Twelfth graders master indirect statement — Latin’s accusative-plus-infinitive construction (Dīcit puellam venīre, “He says that the girl is coming”) — one of the most important structures for reading Cicero and Caesar.
Students will be able to…
“He says THAT she is coming.” Latin has no word for “that” — it uses accusative + infinitive. How does indirect statement work?
Project this and match each Latin indirect statement to its English meaning — tap the Latin, then tap the English.
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Latin uses accusative + infinitive for “he says THAT…” How?
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Aligned to the Standards for Classical Language Learning (ACL/ACTFL, Advanced).
Interpretive: understand indirect statement.
Compare reported speech.
Connect to reading authors.
Interpersonal: use the construction.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students translate one indirect statement (like “Crēdō eum vēnisse” = I believe that he came). A printable indirect-statement sheet is in the World Languages library.
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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.