Lakewood City Schools

Course of Study for AP Latin: Vergil’s Aeneid

Revised: 07-25-08

Scope and Sequence – Over the course of the year, students will read and translate from the Latin selections from books 1,2,4,6,10 and 12 of Vergil’s Aeneid; they will also read the entire work in the English translation of their choice.
Passages include:
Book One: lines 1-519
Book Two: 1-56; 199-297; 469-566; 735-804
Book Four: 1-448; 642-705
Book Six: 1-211; 450-476; 847-901
Book Ten: 420-509
Book Twelve: 791-842; 887-952
Selections from passages not covered on the AP Vergil syllabus are used liberally as sight translation passages, the basis for multiple choice tests, and for deeper exploration of thematic units.

Vergil’s Aeneid: Book One: The Landing at Carthage

Standard and Benchmark / Grade Level Indicators / Clear Learning Targets / Strategies/Resources
Standard 1.1:
Students read, understand and interpret Latin or Greek
Standard 1.2:
Students read Latin or Greek aloud with accurate pronunciation, meaningful phrase grouping, and appropriate voice inflection, by imitating models they have heard.
Standard 2.1:
Students demonstrate an understanding of the perspective of Greek or Roman culture as revealed in the practices of the Greeks or Romans.
Standard 2.2:
Students demonstrate an understanding of the perspectives of Greek or Roman culture as revealed in the products of the Greeks or Romans.
Standard 3.1:
Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through their study of classical languages.
Standard 3.2:
Students expand their knowledge through the reading of Latin or Greek and the study of ancient culture.
Standard 4.1:
Students recognize and use elements of the Latin or Greek language to increase knowledge of their own language.
Standard 4.2:
Students compare and contrast their own culture with that of the Greco-Roman world.
Standard 5.1:
Students use their knowledge of Latin or Greek in a multilingual world.
Standard 5.2:
Students use their knowledge of Greco-Roman culture in a world of diverse cultures / Students read and understand prose and poetry of selected authors with appropriate assistance.
Students interpret meaning of the passages they read
Students recognize, explain and interpret content and features of style and meter of authors they read. (memorization of the 1st 11 lines of dactylic hexameter)
Students demonstrate a knowledge of vocabulary, inflectional systems, and syntax appropriate to their reading level.
Students read Latin or Greek prose or poetry aloud with attention to such features as metrical structure, meaningful phrase grouping, and appropriate voice inflection.
Students demonstrate a broad knowledge of Greek or Roman history, customs, and private and political life, gained from their reading of Greek or Latin authors, and use that knowledge in analyzing Greek or Roman culture.
Students demonstrate knowledge of philosophy, religion and the arts of the ancient Greeks or Romans, gained from their reading of Latin or Greek authors, and relate that knowledge to an understanding of Greek or Roman perspectives.
Students demonstrate knowledge of an author, genre, and/or a literary period gained from authentic materials and unadapted texts in Latin or Greek and apply it to an understanding of Greek or Roman culture.
Students demonstrate a knowledge of archaeological evidence, art forms, and artifacts of the Greeks or Romans and use it in analyzing Greek or Roman culture.
Students demonstrate in their written and spoken vocabulary a knowledge of philosophical, legal, artistic, and musical terms associated with Latin or Greek.
Students demonstrate their knowledge of Latin or Greek terminology in the social sciences and history.
Students acquire information about the Greco-Roman world by reading Latin or Greek literary and non-literary sources.
Students transfer their knowledge of Latin or Greek literature to their understanding of world literature.
Students demonstrate their knowledge of the influence of Greco-Roman mythology, history, social and political systems and artistic achievements on world cultures. (Punic Wars)
Students demonstrate the relationship of Latin or Greek words to their derivatives and cognates in English and apply some principles of word building and word transfer.
Students demonstrate an enhanced ability to read, write, understand and speak English based on the vocabulary and grammar of Latin or Greek. (analysis of similes)
Students recognize the influence of Greco-Roman history, private and public life, art, and architecture on their own world and make comparisons and draw conclusions based on that knowledge. (foundation of the city Carthage—elements of urbanity)
Students compare and contrast elements of literature, mythology and philosophy of their own world with those of the ancient world.
Students use their knowledge of Latin or Greek in communicating within the student and adult community of classical language learners.
Students use their knowledge of Latin or Greek in learning other languages.
Students participate in the community of classical scholars in cultural events, contests, lectures and scholarship.
Students show evidence of connecting the past to the present by applying their knowledge of ancient cultures to their own thoughts and actions. / I can…
read and translate Latin epic poetry
scan/work out the meter of a line of
Latin dactylic hexameter poetry.
set the Aeneid into the context of ancient epic
poetry, Roman history, and Roman literature, and
evaluate its influence on the Middle Ages,
the Renaissance and into the modern period.
identify figures of speech and discuss how the poet
uses them to enhance meaning
write a coherent English essay that can use any or all
of the above to support its arguments. / Boyd, Barbara Weiden, and
Clyde Pharr, Vergil’s Aeneid: Selections
www.thelatinlibrary.com/vergil.htm

