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St a t e m e n t of Ph ilosoph y
Language and com m unicat ion are at t he heart of t he hum an experience. The Unit ed
St at es m ust educat e st udent s who are linguist ically and cult urally equipped t o
com m unicat e successfully in a pluralist ic Am erican societ y and abroad. This im perat ive
envisions a fut ure in which ALL st udent s will develop and m aint ain proficiency in English
and at least one ot her language, m odern or classical. Children who com e t o school from
non- English backgrounds should also have opport unit ies t o develop furt her proficiencies in
t heir first language.
STAN D ARD S FOR FOREI GN LAN GUAGE LEARN I N G
COM M UN I CATI ON The st udy of Classical Lat in is prim arily
Com m u n ica t e in La ngu a ge s Ot h e r Tha n concerned wit h t he int erpret at ion of t ext s and
En glish wit h hist orical and cult ural underst anding. While
t his int erpret ive m ode is m ost im port ant , Ecce
Rom a n i uses sim ple oral quest ion and answer
exercises in t he int erpersonal m ode as a m eans
of solidifying language acquisit ion. There is no
inst ruct ion in conversat ion as t here exist no
nat ive speakers of Lat in. Present at ions are
generally in English and focus upon t he lit erary
t ext s, t he hist orical and cult ural issues, as well
as t he oral reading of t he lit erary t ext s.

St a n da r d 1 .1 : St udent s engage in For a classical language, t he equivalent of

conversat ions, provide and obt ain
inform at ion, express feelings and em ot ions,
and exchange opinions.
conversat ional exchanges is t he oral rendit ion of
lit erary t ext s. This begins wit h t he reading
aloud of t he st ory passages in Ecce Rom a n i.
SE: 3, 7, 13, 19, 25, 33, 39, 53, 63, 71, 79, 89,
97, 105, 113, 119- 120, 127, 137, 149, 159- 160,
173- 174, 185- 186, 199- 200, 211- 212, 227,
239- 240, 249- 252
I n addit ion, Ecce Rom a n i uses a series of
classroom expressions, greet ings, and
int erpersonal pat t erns t o enhance t he t raining in
t he reading and t ranslat ion of Lat in t ext s.
SE: 13, 19, 39, 74

St a n da r d 1 .2 : St udent s underst and and
int erpret writ t en and spoken language on a
variet y of t opics.
St udent s underst and, int erpret and answer in
Lat in quest ions based upon t he readings in t he
Re spon de La t in e sect ions. These exercises
im m ediat ely follow t ext and vocabulary at t he
beginning of each chapt er .
SE: 3, 7, 13, 19, 25, 33, 39, 53, 63, 71, 79, 89,
97, 105, 113, 119- 120, 127, 137, 149, 159- 160,
173- 174, 185- 186, 199- 200, 211- 212, 227,
239- 240
I n addit ion, short na r r a t ive t e x t s have been
included t hroughout t he t ext for reading and
int erpret at ion.
SE: 9, 55, 152, 176- 177, 180, 182- 183, 204,
234, 243

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St a n da r d 1 .3 : St udent s present
inform at ion, concept s, and ideas t o an
audience of list eners or readers on a variet y
of t opics.
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Translat ion of t he st ory passages int o English is
a prim ary present at ion act ivit y in a classical
language.
SE: 3, 7, 13, 19, 25, 33, 39, 53, 63, 71, 79, 89,
97, 105, 113, 119- 120, 127, 137, 149, 159- 160,
173- 174, 185- 186, 199- 200, 211- 212, 227,
239- 240, 249- 252

I n addit ion, st udent com posit ion in Lat in is

regularly addressed.
SE: 5 ( 1c) , 9 ( 2d) , 15 ( 3e) , 21 ( 4d) , 27 ( 5d) ,
35 ( 6d) , 40 ( 7c) , 57 ( 8d) , 66 ( 9d) , 82 ( 11d) , 91
( 12c) , 99 ( 13c) , 108 ( 14f) , 117 ( 15d) , 124 ( 3) ,
129 ( 17d) , 146 ( 4) , 163 ( 20e) , 176 ( 21c) , 190
( 22e) , 202 ( 23c) , 219 ( 24e) , 242 ( 26d) , 256
( 27d)

CULTURES
Ga in Kn ow le dge a n d Un de r st a ndin g of Ot h e r Cu lt u r e s
St a n da r d 2 .1 : St udent s dem onst rat e an Several part s of t he Rom a n Life and Fr on t ie r
underst anding of t he relat ionship bet ween Life com ponent s addr ess cult ural pract ices and
t he pract ices and perspect ives of t he perspect ives in Rom an daily life.
SE: 10- 11, 17, 45- 48, 84, 164, 193- 195, 215,
cult ure st udied.
220- 221, 235- 237

I n addit ion, t he cont inuous st ory line of t he

narrat ive passages highlight s t he life and
cult ural perspect ive of Rom an girls, boys and
t heir fam ilies.
SE: 3, 7, 13, 19, 25, 33, 39, 53, 63, 71, 79, 89,
97, 105, 113, 119- 120, 127, 137, 149, 159- 160,
173- 174, 185- 186, 199- 200, 211- 212, 227,
239- 240, 249- 252

