Andalusia PAU Latin II study plan
Andalusia PAU Latin II · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Translation of a Latin prose text into Spanish & Morphosyntactic analysis of the translated text
Translate 3 short Latin prose passages (60–80 words each) into Spanish, writing a first draft without a dictionary and then a corrected version with one.
Identify and label the five noun declensions and the four verb conjugations on 20 randomly chosen word forms from your passages.
Build a personal case-function table (nominative through ablative) and annotate every noun in your translations with its case and syntactic function.
Log every unknown vocabulary item in a spreadsheet with lemma, gender/declension, and Spanish meaning.
Your checkpoint
A three-passage translation notebook: draft, corrected version, and a labelled morphosyntactic grid for every noun and verb in the three passages.
Translation of a Latin prose text into Spanish & Morphosyntactic analysis of the translated text
Translate 4 prose passages of 80–100 words, timing each at 25 minutes to simulate exam conditions.
Analyse every subordinate clause in those passages, naming the clause type (ut purpose, cum circumstantial, quod causal, relative) and explaining the mood choice.
Drill the sequence of tenses for subjunctive clauses by rewriting 10 indicative sentences into reported-speech subjunctive.
Revise your translation against the Spanish original wording for naturalness, not word-for-word calques.
Your checkpoint
Four timed translations with a clause-analysis appendix listing at least 30 subordinate clauses and their justification.
Translation of a Latin prose text into Spanish & Morphosyntactic analysis of the translated text
Translate 2 longer prose passages (120–150 words) under a strict 40-minute limit each.
Resolve all ablative absolutes, passive periphrastic constructions, and indirect statements in those passages, marking each with its construction name.
Cross-check your morphosyntactic analysis against a grammar reference and correct at least five misidentifications.
Compile a list of 40 high-frequency prose words (conjunctions, pronouns, particles) and memorise them.
Your checkpoint
Two full-length timed translations plus a corrected analysis sheet showing every construction you mislabelled and why.
Translation of a Latin prose text into Spanish & Lexical and semantic commentary on the translated text
Translate 3 exam-style prose passages of 130–150 words in 45 minutes each, with no dictionary.
Write a lexical commentary on one passage: identify 8 key lexemes, give their dictionary lemma, and explain their semantic field and rhetorical weight.
Explain 10 etymological connections between Latin roots in your passages and modern Spanish words.
Self-grade your translations against a model, scoring meaning, grammar, and style separately.
Your checkpoint
A mock exam translation (150 words, 45 minutes) with a written lexical-semantic commentary of 250 words and a self-scored rubric.
Literary analysis and commentary of a Latin text & Literary genres and authors of Latin literature
Read 4 set Latin literary texts (prose or verse) and write a 200-word commentary on each, covering genre, author, context, and stylistic devices.
Identify and name at least 10 rhetorical figures (anaphora, chiasmus, hyperbaton, alliteration, metaphor) with the exact Latin phrase where each appears.
Summarise the defining features of four genres: historiography, oratory, epic, and elegy, with one representative author each.
Memorise a timeline of 10 key authors with dates and one major work each.
Your checkpoint
A literary commentary portfolio of four 200-word analyses, each naming the genre, author, and at least three rhetorical figures with quoted Latin.
Literary analysis and commentary of a Latin text & Literary genres and authors of Latin literature & Lexical and semantic commentary on the translated text
Write two full literary commentaries (250 words each) under 30-minute time limits, as in the exam.
Compare two authors of the same genre and write 150 words on how their style differs, citing specific Latin phrases.
Revisit your lexical commentary skills by explaining five connotative word choices in a literary passage.
Quiz yourself on genre conventions and match 15 authors to their genres and periods.
Your checkpoint
Two timed 250-word literary commentaries plus a 150-word comparative essay on two authors of the same genre.
Roman culture, history and civilization & Latin lexicon, word formation and etymology & Translation of a Latin prose text into Spanish
Summarise five key Roman historical or cultural topics (e.g. the Republic's institutions, Roman religion, daily life, the army, provincial administration) in 100 words each.
Complete 30 etymology exercises linking Latin roots to Spanish derivatives, checking each against a dictionary.
Translate 2 prose passages with historical or cultural content and annotate the references.
Review your vocabulary spreadsheet and test yourself on 100 entries.
Your checkpoint
A one-page cultural reference sheet covering five topics, plus a 30-item etymology quiz with answers and a 100-word vocabulary self-test score.
Translation of a Latin prose text into Spanish & Morphosyntactic analysis of the translated text & Literary analysis and commentary of a Latin text
Sit 3 full mock exams under real timing: translation (45 min), morphosyntactic analysis (15 min), lexical commentary (15 min), literary commentary (30 min).
Review every error from the mocks and write a correction note for each, categorising it as grammar, vocabulary, or interpretation.
Re-drill your weakest two grammar areas based on mock results.
Finalise a one-page exam-day checklist covering time allocation and common traps.
Your checkpoint
Three completed mock exams with a written error log and a final exam-day checklist.
Milestones
Week 4: Complete a 150-word unseen prose translation in 45 minutes with no dictionary and score at least 60% on a self-assessed meaning-and-grammar rubric.
Week 6: Write two 250-word literary commentaries in 30 minutes each, correctly naming genre, author, and at least three rhetorical figures per text.
Week 8: Score at least 70% overall across three timed mock exams, with no more than five recurring grammar errors in the error log.