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Latin Cases — Cāsūs

Seventh graders meet the heart of Latin grammar — cases: the nominative marks the subject and the accusative marks the object, so word endings (not word order) tell you who does what.

Grade 7Cāsūs50 minutes1 class periodClassical LanguagesExplicit teaching4 StandardsACL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Explain cases.
  • ✓Find the subject.
  • ✓Find the object.
  • ✓Read Latin sentences.
Essential Question

In Latin, the ENDING of a word tells its job. The nominative is the subject; the accusative is the object. How does it work?

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Interactive Task
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Latin Cases Check

Project each item and have students answer about the nominative and accusative cases.

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The Lesson · Classical Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Endings Tell the Job

5 min

In Latin, the ending of a word tells its job — subject or object. How?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “The girl sees the dog.”
  • Ask who does what.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Notice.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Cāsūs

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Latin Cases Check.
  • Note nominative = subject.
  • Note accusative = object.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Find the subject.
  • Find the object.
  • Explain the endings.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Find it.
  • Find it.
  • Explain.
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Speak — Speak

12 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Read a Latin sentence.
  • Say who does the action.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Read it.
  • Say it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say what the nominative marks.
  • Say what the accusative marks.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the Standards for Classical Language Learning (ACL/ACTFL, Introductory).

ACL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand cases.

ACL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare case and word order.

ACL
Connections 3.1

Connect to grammar analysis.

ACL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: read Latin.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Case example cards.
  • Sentence frame: “___ is the subject/object.”
  • Color-code cases.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with subject vs object.
  • Use one clear sentence.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add more cases.
  • Translate a sentence.
  • Change subject and object.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 📚A case chart
  • 💻Latin Cases Check
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

cāsuscasenōminātīvusnominativeaccūsātīvusaccusativesubiectumsubjectobiectumobjectpuellagirlcanemdog (object)videtsees
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What does the nominative case mark?
The subject (who does the action).
QUESTION 2
What does the accusative case mark?
The direct object (who receives the action).
QUESTION 3
In “Puella canem videt,” what is “canem”?
The accusative object (the dog).

Reflect: cāsūs.

Have students find the subject and object in “Puella canem videt.” A printable cases sheet is in the World Languages library.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: accūsātīvus, canem, cāsus, nōminātīvus, obiectum, puella, subiectum, videt
  1. object
  2. accusative
  3. nominative
  4. girl
  5. sees
  6. dog (object)
  7. subject
  8. case

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does the nominative case mark?
  2. What does the accusative case mark?
  3. In “Puella canem videt,” what is “canem”?
Answer key — Part A: 1) obiectum · 2) accūsātīvus · 3) nōminātīvus · 4) puella · 5) videt · 6) canem · 7) subiectum · 8) cāsus
Part B: 1) The subject (who does the action). 2) The direct object (who receives the action). 3) The accusative object (the dog).