Classics Club

Salve Χαιρε Khaire ‘ky-ray’

Today’s session 1. Course overview and survey Making this course relevant 2. Name badges No longer all Greek to you 3. You already know LOTS of Latin Pairing up as word detectives 4. Language: Killer fish Word order versus word ‘coding’

1. Course overview L.O. -Understand arc of course -Contribute feedback Each lesson, we will: explore Ancient Greek and Roman culture (topic work) learn the Latin language (grammar and vocabulary) draw parallels between classical and modern-day society (are we so very different?) = TOTAL BRAIN EXPERIENCE

1. Course overview: topics Topics will include: Celebrity Magic & curses Parties, Roman style Predicting the future Sport & fandom Art & graffiti Fashion & looking sharp

1. Course overview: how we work together Folders o Vocab o Language work Home tasks o Vocab learning o Research The Blog

1. Name Badges L.O. -Familiarisation with the Greek alphabet - understand concept of transliteration a Α α b Β β g Γ γ d Δ δ short e Ε ε z Ζ ζ long e Η η th Θ θ i Ι ι k (or hard c) Κ κ l Λ λ m Μ μ n Ν ν x Ξ ξ short o Ο ο p Π π English letterGreek (capital)Greek (lower case) r Ρ ρ s Σ ς t Τ τ u (or y) Υ υ ph (or f) Φ ϕ ch Χ χ ps Ψ ψ long o Ω ϖ

1. Name Badges ΜεσσιΩβαμα Ριαννα

2. You already know Latin Latin is all around us L.O. - Understand the organic evolution of languages - appreciate how many Latin- derived words are in the English language

2. You already know Latin How Latin got to us 27 B.C. 476 A.D A.D.

2. You already know Latin Word detective task – spot the Latin Pair up and take a worksheet… Villa Schola Finis

3. Killer fish ‘ Coding’ meaning in word endings L.O. -understand the concept of inflection rather than word order in conveying sense - know how to generate a singular Latin imperative The boyeats the fish noun - subjectnoun - objectverb puer edit piscem

3. Killer fish ‘ Coding’ meaning in word endings The fisheats the boy noun - subjectnoun - objectverb puerum edit piscis

3. Killer fish ‘ Coding’ meaning in word endings puerum edit piscis puer edit piscem

3. Killer fish ‘ Coding’ commands The special command ‘code’ in Latin: Add ‘e’ to the main part (“stem”) of the verb

3. Killer fish Commands fuge! fugere to flee/ get out of here! +e ‘command’ code

3. Killer fish Commands ! verb stem +e ‘command’ code

3. Killer fish Commands valere to be well sedere to sit down currere to run ridere to smile tacere to hush/be quiet bibere to drink legere to read expellere to drive out

To recap Now you…. … can write your name in Greek … know how the Latin language infiltrated English … understand how Latin and Greek use ‘codes’ in word endings rather than word order to communicate meaning … can give orders in Latin

Home tasks Your first vocab list Nouns (‘thing’ words) piscis – fish puer – boy/kid villa – house finis – end/finish Verbs (‘doing’ words) edit – he/she/it eats tacere – to be quiet expellere – to drive out legere – to read vale/valete – goodbye (“fare well”) Salve/salvete – hello (“be safe”) Adjectives (‘describing’ words) felix – happy/lucky Word detective Find and bring in/take photo of a modern object with Latin or a Latin-derived word on it

Vale Χαιρε Vale Χαιρε