Latin: High School 1 (W)

Class Year:  2020-2021
Time:  Thu 08:00 am - 09:30 am;
Teacher:  Jennifer Jones
Tution:  $495 / Year or $55 / Month for 9 Months
Supply Fee:  $50 / Year Due Upon Registration
Location:  PREP West (Katy)

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Parents Supply:     Henle First Year Latin text*  isbn #0-8294-1026-0

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                              Henle Latin Grammar isbn #0-8294-0112-1

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                              Henle First Year Latin Companion Volume 1 (found here)

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                              Caesar’s English Volume II isbn #978-0-89824-497-7 (available here: http://bit.ly/1c4zSr7)

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No Prerequisite
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/ / The benefits of studying Latin are numerous and valuable. In addition to preparing students for the SAT, the thinking skills developed through the study of Latin are transformative, shaping the student’s mind through its order, logic, accuracy, and organization, which are carried forward to all the disciplines.
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/ / This academic class moves along at a steady pace combining Latin grammar with reading & translating right away.  We attempt to cover the first 24 lessons of the text this year, but move through the material at the fastest pace that allows for mastery. For that reason, we sometimes finish the year at a different lesson.
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/ / The exercises and readings in Henle teach Roman and American history, the difference between the pagan and Christian worldviews, and the difference between the virtues of the natural man (of whom the Roman was the greatest type) and the virtues of the Christian man, which are possible only through grace.
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/ / Henle is a superior text in that is uses a vocabulary limited to roughly 550 words, allowing the student to master the grammar concepts without being unduly burdened with vocabulary memorization.  (The competing text has a vocabulary of just under 2,000 words, by comparison.)
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/ / English grammar is essential to mastering the Latin language.  We will study this branch of the subject through a text called Caesar’s English.  If your student has taken Second Form Latin at PREP, he/she has likely studied through volume 1 of Caesar’s English.  If your student is new to Latin at PREP Classes, Caesar’s English, volume 2 is a very accessible text that teaches:

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·      English grammar through 4-level analysis

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·      Analogies

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·      Roman numerals

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·      Synonyms and antonyms

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·      Latin and Greek roots of English

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·      Vocabulary from classic literature

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·      Geography of the Mediterranean world, and

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·      Beautiful photographs with narratives relating to the classical world.

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Students may expect to work approximately one hour per day on exercises and memory work.  Completion of this course is one full high school foreign language credit.

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Withdrawal fee after October 1 is two months’ tuition.

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*Regarding Henle First Year Latin:  Although a superior text, this book has not been updated nor digitized since its publication in the 1940's.  Due to its small print and old design, important information does not always stand out in a clear way to students.  Over my years of teaching this text, I have written and compiled a Companion that more clearly elucidates its concepts.  Students spend more time in this Companion than they do with the actual text.  For this reason, I see no reason why you must purchase a new copy.  A used copy from Amazon would suit your student's needs just fine.  More than anything, students use the text for the vocabulary index in the very back. A nearly-complete online version of Henle First Year Latin exists here.