Classics through the Advanced Portfolio: Independent Studio Seminar class. Working together in a classroom format, students will benefit from dialogue with each other, critiques, and field trips. (Prerequisite: At least one, and preferably more than one, related advanced semester elective, or permission of the department chair.)
Advanced Portfolio: Independent Studio Seminar (Semester 2) Class I This seminar is a capstone course offering Class I students the opportunity to explore subjects beyond the traditional studio art curriculum, either as a series of independent works or as class projects. Assignments will span contemporary art modes and will include a variety of media and ideas. Genres may include digital imaging, traditional or alternative processes of photography/ digital-imaging, film/moving-image, printmaking, installation art, ceramics, sculpture, painting, or drawing. Students may also explore cross-disciplinary connections, particularly regarding the use of technology in creating art, or with the sciences or humanities. Interested students may also complete the requirements for the Advanced Placement Studio Art portfolio in Drawing, 2-D or 3-D Design. Projects may be inspired by work with professional artists, including Nesto Gallery exhibitors. The course culminates in a major independent project that may precede or extend into a senior project. (Prerequisite: At least one, and preferably more than one, related advanced semester elective, or permission of the department chair.)
The study of Greek and Roman works, in their original languages, gives students a unique window into understanding two ancient cultures and identifying their ripples, reflections, and distinctions in the modern world. Starting from a linguisticbased study of Latin and classical Greek, students become independent thinkers, cultivating strong habits of mind and intellectual discipline. Students learn to be precise and logical readers—skilled in close, textual analysis—and interpreters. Because students develop the skills of close textual analysis with works that have been debated for centuries, they begin to understand both the scholarly value of their own interpretations and how the lenses of different eras affect the way a work is viewed. Class discussions are far-ranging, drawing connections across various disciplines such as English, history, mythology, archaeology, and philosophy. Students who choose to study Latin and Greek become more than just masters of vocabulary, language, and syntax—they gain a centuries-long perspective on modern civilization and languages, and develop a strong foundation for future study in many fields. The diploma requirement is met by completion of level 3 or level 2/3 of a language. The advanced Latin course, Latin Literature (AP), prepares students for the Advanced Placement Latin examination. Advanced courses in Latin authors are equivalent to intermediate level college courses.
Latin 1 This introduction to the Latin language presents the basics of grammar and
Intensive Language Courses These are accelerated courses designed for Class I students (and students in Class II with special permission). Each is the equivalent in difficulty and pace to a first-year college language course and is open only to students who have completed the language requirement through study of another language. Chinese Intensive may be combined with students from Chinese 1P in the same section. (Offered subject to sufficient demand.)
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vocabulary, as well as background in Roman history, culture and mythology. Because students start Latin with different backgrounds in English grammar, we devote considerable time to examining the way English works. In addition, students learn to look for English cognates of the Latin words they study, thus strengthening their vocabulary in both languages. Students are introduced to all five declensions; the six indicative tenses and the infinitives (active and passive) of all conjugations; relative, personal, demonstrative and reflexive pronouns, the indirect statement, and the comparative system of adjectives and adverbs. Successful completion of this course qualifies students for Latin 2. Highly motivated and proficient students may request permission to enroll in the accelerated course, Latin 2/3.
Latin 2 Following a systematic review of Latin morphology and sentence structure, students in Latin 2 complete their study of forms and syntax while developing reading skills using adapted selections, primarily from Cicero. Starting in the spring, the course provides students with their first opportunity to read, in the native language, words written two millennia ago by authors who have influenced the development of Western literature and history. Some original Latin texts may serve as a starting point for exploring Greco-Roman mythology, culture, and important periods of Latin history. This course prepares students to read Latin prose.
Latin 3 A reading course with some grammar and composition, Latin 3 focuses on developing students’ reading skills. Students build vocabulary by identifying learned roots, prefixes and English derivatives. Prose readings include selections from Caesar’s commentaries and the works of Cicero, which we examine for rhetorical literary style as well as for content and political implications. Excerpts from Ovid’s Metamorphoses and Amores introduce meter and familiarize students with mythological stories. Successful completion of this course qualifies students for Latin 4. Highly motivated and proficient students may request permission to enroll in the Advanced Placement course, Latin Literature.
Latin 2/3 (Accelerated) This course combines all the grammar and authors studied in Latin 2 and 3. The class meets five times per week and assumes a solid foundation in level 1 Latin. Successful