Vergil’s Aeneid: Book Two: The Fall of Troy

Standard and Benchmark / Grade Level Indicators / Clear Learning Targets / Strategies/Resources
Standard 1.1:
Students read, understand and interpret Latin or Greek
Standard 1.2:
Students read Latin or Greek aloud with accurate pronunciation, meaningful phrase grouping, and appropriate voice inflection, by imitating models they have heard.
Standard 2.1:
Students demonstrate an understanding of the perspective of Greek or Roman culture as revealed in the practices of the Greeks or Romans.
Standard 2.2:
Students demonstrate an understanding of the perspectives of Greek or Roman culture as revealed in the products of the Greeks or Romans.
Standard 3.1:
Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through their study of classical languages.
Standard 3.2:
Students expand their knowledge through the reading of Latin or Greek and the study of ancient culture.
Standard 4.1:
Students recognize and use elements of the Latin or Greek language to increase knowledge of their own language.
Standard 4.2:
Students compare and contrast their own culture with that of the Greco-Roman world.
Standard 5.1:
Students use their knowledge of Latin or Greek in a multilingual world.
Standard 5.2:
Students use their knowledge of Greco-Roman culture in a world of diverse cultures / Students read and understand prose and poetry of selected authors with appropriate assistance.
Students interpret meaning of the passages they read
Students recognize, explain and interpret content and features of style and meter of authors they read.
Students demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary, inflectional systems, and syntax appropriate to their reading level.
Students read Latin or Greek prose or poetry aloud with attention to such features as metrical structure, meaningful phrase grouping, and appropriate voice inflection.
Students demonstrate a broad knowledge of Greek or Roman history, customs, and private and political life, gained from their reading of Greek or Latin authors, and use that knowledge in analyzing Greek or Roman culture. (connection to Homeric epics, and Classical Greek tragedy)
Students demonstrate knowledge of philosophy, religion and the arts of the ancient Greeks or Romans, gained from their reading of Latin or Greek authors, and relate that knowledge to an understanding of Greek or Roman perspectives. (description vs. depiction—Laocoon)
Students demonstrate knowledge of an author, genre, and/or a literary period gained from authentic materials and unadapted texts in Latin or Greek and apply it to an understanding of Greek or Roman culture.
Students demonstrate knowledge of archaeological evidence, art forms, and artifacts of the Greeks or Romans and use it in analyzing Greek or Roman culture. (vase-painting, sculpture)
Students demonstrate in their written and spoken vocabulary a knowledge of philosophical, legal, artistic, and musical terms associated with Latin or Greek.
Students demonstrate their knowledge of Latin or Greek terminology in the social sciences and history.
Students acquire information about the Greco-Roman world by reading Latin or Greek literary and non-literary sources.
Students transfer their knowledge of Latin or Greek literature to their understanding of world literature.
(connection of Troy cycle to other genres of literature)
Students demonstrate their knowledge of the influence of Greco-Roman mythology, history, social and political systems and artistic achievements on world cultures.
Students demonstrate the relationship of Latin or Greek words to their derivatives and cognates in English and apply some principles of word building and word transfer.
Students demonstrate an enhanced ability to read, write, understand and speak English based on the vocabulary and grammar of Latin or Greek.
Students recognize the influence of Greco-Roman history, private and public life, art, and architecture on their own world and make comparisons and draw conclusions based on that knowledge.
Students compare and contrast elements of literature, mythology and philosophy of their own world with those of the ancient world. (Nachleben Project)
Students use their knowledge of Latin or Greek in communicating within the student and adult community of classical language learners.
Students use their knowledge of Latin or Greek in learning other languages.
Students participate in the community of classical scholars in cultural events, contests, lectures and scholarship.
Students show evidence of connecting the past to the present by applying their knowledge of ancient cultures to their own thoughts and actions. / All learning targets from Unit One apply throughout the year-long course. / Add your resources and strategies here

