Calescite!On the lined side of your notecard, please write:

• First & Last Name

• Grade #

• I want to learn Latin because…

• Hobbies/interests/extracurricular 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 studentyellow: a good studentblue: a good student but only b/c I study green: not a very good student

Salvete, discipuli discipulaeque!

(Salve, Magistra!)

Introductions

• Salve! Salvete!

• Vale! Valete!

• “Mihi nomen est ____________.”

Quae est lingua Latina?

• Handout

• Read the 1st paragraph• Write a one sentence summary– doesn’t have to be complete

• Be ready to share :)

Calescite!

Write down the Latin word/phrase that means:

1) Hello (to one person)-

2) Goodbye (to many people)-

3) My name is…-

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

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…”

Common AWESOME Words

Optime!!!Vah!

Bene Minime.

Male Ita (vero)…

Tace/te!

Reminder

• Syllabus signature - FRIDAY

• Binder materials - TUESDAY

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.

The Latin Alphabet

A B C D E

F G H I K

L M N O P

Q R S T U

X Y Z

Which letters are “missing”?Hint: Singing the ABCs does help

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”

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”

Vowels and MacronsVowel Short Long

(uses macron)

A dramA drAma

E bet obey

I sit machine

O hot note

U put rule

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.

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.

Reminder

• Syllabus signature - FRIDAY

• Binder materials - TUESDAY

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.

• Nominative:

• Genitive:

• Dative:

• Accusative:

• Ablative:

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.

1st Declension Singular Plural

Nominative -a -ae

Genitive -ae -ārum

Dative -ae -īs

Accusative -am -ās

Ablative -ā -īs

1st Declension Singular Plural

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

Example #1

• Agricola est in villa.– Translation:

– What case and number is “agricola”?

– What case and number is “villa”?

Example #2

• Agricola dat villam puellae.– Translation:

– What case and number is “agricola”?

– “villam”?

– “puellae”?

Practice

• Write down these three sentences

– He took the farmer’s grain.

– The horse kicked the farmer.

– The farmers loved speaking Latin.

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.•

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

Using your 1st Declension (handy-dandy) chart, determine which form of the noun to use.– possessive, Genitive, singular

AGRICOL

– direct object, Accusative, singularAGRICOL

– subject, Nominative, pluralAGRICOL

Using your 1st Declension (handy-dandy) chart, determine which form of the noun to use.– possessive, Genitive, singular

AGRICOLAE

– direct object, Accusative, singularAGRICOLAM

– subject, Nominative, pluralAGRICOLAE

YOU JUST DECLINED A NOUN!!!!!!• Pat yourself on the back!

• Homework: Praescriptum Domesticum– Create a chant or song to help memorize the 1st 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)?

Reminder

• Syllabus signature - FRIDAY

• Binder materials - TUESDAY