Latin IV (Caesar and Vergil)

This course follows the College Board's AP 2012 revised curriculum for Latin (Caesar and Vergil). It cannot be called AP Latin, since I am not seeking official approval from the College Board, but our students routinely go on to take the exam and to do well in it. Students read all assigned passages from the De Bello Gallico and the Aeneid, with an eye to the nuances of language and the literary features of both works, including Latin metrics and figures of speech, as well as their cultural and political backgrounds. We begin with fairly moderate readings; as students improve in fluency and stamina, we work up to reading about 120 lines of Vergil in a week. The AP Exam is not required but a student who completes the course successfully will be prepared to take it.

Course Website: Latin IV (Caesar and Vergil)

Sections and Teachers

Section 1:

Instructor: Bruce McMenomy

Starts: September 5, 2017
Ends: June 1, 2018

Monday 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET • Thursday 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM ET

Tuition: $500.00

Prerequisites

Latin III or equivalent. Serious preparation in Latin prose and history. Students not entering through Latin III should contact the instructor: the course begins at an easy pace, but accelerates continuously throughout the year.

Recommended background

Western Literature to Dante is highly recommended, but by no means required; familiarity with the Homeric epics is recommended as well, but the material will be covered.

Teacher's notes:

Students in the past have routinely scored well on the Latin AP Exam, but the AP Exam is not required.

Textbooks and Materials

This item is required:

Caesar: Selections from his Commentarii De Bello Gallico , Authors: Hans-Friedrich Mueller, G. Julius Caesar

ISBN: 0865167788