AP Latin Homework
The date given is the date the homework should be done at home by the
student and will be due in class for the next class period, unless otherwise
stated, as may be the case with longer projects. Homework assignments may
also be subject to minor changes/additions. Students will be notified of
such changes in class and should therefore check with the their classmates
or the teacher if they have been absent from class.
WEEK 31:
Monday, April 8
- Read introduction to Book II (LaFleur), if not already done.
- Translate Aeneid, Book II, lines 40-56. (Laoocoon warns the Trojans)
Tuesday, April 9
- Complete vocabulary list for lines II.201-249.
- Translate II.201-219. (Lacoon’s destruction)
Wednesday, April 10
Translate II.220-249.
Thursday, April 11
- Complete vocabulary list for II.268-297.
- Translate II.268-280. (Ghost of Hector appears)
Friday, April 12
Translate II.286-97.
- Study for vocabulary quiz for II.268-297.
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WEEK 29:
Monday, March 18
- Study for vocabulary quiz on lines I.494-538.
- Finish translation of I.539-578.
Tuesday, March 19
- Complete vocabulary list for I.539-578.
- Start reviewing translations of Book I to prepare for test on Thursday,
March, 21.
Wednesday, March 20
- Study for Test on Aeneid, Book I to be given tomorrow.
Thursday, March 21
Read Fitzgerald’s Aeneid Book II in translation & Intro to Book II, textbook
pages 124-127. Be prepared to discuss on Monday, March 25th and take plot
quiz on Tuesday, March 26th.
Friday, March 22
See homework for Thursday, March 21st.
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WEEK 28:
Monday, March 11
Translate I.494-538, if not already finished.
Tuesday, March 12
Study for vocabulary quiz on lines I.494-538.
Wednesday, March 13
- Translate, I.539-558.
Thursday, March 14
-Translate I.559-578.
Friday, March 15
- Study for scansion quiz to be given on Monday.
- Start study for Test on Book I, lines 1-208, 418-440 & 404-578, to be given
on Tuesday, March 19th.
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WEEK 27:
Monday, March 4
Finish translation of I.180-209, if not already completed.
Tuesday, March 5
- Translate lines 418-429 (Scan 1st 4 lines)
Wednesday, March 6
- Translate lines I.430-440.
- Study for vocabulary quiz on lines 418-440.
Thursday, March 7
- Complete vocabulary list for lines I.494-538.
- Translate I.494-512.
Friday, March 8
Translate I.513-38.
Study for vocabulary quiz on lines I.494-538.
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WEEK 26:
Monday, February 25
- Complete vocabulary list for I.124-156.
- Translate Aeneid I.124-134.
Tuesday, February 26
- Study for vocabulary quiz on Book I.124-156.
- Translate I.141-152.
Wednesday, February 27
- Read pp. 10-14 (about scansion of dactylic hexameter)
- Complete vocabulary list for lines I.157-179. (handed out on Monday, Oct.
11th)
- Translate Aeneid, lines 157-169 & scan 1st 4 lines.
- NOTD = nemor, nemoris, n. (__) = ________________________________
- VOTD = immineo, imminēre, imminui (__) = _______________________
(3rd plural active: 6 indicative tenses & 4 subjunctive tenses)
- SOTD = Aeneas saw that a dark shadow was hanging over the sacred grove.
Thursday, February 28
- Complete vocabulary list for lines 180-209.
- Translate Aeneid, lines 180-199 & scan 1st 4 lines.
Friday, March 1
- Translate lines 418-429. Be prepared to sightread through line 440.
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WEEK 25:
Monday, February 18
See homework for Friday, Feb. 15th.
- Translate Aeneid, I.81-92.
- Study for vocabulary quiz on lines 81-101.
Tuesday, February 19
- Complete vocabulary list for Book I, lines 102-123.
- Translate Aeneid, I.102-123.
Wednesday, February 20
- Start preparing for Test on Aeneid, I.1-123 to be given on Friday.
- Prepare an answer for discussion question #1, page 57. Using Ms. Smoot’s
copy of the grading rubric for essays, check your response to see if you have
fulfilled all the conditions to writing a good response.
Thursday, February 21
Study for Test on Aeneid, Book I, lines 1-123 to be given on Friday.
Friday, February 22
- Complete vocabulary list for I.124-156.
- Translate Aeneid I.124-134.
