Reynolds, Miss Barrett

To contact Miss Reynolds, please email breynolds@cysd.k12.pa.us

Colosseum, Rome, Italy

Salve! Welcome to the homepage for Miss Reynolds. On this page you will find information about upcoming topics for each Latin course of the semester. Specific information regarding assignments can be found on each course's individual Schoology page. Please contact Miss Reynolds for parental access.

LATIN I

Roman Mythology, Round 1

Introduction to Mythology
Description of Gods and Goddesses
Reading and Interpretation of Myths: Midas and the Golden Touch, The Creation of Man, Apollo and Daphne, Mercury's Trickery
Myth Assignment #1: Summarize and Interpret Myths (solo assignment)
Myth Assignment #2: Production of Myths (group assignment)

Noun/Adjective Agreement

Review Use of Cases, Noun Functions
Rules of Agreement with Adjectives
Vocabulary

Future Tense of Verbs

Review Regular vs. Irregular Verbs
Review Present and Imperfect Tenses
Formation and Meaning of Future Tense Verbs

LATIN II

Active vs. Passive Voice of Verbs

Distinguishing Between Verb Voices
Recognizing Patterns in Verb Formations
Passive Voice Verb Forms
Expanding the Verbs Synopsis

Noun/Adjective Agreement

Continued Review of Adjective Forms

LATIN III

Scansion

Understanding Rhythm and Patterns in Poetry
Dactylic Hexameter

Vergil's Aeneid

About the Author
Content and Themes of the Poem
Excerpts: Books I, II, IV, and IV (The Love Story of Dido and Aeneas)

Poetry Assignment

Recitation of Introduction (lines 1-11)