Greek & Latin

 

ELEMENTARY GREEK & LATIN (UCLS01)

Duration: 1 year

Credit: 1

Grade: 9-12

Prerequisite: None

Homework: Moderate

No previous knowledge required. Students begin by learning the important characteristics of Greek and Latin, and comparing those to English and Chinese. Important grammatical and linguistic terms are introduced and employed in analyzing Greek, Latin, and English sentences. At the end of the year, students are comfortable reading simple stories in Greek and Latin, and they are able to respond to those stories in oral and written Greek and Latin. External contests include the National Latin Exam, the National Greek Exam, and the National Classical Etymology Exam. Additional study includes an introduction to the history and geography of the ancient Mediterranean world.

 

INTERMEDIATE GREEK & LATIN (UCLS02)

Duration: 1 year

Credit: 1

Grade: 9-12

Prerequisite: Elementary Greek & Latin (Classics I)

Homework: Moderate

 

Prerequisites: Either (1) study of Greek and Latin in the TAS middle school, or (2) study of Greek and/or Latin at another school, or (3) successful completion of Elementary Greek & Latin at TAS. Enrollment in Intermediate Greek & Latin must always be approved by the TAS Greek & Latin Department. Students rapidly review all fundamental concepts of morphology, grammar, and syntax while reading and responding to stories in Greek and Latin. Upon completion of Intermediate Greek & Latin, students are able to read complex stories in Greek and Latin, and they can respond to those stories appropriately in Greek and Latin. External contests include the National Latin Exam, the National Greek Exam, and the National Classical Etymology Exam. Students continue their study of the history and geography of the ancient Mediterranean world with a focus on late republican Rome and fifth century Athens.

HONORS READING GREEK & LATIN (UCLS02H)

Duration: 1 year

Credit: 1

Grade: 9-12

Prerequisite: Elementary Greek & Latin (Classics I), and department permission

Homework: Heavy

All material in Intermediate Greek & Latin and Reading Greek & Latin is covered in the course of one year. Homework expectations for this course are high. Enrollment is by permission of the department.

 

READING GREEK & LATIN (UCLS03)

Duration: 1 year

Credit: 1

Grade: 9-12

Prerequisite: Intermediate Greek & Latin (Classics II)

Homework: Moderate

The course begins with a review of Latin and Greek grammar, along with additional study of some more complex structures. Students then begin reading the Latin authors like Caesar, Vergil and Cicero, and selections from the works works of Plato, Xenophon, and Lysias in Greek. Students sit for the National Latin Exam, and the National Greek Exam.

 

 

AP LATIN (UCLS04)

IBSL CLASSICAL LANGUAGES (LATIN) (UCLS051)
IBSL CLASSICAL LANGUAGES (GREEK) (UCLS052)

IBHL CLASSICAL LANGUAGES (LATIN) (UCLS061)
IBHL CLASSICAL LANGUAGES (GREEK) (UCLS062)

Duration: 1 year

Credit: 1

Grade: 9-12

Prerequisite: Reading Greek & Latin or Honors Reading Greek and Latin and Permission of Department.

Homework: Heavy

Homework: Heavy

Students enrolling in these courses elect to concentrate in Greek or Latin. Some will read Greek or Latin authors in preparation for the IB SL or HL examination. Others will focus on close reading of Vergil and Caesar in Latin in preparation for the AP Latin Literature Examination. All students begin to study prose composition in their selected language(s). Seniors may register for university competitions in Greek and Latin.

 

ADVANCED LATIN (UCLS07)

ADVANCED ANCIENT GREEK (UCLS08)
ADVANCED GREEK & LATIN (UCLS09)

HONORS ADVANCED LATIN (UCLS07H)
HONORS ADVANCED ANCIENT GREEK (UCLS08H)
HONORS ADVANCED GREEK AND LATIN (UCLS09H)

Duration: 1 year

Credit: 1

Grade: 9-12

Prerequisite: Reading Greek & Latin (honors levels require department permission) Homework: Heavy

Students and teachers work together to design courses that center around reading a selected body of literature in the original languages. In these classes many students choose to continue their study of both Latin and Greek. However, some students may choose to concentrate on one language only (usually Greek). Students who focus on Greek alone are encouraged to start learning dialects other than Attic, usually Ionic first , and then Homeric. Advanced classics courses also require the students to gain an understanding of some of the topics related to the works they read (e.g., history, philosophy, metrics, drama, etc.). Students continue their study of Greek and Latin composition. These courses are in content and design equivalent to their college counterparts at the best US colleges.

 

HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT GREEK PEOPLE (UCLS101)

Duration: 1 semester, offered in Semester I only

Credit: 0.5

Grade: 9-12

Prerequisite: None

Homework: Light

An introduction to the history of the ancient Greek world to the end of the Hellenistic Period, this course is based on reading ancient authors and documents in translation. examining ancient artifacts, including architecture and infrastructure, and tracing the cultural and artistic development of Greek civilization. The focus of the course is on examining the emergence and development of a Panhellenic Greek cultural identity. In addition, students will study the history of Mediterranean archaeology and learn about the most recent developments in that field as they pertain to the ancient Greek peoples.

 

 

HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT ROMAN PEOPLE (UCLS102)

Duration: 1 semester, offered in semester 2 only

Credit: 0.5

Grade: 9-12

Prerequisite: None

Homework: Light

An introduction to the history of the ancient Roman world to the age of Constantine, this course is based on reading ancient authors and documents in translation, examining ancient artifacts, including architecture and infrastructure, and tracing the cultural and artistic development of Roman civilization. The focus of the course is on the problems that attended the development and spread of a shared Roman cultural identity in the disparate places that were governed from Rome. In addition, students study the history of Mediterranean archaeology and learn about the most recent developments in that field as they pertain to the history of Rome.