Estimated Time: 2 hours

Read

Family Reading:

• The Story of the Romans, Chapters 1-5
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Elementary and Middle School Reading:

• Classic Starts®: Roman Myths, Introduction - Chapter 1

High School Reading:

• Roman Mythology, Introduction - Chapter 4
  

Write:

• As you are reading, write down any sentences or paragraphs that you like or have special meaning to you in your journal.
• Pay attention to any words or phrases you don't understand and write them in your journal. Look up the meanings of these words.
• Use the following for your copywork for the week:

Elementary Copywork:

You are now going to hear about the building of Rome, the capital of Italy, in Europe.

High School Copywork:

In the days when the Greeks were fighting against Troy -- that great city in Asia Minor which they besieged for ten years -- the people in Italy were divided into several small kingdoms, among which were those of the Etruscans and the Latins.

Learn:

Latin is an ancient language that was spoken by the Romans. It has influenced many modern languages, including English. Let's start with some basic greetings and phrases.

Vocabulary:

1. Salve! (Hello!)
2. Vale! (Goodbye!)
3. Quid agis? (How are you?)
4. Optime (Very well)
5. Bene (Well)
6. Satis Bene (Okay)
7. Pessime (Bad)
8. Quaeso (please)
9. Gratias tibi ago (Thank you)
10. Tace/Tacete (Be quiet)
11. Audi/Audite (Listen)
12. Dic/Dicite (Say/Speak)

Watch the video below to learn how these words are pronounced.

Practice your new Latin words this week, and then take the quiz in the Show What You Know.