What does the course cover? The programme of study

The Wolsey Hall Year 7 Latin and the Roman World course follows the coursebook De Romanis Part 1.

You may want to print out this overview of the course Download this overview of the course and refer to it as you progress through the course. Do also bear in mind that:

Course introduction

Read the Course Guide and Skype with your tutor

Module One: The Olympian Gods	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (1.1): The Olympian Gods Who are they? What are the Greek and Roman names? What were their responsibilities? What were they like?	Pages 6–10 plus sources 1.1 and 1.3 on pages 12–14.
Topic Two (1.2): Core Language A Differences between Latin and English Nouns and adjectives Case endings Vocabulary from the Module	Pages 17–23 and pages 34–35 for additional language work.
ASSIGNMENT ONE

Module Two: More on the Olympian Gods	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (2.1): More on the Olympian Gods Stories showing the power of the gods How were the gods depicted in art? Why did they look like humans?	Pages 10–11 plus Sources 1.2 and 1.4.
Topic Two (2.2): Core Language B Nominative and accusative cases Stems, gender and number Declensions Agreement of adjectives Vocabulary from the Module	Pages 24–32 and 36–37 with page 38 for extension work.
ASSIGNMENT TWO

Module Three: Roman Heroes	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (3.1): Roman Heroes What defined a Roman hero? Hercules and Cacus Aeneas Romulus and Remus	Pages 40–43 plus sources 2.1 and 2.2.
Topic Two (3.2): Core Language More on gender Third declension adjectives Prepositions Vocabulary from the Module	Pages 50–56 and pages 61–62 A2.1–2 and page 67, C2.1 and 2.
ASSIGNMENT THREE AND MID-COURSE REVIEW

Module Four: Mortal Roman Heroes	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (4.1): Mortal Roman Heroes Heroes of the early Republic Horatius Scaevola Cloelia	Pages 43–44 plus sources 2.3 and 2.4.
Topic Two (4.2): Core Language Adjectives without nouns The perfect tense Vocabulary from the Module	Pages 57–60, and pages 62–66, also page 68, C2.3
ASSIGNMENT FOUR

Module Five: Roman Gods - Public and Private Religion	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (5.1): Roman Gods – Public and Private Religion Romans and the Olympians Household gods Janus Personified deities	Pages 70–73 including the illustration, and sources 3.1 and 3.3.
Topic Two (5.2): Core Language Ablative case and prepositions Conjugations and principal parts Infinitives Some irregular verbs Vocabulary from the Module	Pages 80–87 and pages 96–97 A3.1-3, also pages 97–100 B3.1– 4.
ASSIGNMENT FIVE

Module Six: Men Who Became Gods and Foreign Gods	Coursebook Pages
Topic One (6.1): Men Who Became Gods and Foreign Gods Quirinus Julius Caesar Romans and foreign gods	Page 74 plus Sources 3.2, 3.3 (again) and 3.4.
Topic Two (6.2): Core Language Adverbs Stems and the imperfect tense Further uses of the ablative	Pages 88–95, and pages 101–102, B3.5-8, also pages 103–104 C3.1-3.
ASSIGNMENT SIX AND END OF COURSE REVIEW