Syllabus+Latin+IV

Students will read the Latin text of the // Aeneid // required for the Latin AP Vergil test (approximately 1800 lines of Latin). Students will also read the entire // Aeneid // in English. Emphasis will be on accurate translation, vocabulary recognition, use of rhetorical devices, and literary interpretation. There will be discussions of the following: Practice for the AP test include the following: The pace of the class will begin at about 15 lines a day and increase to about 30 as the class progresses.
 * Augustan Rome as a background for the work
 * Ties to Homeric epic and ancient literary traditions
 * The place of the Aeneid in the western canon of literature
 * Sight translation
 * Daily prepared translation
 * Metrical scansion of the poetry
 * Essays analyzing Latin passages