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A very intruiging course. in it you will learn the first 3 noun declension endings, and 4-5 tenses of all 4 verb conjugations. you will also review roman history from its fabled conception. additionally, you will be able to learn how to properly utilize this inflected language and translate millenia old literature, such as the works of catullus, julius caesar, et. al. at the end of the course you will take the National Latin Examination level 1, and will most likely get a gold metal, as i did....especially since it was amazingly easy, compared to the daily tests, and weekly exams.
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| label2 = Course Code | data2 = [[Latin I|LAT1]]
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| label3 = Years of Operation | data3 = 1980-2017
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| label4 = Sites Offered | data4 = [[CAR]], [[CLA]], [[LAN]], [[LOS]], [[RED]], [[STM]]
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==Course Description==
  
all in all this course is incredibly awesome, and you should definitely take it.
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The Latin I curriculum covered the first three noun declension endings and four to five tenses of all four verb conjugations.  The course also reviewed Roman history starting from its fabled conception.  Additionally, the course detailed the proper utilization of this inflected language and teaches the basic skills necessary to translate millenia old literature, such as the works of Catullus, Julius Caesar, et. al.  The course post-test was sometimes the National Latin Examination level 1, which students had professed to being fairly easy in comparison to the coursework. Some instructors made their own pre and post-tests because they felt that they were not able to cover the history needed to excel on the exam.
  
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==Class History==
  
and here are some fantabulous quotes/inside jokes from lancaster session II LATI 04!:
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Some fantabulous quotes/inside jokes from LAT1.LAN.04.2!:
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* "Es asinus, decime"
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* "Tripedalis"
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* "I'm not late, everybody else is just early"
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* "Canibus, w/ the dogs"
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* "4 frisbees 20 minutes"
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* "Marcus, the Duck" an infamous mosaic
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* A glow in the dark turtle that someone brought to the class.  Somehow, we started the tradition of sticking it in people's hair.
  
"es asinus, decime"
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In LAN.06.1, Latin I was taught by Whitney Snead.  Whitney had a wide reception; some students hated her, especially since only two students received medals for the National Latin Exam, whereas other students found her helpful.  Latin I was known for its shouts of "O-S-T-MUS-TIS-NT" and "LATINA EST UBIQUE!" The latter phrase appeared on the back of that year's yearbook, which portrayed the class's TA, David Driscoll (Crockett) as drawn by a Latin student. LAT1.LAN.06.1 remembers:
"tripedalis"
 
"i'm not late, everybody else is just early"
 
"canibus, w/ the dogs"
 
"4 frisbees 20 minutes"
 
"Marcus, the Duck" an infamous mosaic
 
A glow in the dark turtle that someone brought to the class. Somehow, we started the tradition of sticking it in peoples' hair...xD
 
  
[edit] This is the opinion of someone else who took II LAT1 04 LAN: it was intriguing, but i did not find it nearly as sastifying as the writing CTY classes I have taken in previous years (The Critical Essay: Shakespeare, in paticular). I did not preform well on the National Latin Exam, and didn't receive any medals. However, if you are like the previous reviewer (who I happen to personally know ~_^), and can memorize conjugations/declensions readily, then Latin 1 is for you!
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* Crockett is a beast from the Iowan east!
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* morbid references (Imagine your mother on her deathbed.)
  
I wish this course had more history, though...I'm a big fan of Ancient Roman Culture/Mythology.
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LAT1.LAN.08.1
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In 2008, LAT1 was only offered first session. The Instructor and TA, Katherine Dyer and Amanda Mintzer  were loved by all. Some of the most memorable jokes were:
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* "...Made By Shelby <3"
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* like previous classes, chanting "O-S-T-MUS-TIS-NT"
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* "America = Donuts"
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* The Kewpie Doll
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* "I warn my class to pay attention to endings or the hole in the ozone layer will grow. Or, I am being warned that an ant is going to eat my leg"
  
