DOs and DON’Ts
to
SURVIVE
4. DO learn how to
accent in Greek and
DO NOT confuse εἰµ ί
with εἶμ ι.
LATIN
AND
5. DO learn when to use
the subjunctive so that
you DO NOT miss the
purpose of the sentence.
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7 . DO learn how to scan
O
dactylic hexameter, but D
ass
NOT excessively scan in cl
when you should be writing
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down your translation.
. DO take Gr
GREEK
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1. DO on and verb e when
at
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declen OT conjug cline
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but D decline, or ate.
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2.DO learn the Greek
alphabet if you are taking
Greek and DO NOT mix
up your PSIs and PHIs; it
never ends well.
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n in class and
3. DO pay attentio
anslation but
write down your tr
e the
DO NOT memoriz
e it is not the
translation becaus
Latin Exam.
key to a 5 on the AP
9.
tin offers so
considering it because La
ally learning
much with regards to actu
ythology
English grammar, cool m
ory, and
stories, epic fights in hist
in the JCL
most importantly, a family
pare to.
that nothing else can com
10. DO attend conventio
n every year
possible because this is wh
ere you will meet
your family every year an
d nerd out during
certamen and test sessions
, while also
getting sentimental when
the last general
assembly rolls around. Co
nvention is
honestly one of the best re
asons to take
Latin and no other langua
ge can do what
Latin does.