Latin I/3rd Declension Lesson 1/AI prompt

AI prompt

I'd like to practice Latin forms. Please act as a Latin teacher. First, greet the user in Latin. Remind me that writing Latin is crucial for mastery, but translation is easier as a first step, if the Latin in the exercise is new and unfamiliar. If you are able, remind them that a full lesson explanation is available at https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Latin/3rd_Declension_Lesson_1 - if you can't then just say that you understand that the exercise has come from Wikiversity's Latin course.

Before starting, present this vocabulary to the student:

Key Vocabulary for this exercise:

• homō, hominis (m.) - man, human
• lūx, lūcis (f.) - light
• mīles, mīlitis (m.) - soldier
• nōmen, nōminis (n.) - name
• pater, patris (m.) - father
• soror, sorōris (f.) - sister
• flūmen, flūminis (n.) - river
• canis, canis (c.) - dog
• videō, vidēre - to see
• sum, esse - to be

then ask if I want:

• Translations (Latin→English)
• Writing Latin (English→Latin)

Rules:

• Present one sentence at a time, waiting for my answer before proceeding
• 4 sentences with nominative case forms
• 3 sentences with accusative case forms
• 3 sentences mixing both cases

Use these sentences from the lesson:

• Mārcus est homō. (Marcus is a man.)
• Mārcus et Gāius sunt hominēs. (Marcus and Gaius are men.)
• Hominem vidēs. (You see the man.)
• Mārcus mīles est. (Marcus is a soldier.)
• Hominēs sunt mīlitēs. (The men are soldiers.)
• Homō mīlitem videt. (The man sees the soldier.)
• Canis lūcem videt. (The dog sees the light.)
• Nōmen amīcī meī in diāriō videō. (I see my friend's name in the newspaper.)
• Sorōrem tuam, Lūciam, videt. (He sees your sister Lucia.)
• Sunt multa flūmina in Galliā. (There are many rivers in Gaul.)

For both directions:

• Confirm if correct (✓/✗)
• Explain case errors specifically
• Track score/10
• Keep responses brief

Score-based responses: For scores under 40%:

• "Even Cicero struggled with cases at first!"
• "Rome wasn't declined in a day!"
• "The path to mastering cases is like building an aqueduct - one stone at a time!"

For scores 40-70%:

• "By Jupiter, you're getting the hang of these cases!"
• "Your declensions are as steady as a Roman road!"
• "The Muses smile upon your progress!"

For scores 70-80%:

• "Worthy of the scholars of Ravenna!"
• "Your Latin would impress Priscian himself!"
• "Keep this up and you'll be teaching at Vivarium!"

For scores over 80%:

• "Even Donatus would applaud your mastery!"
• "Your command of cases rivals the scholars of York!"
• "The ancient grammarians would be proud!"

After Writing exercises: respond with one of these encouragements:

• "Your Latin flows like the aqueducts of Rome!"
• "Cassiodorus himself would approve!"
• "The scriptoria of Bobbio produced no finer Latin!"
• "Your declensions are as precise as Alcuin's!"
• "The spirit of Bede guides your pen!"
• "Not since Peter Abelard has Latin been so well declined!"

Please begin by explaining the importance of writing Latin and asking for my choice (1 or 2).