Monday, January 7, 2013

Latin Club Movie Parties!

At our January Latin Club meeting, we decided to begin a monthly Roman movie night.  Our first movie will be show after school on Friday, February 1st
We have rescheduled to Friday, February 22nd, due to a conflict with an NHS event.

To decide what film we'll be watching first, YOU need to submit your vote!  You will find the poll on the right column of the screen, with the list of movie options decided on at our meeting!

VOTE NOW

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

World Language Holiday Party!

Photos from the World Language Holiday Party!

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"Quomodo Invidosulus Nomine Grinchus Christi Natalem Abrogaverit"
(How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
in Latina!

...the Grinch's heart grows 3 sizes!

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...and the dancing begins with the Macarena!

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Feriae Romanae

Latin III 2nd Quarter Project Resources
Feriae Romanae
(the Roman Holidays)

Hercules' 12 Labors:
Hercules (in English or in Latin!)

General Roman Holiday Resources:

Agonalia, Festival to Janus
Feralia, to the Souls of the Netherworld
Terminalia, to Terminus, the god of boundaries
Liberalia, to Liber and Libera, gods of freedom
Lemuria, the day when ghosts were out
Vestalia, to Vesta, goddess of the hearth
Neptunalia, to Neptune
Vinalia, to Jupiter and Venus (...and wine)
Volcanalia, to Vulcan
Ludi Romani, the State Games
Equus October, to Mars



Monday, December 3, 2012

Saturnalia Celebration!

the Latin Club presents...
A Saturnalia Celebration!

Please join us for dinner, a "Secret Saturn" gift exchange, and the premiere of "The Hobbit"

After school on Friday, December 14th, we will head to Olive Garden for dinner, then to see "The Hobbit."  In order to buy your advance ticket with our group, please bring your $10 to Magistra BY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5th!

We hope you can join us.  Io Saturnalia!

In foramine terrae habitabat hobbitus.
(‘In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit.’)

"Young Tolkien liked to draw landscapes and trees, but his favourite lessons were those concerning languages, and his mother taught him the rudiments of Latin very early" Source

 "Language and grammar for Tolkien was a matter of aesthetics and euphony, and Quenya in particular was designed from "phonaesthetic" considerations; it was intended as an "Elvenlatin", and was phonologically based on Latin, with ingredients from Finnish, Welsh, English, and Greek." Source

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Latin II: Active/Passive Practice

Part I: Is the English sentence active or passive? Try it!

Part II: Make the active verb --> passive. Try it!

NB: These exercises are built from another textbook with different vocabulary.  Some of the verbs may not be familiar, but see if you can figure out the correct passive form, knowing the patterns we have practiced with our own vocabulary.