Eighth graders discover that Latin lives on in English — from inspiring mottoes like “carpe diem” and “e pluribus unum” to everyday phrases like “et cetera” and “vice versa” — and sort them by how we use them.
Students will be able to…
You use Latin every day without knowing it! Which Latin phrases are famous mottoes, and which are everyday expressions?
Project this and sort each into mottoes (famous sayings) or everyday phrases.
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You use Latin every day — which phrases are mottoes, and which are everyday?
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Aligned to the Standards for Classical Language Learning (ACL/ACTFL, Introductory).
Find Latin in English.
Use Latin in daily life.
Connect Latin to modern use.
Interpretive: understand phrases.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students use one Latin phrase in a sentence and say what it means (like “et cetera” = and so on). A printable phrases sheet is in the World Languages library.
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