Field Latin A: February 2008

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Test Friday, February 29

The students are well aware that we have our review lesson III 2nd half-test tomorrow (Friday). I expect everyone to do very well; we have been drilling the 50 (nouns, adjectives and "other words" on page 42) vocabulary words like mad all week.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Homework Due Thursday, February 28

Write out vocabulary words from page 42 once in English and once in Latin.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Homework Due Wednesday, February 13

Study drills for HALF-TEST (review lesson 3 grammar forms) WEDNESDAY--TOMORROW:
In your composition book:
Write out conjugation of "possum" thrice.
Decline: proximus, aeterna, novum

Monday, February 11, 2008

Homework Due Tuesday, February 12

In your composition books:
Conjugate and translate "Possum"
Fully decline the following 3 adjectives:
bonus, solum, certa

Friday, February 8, 2008

Homework Due Monday, February 11

Fully decline any adjective in all three declensions (1st Feminine, 2nd Masculine, and 2nd Neuter) in your composition book.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Homework Due Thursday, February 7

Conjugate irregular verb "to be able": possum 3 times in your composition book.
Also, complete puzzle.

Monday, February 4, 2008

Homework Due Tuesday, Feb. 5

Copy each vocabulary word in Lesson XV thrice in Latin and once in English

Course Overview

We use the Classical Trivium Core Series Latina Christiana Book I. Despite its ecclesiastical overtones, it is the only introduction to Latin for this age group I have found that starts with the basics of conjugation and declension. We will not be praying in Latin class, but we will discuss the church's role in helping to preserve the Latin language. Though the book is a workbook, we are using it as a textbook; I am photocopying worksheet pages so that the students can fill them out for study purposes.

We will also approach classical literature, beginning with Greek mythology in modern (D'aulaires and others) and ancient (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus and others) texts. We will dabble in the writings of Aristotle and Plato. We will also use translated Latin texts from Virgil, Ovid and others as we progress along the timeline. We will begin to explore the history of the Roman Empire, mostly by broadly locating the ancient writings we use in their historic contexts.

Field Latin A