This was the first lesson of Term 2. I began by returning the Capitulum Secundum class test (see Lesson 22). We went through the test quickly - there were a few small issues.
Note : If you are wondering why I kept the tests for as long as I did, it was because we had students out of class due to Covid restrictions at the end of Term 1. I waited until almost all students had been able to sit the test before returning it. The students were able to see their marks online during this time.
2. I next told the class that they would be sitting their Capitulum Tertium test early next week (see Lesson 34). I told them that for the first time, the test would include a completely new story for them to translate into English, that the best way to study was twofold 1) reread Chapters 1-3 of the textbook and 2) practise the chapter 1-3 Gimkit Quizzes. Finally, I told them that the True or False questions were designed to be particularly tricky in this test, and they should pay special attention to the use of the word ‘qui’ in their revision. Gimkit Quizzes can be accessed here.
3. We now played a fifth round of Recte/Prave. This round was about numbers. I asked the students to write the numbers 1-3 into their books in Latin, explaining that the exact form changes based on the gender of the noun (which can be determined by its ending). In round 5 we looked at every slide - single, double and triple - with me asking “Quot x sunt?”. So, taking oppidum as an example, three turns went like this:
Teacher: quot oppida sunt?
Student 1: Unum oppidum est.
Teacher: Quot oppida sunt?
Student 2: Duo oppida sunt.
Teacher: Quot oppida sunt?
Student 3: Tria oppida sunt.
I made it clear that this would be tested in the upcoming Capitulum Tertium Class Test.
4. Students were now asked to read Scaena Prima of Capitilum Quartum. I pointed out to them the illustrations in the margins, and added that they shouldn’t worry if not every word made sense. I asked them to reread Scaena Prima if they finished it.