Marriotts Ridge High –  WL-904-1 Advanced Special Topics in Latin – Honors

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Advanced Special Topics in Latin is designed for the continuing study of Latin though a content-based approach. Students practice translating passages, explicating contextual words or phrases, identifying an excerpt’s context and significance, discussing and comparing themes among passages, identifying features of a particular text, and exploring evidence of Latin’s continued influence on modern society. These course offerings provide a possible four-year sequence of the study of Russian. The major goal of the courses is communication in three modes— interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational—that reinforce the skills of listening, reading, speaking, and writing in Russian. In addition, students gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures, make connections with other disciplines, develop insight into the nature of language and culture, and explore opportunities to use the language in the classroom setting and beyond.