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Grammar I

Lesson 02.  John 1:1-3

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You must complete the following assignments for this lesson:

  1. Study the Prelection.

  2. Complete the Lesson Exercises.

  3. Memorize the Memory Work. 

  4. Complete the Lesson Examination.

1.  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 1:1-3

2. 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 studenthelp@classicalliberalarts.com.

1.  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.

2.  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.

3.  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 you Latin composition exercises.
Reading (John 1:1-3)


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.
 that     made      is. 

 

Vocabulary
Nouns

Verbs

 Prepositions
Deus - God

   erat - was, he was, there was

    in - in, into, on, among
verbum - word, the Word    est - is, he is, there is    per - by, through
nihil - nothing    sunt - are, they are, there are    sine - without
       apud - with
Pronouns Participles  
ipso - him, himself    facta - made Conjunctions
ipsum - him    factum - made    et - and
hoc - this    
  Adverbs Interjections
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4. Lesson Examination

Directions:  When you have completed all of your assignments above, complete your lesson exam. 

Complete Lesson 02 Examination.

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