1. Calescite! On the lined side of your notecard, please write: First & Last Name Grade # I want to learn Latin because… Hobbies/interests/extracurric ular activities One goal I have for the year is to… Parents’/guardians’ names & contact info (home phone #, email address) How would you describe yourself? (Write one color.) orange: a great student yellow: a good student blue: a good student but only b/c I study green: not a very good student

2. Salvete, discipuli discipulaeque! (Salve, Magistra!)

3. Introductions Salve! Salvete! Vale! Valete! “Mihi nomen est ____________.”

4. Quae est lingua Latina? Handout Read the 1 st paragraph Write a one sentence summary – doesn’t have to be complete Be ready to share :)

5. Calescite! Write down the Latin word/phrase that means: 1) Hello (to one person)- 2) Goodbye (to many people)- 3) My name is…-

6. Ice Breaker! Get to know your classmates and talk about your summer QUINQUE minutes to move around the room & get signatures Once everyone has returned to their desks, we will see who has the most signatures

7. Conveniens Tuum Vicinum (Meetin’ Your Neighbor!) Partner A: “Quid est nomen tibi?” Partner B: “Mihi nomen est…” Then switch! To introduce neighbor to class: “Sibi nomen est…”

8. Common AWESOME Words Optime!!!Vah! Bene Minime. Male  Ita (vero)… Tace/te!

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10. Calescite! I. In a few words, define what a “noun” is. II. Write two sentences and underline all nouns. Ex I: I think a noun is… Ex II: The boy threw the ball.

11. The Latin Alphabet ABCDE FGHIK LMNOP QRSTU XYZ Which letters are “missing”? Hint: Singing the ABCs does help

12. Pronunciation Most consonants (B, D, F, etc.) are pronounced as they are in English – One exception is “C”, which will always be said hard like a “K” Ex: agricola (farmer) – Another is “G,” which will always be said hard Ex: NEVER like “g” in the English word “gem”

13. Pronunciation “I” may replace “J” or sound like “Y” – Ex: Troia (Trojan) – Ex: iam (now) “U” and “V” are often interchangeable – Ex: vulnus (wound) = uulnus “V” is said like “W” – Ex: Veni, Vidi, Vici = “Weni, Wedi, Weekee”

14. Vowels and Macrons VowelShortLong (uses macron) A dramAdrAma E betobey I sitmachine O hotnote U putrule

15. Noun Cases Nominative: Subject Tommy threw the ball. Genitive: Possessive He found Mary’s pen. Dative: Indirect Object Tommy threw the ball to Mary. Accusative: Direct Object Tommy threw the ball. Ablative: Prepositions Tommy walked under the ladder.

16. Homework : Praescriptum Domesticum For each case, create one sample sentence in English. Underline the noun that fits the case. Examples – Nominative: Subject Dan ran to the store. – Genitive: Possessive She stole Pam’s money.

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18. Calescite! Part I: Place your homework on the top left corner of your desk. Part II: List the five noun cases and one word to describe each one of them. Ex: Nominative- Subject *Hint: Check out yesterday’s Calescite! Or your Grammar Notes.

19. Nominative: Genitive: Dative: Accusative: Ablative:

20. Grammar Notes (Finally, some lingua Latina!) What is the point of knowing these cases??? In Latin, the endings of a noun (person, place, thing) change when the noun’s job in the sentence changes.

21. 1 st DeclensionSingularPlural Nominative-a-ae Genitive-ae-ārum Dative-ae-īs Accusative-am-ās Ablative-ā-īs

22. 1 st DeclensionSingularPlural Nominative-a villa-ae villae Genitive-ae villae-ārum villārum Dative-ae villae-īs villīs Accusative-am villam-ās villās Ablative-ā villā-īs villīs

23. Example #1 Agricola est in villa. – Translation: – What case and number is “agricola”? – What case and number is “villa”?

24. Example #2 Agricola dat villam puellae. – Translation: – What case and number is “agricola”? – “villam”? – “puellae”?

25. Practice Write down these three sentences – He took the farmer’s grain. – The horse kicked the farmer. – The farmers loved speaking Latin.

26. Next to each sentence, determine the JOB of the word, its CASE, and its NUMBER. He took the farmer’s grain. – possessive, Genitive, singular The horse kicked the farmer. – The farmers loved speaking Latin.

27. Next to each sentence, determine the JOB of the key word, its CASE, and its NUMBER. He took the farmer’s grain. – possessive, Genitive, singular The horse kicked the farmer. – direct object, Accusative, singular The farmers loved speaking Latin. – subject, Nominative, plural

28. Using your 1 st Declension (handy-dandy) chart, determine which form of the noun to use. – possessive, Genitive, singular AGRICOL – direct object, Accusative, singular AGRICOL – subject, Nominative, plural AGRICOL

29. Using your 1 st Declension (handy-dandy) chart, determine which form of the noun to use. – possessive, Genitive, singular AGRICOLAE – direct object, Accusative, singular AGRICOLAM – subject, Nominative, plural AGRICOLAE

30. YOU JUST DECLINED A NOUN!!!!!! Pat yourself on the back! Homework: Praescriptum Domesticum – Create a chant or song to help memorize the 1 st Declension endings – It can be a Lady Gaga song, Rihanna, the Beatles, Queen, Lil Wayne, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, whatever you can think up!!! Everything’s allowed as long as it’s appropriate. – Except Justin Beiber. (Bieber?) Also, can you list at least five Latin words you know (and their English meaning)?

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