[edited by a CTY lan 06.1 student] Do not take latin class at lancaster if the teacher happens to be  Whitney Snead. Only two students in the class received medals after taking the National Latin Exam, and the rest did rather poorly. CTY Lan 06.1 latin 1 students were often known to rampage across campus shouting things such as O-S-T-MUS-TIS-NT and LATINA EST UBIQUE! Also, on the back cover of the cty lancaster 06.1 yearbook, you will notice that the illustration depicts a boy sitting on a bench with a stack of books, one of which happens to say latina est ubique. The boy depicted is the TA(teacher assistant) from the class. This illustration was hand drawn by a latin 1 student who was located in Schnader Hall. Indeed, if you have interest in humanities classes, you would definetly be better off taking Ancient Greek.
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LAT1.LAN.12.2
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This session two class was taught by John Posch (Magister Posch) and Ellen (Magistra Aqueducta)
'''(edited by another LAN 06.1 student)'''
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Some of the inside jokes from this rather carefree group include:
Whitney was pretty cool, and our TA, Crockett (David Driscool) was super amazing! He was practically fluent, if thats even possible. {Crockett is a beast from the Iowan east!} Anyway, Latin 1 was REALLY cool, and you should definitely take it, but be prepare to do some serious index card writing, and memorization skills ARE a major plus. We used the oxford manuals 1 & 2, which included many questionable stories, including Scintilla hanging about in the road, and many, MANY morbid references. ("Imagine your mother on her deathbed") Don't let that throw you off. It's extremely amusing, and if you like languages, it should be an AMAZING course choice for you. Prepare to perform plays in which you call people blockheads in Latin, and other such things. Making mosaics is also a plus. Over all, truly a cool course.
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* "Let's bounce!"
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* "You salty"
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* "To turn a word into its command form one must remove the re ending. For example, facere is fac, dicere is dic, and imagine all the fun we could have with bonus."
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* The "cheerful" rivalry with the Ancient Greek class across the hall
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* "Oh Terence"
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* Porcula the Pig: A multi patterned stuffed pig named after one of the weirder Latin students Procula.
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* "In Spanish..."
  
Ok folks, not cool to a) have spelling/punctuation errors, or b) rag on a teacher with laying out all the facts (such as how well did the students do in the class, the fact that the class does not claim to prepare you for the NLE, etc). I took Lat1 in 01.1 CAR, with Mrs ____ and Whitney as the TA.  She was a wonderful TA, very supportive and helpful and infintely nice. The next year, I came to LAN and took GRK with Sean Lake. Whitney had also arrived in LAN.
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At LAN 14.1, the class was taught by Joe Groves and TA'd by Jacqueline Ruberti. The class was semi-known for a card game brought in by Joe called Coup. While seemingly innocent at first, it was discovered to be full of betrayal, anger, and vicious deception. During break, you could almost always find at least 2 LAT1 kids engaged in this heated battle of wits (and enraged yelling). Friends were lost. Grudges were held. The game was even taken from the classroom to play in the dorms multiple times. They believed they were in control of the game, but it was inevitable; the game soon controlled them.
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LOS 15.1's Latin class was particularly spicy... Led by Instructor Holley Ledbetter and TA Katheryn Mogyk, this class, like its predecessors, was known to travel chanting O S T MUS TIS NT and other various declensions/conjugations. Cicero puns were plentiful. Some inside jokes are:
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*Nothing bundt cake..
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*Your cognomen is "penult"
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*Livia my wife
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*"When the imperator gives a command, you..."
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*"This is your air"
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*"SEVERUS?!!"
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*Cicero in a boat... Cicerow
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*"whatever floats your goat"
  
 
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(a LAT1Lan06 student): I had a hard time with Latin simply because of the sheer memorization required. Latin 1 (at CTY, at least) is harder in 3 weeks...XD Although it was a hard class, the experience is worth it. We had to smuggle study materials now and then to pass, and most of us wound up failing anyway, but those who did pass were indeed very smart and talented.
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Latest revision as of 15:35, 26 July 2018

