ask and I can probably help you. I recommend choosing a format that you are already at least somewhat familiar with.
Create a physical booklet and submit photos or scans of each page (or bring me a copy if you’re on campus)
Create the project in a Word or Google document, or in PowerPoint or Google Slides and submit the document
Create a webpage and submit the link. There are several free easy-to-use webpage builders like Google Sites, Adobe Express & Wix
Purpose of the Reference Guide Project
You’ll have noticed by now that learning Latin means learning involves learning several discrete things: what words mean (vocabulary); how words are built, including memorizing endings (morphology); how words work together (syntax/grammar) and create meaning (semantics); and how to efficiently and accurately refer to resources to help you in these tasks. In this project, you will compile the basic resources and explain foundational topics of Latin grammar. Many students in previous semesters have created a functional resource for their own continued study of the language.
Book Resources to Use to Complete this Project
Use the book’s index to find topics. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, ask me and I will happily direct you to it. It begins on p. 369
There’s a vocabulary-by-chapter section that begins on p. 323 — this may be useful for a couple of the items
The table of contents offers details of the sections in each chapter. It begins in p. V
A comprehensive morphology section begins on p. 307. If you use this, read the headers carefully — there’s a lot back there you haven’t learned yet
Other things to know
Explanations need not be lengthy; consider using bulleted lists where appropriate
Give each section, including your tables, a meaningful & accurate title so it is clear to me what information you’re providing
Put explanations into your own words(do not copy text from the book or the internet) and create your own tables (do not copy/paste or screen-grab them from the internet; you can use published tables from the course, textbook or other sources as models)
For a few items, I specify that you use a table. You can use tables for other items, too.
Organize your project according to the rubric — this will help you make sure you include all the required information and will make it easier for me to grade
Submit your project as a single file (if submitting a file instead of a link). If you need help merging multiple files or images, search for “how to combine images/files on a Mac/PC.” If you’re still having trouble, please ask — I can help
Contents of Grammar Reference
Introduction [I recommend writing the introduction last]A paragraph describing how Latin is different from English based on your own experience
A 2nd paragraph giving advice to a new Latin student or to your past-self: what should they focus on?
The SentenceKnowing & thinking about the five types of sentence core patterns can help you recognize the components of a sentence more accurately, which helps in understanding the meaning of the sentence. What word in a sentence is the key to determining what type of sentence pattern the sentence most likely has?
Identify the core components of the five types of sentence patterns you’ve learned this semester and how to recognize each one
The two things every type of sentence has are the subject & verb (though a subject won’t always be explicitly stated). What are the two ways that a subject & verb always agree?
Explain the difference in adverbial and adjectival modification, and name the types of words, phrases, or cases that are used for each (refer to the graphic organized on p. 95)
Word BasicsName the standard components found in the Latin dictionary entries of nouns, adjectives & verbs
Explain how to use dictionary entry to identify what declension nouns & adjectives belong to, and what conjugation verbs belong to
List the endings that tell you what declension (1-5) nouns belong to and what conjugation (1-4) regular verbs belong to; how do you tell the difference in the two adjective declensions?
Nouns (and noun substitutes like pronouns & substantive adjectives) use a case ending to show their function. Name the functions or special translations that each case indicates for the noun or noun substitute in that case. Include the vocative & locative at the end of the list
MorphologyIn a table or series of tables, give all noun endings (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd i-stem, 4th & 5th declensions)
Indicate which endings the 1-2 declension adjective use [you do not need to repeat the table(s)], and show how 3rd dec. adjectives are different from 3rd declension nouns
Briefly describe what category of endings personal & demonstrative pronouns use, and show an example of the special pattern they takeList the complete dictionary entries of the personal & demonstrative pronouns you’ve learned this semester
Show what English subject pronoun corresponds to the standard Latin verb ending for each person & number
Indicate or demonstrate how the present, imperfect & future tenses are formed for regular verbs in the four conjugations
Show the present, imperfect & future tense forms for the two irregular verbs sum & possum
Verbs & PhrasesExplain how to know when an infinitive is the complementary use or the subjective use
Explain the three ways an adjective agrees with the noun it modifies
Explain what a prepositional phrase is, how to recognize one, and how to know what case object a preposition will takeList the complete dictionary entry of the prepositions you’ve learned this semester
How your grammar reference will be graded
I will use the rubric to grade your project, so you should use it as a checklist. To reduce the chance that I overlook any part of your project, present your information in the order given in the rubric & use clear & meaningful labels for all sections & tables.
