Latin 1 > History

Communication

Reading for Understanding

• Read simple passages about the Trojan War, legendary heroes, and the founding of Rome.
• Demonstrate comprehension by reading and answering questions in English about the Trojan War, legendary heroes, and the founding of Rome.

Using Oral and Written Language for Understanding

• Respond in Latin to simple questions about Roman history, such as questions about the Trojan War, legendary heroes, and the founding of Rome.

Cultures

Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products

• Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of a Roman hero or heroine.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the functions of government during the three periods of Roman history.
• Identify the ways the Romans commemorated important historical people and events, such as through coins, triumphal arches, and literature.

Connections, Comparisons and Communities

Making Connections Through Language

• Recognize the differences between various forms of government.
• Discuss the evidence of Roman expansion throughout the world.
• Compare different forms of literature, such as legend, fairy tale, and epic.

Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

• Compare the Roman image of a hero with a modern American image of a hero.
• Demonstrate an understanding of Roman law and government as a foundation of U.S. government.
• Identify simple legal and governmental terms derived from Latin.

Communication Across Communities

• Recognize evidences of Roman history in print and non-print media, such as a numismatic museum trip, an internet virtual tour of the Roman Forum, and inscriptions.
• Share knowledge of Roman history with others in the school community through activities such as showing a film, political debates, and bulletin board displays.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

• Abbreviations, expressions and mottoes, such as e pluribus unum; veni vidi vici; A.D.; and SPQR
  Trojan War terms (e.g. epic, Judgment of Paris, "face that launches a thousand ships")
• Historical terms (e.g. A.U.C., rex, consul)
• Legal and governmental derivatives, such as sub poena, affidavit, imperialistic, etc.
• Roman dates, ordinal numbers, and Roman numerals

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