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Salve! Welcome to the Latin web site for Oakland Catholic High School!  We are proud to offer our students five levels of Latin study: Latin One, Honors Latin Two, Honors Latin Three, Honors Latin Four, and AP Latin. Click on the links to the left to learn more about our program.

 

Teacher

Latin Classes

Web Sites

 

 

TEACHER

 

My name is Daniel Switala. I received my B.A. from St. Meinrad College with a major in Biology and minors in Classics and Philosophy.  I earned my M.A. degree in Latin from Duquesne University, and certification in Spanish through the University of Pittsburgh.  My hobbies include music, gardening, Tai Chi,  and learning other languages. You can contact me at:

 

dswitala@oaklandcatholic.org

 

or leave a voice message at:

 

412-682-6633  ext. 2727.

 

 

 

 

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LATIN CLASSES

 

 

 

The Latin classes use the ECCE ROMANI series for basic instruction supplemented by readings and activities taken from a variety of sources.

 

 

Latin One

 

Latin One introduces the student to the world and language of the Roman people.  Students begin to read Latin with understanding and confidence, develop some insights into life during the early Empire, sharpen and improve English skills, and increase and enrich their English vocabulary.  Students also participate in the National Latin Exam. 

 

 

Honors Latin Two

 

Honors Latin Two continues and expands the objectives of the first level course. Students continue to read Latin with understanding and confidence, develop more insights into life during the early Empire, sharpen and improve both their English language skills and vocabulary recognition.  Projects include making a mosaic and illustrating a hero story from mythology.  Students again participate in the National Latin Exam.

 

 

Honors Latin Three

 

Honors Latin Three completes the introduction of the Latin grammar and vocabulary necessary for reading with confidence short, authentic selections from the works of Plautus, Catullus, Pliny, Martial, and Cicero. Projects include making Roman theater masks and exploring important moments in Roman history.

 

 

Honors Latin Four

 

In conjunction with AP Latin, this course offers an in depth study of specific Roman authors in alternate years.  One year students will read and translate selections from Catullus and Ovid. The alternate year Vergil’s Aeneid will be read and translated.

 

 

AP Latin

                            

This Latin literature course taught in conjunctions with Honors Latin IV offers the advanced student the opportunity to study in depth specific Roman authors in alternate years.  One year students will read and translate selections from Catullus and Ovid. The alternate year Vergil’s Aeneid will be read and translated.  The AP literature course applies the skills of translation, analysis, and critical interpretation to the works studied. The AP students are required to take the AP literature exam for the author/s read that year. Students passing the AP exam with a grade of 3 or higher will receive college credit.

 

 

 

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WEB SITES

 

 

FOR ALL ECCE ROMANI CHAPTERS VISIT THE FOLLOWING COMPANY PRODUCED WEB SITE.

For Chapters 1 – 27:   http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=jfk&wcsuffix=1000

 

For Chapters 28 – 54:

http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=jgk&wcsuffix=1000

 

 

These sites are created by other teachers using ECCE ROMANI and offer excellent review and drill games for each chapter.

 

For ECCE ROMANI BOOK ONE:

 

http://www.abney.homestead.com/ecce1.html

 

http://www.quia.com/pages/latin1withmagistra.html   ( Scroll down to the bottom for the sites.)

 

 

For ECCE ROMANI BOOK TWO:

 

http://www.quia.com/pages/latin2withmagistra.html

 

http://www.abney.homestead.com/ecce2.html

 

 

 

LATIN ONE

 

Roman Country Houses Webquest

 

 

http://www.quia.com/dir/latin/er1.html

Games you can play by chapter and type (grammar, vocabulary, etc.)

 

http://www.quia.com/dir/latin/ecceromanii.html

More games for book 1.

 

 

http://www.forumromanum.org/life/johnston.html

The PRIVATE LIVES OF ROMANS, by Johnson on line. A major source of Roman daily life and manners.

 

 

 

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook09.html

Internet ancient history sourcebook

 

 

 

 

http://www.quia.com/dir/latin/er1.html

Games you can play by chapter and type ( grammar, vocabulary, etc.)

 

http://www.quia.com/dir/latin/ecceromanii.html

More games for book 1.

http://www.quia.com/dir/latin/ecceromani2.html

and

http://www.quia.com/dir/latin/ecceromaniii.html

Games for book 2.

 

http://www.forumromanum.org/life/johnston.html

The PRIVATE LIVES OF ROMANS, by Johnson on line. A major source of Roman daily life and manners.

 

 

 

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook09.html

Internet ancient history sourcebook

 

 

LATIN THREE

 

http://www.forumromanum.org/life/johnston.html

The PRIVATE LIVES OF ROMANS, by Johnson on line. A major source of Roman daily life and manners.

 

 

 

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook09.html

Internet ancient history sourcebook

 

http://www.quia.com/dir/latin/ecceromani2.html

and

http://www.quia.com/dir/latin/ecceromaniii.html

Games for book 2.

 

 

LATIN FOUR

 

http://www.forumromanum.org/life/johnston.html

The PRIVATE LIVES OF ROMANS, by Johnson on line. A major source of Roman daily life and manners.

 

 

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Base/3766/carmentemplate.html

SWIMTAG outline for analyzing a poem.

 

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook09.html

Internet ancient history sourcebook

 

 

 

AP LATIN

 

 

A short, but very accurate lecture on what the Aeneid is all about.

 

Contains all of the Aeneid in a line by line vocabulary analysis

 

http://vergil.classics.upenn.edu Interactive text and commentary. Just type in the book or line number, and you can click on each word for meaning and grammar information.

 

http://www.hoocher.com/vergil.htm Mr. J’s Vergil page is a source for links to all things vergiliana.

 

http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/aplinks.html Useful links for AP Latin. Click on the Vergil button.

 

http://www.frapanthers.com/teachers/white/vergil_links.htm University of Pennsylvania’s Vergil site. Click on the following link to find the best site for studying Book One. It gives the text, grammar and vocabulary aids, and rearranges the text into easy prose word order. Vergil's Aeneid Book I Lessons bookmark this site for yourself. THIS SHOULD BE THE SOURCE YOU USE TO READ BOOK ONE.

 

 

http://www.forumromanum.org/life/johnston.html

The PRIVATE LIVES OF ROMANS, by Johnson on line. A major source of Roman daily life and manners.

 

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Aabo%3Aphi%2C0472%2C001&query=init.&vers=original

The Perseus Catullus site for texts, vocabulary help, etc.

 

 

http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Base/3766/carmentemplate.html

SWIMTAG outline for analyzing a poem.

 

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook09.html

Internet ancient history sourcebook

 

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