Calescite !

1. 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 student • yellow: a good student • blue: a good student but only b/c I study • green: not a very good student • First & Last Name • Grade # • I want to learn Latin because… • Hobbies/interests/extracurricular activities Calescite! On the lined side of your notecard, please write:

2. Salvete, discipulidiscipulaeque!(Salve, Magistra!)

3. Introductions • Salve! Salvete! • Vale! Valete! • “Mihinomenest ____________.”

4. Quae est lingua Latina? • Handout • Read the 1st paragraph • Write a one sentence summary • doesn’t have to be complete • Be ready to share :)

5. Calescite! Write down the Latin word/phrase that means: 1) Hello (to one person)- 2) Goodbye (to many people)- 3) My name is…-

6. 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 

7. ConveniensTuumVicinum(Meetin’ Your Neighbor!) • Partner A: “Quid estnomentibi?” • Partner B: “Mihinomenest…” • Then switch! • To introduce neighbor to class: “Sibinomenest…”

8. Common AWESOME Words Optime!!! Vah! BeneMinime. Male Ita (vero)… Tace/te!

9. Reminder • Syllabus signature - FRIDAY • Binder materials - TUESDAY

10. 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.

11. The Latin Alphabet Which letters are “missing”? Hint: Singing the ABCs does help 

12. 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”

13. 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”

14. Vowels and Macrons

15. 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.

16. Homework : PraescriptumDomesticum • 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.

17. Reminder • Syllabus signature - FRIDAY • Binder materials - TUESDAY

18. 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.

19. Nominative: • Genitive: • Dative: • Accusative: • Ablative:

20. 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.

23. Example #1 • Agricola est in villa. • Translation: • What case and number is “agricola”? • What case and number is “villa”?

24. Example #2 • Agricola datvillampuellae. • Translation: • What case and number is “agricola”? • “villam”? • “puellae”?

25. Practice • Write down these three sentences • He took the farmer’s grain. • The horse kicked the farmer. • The farmers loved speaking Latin.

26. 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.

27. 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

28. Using your 1st Declension (handy-dandy) chart, determine which form of the noun to use. • possessive, Genitive, singular AGRICOL • direct object, Accusative, singular AGRICOL • subject, Nominative, plural AGRICOL

29. Using your 1st Declension (handy-dandy) chart, determine which form of the noun to use. • possessive, Genitive, singular AGRICOLAE • direct object, Accusative, singular AGRICOLAM • subject, Nominative, plural AGRICOLAE

30. YOU JUST DECLINED A NOUN!!!!!! • Pat yourself on the back! • Homework: PraescriptumDomesticum • 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)?

31. Reminder • Syllabus signature - FRIDAY • Binder materials - TUESDAY