Latin: elementary to intermediate levels
Latin: elementary to intermediate levels
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Latin 7
Latin 7
Part 1 of the Oxford Latin Course guides 7th graders through all the noun-cases of the first three declensions and the present active system of all four conjugations. The running story of Quintus, a.k.a. Horace, begins with his childhood days in Venusia. An abridged version of the Troy-tale is integrated into this story; it offers one opportunity among many others to consider broader Greco-Roman culture. Every chapter explores some aspect of the ancient world; topics as varied as slavery, women in the ancient world, and Roman towns are introduced. In developing a working vocabulary, due notice is taken of the Latin roots of many English words.
Latin 8
Latin 8
In their second year of the language, students in the 8th grade immediately meet two more tenses of the active verb; by the end of Part 2, they will have been introduced to the entire indicative system, as well as several infinitival and participial forms. The last two declensions make their appearance, along with a key elements of syntax, which allows for progressively more complex sentence-structure. Quintus' father takes the draconian decision to bring young Quintus to Rome for a better education; there he meets young Marcus Cicero, the ne'er-do-well son of the famous orator, and he finds himself an unwilling witness of the chilling events of the Ides of March, 44 BCE.
Latin I
Latin I
Students entering Burroughs in 8th grade or beyond may elect this class, which covers all the ground of Latin 7 and Latin 8 in one year. The accelerated pace requires meeting five times a week, rather than the usual four. Successful completion of Latin I prepares students to undertake Latin II in their next year.
Latin II
Latin II
Students in this class will complete their investigation of elementary Latin. The niceties of the subjunctive mood, both forms and usage, comprise much of the material introduced in Part 3 of the Oxford Latin Course. Critical and ubiquitous constructions like the ablative absolute and indirect statement are explored in depth; other non-finite forms (e.g. gerunds and gerundives) are also considered. Quintus' abortive career as a soldier is the first episode in Part 3's continuation of the serial; by the book's end, Quintus will have become a boon companion of such luminaries as Vergil, Maecenas, and the emperor Augustus himself. Upon successful completion of this class, students are ready for the upper stages of our curriculum.
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