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04.03 Back to School Translation Assignment (50 points) School and Daily Life Read this story to learn more about the average day for a Roman school child. Let’s read about it in Latin. Assignment: Now that you have mastered the grammar and vocabulary so far, it’s time to put your skills to the test. ✔ Translate the Latin sentences provided into English ✔ Answer the grammar and comprehension questions ✔ Respond to the short essay prompt Use the sample prompts and student responses, the "New Grammar to Look Out For," "New Vocabulary Aid," "Translation Checklist," and "Rubric" to help guide your responses. Latin Sentences Translate these sentences from Latin to English: 1. Ante meridiem, discipuli a casis ad ludum ambulant. Before noon, students walk from their homes to school 2. Discipuli boni magistris magna dona dant. Students give great large gifts to their teachers . 3. Ob ludum, familiae cenam nocte tenent. Due to school, the families hold dinner at night. 4. Agricolae domino copiam frumenti mandant. The farmers entrust the supply of grain to the master 5. Duobus horis post cenam in triclinio, liberi dormire possunt. Two hours after dinner in the dining room, the children are able to sleep. Grammar and Comprehension Questions Answer each of these questions. (Be sure to answer all parts.): 1. In sentence 1, identify the two Latin words that are Ablative of place "from which." The answer is “a casis” 2. In sentence 2, which Latin word is in the Dative case? How do you know? magisris Unless Otherwise Noted All Content © 2023 Florida Virtual School. FlexPoint Education Cloud™ is a trademark of Florida Virtual School.

3. In sentence 3, which two Latin words are in the Accusative prepositional phrase? ob ludum 4. In sentence 4, what is the case, number, and gender of "domino" ? dative singu. masculin Short Essay Answer both parts of the short essay prompt: 1. Identify and explain the steps you took to translate sentence #5, Duobus horis post cenam in triclinio, liberi dormire possunt. A. Identify each Latin word in the sentence by fully answering these questions: ○ Which Latin word is the Nominative subject of the sentence? ○ Which Latin word is in its infinitive form? ○ Which Latin word is the main verb, and what is its tense, person, and number? ○ Identify which Latin words are part of the two prepositional phrases in this sentence. For each prepositional phrase, i dentify the preposition and identify its noun object and its case. ○ What type of "time expression" is duobus horis, and in what case are these words? B. Discuss your own translation method by explaining how the words identified in part A fit into your translation. Start with how you began your translation of this sentence—what you looked for, which word(s) you recognized as the subject of the sentence, and how you continued your translation from there. Your answer should be at least three sentences in paragraph form. Translation Help and New Vocabulary New Grammar to Look Out For! ● Dative case ● Time Expressions New Vocabulary Aid There is no new vocabulary in this translation. Translation Checklist ● Did you remember your time expressions from previous lessons? ● Did you remember your cardinal number forms? ● Did you translate the singular and plural forms correctly? Unless Otherwise Noted All Content © 2023 Florida Virtual School. FlexPoint Education Cloud™ is a trademark of Florida Virtual School.

● Did you find your Nominative and Accusative cases correctly? ● Did you translate your verb in its correct tense, person, and number? ● Did you follow Latin word order? ● Did you find the noun-adjective pairs? ● Did you translate your prepositional phrases correctly? ● Did you find the correct subject of your sentence? Remember that the subject can be the word in the Nominative case or can be provided by the ending of the verb in the sentence. ● Did you find example sentences in your readings that are similar to your sentences? ● “Case” refers to: Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Ablative or Vocative. ● “Number” refers to: singular or plural. ● “Gender” refers to: masculine, feminine, or neuter. ● “Person” refers to: 1 st person, 2 nd person, or 3 rd person. ● Does your sentence sound correct in English? Remember that even if a verb, such as " sum, es, est, sumus, estis, sunt ," is at the end of the sentence, you can translate it as the first word in your English translation. Example: " Femina sum ."—I am a woman. (not "A woman I am.") We do not speak like Yoda in Latin! Latin 1 Translation Rubric (50 points) Category Proficiency Approaching Proficiency Needs Improvement Clarity of Translation 15–13 points The student skillfully completes the following tasks at the appropriate level: ● translates known vocabulary, using definitions that fit the context 12–9 points The student partially completes the following tasks at the appropriate skill level: ● translates known vocabulary, using definitions that fit the context ● uses context to apply 8–0 points The student is unable to complete the following tasks at the appropriate skill level: ● translates known vocabulary, using definitions that fit the context ● uses context to apply new or unfamiliar vocabulary in Unless Otherwise Noted All Content © 2023 Florida Virtual School. FlexPoint Education Cloud™ is a trademark of Florida Virtual School.

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