Syllabus Latin One 08

Course Outline First Year Latin (Hour 5) Wichita Independent, Upper School, Fall 2008 G. Schwendner instructor, room 205 ( On campus only 5th -6th -7th hours; available after school: T-Th-F only; available at lunch 12-12:30 T-Th only) Homework page: theindependentschool.com > Upper School Contact: [email protected] or [email protected]

In this class, we will study elementary Latin grammar, with special emphasis on its application to English, especially the technical vocabulary in academic English derived Latin, and from Greek through Latin. Term and Grading. Students will complete all assigned work by the end of class. Class work to be made-up will be posted on the home work page. Quizzes will be announced at the beginning of each week on the homework page. Test dates will be announced one week prior. All students will bring pen and paper to class each day without exception. Grades will be posted for each week in the form of an average. Graded individual assignments / quizzes will be returned to students, but a scanned copy will be kept for parental referral. Missing assignments will be recorded as zero unless or until it is made up. This may be done for half (50%) credit, at any time during the quarter, or for full credit within the time period stipulated in the Student Handbook for excused absences (historically this has been within one class day after the return to school: e.g. work missed because of an excused absence on a Friday must be turned in no later than Tuesday (if Monday is a school day); work missed due to excused absence Th-Fri (2 days), must be turned in no later than the following Wednesday (if Monday is a school day). Absences extending longer than one week will be accomodated by arrangement. School rules for skipped / cut classes, classes missed due to suspensions, unexcused absences, etc. will be observed. Special exceptions by written petition only. Points / percent: 1% = 100 points. Student work will normally be graded by letter grade,

not percent. 100% means here 100% of the Fall Semester only. Letter grades can be converted to percents / points, if you wish, using the following table: 5% total (most weekly averages and test grades will valued at 5%) A+ A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D E (less than 50% correct) F

99% 95 93 90 88 86 84 80 76 74 72 50

5 4.75 4.65 4.5 4.4 4.3 4 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.5

1% (most daily assignments and quizzes will be vauled at 1%) .99 .95 .93 .9 .88 .86 .84 .8 .76 .74 .72 .5

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Class Schedule for Fall 2008 Week Tests beginning: 8/20 8/25 9/2 9/8 9/15 First Unit Test 5% First interim grade period ends Friday of this week 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 Second Unit test 5%

Weekly grade average Classwork, homework, quizzes; 2% 5% 4% 5% 10% (test + class work) =26% 5% 5% 5% 10% (test + class work)

1st Quarter ends Friday of this week 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 Third Unit test 5% 2nd Interim grade period ends Friday of this week 11/17 11/24 12/1 12/8 12/15 Semester exam: 5% 2nd Quarter & 1st Semester ends after the final exam

=50%

5% 5% 5% 10% (test + class work) =75% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% =100%