A strand to use Latin and build SAT vocabulary words.

 Myth and Culture:  Class work:  Myths in translation and Latin.

                               Visual Image Contest (ACE)

.History Essay:  Ancient Coins for Education Essay Contest

                              Creative retelling of the life or an important event in the life of and emperor.

                               Best essay is entered in a national contest and wins an authentic bronze coin.

The Great Trilogy:  The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Aeneid

                       The Iliad  via easy Latin translations of the highlights

                              The Odyssey, comprehension of grade level readings form Fabulae Graecae

                               and an English translation by Fitzgerald.

                              The Aeneid by translating and comprehending one book.

Coin Essay:  Create an essay about a time and place in the Roman Empire

                               with a coin as the tie that binds the story together. 

                               Best essay enters national contest and wins an attributed bronze coin.

 Certamen:  A day of Latin contests with students from throughout NY

The National Mythology Exam : 

                                30 general questions, 10 Theseus questions,

                                10 Odyssey questions, 10 Aeneid questions based on translations

Epigrams, letters, inscriptions, poetry and excerpts from famous authors.

Theater and Humor: Plautus, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.