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Latin Class
Sarah Whipple
918-231-1566
[email protected]
[email protected]
Grades
• Not weighted – a point is a point!
• Homework – completion grades, collected as a
set later (5 assignments due on test days)
• Tests and Quizzes – about every week
– Quizzes = 5-45 points
– Tests = 50 – 100 points
Edith Hamilton Mythology Book
Required Text! We’ll be using it
Available to purchase in class for $8
for tests and projects.
Latin Club
• $8 to join
• Have to join Latin club to be allowed to go to
state or national convention
March Madness
Everything big happens in March . . .
except the AP test
National Latin Exam
• Curriculum based on NLE
• Everyone should take the NLE
• Students with an A or a B are expected to take
NLE
• $4
• Why take the NLE?
– Cheap standardized test practice with no pressure
– Scholarship money and prizes for high scores
– Why not? They’ve been studying for it all year!
Medusa Mythology Exam
• Theme this year: “Malicious Monsters
and Monstrous Mortals”
• Requires studying outside of class
• For mythology enthusiasts who want more
than we have time to cover in class this year
• Why take the Medusa?
– Taking a standardized test with no pressure
– Reinforces research and study skills
– The stories are always tons of fun!
State Latin Convention
• March 30-31st
• Norman, Ok at the NCED convention center
– Minutes south of OU campus
• All Latin club members are eligible to attend
• Competitions in
– Academics
– Athletics
– Arts
• Cost: $75-$100
– Will need chaperones! (1 chaperone per 10 students)
– Hoping to have fundraisers to help offset some of the costs for
chaperones and for students
National Latin Convention
• Like state, but bigger, longer, and on a college
campus
• July 26th-July 31st
• Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
• Competitions in
– Academics
– Athletics
– Arts
• Fun way to gear back up before school starts
Europe Trip - Not School Sponsored!!!
• June 2012 (tentatively June 6th)
• Parents are highly encouraged to come along!
• No matter what your student tells you . . .
London
Paris
Lucerne
Florence
Rome
Pompeii
Capri
Delphi
Athens
Crete
Santorini
And another Greek island . . .
Europe Trip - Not School Sponsored!!!
• London, Paris, Lucerne, Florence, Rome,
Pompeii, Capri, Delphi, Athens, Greek Island
Cruise (Crete, Santorini, and another one)
• 20 days (last 3 on a cruise ship)
• Eftours.com – tour # 1017399, sponsor
Michael Horn
• PARENTS MEETING – SEPT. 19, RM 6-166,
7 PM