Level: Form III (7th–9th grades), Form IV (10th–12th grades)
Subject(s): Languages—World & Classical, Latin
Description:
Both new and experienced Latin scholars will be challenged in this class where students will read and study a novel written entirely in Latin. Students will enjoy reading about the antics and adventures of a Roman family in the 2nd century A.D. while they learn an impressive amount of vocabulary and grammar through a natural language-learning approach.
Students will also read texts from sacred Scripture and learn about culture, history, technology, and other facets of Roman life. We will complete the first portion of Hans Orberg’s Lingua Latina: Per Se Illustrata: Familia Romana book.
Materials:
Families purchase the following required supplies: (The primary texts used for this course are also used in Latin 2, so the purchases are a multi-year investment. All non-consumable texts can be shared among siblings.)
- Lingua Latina: Pars 1, Familia Romana (2nd edition), paperback or hardcover
- Lingua Latina: A Companion to Familia Romana
- OR both books in a companion set
- Elementa: Foundations for Latin textbook ($30) (one per family)
- Recommended for Latin I (required for Latin II & Advanced): Looking at Latin: A Grammar for Pre-college (used for ALL Form 3 and Form 4 Latin classes; one per family is sufficient.)
○ Shopping Option 1: Amazon
○ Shopping Option 2: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers - Three-ring binder with lined paper, pencils, colored pencils, and erasers in a pencil pouch
Additional Recommended Resources:
- The Bantam New College Latin & English Dictionary for home use
- Optional: Elementa: Foundations for Latin 2nd Ed. Teacher’s Manual (with answer key), one per family ($75) (This resource is pricey and has much more than you will need for supporting your student in the class at home; it is listed here in case you would like to have access to all the teacher materials. Note that the classroom teacher will use several, but not all, of the activities from this resource in class.)
Instructor-Provided Resources:
Audio files to accompany the text will be available via Google Classroom; students will be invited to join Google Classroom upon the start of classes in order to listen to the audio files independently during the week.
Students in all Form 3 and 4 Latin classes will receive a complimentary subscription to Legentibus, an app which can be used on a smartphone or tablet. Legentibus is not currently available for the browser. The instructor will configure the student subscription, which will be tied to the student’s BHSC email account.
