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  Latin 300: Work from adapted selections to authentic selections by ancient authors: Read selected works of Caesar, Cicero, Pliny, etc. Continue Latin Composition work.

  Latin 400: Read unadapted poetry from Horace, Catullus, Ovid, Martial, and Vergil. Continue to develop writing skills - write 5-paragraph thesis essays in Latin!


Further Latin 100 Details:

(Please see the Course Plans page for an overview of the entire Latin 100 course.)

A typical week from late November (finishing Ch. 6, starting Ch. 7) might look like:
Note: This is just an EXAMPLE - we do not use M&M's or do the other specific activities listed every week! Other days may be quite different from these two sample days. But I hope that this gives you a flavor of the interactive nature of the class, and level of teacher support available. (The online help sessions will not be scheduled in the morning.)
About the Latin 100 Text:

Latin 100 and Latin 200 use the Orberg book Lingua Latina per se Illustrata. I actually dislike “textbooks,” and did not use a textbook as our main source until I found this book. The Orberg book is EXCELLENT. Some strengths:

 > It is actually a novel written in Latin; it’s a fun, interesting story with characters the students either love or love to hate. 90% of students actually read ahead – sometimes far ahead – just to find out what happens next. The story then blends into actual Latin by classical authors.

 > The entire book is in Latin. No English anywhere. That’s right! No explanations or glossary. How does it work? It uses the natural (or immersion) method. Each word is understandable based on context and pictures; the stories were very carefully written to introduce just 1 or 2 new ideas/constructions at a time, so they slowly build from “Marcus is a boy” to authentic texts by Livy, etc. Students read and hear each chapter multiple times to really absorb how the Latin feels – they get a great natural sense of “right” and “wrong,” as they have for English, e.g. “The dog food the eat” vs. “The dog eats the food.”

 > It introduces three times as many words (vocabulary) as any standard textbook. This helps students avoid the annoying problem of having to read with a dictionary at their side when they reach the higher levels.

 > It has been used since the 1960’s, mainly in Europe, with very many students, so it’s well-tested. The text has not changed at all in the recent past, and there are no plans to change it in the future. It’s the “cutting edge” for Latin instruction, but it’s also “tried and true.” People who do Orberg LOVE Orberg. He sent us some additional unpublished stories – ask to see them!

 > It’s completely opposite of the “grammar/translation” method by which I learned. There are not pages of meaningless charts to memorize. It really is “grammar without pain.” It’s FUN!

Click here to see more about the book (opens new window).

Please email Karen Karppinen with questions!