Middle School Latin 1 (West)

Class Year:  2010-2011
Time:  Tue 02:30 pm - 04:00 pm;
Teacher:  Jennifer Jones
Tution:  $40/month or $360/year
Supply Fee:  $25 twice a year
Location:  PREP West (Katy)

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BOOKS: Latina Christiana I ? Memoria Press
/ /Student Book: $15.00
/ /Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton (readily available used) / /

/ /At the Dialectic Stage in the Classical Trivium educational model, students in the middle school years are ready to reason and develop their logic skills. This particular level of Latin study falls perfectly into that stage. Students are presented with grammar concepts unfamiliar to English, but at a pace that gives them time to pursue the line of reason as they work through their homework. Latina Christiana is an excellent introduction to the peculiarities of foreign language study without throwing the student in all at once and to an overwhelming degree. When students complete both Latina Christiana I and II, they have a solid foundation from which to proceed to Henle?s excellent high school Latin program. Those students following this path meet with great success. Those who choose a different foreign language to study in high school have gained an understanding of *how* languages work which they take with them to their profit. LC is designed to precede Henle Latin, so the vocabulary is drawn nearly 100% from the Henle text, which is an advantage should students decide to pursue Latin into high school. Each week students are presented 10 Latin vocabulary words to memorize. We discuss their corresponding English derivatives which help greatly in memorization. The vocabulary and grammar concepts are presented systematically. Students can memorize information in an orderly and categorized manner that makes sense. / /

/ /Besides Latin vocabulary and grammar being taught, other class components include English grammar, Latin sayings, prayers, English derivatives, Roman history and culture, classical terms, and some Greek/Roman mythology. / /

/ /Please feel free to contact me if you have questions or wish to visit about this class.