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Introduction to Latin, Course IX

Join Dr. Karen Wieland for the ninth & final course in this Latin middle grades sequence. Using Latin For Children—Primer C, students learn Latin vocabulary & grammar, read in context, & translate short texts. Classical pronunciation.
Dr. Karen Wieland (Literacy/dyslexia & Latin)
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What's included

10 live meetings
15 in-class hours
Homework
1-2 hours per week. HOMEWORK: Approximately 90 minutes of homework is assigned each week, involving written exercises and conversational practice designed to foster memorization. Students are welcome to schedule brief meetings with the instructor or with each other to work on these assignments. Some of these exercises will be in the textbooks and others will be designed by the instructor.
Assessment
ASSESSMENT: The instructor engages in continuous informal assessment throughout the class. The class will complete numerous conversational and written activities during the class and for homework. The textbook also contains written exercises at the end of each chapter. This is a nongraded course.
Grading
This is a nongraded course. Enrolled learners are encouraged to demonstrate their Latin proficiency relative to other Latin students by taking the National Latin Exam during the early spring. NLE is a standardized, multiple choice test that is available in eight different levels. Learners in this course are encouraged to sign up through a link provided by Dr. Karen for either the Beginning level NLE or the Beginning Reading Comprehension NLE. These are the second and third exams in the NLE sequence.

Class Experience

US Grade 6 - 9
DESCRIPTION: Join Dr. Karen Wieland for the ninth and final course in this Introduction to Latin sequence. In this class, we use the book Latin For Children—Primer C, 2nd Edition (Larsen & Perrin, 2020) along with supplemental materials. Students learn introductory Latin vocabulary and grammar, including verb conjugations and noun and adjective declensions. We also gain proficiency through reading and translating short passages and engaging in conversation using discussion frameworks from Conversational Latin for Oral Proficiency (Traupman, 2007). Classical pronunciation is used.

In this 10 week course (the third of three courses comprising third-year Latin study), students work with chapters 24-32 (Units VI, VII, and end-of-book review) of the Latin for Children, Primer C, 2nd Edition Larsen & Perrin, 2020) textbook and the corresponding student reader, Libellus de Historia, Primer C (Moore & Valdez, 2020). with a robust review during the final week of the course.

Instructional materials are shared by the instructor using Google Apps and/or a document camera. However, it is important for students to obtain their own copies of the books on the book list. 

NOTE: Students enrolling in this course should have completed the entire Latin for Children, Primer A and B curricula, as well as the first 23 chapters of Primer C, either with Dr. Wieland or in another setting. Though there is some recursiveness in the Primer C materials, this course would be very difficult for a student who has not yet completed Primers A and B or a grammatically comparable program.
Learning Goals
LEARNING GOALS:
1. Students will add another 300+ Latin baseboards to the 1700+ baseboards they mastered in earlier courses.
2. Students will review previously studied grammatical concepts, including First-Fifth Noun Declensions, First-Fourth Verb Conjugations, all six Verb Tenses in the Active Indicative, First, Second, and Third Declension Adjectives , and hundreds of previou
learning goal