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WEEK 24:
Monday, February 11
- Study for vocab quiz on Aeneid, I.34-49 to be given on Tuesday.
- NOTD = pontus, ponti (__) = _____________________________________
- VOTD = submergo, submergere, submersi, submersus (__) = ____________
(3rd singular, passive, feminine)
- SOTD = The fleet of the Argives was sunk in the sea by the goddess.
Tuesday, February 12
- Translate Aeneid, I.50-63. (NB: The next vocabulary quiz will cover the
lists for both I.50-63 & I.64-80.)
- Prepare a written answer to this question: In lines 54-63, Vergil uses an
extended metaphor to describe the winds. What are the winds implied to be,
and how does this image add to the seriousness of the threat they pose to
Aeneas? Give evidence and cite line numbers from the Latin text to support
your answer.
Wednesday, February 13
- Complete vocabulary list for I.64-80.
- Translate Aeneid, I.64-75.
Thursday, February 14
- Study for vocab quiz on Aeneid, I.50-80. (NB: 2 vocabulary lists are
incorporated into 1 quiz!)
- NOTD = vinculum, vinculi (__) = ________________________________________
- VOTD = premo, premere, pressi, pressus (__) = ________________________
(3rd plural masculine passive: 6 indicative tenses & 4 subjunctive
tenses)
- SOTD = Aeolus reined in the winds having been suppressed with chains and a
prison.
Friday, February 15
- Translate Aeneid, I.81-92.
- Study for vocabulary quiz on lines 81-101.
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WEEK 23:
Monday, February 4
- Make flashcards for Ch. 55, Passage B
- Translate Passage B, “Caesar vs. Pompey,” lines 1-9.
- NOTD = proelium, proelii (__) = ____________________________________
- VOTD = aggredior, aggredi, aggressus sum (__) = _______________________
(1st plural, masculine)
- SOTD = Juilius Caesar attacked the Britons in very serious battles, and he
made them subject to tribute.
Tuesday, February 5
- Translate Passage B, lines 10-15.
- Study for vocabulary quiz on Passage B to be given on Wednesday.
- NOTD = dux, ducis, m. (__) = ___________________________________________
- VOTD = dimico, dimicare, dimicavi (__) = _________________________________
(3rd plural, active, 6 indicative tenses & 4 subjunctive tenses)
- SOTD = With Pompey being the leader, the senators fled into Greece and
fought against Caesar there.
Wednesday, February 6
- Study for quiz on Part I, background information.
Thursday, February 7
- Make flashcards for Passage C.
- NOTD = copia, copiae (__) = ______________________________________
- VOTD = produco, producere, produxi, productus (__) = ___________________
(1st plural, passive, MASCULINE: 6 indicative tenses & 4 subjunctive
tenses)
- SOTD = With huge forces having been led forward into battle by both (ambo,
ambae, ambo) leaders, a huge battle was fought at Pharsalus.
Friday, February 8
- Complete Exercise 55d in this way: Using a blank sheet of notebook paper,
write down each Latin sentence. Put brackets around ablative absolutes &
identify what type of participle is being used in the ablative absolute.
(Remember that some ablative absolutes lack a participle and consist only of
a noun/noun or noun/adjective pair in the ablative case). Then translate each
sentence into English.
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WEEK 22:
Monday, January 28
- Read Aeneid Book I, English translation and be prepared to discuss. Plot
quiz will be given on Wednesday. Make note of all characters mentioned.
Tuesday, January 29
- Study for a plot quiz on Fitzgerald’s Aeneid, Book I to be given on
Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 30
- Complete vocabulary list for I.1.11
- Start studying for vocabulary quiz on I.1-11.
- NOTD = fatum, fati(__) = ____________________________________________
- VOTD = fero, ferre, tuli, latus (I) = _____________________________________
(3rd person singular, active: all 6 indicative tenses)
- SOTD = The fate of Aeneas brought him to the Lavinian shores
Thursday, January 31
Study for vocabulary quiz on lines I.1-11.
Friday, February 1
- Review your translation of lines I.1-11.
- Complete vocabulary list for lines I.12-22.
- NOTD = colonus, coloni (__) = _____________________________
- VOTD = teneo, tenēre, tenui(__) = _________________
(3rd plural active indicative, all 6 tenses)
- SOTD = The colonists of Tyre held the shores of Carthage for many years.
