Module 1 - Substantive Inflection

Introduction

 
Substantive inflection

For the first two weeks, we will primarily focus on the inflection of substantive forms. We will study how nouns, pronouns, and adjectives change their form to produce meaning. We will also learn how to translate and form basic sentences.

Schedule

Week 1

Wednesday, September 2

Friday, September 4 (slides)

  • Nouns (1st, 2nd, and 3rd declensions)
  • Usages of the nominative and genitive
  • Sentences with the verb “to be”
  • Reading (to be completed before class): Watch my short video on substantive inflection and read the notes on nouns.
  • Morphology and Vocabulary (to be completed before class): Memorize the following noun charts. Additionally, memorize the dictionary entries and definitions for the nouns in Module 1’s vocabulary list.
  • Practice (to be completed before class): Identify the declensions that the list of nouns in my video belong to and form the nominative and genitive singular and plural for them.
  • Further Practice (optional): Check out these exercises on declension identification and the nominative and genitive, as well as Prof. Smith’s exercise with ancient coins (don’t worry about the Moodle aspect).

Week 2

Monday, September 7 (slides)

  • Adjectives (2-1-2, 3rd declension adjectives)
  • Noun-adjective agreement
  • Reading (to be completed before class): Watch Prof. Joseph’s short videos about noun-adjective agreement and adjective dictionary entries read and study sections 1a, 1c, 1d, and 1e in the adjectives module.
  • Morphology and Vocabulary (to be completed before class): Compare and contrast the declension of adjectives in these charts with noun charts and memorize the key differences. Memorize the dictionary entries and definitions for the adjectives in Module 1.
  • Practice (to be completed before class): Write out the nominative and genitive singular and plural of the following noun-adjective pairs, noting the declensions of the noun and adjective: sapiens regina; horribilis pater; mea soror.
  • Further Practice (optional): Check out these exercises on differentiating adjective type and Prof. Smith’s exercise on adjectives.

Wednesday, September 9 (slides)

  • Latin and CBL
  • Homework: Spend a few minutes thinking about why it might be important to do community in engagement in a Latin course.

Friday, September 11 (slides)

  • is, ea, id
  • Demonstrative pronouns
  • Intensifying pronouns
  • Reading (to be completed before class): Watch my short video on pronouns and read the section on pronouns.
  • Morphology and Vocabulary (to be completed before class): Memorize the nominative and genitive forms of is, ea, id; ille, illa, illud; hic, haec, hoc; and ipse, ipsa, ipsum in the respective charts. Memorize the verbs, conjunctions, and adverbs in Module 1.
  • Practice (to be completed before class): Write out the nominative and genitive singular and plural of the noun-adjective pairs at the end of my video.
  • Further Practice (optional): Check out these exercises on pronouns.

Week 3

Monday, September 14 (slides)

  • -ius adjectives
  • Substantives
  • Review
  • Morphology and Vocabulary (to be completed before class): Review noun-adjective agreement and Module 1 vocabulary.
  • Assessment (to be completed before class): Complete quiz #1.
  • Reading (to be completed before class): Read the short sections on -ius adjectives and substantives in our textbook.

Wednesday, September 16

  • Composition workshop
  • Morphology and Vocabulary (to be completed before class): Review noun-adjective agreement and Module 1 vocabulary.
  • Assessment (to be completed before class):Translation #1 Due.

Friday, September 18 (slides)

  • The dative, accusative, and ablative cases
  • Assessment (to be completed before class): Composition #1 due.
  • Reading (to be completed before class): Watch Prof. Smith’s short video on the accusative and dative cases.
  • Morphology and Vocabulary (to be completed before class): Memorize the full paradigms all five cases. Additionally, memorize the full paradigms for hic, ille, and is.
  • Further Practice (optional): Check out the exercises in our textbook on the accusative and dative and ablative as well Prof. Smith’s exercise on the function of nouns.