Latin I
Humanities Course
Course CodeLAT1
Years of Operation1980-2017
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Course Description

The Latin I curriculum covered the first three noun declension endings and four to five tenses of all four verb conjugations. The course also reviewed Roman history starting from its fabled conception. Additionally, the course detailed the proper utilization of this inflected language and teaches the basic skills necessary to translate millenia old literature, such as the works of Catullus, Julius Caesar, et. al. The course post-test was sometimes the National Latin Examination level 1, which students had professed to being fairly easy in comparison to the coursework. Some instructors made their own pre and post-tests because they felt that they were not able to cover the history needed to excel on the exam.

Class History

Some fantabulous quotes/inside jokes from LAT1.LAN.04.2!:

  • "Es asinus, decime"
  • "Tripedalis"
  • "I'm not late, everybody else is just early"
  • "Canibus, w/ the dogs"
  • "4 frisbees 20 minutes"
  • "Marcus, the Duck" an infamous mosaic
  • A glow in the dark turtle that someone brought to the class. Somehow, we started the tradition of sticking it in people's hair.

In LAN.06.1, Latin I was taught by Whitney Snead. Whitney had a wide reception; some students hated her, especially since only two students received medals for the National Latin Exam, whereas other students found her helpful. Latin I was known for its shouts of "O-S-T-MUS-TIS-NT" and "LATINA EST UBIQUE!" The latter phrase appeared on the back of that year's yearbook, which portrayed the class's TA, David Driscoll (Crockett) as drawn by a Latin student. LAT1.LAN.06.1 remembers:

  • Crockett is a beast from the Iowan east!
  • morbid references (Imagine your mother on her deathbed.)

LAT1.LAN.08.1 In 2008, LAT1 was only offered first session. The Instructor and TA, Katherine Dyer and Amanda Mintzer were loved by all. Some of the most memorable jokes were:

  • "...Made By Shelby <3"
  • like previous classes, chanting "O-S-T-MUS-TIS-NT"
  • "America = Donuts"
  • The Kewpie Doll
  • "I warn my class to pay attention to endings or the hole in the ozone layer will grow. Or, I am being warned that an ant is going to eat my leg"

LAT1.LAN.12.2 This session two class was taught by John Posch (Magister Posch) and Ellen (Magistra Aqueducta) Some of the inside jokes from this rather carefree group include:

  • "Let's bounce!"
  • "You salty"
  • "To turn a word into its command form one must remove the re ending. For example, facere is fac, dicere is dic, and imagine all the fun we could have with bonus."
  • The "cheerful" rivalry with the Ancient Greek class across the hall
  • "Oh Terence"
  • Porcula the Pig: A multi patterned stuffed pig named after one of the weirder Latin students Procula.
  • "In Spanish..."

At LAN 14.1, the class was taught by Joe Groves and TA'd by Jacqueline Ruberti. The class was semi-known for a card game brought in by Joe called Coup. While seemingly innocent at first, it was discovered to be full of betrayal, anger, and vicious deception. During break, you could almost always find at least 2 LAT1 kids engaged in this heated battle of wits (and enraged yelling). Friends were lost. Grudges were held. The game was even taken from the classroom to play in the dorms multiple times. They believed they were in control of the game, but it was inevitable; the game soon controlled them.

LOS 15.1's Latin class was particularly spicy... Led by Instructor Holley Ledbetter and TA Katheryn Mogyk, this class, like its predecessors, was known to travel chanting O S T MUS TIS NT and other various declensions/conjugations. Cicero puns were plentiful. Some inside jokes are:

  • Nothing bundt cake..
  • Your cognomen is "penult"
  • Livia my wife
  • "When the imperator gives a command, you..."
  • "This is your air"
  • "SEVERUS?!!"
  • Cicero in a boat... Cicerow
  • "whatever floats your goat"