Level: Form III (7th–9th grades), Form IV (10th–12th grades)
Subject(s): Languages—World & Classical, Latin
Description:
Students in this class will continue to 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 second half of Hans Orberg’s Lingua Latina: Per Se Illustrata: Familia Romana book, which includes primary sources in later chapters that allow students to read and study the writings of ancient authors in their original language. This course uses the same texts as Latin 1.
This course is intended to follow Latin 1; at least one year of high-school level Latin is a prerequisite. This course is taught at the equivalent of a traditional honors-level class.
Materials:
Families purchase the following required supplies. 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.
- 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
- Looking at Latin: A Grammar for Pre-college (used for ALL Form 3 and Form 4 Latin classes; one per family is sufficient.)
- Three-ring binder with lined paper, pencils, colored pencils, and erasers in a pencil pouch
Recommended Resources:
- The Bantam New College Latin & English Dictionary for home use
- Guide to The National Latin Exam: Level III from Memoria Press for home review. This guide contains review materials for all levels of the National Latin Exam administered at Bluebonnet; one copy per family will suffice for all years of your child’s Latin coursework at BHSC.
