You must complete the following assignments for this lesson:
- Study the Prelection.
- Complete the Lesson Exercises.
- Memorize the Memory Work.
- Complete the Lesson Examination.
Prelection
Directions: Watch the following prelection carefully. It is designed to help you understand your Latin reading assignment. You should know everything in this prelection before taking your lesson exam.
- Click here to view the Prelection for John 1:4-5
Lesson Exercises
Directions: Complete each of the activities listed below before attempting your lesson exam. Written lessons can be checked by a parent using this lesson or sent to your instructor to be checked the same day. You can fax your exercises to 1-800-318-0261 or e-mail them to mail@classicalliberalarts.com.
- Copy out your Latin verses onto a lined piece of paper, skipping a line after each copied line. After you copy the entire reading, write out the English translation, word-for-word, under each line. When you finish, re-write the English translation using everyday English. You may look at your lesson notes when you begin, but the goal is to complete this lesson from memory. That is when you will know that you have mastered the lesson.
- Copy the English translation from your lesson reading onto a lined piece of paper, skipping a line after each copied line. After you copy the English lines, write out the Latin translation, word-for-word, under each line. You may look at your lesson notes when you begin, but the goal is to complete this lesson from memory. That is when you will know that you have mastered the lesson.
- Memory Work
Directions: It is important that we memorize Latin verses to master the vocabulary and get experience with Latin sentences. This memory work will help you later in your Latin composition exercises.
Reading (John 1:1-5)
In principio erat Verbum et Verbum erat apud Deum et
In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and
Deus erat Verbum. Hoc erat in principio apud Deum.
God was the Word. This was in the beginning with God.
Omnia per ipsum facta sunt et sine ipso factum est nihil
All things by him made are and without him made is nothing
quod factum est. In ipso vita erat et vita erat lux hominum
that made is. In him life was and (the) life was the light of men
et lux in tenebris lucet et tenebrae eam non comprehenderunt.
and the light in the darkness shines and the darkness it not did comprehend.
Vocabulary
Nouns
verbum – the Word est – is, he is, there is per – by, through
nihil – nothing sunt – are, they are, there are sine – without
vita – life lucet – shines apud – with
lux – light
Deus – God
hominum – of men did comprehend Conjunctions
tenebris – in darkness
tenebrae – darkness
Pronouns
ipso – him, himself
ipsum – him Adverbs
hoc – this
eam – it
Verbs
erat – was, he was, there was
comprehenderunt –
Participles
facta – made Interjections
factum – made —
Prepositions
in – in, into, on, among
Adverbs
non – not
Interjections
none
Conjunctions
et – and
