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High School students having studied through Unit 5 of Henle First Year Latin are welcome to continue their Latin study here. First week of class will likely be August 26th, but this will be confirmed by the teacher.
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/ We will meet online using Zoom from 3 PM – 4:30 PM (Central Standard Time) each Wednesday in a virtual classroom. Students and instructor will interact with each other in real time. The instructor will use the provided whiteboard and other tools available in the classroom to conduct the class. A student may ask questions and respond to prompts by typing into the chat box or speaking through the microphone, and we all interact by typing onto the lesson page itself.
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/ Students will need access to a computer with high-speed internet. Earbuds and/or a headset are helpful to avoid echoes when using the microphone. Video is seldom used.
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/ Weekly assignments will involve several exercises that practice the concepts covered in that week’s class. Students can expect to work approximately 45 to 60 minutes each day on their Latin homework and will include a fair amount of memory work.
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/ Special opportunities for extra-curricular contests will be made available to students. These will include the National Classical Etymology Exam (NCEE), the Classical Literacy Exam (CLE), and possibly others. Students are encouraged to take the National Latin Exam (NLE) through a local organization that administers it. All these contests are listed with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and are beneficial on a student’s high school transcript.
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/ Required Books: (students should have the first three from last year)
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/ - Henle First Year Latin* (isbn: 0-8294-1026-0)
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/ - Henle Latin Grammar (isbn: 0-8294-0112-1)
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/ - Henle FYL Companion, Volume 1 $30, available at: Volume 1 Companion
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/ - Henle FYL Companion, Volume 2 $30, available at: Volume 2 Companion
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/ *Regarding 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 of the text. A used copy from Amazon or elsewhere would suit your student's needs just fine. More than anything, students use the text for the vocabulary index in the very back.