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.
Students will be able to…
In Latin, the ENDING of a word tells its job. The nominative is the subject; the accusative is the object. How does it work?
Project each item and have students answer about the nominative and accusative cases.
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In Latin, the ending of a word tells its job — subject or object. How?
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Aligned to the Standards for Classical Language Learning (ACL/ACTFL, Introductory).
Interpretive: understand cases.
Compare case and word order.
Connect to grammar analysis.
Interpersonal: read Latin.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
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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