St a n da r d 2 .2 : St udent s dem onst rat e an
underst anding of t he relat ionship bet ween
t he product s and perspect ives of t he cult ure
st udied.
Product s and art ifact s from t he Rom an world are
addressed in a variet y of r e a din gs, dia gr a m s
a n d pla t e s.
SE: 4, 17, 32, 35, 40, 45- 48, 55, 76, 112, 153,
163, 179, 180, 207- 209, 230- 233

I n addit ion, classical m yt hology and art are

addressed in t he M yt h com ponent and wit h a
variet y of pla t e s.
SE: 27, 28- 31, 43, 68- 69, 85- 87, 109- 111,
141- 143, 221

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CON N ECTI ON S
Conn e ct w it h Ot h e r D isciplin e s a n d Acqu ir e I n for m a t ion
St a n da r d 3 .1 : St udent s reinforce and
furt her t heir knowledge of ot her disciplines
t hrough t he foreign language.
St a n da r d 3 .2 : St udent s acquire
inform at ion and recognize t he dist inct ive
viewpoint s t hat are only available t hrough
t he foreign language and it s cult ures.
COM PARI SON S
D e ve lop I nsigh t in t o t h e N a t u r e of La n gu a ge a n d Cu lt u r e
St a n da r d 4 .1 : St udent s dem onst rat e
underst anding of t he nat ure of language
t hrough com parisons of t he language
st udied and t heir own.
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St udent s will m ake connect ions wit h t heir social
st udies courses based upon t he H ist or y
sect ions.
SE: 168- 171, 216- 218, 244- 247
Geography is addressed by t he m a ps
com ponent .
SE: xiii, xvi, 1, 28, 99, 125, 154, 156, 169,
175, 206, 217, 244
I n addit ion t here are readings which highlight
t he spread of t he Rom an world.
SE: xii- xiii, 28- 31, 45- 48, 154- 157, 193- 195,
215, 235- 237
Rom an daily life and t he com parison and
connect ion wit h t he cust om s and charact er of
m odern cult ure are addr essed by t he Rom a n
Life sect ions.
SE: 10- 11, 17, 37, 45- 48, 59- 61, 75- 77, 84,
164, 230- 233
I n addit ion, aut hent ic Lat in t ext is used in
conj unct ion wit h cult ural readings.
SE: 153, 192, 222, 258
English words and elem ent s of Greek and Lat in
origin are regularly addressed in t he W or d
St u dy com ponent .
SE: 22- 23, 57- 58, 102- 103, 123- 125, 144- 147,
196- 197, 259- 261
I n addit ion, com parison of Lat in gram m at ical
elem ent s wit h English is a int egral part of t he
Bu ildin g t h e M e a n in g com ponent .
SE: 4, 8, 20, 26, 34, 42- 43, 64, 72, 80, 83, 90,
100, 115- 116, 120, 139, 161- 162, 189- 191,
200, 203, 212- 213, 229, 252
Finally, idiom at ic expressions m ay be com pared
t o t heir English equivalent s in t he Voca bu la r y
com ponent . Com plet e Lat in- English and
English- Lat in vocabularies appear at t he end of
t he t ext .
SE: 3, 7, 13, 19, 25, 33, 39, 53, 63, 71, 79, 89,
97, 105, 113, 119- 120, 127, 137, 149, 159- 160,
173- 174, 185- 186, 199- 200, 211- 212, 227,
239- 240; 289- 312
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St a n da r d 4 .2 : St udent s dem onst rat e
underst anding of t he concept of cult ure
t hrough com parisons of t he cult ures st udied
and t heir own.
COM M UN I TI ES
Pa r t icipa t e in M u lt ilingu a l Com m u n it ie s a t H om e & Ar ou n d t he W or ld
St a n da r d 5 .1 : St udent s use t he language
bot h wit hin and beyond t he school set t ing.
St a n da r d 5 .2 : St udent s show evidence of
becom ing life- long learners by using t he
language for personal enj oym ent and
enrichm ent .
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Com parison of t he cult ure of Rom an daily life
wit h t he st udent s own cult ure is addressed by
t he Rom a n Life sect ions.
SE: 10- 11, 17, 37, 45- 48, 59- 61, 75- 77, 84,
154- 157, 164, 207- 209, 222, 230- 234, 235- 237
I n addit ion, art and archit ect ure in t he Rom an
world are addressed in a variet y of r e a din gs,
dia gr a m s a n d pla t e s.
SE/ TE: 4, 17, 32, 35, 40, 45- 48, 55, 76, 112,
153, 163, 179, 180, 207- 209, 235- 237
Rom an polit ics and hist ory can be invaluable t o
an underst anding of t he m odern world, and are
addressed in select ed readings from t he H ist or y
and Rom a n Life com ponent s.
SE: 10- 11, 59- 61, 168- 171, 216- 218, 244- 247
Lat in form s t he basis of over 50% of English
vocabulary and provides t he st udent wit h a
wealt h of derivat ions. This is consist ent ly
addressed in t he W or d St u dy com ponent .
SE: 22- 23, 57- 58, 102- 103, 123- 125, 144- 147,
196- 197, 259- 261
Rom an lifest yle, art and lit erat ure are r egularly
addressed.
SE: 10- 11, 45- 48, 154- 157, 222, 230- 237, 258
I n addit ion, Lat in has been of use t o m any in t he
professions of law, governm ent , m edicine and
t he art s. Law and governm ent are specifically
addressed.
SE: 10- 11, 59- 61, 168- 171, 216- 218, 244- 247
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