Specification points
College Board AP Latin latin
42 points in 9 topics, with College Board's codes and titles.
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U1 Teacher’s Choice – Latin Prose
U2 Pliny’s Letters: Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
U3 Pliny’s Letters and teacher’s choice of Latin prose
U4 Latin poetry and Vergil’s Aeneid, Books 1–2
U5 Vergil’s Aeneid, Excerpts from Books 4, 6, 7, 11, and 12
U6 Course project and teacher’s choice of Latin poetry
1 Read and comprehend Latin poetry and prose
- 1.A Meaning of Latin words and phrases
- VOC-1 Defining Latin words and phrases
- VOC-2 Latin words and phrases in context
- 1.B How grammar shapes meaning in context
- GRAM-1 Latin nouns in context
- GRAM-2 Latin verbs and verbals in context
- GRAM-3 Latin adjectives and pronouns in context
- GRAM-4 Latin particles in context
- 1.C Summarising Latin texts in English
- SUM-1 Summarising explicit meaning
- SUM-2 Summarising implied meaning
- 1.D Translating Latin texts into English
- TRAN-1 Idiomatic translation into English
- TRAN-2 Literal translation into English
2 Describe the style and context of Latin poetry and prose
- 2.A Stylistic elements in Latin texts
- STYL-1 Repetition as a stylistic device
- STYL-2 Word order as a stylistic device
- STYL-3 Similes and metaphors
- STYL-4 Meter in Latin poetry
- STYL-5 Features of genre
- 2.B Historical and cultural contexts of Latin texts
- CTXT-1 References to people, literature and historical events
- CTXT-2 References to Roman social norms and daily life
- CTXT-3 References to Greco-Roman mythology and legend
3 Analyze Latin poetry and prose
- 3.A Interpreting a Latin text
- INT-1 Interpreting a main idea or meaning
- INT-2 Interpreting an effect or purpose
- INT-3 Interpreting a point of view or attitude
- 3.B Evidence supporting an interpretation
- INT-4 Citing Latin in support of an interpretation
- INT-5 How cited evidence supports an interpretation
- INT-6 How context supports an interpretation
- INT-7 How style supports an interpretation