Vergil’s Aeneid: Book Four: The Love Affair of Dido and Aeneas

Standard and Benchmark / Grade Level Indicators / Clear Learning Targets / Strategies/Resources
Standard 1.1:
Students read, understand and interpret Latin or Greek
Standard 1.2:
Students read Latin or Greek aloud with accurate pronunciation, meaningful phrase grouping, and appropriate voice inflection, by imitating models they have heard.
Standard 2.1:
Students demonstrate an understanding of the perspective of Greek or Roman culture as revealed in the practices of the Greeks or Romans.
Standard 2.2:
Students demonstrate an understanding of the perspectives of Greek or Roman culture as revealed in the products of the Greeks or Romans.
Standard 3.1:
Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other discipliens through their study of classical languages.
Standard 3.2:
Students expand their knowledge through the reading of Latin or Greek and the study of ancient culture.
Standard 4.1:
Students recognize and use elements of the Latin or Greek language to increase knowledge of their own language.
Standard 4.2:
Students compare and contrast their own culture with that of the Greco-Roman world.
Standard 5.1:
Students use their knowledge of Latin or Greek in a multilingual world.
Standard 5.2:
Students use their knowledge of Greco-Roman culture in a world of diverse cultures / Students read and understand prose and poetry of selected authors with appropriate assistance.
Students interpret meaning of the passages they read
Students recognize, explain and interpret content and features of style and meter of authors they read.
Students demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary, inflectional systems, and syntax appropriate to their reading level.
Students read Latin or Greek prose or poetry aloud with attention to such features as metrical structure, meaningful phrase grouping, and appropriate voice inflection.
Students demonstrate a broad knowledge of Greek or Roman history, customs, and private and political life, gained from their reading of Greek or Latin authors, and use that knowledge in analyzing Greek or Roman culture. (Hannibal as Dido’s curse)
Students demonstrate knowledge of philosophy, religion and the arts of the ancient Greeks or Romans, gained from their reading of Latin or Greek authors, and relate that knowledge to an understanding of Greek or Roman perspectives.
Students demonstrate knowledge of an author, genre, and/or a literary period gained from authentic materials and unadapted texts in Latin or Greek and apply it to an understanding of Greek or Roman culture.
Students demonstrate knowledge of archaeological evidence, art forms, and artifacts of the Greeks or Romans and use it in analyzing Greek or Roman culture.
Students demonstrate in their written and spoken vocabulary a knowledge of philosophical, legal, artistic, and musical terms associated with Latin or Greek.
Students demonstrate their knowledge of Latin or Greek terminology in the social sciences and history.
Students acquire information about the Greco-Roman world by reading Latin or Greek literary and non-literary sources.
Students transfer their knowledge of Latin or Greek literature to their understanding of world literature.
Students demonstrate their knowledge of the influence of Greco-Roman mythology, history, social and political systems and artistic achievements on world cultures.
Students demonstrate the relationship of Latin or Greek words to their derivatives and cognates in English and apply some principles of word building and word transfer.
Students demonstrate an enhanced ability to read, write, understand and speak English based on the vocabulary and grammar of Latin or Greek.
Students recognize the influence of Greco-Roman history, private and public life, art, and architecture on their own world and make comparisons and draw conclusions based on that knowledge. (Purcell’s opera “Dido and Aeneas”)
Students compare and contrast elements of literature, mythology and philosophy of their own world with those of the ancient world.
Students use their knowledge of Latin or Greek in communicating within the student and adult community of classical language learners.
Students use their knowledge of Latin or Greek in learning other languages.
Students participate in the community of classical scholars in cultural events, contests, lectures and scholarship.
Students show evidence of connecting the past to the present by applying their knowledge of ancient cultures to their own thoughts and actions. / I can…
continue to refine my ability to meet the 5 Clear Learning Targets of AP Latin: Vergil

Vergil’s Aeneid: Book Six: The Descent to the Underworld and Vision of Future Rome

Standard and Benchmark / Grade Level Indicators / Clear Learning Targets / Strategies/Resources