Curriculum:
Essential Questions for Latin

GRADE 12: How are we transformed by our study
of other languages and cultures?

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How do you perceive the world now that you have studied another language and culture?

How has Latin influenced our language?

How has Latin literature influenced English literature?

How has Latin literature survived from antiquity until the present?

What is the historical importance of Latin literature?

•  Which Roman authors were most important in the Middle Ages?
•  Which Roman authors were most important in the Renaissance?
•  Which Roman authors have had the most impact on modern literature, art, etc.?

What is a "good translation"?

•  How did Romans use their own language creatively?
•  Can we reproduce the same effect when we translate into English?
•  What is "lost in the translation"?