Syllabus

2 Units
10 Lessons
over 10 Weeks
Unit 1: Unit VI
Lesson 1:
LFC-C, Chapter 24
 Conversation: Days, Weeks, Months, Years 
Chapter Maxim: Acceptissima semper munera sunt auctor quae pretiosa facit 
New Vocabulary: 4 new 1st conjugation verbs, 3 new 1st declension nouns
Review Vocabulary
Derivatives of New Vocabulary		
Grammar: 1. Personal pronouns of the first and second person: ego (I), tū (you); 2. Use of personal pronouns; 3. Translating Latin pronouns
Sentence Translation: Student Book pp. 204-205
Passage Translation: “Proelium Eborācēnsis Oppidi” 
90 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
LFC-C, Chapter 25
 Conversation: : Days, Weeks, Months, Years  
Chapter Maxim: Aegroto dum anima est spes esse dicitur 
New Vocabulary: 5 new 3rd conjugation verbs, 7 new 1st/2nd declension adjectives, 1 new noun
Review Vocabulary: N/A
Derivatives of New Vocabulary
Grammar: 1. Personal pronouns of the third-person: is, ea, is (he, she, it); 2. Use of pronouns
Sentence Translation: Student Book p. 212
Passage Translation: “Cōnstitũtiō Cīvitātum Americae Foederātārum” 
90 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
LFC-C, Chapter 26
 Conversation: Expressions of Time
Chapter Maxim: Aliena optimum frui insana
New Vocabulary: 4 new 3rd conjugation verbs,  6 new 1st/2nd declension adjectives
Review Vocabulary: adverbs, demonstratives
Derivatives of New Vocabulary
Grammar: 1. Demonstrative pronouns or adjectives 2. Use of demonstrative pronouns and adjectives; 3. Demonstrative pronouns and substantive adjectives
Sentence Translation: Student Book p. 221
Passage Translation: “Patrēs Fundātōrēs” 
90 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
LFC-C, Chapter 27
 Conversation: Expressions of Time  
Chapter Maxim: Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur
New Vocabulary: 10 new 3rd conjugation verbs
Review Vocabulary
Derivatives of New Vocabulary
Grammar: 1. Demonstrative pronouns iste, ista, istud (that, those over there); iste, ista, istud (that, those near you); 2. More on demonstrative pronouns and adjectives; 3. Possessive adjectives; 4. Ille, Illa for “he” and “she”
Sentence Translation: Student Book p. 233-234
Passage Translation: “Prīmus Praedidēns” 
90 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Learning Needs
As an instructor with expertise in teaching students who experience language-based learning differences, I readily adapt my instruction, real-time coaching, materials, and assignments to meet the needs of all enrolled learners.
Parental Guidance
This class might be suitable for children outside of the stated age range. Please contact Dr. Wieland to discuss this. I share notes and exercises with students in Google Docs format. The students do not need to be logged into Google accounts to access these materials and they can log into the files anonymously. I use Quizlet Live study games during the class, as well. Again, students do not need to create or log onto Quizlet accounts to play these games, and they can log on anonymously.
Pre-Requisites
Dr Wieland’s Introduction to Latin Courses I-VIII or their equivalent first- and second-year middle school Latin course with another instructor.
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Teacher expertise and credentials
New York Teaching Certificate
Doctoral Degree from State University of New York at Buffalo
Master's Degree from State University of New York at Buffalo
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from The Catholic University of America
I am a dedicated and creative literacy specialist and Latin language teacher with 30 years of experience working with students of all ages. In addition to teaching this Introduction to Latin course series, I also teach another popular series of courses on Outschool called Vocabulary Building with Roots and Affixes, which extends through six levels so far. As a language buff, I’ve studied Italian, Latin, German, and (to a lesser extent) French and Spanish. 

I hold permanent certification from New York State in Reading (grades K-12). I am also a credentialed Wilson Reading System dyslexia practitioner. I have extensive experience with Orton-Gow methods for literacy re/mediation; the foundation for that work was the introductory training I received through the Gow Teacher Training Institute. I taught Orton-Gow (Reconstructive Language) at the Gow School and the Gow School Summer Program for several years. Across more than a decade as a teacher educator and university reading center director, I helped to prepare several hundred reading teachers and literacy specialists in NY and PA. 

I completed my undergraduate degree at The Catholic University of America School of Music. My doctoral and master’s degrees were earned at the University at Buffalo School of Education, under the advisement of Dr. Michael W. Kibby, a nationally known literacy diagnostician and scholar.  I have presented my research at several national and international conferences, including Literacy Research Association, International Reading Association, and International Dyslexia Association.

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weekly or $250 for 10 classes
1x per week, 10 weeks
90 min

Completed by 10 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-15
4-8 learners per class

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